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PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONGKONG 1905

Table of Contents

1. Assessment

Report on, for 1905-1906

2. Award By H. E. the Governor, in Claim of Messrs. Stephens and Howard

Award By H. E. the Governor, in Claim of Messrs. Stephens and Howard

3. Bacteriologist, Government

Report for 1904

4. Blue Book

Report on, for 1904

5. Botanical and afforestation

Report for 1904

6. Eastern Mail Service

Financial Minute and Correspondence Regarding

7. Education

Report for 1904

8. Estimates of Expenditure, 1906

Abstract Shewing Differences Between Estimates for 1905 and 1906

9. Estimates of Expenditure, 1906

Memorandum Explaining

10. Financial Returns

For 1904

11. Financial Statements

In Connection With Estimates for 1906

12. Fire Brigade

Report for 1904

13. Flushing System, City of Victoria

Report on

14. Gaol

Report for 1904

15. Harbour Master

Report for 1904

16. Insanitary Properties Resumptions

Report on, in Years 1894-1905

17. Jurors

List of, for 1905

18. Land Court, New Territories

Report on Work Done from 1900 to 1905

19. Legislative Council

Proceedings for 1905

20. Market Rents

Minute as to the Effect of

21. Medical

Report for 1904

22. Medical officer of Health

Report for 1904

23. New Territories

Report on the Land Court from 1900 to 1905

24. Observatory

Report for 1904

25. Pinus Massoniana

Correspondence in Connection With the Felling and Planting of

26. Plague

Report on Epidemic of, During 1904

27. Po Leung Kuk

Report for 1904

28. Police and Crime

Report for 1904

29. Post office

Report for 1904

30. Public Works

Report for 1904

31. Queen's College

Report for 1904

32. Queen's College

Report By Examiners of

33. Registrar General

Report for 1904

34. Sanitary

Report for 1904

35. Sanitary Condition of Hongkong

Report for 1904

36. Sanitary Surveyor

Report for 1904

37. Sanitation

Statements Regarding action Taken on

38. Slaughter-House Fees

Minute as to the Effect of

39. Subordinate Court Returns

For 1904

40. Supreme Court

Report and Returns By Registrar of, for 1904

41. Tung Wah Hospital

Report on

42. Veterinary Surgeon, Colonial

Report for 1904

43. Volunteer Corps, Hongkong

Report for 1904-1905

44. Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund

Report for 1904

HONGKONG.

REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE YEAR 1905-1906.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, 11th July, 1905.

No. 30

SIR,-I have the honour to submit my Report on the Assessment for the year 1905-1906.

2. By order of His Excellency The Governor in Council a new Valuation has been made of :-

The City of Victoria. The Hill District.

Kowloon Point.

Yaumati.

Hung Hom. Mongkoktṣui. Shaukiwan. Tai Hang.

The existing valuation of all other places being adopted for the ensuing year.

The City of Victoria.

The result of the new Valuation is that the Rateable Value of the City of Victoria shews an increase of $489,345 or 5.86 per cent., having risen from

$8,342,470 to $8,831,815.

The Hill District.

4. The Rateable Value of the Hill District is now $248,265 as compared with $230,205 last year, an increase of $18,060 or 7.84 per cent.

Kowloon Point.

5. The Rateable Value of Kowloon Point has increased from $370,650 to $415,035, an addition of $44,385, equivalent to 11.97 per cent.

Yaumati.

6. The re-valuation of Yaumati has resulted in a small decrease of 1.06 per cent. The Rateable Value being $250,470, against $253,160, a difference of $2,690.

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Hung Hom.

7. There is a small increase in the Rateable Value of Hung Hom of $535 or per cent. The new Assessment being $200,245, as compared with $199,710 last year.

Mongkoktsui.

8. The Rateable Value of Mongkoktsui is now $133,060, against $123,510 last year, an increase of $9,550 or 7.73 per cent.

Shaukiwan.

9. The Rateable Value of Shaukiwan amounts to $49,122, as compared with $35,769 last year, an addition of $13,353 or 37.33 per cent.

Tai Hang.

10. The Rateable Value of Tai Hang has been increased from $7,485 to $12,275, a difference of $4,790 or 63.99 per cent.

Hongkong Villages.

11. The Rateable Value of the Hongkong Villages, i.e., all places on the Island not separately mentioned above is now $189,927, against $191,117 last year, a decrease of $1,190 or 0.62 per cent.

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Kowloon Villages.

12. The Rateable Value of the Kowloon Villages, i.e., the remainder of old Kowloon not separately referred to above is now $142,064, as compared with $136,445, an increase of $5,619 or 4.11 per cent.

The Whole Colony.

13. The Rateable Value of the whole Colony is now $10,472,278, as compared with $9,890,521 last year, an increase of $581,757, equivalent to 5.88 per cent.

New Kowloon.

14. There is an increase in the Rateable Value of Kowloon City and Sham- shui-po of $235 or 0.60 per cent., the present Assessment being $38,885, against $38,650 last year.

Interim Valuations.

15. During the period from 1st July, 1904, to 1st June, 1905, Interim Valuations have been made as follows:-

In the City of Victoria.

184 New and/or rebuilt tenements, rateable value,

$ 363,645

47 Tenements structurally altered,

.$ 104,580

Replacing Assessments amounting to

107,410

2,830

360,815

57 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down, or being in

other respects not rateable,.

51,300

$309,515

Increase in City of Victoria,

In the Rest of the Colony.

97 New and/or rebuilt tenements, rateable value,

$ 51,415

3 Tenements structurally altered,

Replacing Assessments amounting to..........

$ 9,400 12,525

3,125

48,290

50 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down, or being in

other respects not rateable,

25,351

Increase in the Rest of the Colony,

$ 22,939

In New Kowloon.

21 New tenements, rateable value,

1 Tenement structurally altered, Replacing an assessment of

7 Assessments cancelled, tenements pulled down,

Increase in New Kowloon

$ 1,060

$ 75 20

1,115 880

$ 235

The total number of tenements affected by Interim Valuations being 467.

·Vacant Tenements.

16. The number of reported vacant tenements in the City of Victoria inspected under section 35 of the Rating Ordinance averaged about 165 monthly, against 155 last year.

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Tabular Statements.

17. The usual tabular statements giving comparisons of the Valuation for 1904-1905 and the new Valuation for 1905-1906 are attached.

Staff.

18. Mr. CHEUNG YUK-FAI and Mr. TAI TIN SHANG have discharged their duties to my satisfaction.

The Honourable,

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Colonial Treasurer.

I have, &c.

ARTHUR CHAPMAN,

Assessor.

Table A.

THE CITY OF VICTORIA.

DISTRICT.

Valuation, Valuation,

No.

Name.

1904-1905.1905-1906.

Increase. Decrease.

Per- centage.

1234

Kennedy Town,

168,415

186,540

18,125

Shektongtsui,

351,800

364,300

12,500

Saiyingpun,

1,933,655 | 2,066,430

132,775

...

Taipingshan,

700,140

693,365

6,775

Sheungwan,

1,077,560 1,110,270

32,710

Chungwan,

3,117,915 | 3,400,250

282,335

Hawan,

349,045

340,250

8,795

Wantsai,

404,175

411,880

7,705

Bowrington,

93,265

103,935

10,670

Sookonpoo,

146,500 154,595

8,095

$8,342,470 8,831,815 504,915

15,570

Deduct decrease,

15,570

Increase,

489,345

5.86

Table B.

THE HILL DISTRICT, SHAUKIWAN, TAI HANG AND HONGKONG VILLAGES.

District.

Valuation, Valuation, 1904-1905. 1905-1906.

Per-

Increase. Decrease.

centage.

The Hill District,

$ 230,205

이유

248,265 18,060

7.84

...

Shaukiwan,

35,769

49,122 13,353

37.33

Tai Hang,

7,485

12,275 4,790

63.99

Hongkong Villages,

191,117 189,927

1,190

0.62

$ 464,576 499,589 36,203

1,190

Deduct decrease,

1,190

Increase,

35,013

7.53

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Table C.

KOWLOON POINT, YAUMATI, HUNGHOM, MONGKOKTSUI & KOWLOON VILLAGES.

Valuation, Valuation,

Per

District.

Increase. Decrease.

1904-1905.1905-1906.

centage.

Kowloon Point, .

370,650

415,035

44,385

11.97

Yaumati,

253,160

250,470

2,690

1.06

Hunghom,

199,710

200,245

535

0.26

Mongkoktsui,

123,510 133,060 9,550

7.73

Kowloon Villages,

136,445 142,064

5,619

4.11

1,083,475 1,140,874

60,089

2,690

Deduct decrease,

2,690

Increase,

57,399

5.29

District.

Table D.

THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

Valuation, Valuation, 1904-1905. 1905-1906.

Per-

Increase.

centage.

The City of Victoria,

Hill District and Hongkong Villages,

Kowloon Point and Kowloon Villages,

Total,

8,342,470 8,831,815 489,345 5.86

464,576 499,589 35,013

1,083,475 1,140,874 57,399

7.53

5.29

.$ 9,890,521 10,472,278 581,757- 5.88

District.

Kowloon City and Shamshui-po,

Table E.

NEW KOWLOON.

Valuation, Valuation, 1904-1905. 1905-1906.

Per-

Increase.

centage.

38,650

38,885

235

0.60

ARTHUR CHAPMAN,

Assessor.

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Table F

ANNUAL RATES.

District.

Valuation,

Increase.

Decrease.

1904-1905. 1905-1906.

1,084,431.08 1,148,166.88 63,735.80

Victoria,

Hill District,.

24,717.80

26,659.52 1,941.72

Shaukiwan,

3,221.40

4,423.36 1,201.96

Tai Hang,

1,271.44

Hongkong Villages,

14,700.60

2,087.24

14,595.28

815.80

105.32

Kowloon Point,

44,696.24

50,842.12 6,145.88

Yaumati,

31,014.68 30,684.56,

330.12

Hung Hom,

24,462.24 24,531.68

69.44

Mongkoktsui,

15,130.88

16,300.48 1,169.60

Kowloon Villages,

10,431.04

10,885.08 454.04

Kowloon City and Samshui-po, New

Territory,

2,708.44

2,719.64

11.20

$1,256,785.84 1,331,895.84 | 75,545.14 435.44

Deduct Decrease,

Nett Increase,

435.44

75,110.00

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Treasurer.

HONGKONG.

No. 20

CLAIM OF MESSRS. HOWARD AND STEPHENS FOR COMPENSATION FOR INJURY SUSTAINED BY THEM AS OWNERS OF MARINE LOT No. 184 THROUGH THE WORKS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PRAYA RECLAMATION ORDINANCE No. 6 OF 1889.

Award of His Excellency Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

1. This claim was for an award by the Governor under Section 8 (6.) of "The Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889" of such a sum of money as in his absolute discretion he might think sufficient as and by way of compensation for any injury that the claimants, as owners of the former Marine Lot No. 184, may have sustained by the works carried out under the Ordinance.

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2. The Lot which had an area of 32,481 Square Feet, and mean depth of 326′ 9′′, fronted for 100 feet on the 50-foot public road known as the Praya, which separated it from the harbour, and was otherwise bounded on the West and South by public roads and on the East by other Lots.

3. It was purchased by Mr. M. J. D. STEPHENS from the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company in September, 1884, for the sum of $65,000, and Godowns were erected on it to the value of about $36,000. In 1886 the claimants com- menced carrying on the business of Godown-keepers.

On the 10th May, 1889, "The Praya Reclamation Ordinance" was passed. This Ordinance contemplated the building of a sea-wall 260 feet in front of the existing Praya Wall opposite the claimants' Lot and devoting 25 feet of the land thereby reclaimed to a widening of the existing road, 160 feet to a new Marine Lot, and 75 feet to a new Praya Road.

In the latter part of 1891 and early part of 1892, a sea-wall 260 feet in length was constructed at right-angles to the line of the Praya about 40 feet to the East of the Eastern boundary of the claimants' Lot. This was the Western limit of the Reclamation Works as carried out till the year 1898. In April of that year work was commenced opposite the claimants' Lot, and at the end of that year or com- mencement of 1899 the conditions of the original Marine Lot became practically what they have since remained as regards accessibility from the sea.

4. On the 22nd November, 1898, Major-General W. BLACK awarded Messrs. THOMAS HOWARD and M. J. D. STEPHENS, lessees of Marine Lot No. 184, the sum of $15,000 as, and, by way of, compensation for the injury that they had sustained by the Praya Reclamation Works.

5. The claimants applied to the Supreme Court of Hongkong in its Original Jurisdiction to set aside this award, and their suit was dismissed on the 1st Decem- ber, 1900, generally on the grounds that the Court had no jurisdiction in the matter under the Praya Reclamation Ordinance. The Supreme Court subsequently refus- ed an application for special leave to appeal, and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1902 supported this refusal. A petition for full and fair com- pensation was presented to the King on the 22nd May, 1903, and on the 17th July of that year the claimants were notified that His Majesty had not been pleased to give any commands regarding their petition. As a result, however, of some further correspondence in the matter, Sir HENRY BLAKE, then Governor of Hongkong, offered the claimants an amount of $24,367.50, i.e., at the rate of 75 cents per

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Square Foot of Marine Lot No. 184 in respect of damage sustained on September 1st, 1898, owing to the reclamation in front of that Lot. This offer which took the place of Major-General BLACK's award of the 22nd November, 1898, was not accepted by the claimants and, after some further correspondence, the Secretary of State on the 9th August, 1904, ordered a further enquiry in a despatch addressed to me as then Governor of Hongkong in the following terms:-

"I request that you will make further enquiry into the matter and report to me whether or not, in your opinion, Messrs. HOWARD and STEPHENS are entitled to any, and if any, to what further com- pensation."

I accordingly held a public enquiry on the 3rd, 4th and 5th July, 1905, at which the claimants and the Colonial Government were represented by Counsel who cross-examined the Surveyors and other persons having knowledge of the value of property at Hongkong, whose statements in support of, or against the claim, were laid before me.

6. Copies of the Documents put in evidence by the claimants are annexed to this award as Appendix "A", of those put in by the Colonial Government as Appendix "B" and of the short-hand writer's notes on the verbal evidence as Appendix "C".

Reference was also made in the course of the hearing to various Sections of "The Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889," which is printed as No. 6 of 1889 in Volume I of the Revised Edition of the Ordinances; to the Record of Proceedings printed for the Privy Council for the hearing of the Appeal from the Supreme Court of Hongkong, and to the correspondence and statements printed with the Petition to the King of the 22nd May, 1903.

7. At the conclusion of the hearing, I put to the Chief Justice, who sat with me as Judicial Assessor, a series of questions bearing on the legal points involved in the case. These questions and His Honour's replies are set forth in Appendix "D".

8. The first point for decision is what was the value of Marine Lot No. 184 at the time it ceased to be a Marine Lot. According to the statement of claim this

value was $282,000.

(i.) This sum of $282,000 is practically the 3rd of the three valuations put in by the claimants as having been made by Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE, on the 28th December, 1898, for the property as it was in 1895. It also corresponds approximately to the 2nd of those valuations. According to the Judicial Assessor's reply to the second and third of the questions addressed to him, if the system of capitalizing the net rentals obtained from the property be adopted, these valuations require corrections which, (together with an alteration in the rate of capitalization from 6% to 7% shown by the evidence to be necessary), reduce their amount to that of a valuation on this basis by Mr. DANBY, a witness for the Crown, viz., to $143,157. If this were held to be the value of the property and if Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE'S valuation of the buildings on it, viz., $55,600, were taken, the

$143,157 – $55,600 value of the land per Square Foot in 1895 would be

= $2.70. 32,481

Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE's first valuation, however, gave the value of the land at $5 per Square Foot. This valuation was, according to the evidence given by Mr. ORANGE, based on four facts. The first of these was a payment of $1,700 offered by the Government in November, 1887, on account of the land of which Mr. STEPHENS was actually given possession under the Crown Lease being 339

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Square Feet short of the area mentioned in the Lease. This difference was owing to the encroachment of an adjoining Chinese owner, which existed at the time when Mr. STEPHENS purchased the property in September, 1884, for about $2 a foot, and the contention of the Crown was that the offer of $1,700 in November, 1887, was not evidence that the value of the property in 1887 was 23 times what it was in 1884, but that it was the price of peace offered on account of an error made by the Government Surveyor. The offer was rejected and eventually $5,000 was paid to Messrs. HOWARD and STEPHENS. It was not contended by the claimants

$5,000 that this payment showed the actual value of the land to be =$14.75, and I

339 am unable to consider that the original offer of the Government represented only the actual value of the land.

The second fact brought forward in favour of the valuation at $5 a Square Foot was that Section 8 of The Praya Reclamation Ordinance provided for the cost of the works including a "sum. not exceeding One hundred and Five thousand Dollars for the purchase of a portion of the land in course of reclamation opposite Marine Lots Nos. 95, 96, 97, 98 and 105. It was admitted by the Crown that the area of the land in question was about 21,000 Square Feet, so that the price to be paid for the reclaimed land amounted to $5 a Square Foot, but the Crown contended that this price was affected by the upsetting of an arrangement entered into two years previously with the owners of the property, on which previous arrangement reclamation had been commenced and by which their Godowns were to have been 40 feet deeper and 25 feet nearer the sea. This contention was supported by the fact that the most easterly of the Lots in question (No. 105) was sold in 1893 for $3.76 per Square Foot only. The Crown also contended that the position of the portion of land in course of reclamation, for which the sum of $105,000 was to be paid, being a quarter of a mile nearer the centre of the town was more valuable than Marine Lot No. 184. This contention was not disproved by any of the claimants' witnesses.

The third fact brought forward in favour of the valuation at $5 a Square Foot was that the Lot (then 32,820 Square Feet) had been sold in 1881 for $85,000, or at the rate of $2.59 per Square Foot. It was contended that this represented more closely the value of the Lot than the sale at its mortgage value in 1884. It was further contended that there had been a general rise in the value of property since 1881. The above fact and the contentions were not disproved by any evidence brought forward by the Crown.

In re-examination Mr. ORANGE stated that some Marine Lots were of double the value of the corresponding Inland Lots.

The fourth fact brought forward in favour of the valuation at $5 a Square Foot was that Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE'S second and third valuations based on the capitalized value of the net rentals exceeded the combined value of the land and buildings as otherwise ascertained. These valuations resting, however, on incor- rect data, the argument in favour of the $5 per Square Foot value of the land in 1895 derived from them, may be neglected.

Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE's statement, dated the 28th December, 1898, and Mr. ORANGE's evidence went to prove that in 1881 the land forming Marine Lot No. 184 was worth approximately $2.50 a foot and that there had been a rise in its value between that date and 1895.

(ii.) The only evidence as to the value of Marine Lot No. 184 at the time the reclamation in front of it was commenced, which can be derived from the Survey Report and Valuation of Messrs. PALMER & TURNER, dated the 19th September, 1899, put in by the claimants, is contained in the statement that they valued the

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land in front of the Lot when reclaimed at $2.75 per Square Foot. It was not shewn that the reclamation was worth less per Square Foot than the value of the old Marine Lot in front of which it was created.

Mr. TURNER in cross-examination stated that he had valued the New Marine Lots Nos. 204, 205 and 186 in June, 1895, and June, 1896, at $3 per Square Foot. He further stated that Marine Lot No. 199 on which a small balance ($2,000) had still to be paid to the Praya Reclamation Fund was sold in 1898 at $3 a Square Foot. These Lots are in much the same relative position to the harbour and town as the former Marine Lot No. 184, except that they are very slightly nearer the centre of the City.

Messrs. PALMER & TURNER'S statement, dated the 19th September, 1899, toge- ther with Mr. TURNER's evidence, went to prove that the value of the land form- ing Marine Lot No. 184 in 1895 was about $3 per Square Foot, and very slightly

over that value in 1898.

(iii.) Messrs. DENISON, RAM & GIBBS' valuation per Square Foot of Marine Lot No. 184 at the time-1899 or thereabouts-" when the access to the sea was interrupted to such an extent as to render the property in question, and the buildings thereon, in great measure useless for the purposes of Godowns" is, according to Mr. RAM's statement of the 14th June, 1905, put in by the claimants, $4 a Square Foot.

The first fact on which this valuation is based was a valuation made by Mr. RAM in 1897 of Marine Lots Nos. 188 and 189 just a little further West of Mari- ne Lot 184. With regard to this he says:-"This property is very similar in character, having a frontage on good water and being also a corner Lot, with a frontage on three sides upon public streets and being also of the same area and covered with Godowns of the same character.” The valuation for this property was $3.25 per Square Foot.

The second fact brought forward in favour of the valuation of $4 a Square Foot was the sale in 1903 of Marine Lot No. 180 at a price slightly in excess of $7 per Square Foot.

In cross-examination Mr. RAM stated that the date of his valuation of Marine Lots Nos. 188 and 189 was the 15th December, 1897, and that there had been a general rise in value between the years 1897 to 1903.

Messrs. DENISON, RAM & GIBBS' statement, dated the 14th June, 1905, and Mr. RAM's evidence went to prove that the value of the land forming Marine Lot No. 184 on the 15th December, 1897, was about $3.25 per Square Foot and that subsequently the value rose.

Messrs. DENISON, RAM & GIBBS further submitted a valuation of the property deduced from the rents obtained from the ground floors of Godowns in the vicinity in 1899. This valuation which amounted to $184,184, and in any event would require various corrections, need not be considered in view of the Judicial Assessor's reply to the first of the questions put to him.

(iv.) Mr. W. DANBY in paragraph 9 of his statement, dated the 10th June, 1905, put in by the Crown, estimated that in 1895 the ground alone of Marine Lot No. 184 was worth $3 a Square Foot.

v.) Mr. A. SHELTON HOOPER in his statement, dated June, 1905, put in by the Crown, taking into consideration that Marine Lot No. 184 was a corner Lot having a frontage on Whitty Street, considered the land to have been of the value of $3 per Square Foot in 1895. He also made a valuation ($147,227) based on the rental of the property, but this, for the reasons given with regard to other valua- tions on this basis, may be neglected.

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Taking into account the evidence that the value of Marine Lot No. 184 per Square Foot was in 1881 about $2.50, in 1895 about $3, and at the end of 1897 about $3.25, I am of opinion that on the 1st September, 1898, the value per Square Foot of the Lot as a Marine Lot was probably about and certainly did not exceed $3.50. I have taken the 1st September, 1898, as fairly representing the time when the status of the Lot changed from a Marine to an Inland Lot.

9. The next point for decision is what was the value of Marine Lot No. 84 immediately after it ceased to be a Marine Lot.

(i.) According to Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE's valuation No. 4, embodied in their statement of the 28th December, 1898, put in by the claimants, the value per Square Foot at that date was $2.50. Mr.. ORANGE in his evidence stated that, when making this valuation he was influenced by his belief that the value of the land for the purposes of Godowns had gone in 1898, a belief since proved to be erroneous, and that the situation was too far West to be of value for residential purposes. He based his valuation on those he had made on the 2nd July, 1895, of land in two Lots between Nos. 198 and 184. These valuations were at the rate of $1.60 and $2.00 per Square Foot. Neither was a corner Lot, and the houses on them were not Godowns.

(ii.) According to Messrs. PALMER & TURNER'S statement of the 19th Septem- ber, 1899, put in by the claimants, the value of Marine Lot No. 184, after the recla- mation had been made in front of it was at the rate of $1.50 per Square Foot. Mr. TURNER in his evidence stated that this valuation was made by his partner on the basis of a previous valuation at $1.25 per Square Foot of a property on Inland Lot No. 801 in the Queen's Road (behind the Sailors' Home and 580 feet from the sea occupied by Chinese shops and a Vermilion Factory. He also stated that his valuation was based on the assumption that the property had ceased to be suitable for Godowns.

(iii.) Mr. RAM, one of the claimants' witnesses, in his evidence stated that, as an Inland Lot, Marine Lot No. 184 was worth not more than $2 or $2.50 per foot in 1899.

(iv.) Marine Lot No. 184 was actually sold for $110,000 on the 10th October, 1899.

According to Messrs. PALMER & TURNER'S valuation prepared for the claimants three weeks before this sale, the value of buildings was $45,000. If this were correct they received for the land the sum of $65,000, i.e., the same sum that they gave for it in 1884, ie., about $2 per Square Foot.

(v.) According to the statements of Messrs. DANBY and SHELTON HOOPER of June, 1905, put in by the Crown, the sale of October, 1899, was no criterion of the true value of the property, the small amount received being probably due to the depressed state of the property market. Seven months after this sale the property realized $140,000, and making the same deduction of $45,000 for the buildings, the value of the land was then $2.92 per Square Foot.

The temporary depreciation of the value of property in the vicinity of Marine Lot No. 184 about the time of the claimants' sale of that Lot is reasonably accounted for by the building of new Godowns in the vicinity. Mr. ORANGE in his evidence stated that his firm had completed new Godowns on the Lots in front of the former Marine Lots Nos. 204 and 205 somewhere about 1897 and subsequently Messrs. PALMER & TURNER completed those in front of the former Marine Lots Nos. 186 and 185. These Lots are those immediately East of Marine Lot No. 184.

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On the whole, taking into consideration the reply of the Judicial Assessor to the 4th question put to him, I feel justified in neglecting Mr. TURNER's evidence as being based on only remotely relevant data, in accepting the higher value given by Mr. RAM, in treating the sales in October, 1899, and May, 1900, as evidence of the value of the property having, subject to temporary fluctuations as new properties came on the market, generally advanced subsequent to the 1st September, 1898, and after all in treating as the most correct valuation for this date that made by Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE on the 28th December, 1898. This valuation was $2.50 per Square Foot..

10. The depreciation in the value of Marine Lot 184 on ceasing to be a Marine Lot on the 1st September, 1898, appears from the foregoing to have been at the rate of $3.50-$2.50 $1.00 per Square Foot. The total amount due for deprecia-

tion is thus $32,481.

Except in calculating the value of the Lot after conversion, no attention has been paid to the various valuations of the buildings on it--$55,600 according to Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE, $45,000 according to Messrs. PALMER & TURNER, $60,000 according to Mr. RAM, and $50,000 according to Mr. DANBY and to Mr. SHELTON HOOPER. These buildings, which cost originally $36,000, were generally stated to have gone up in value owing to the increased cost of building operations in Victoria. As subsequent to the conversion of the Marine Lot into an Inland Lot they were used, and at the present day are used, as Godowns, there was practi- cally no difference in their value before and after the conversion.

11. In accordance with the reply of the Judicial Assessor to the 5th question put to him, the claimants are entitled to an amount of 10% on that of the deprecia- tion of Marine Lot No. 184 by reason of the alteration in its status, that is, to $3,248 in addition to the $32,481, arrived at in the last paragraph, or altogether to $35,729 against their claim for $172,000.

12. The claim for $25,142 for loss of rents from the 1st January, 1896, to the 10th October, 1899, has, in view of the reply of the Judicial Assessor to the 6th question put to him, to be next considered. The claimants put in three statements to prove damage done by. loss of depth of water at the Praya Wall in front of their Lot and consequent impaired access to it, and damage to their business from the time the reclamation work was first commenced to the time when it was carried in front of their Lot.

(i.) The first in date was Messrs. PALMER & TURNER'S of the 29th August, 1895, based on an inspection by Mr. PALMER made on the 19th of that month. It was to the effect that the foreshore was exposed in front of the Lot at L. W. O. S. T. for an average width of 24 feet, and that while some silting up might have occurred to the West of a former wharf in front of the Lot, (which had belonged to and had been removed by the owners of the Lot partly in 1892 and partly in 1895) owing to the obstacle formed by the stone filling under that wharf which had not been removed, any silting to the East.of that obstruction was due to the Reclamation Works. He was of opinion that these works would tend to produce such silting and that the "works themselves must also have caused a large amount of earth stuff to find its way into the sea and thus considerably accelerate the deposit on the foreshore."

Mr. TURNER in his evidence stated that he was unable to say whether before the commencement of the reclamation boats were able to get alongside the Praya at dead low tide.

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(ii) Mr. LEIGH, whose report, dated the 1st May, 1896, was based on measurements and soundings taken on the 26th of the previous month, stated that in the eight years beween 1888 and 1896 a very considerable silting up had taken place which he attributed in the first place to the pressing out of the mud and silt by the depositing of the pierre perdue embankment of the Praya Wall. He made no reference to the effect on the sea bottom of the remains of the claimants' wharf, referred to in Messrs. PALMER & TURNER'S statement, nor to the fact that the filling in for the Praya Wall, which formed the Western limit of the reclamation till 1898, had been completed at the end of 1891 or commencement of 1892. Mr. LEIGH considered also that this wall acted as a groin causing silting to the West of it.

(iii.) Mr. DENISON, whose report, dated the 24th September, 1896, was based on measurements taken on the 11th and 18th April, 1896, stated that the average amount of silting up between 1888 and April, 1896, on one section through the foreshore was between five and six feet. He attributes this entirely to the Praya Wall constructed in 1891-1892 acting as a groin.

(iv.) The only other evidence put forward by the claimants in connection with the claim for damage on account of alteration of sea bottom between the 1st January, 1896, and the 10th October, 1899, was that contained in the following extract from the statement, dated the 14th June, by Mr. RAM:-

"This work was initiated in 1889 but the actual work of reclamation-so far as concerned Section I, in which district Marine Lot No. 184 is situated--was not in hand until some years later and it was not until 1899 or thereabouts--though there had, I believe, been some inter- ference at an earlier date--that the access to the sea was interrupted to such an extent as to render the property in question and the buildings thereon, in great measure useless for the purposes of Godowns, for which it had been bought and developed.”

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(v.) For the Crown, Mr. DANBY, in paragraph 7 of his statement of the 10th June, 1905, referred to observations extending over the whole period of low Spring tides in March, 1896, which led him to report to Government that the Praya Reclamation Works up to that time had not injured the Godown business on Marine Lot 184 but had been of very great benefit to that business, enabling boats to be discharged along the old, when they were unable to make fast to the new, Praya Wall. To this statement Mr. DANBY adhered when cross-examined.

(vi.) It was supported by the evidence of Mr. BOULTON, the other witness for the Crown in this matter, who considered, in his statement of June 28th, 1905, that the Reclamation Works sheltered the landing place opposite Marine Lot No. 184 "from the prevailing winds, as well as from the prevailing current." Mr. BOULTON with a supplementary statement submitted a plan dated the 3rd March, 1896, which showed from surveys taken in October, 1889, August, 1892, August, 1894, July, 1895, and February, 1896, that the shoaling that took place within the period they covered was very slight and could not have affected the access of cargo-boats to the Praya opposite the Godowns. He further stated as follows:-

"After March, 1896, the causes which had produced the shoaling ceased to operate, and judging by my previous surveys I should say that there was no appreciable silting between March, 1896, and 1899."

(vii.) In addition to the foregoing evidence, the correspondence on the subject of damage done to Marine Lot No. 184 by the Praya Reclamation Works, which took place between the 4th November, 1891, and the 11th January, 1896, including the 25 letters from Mr. HOWARD comprised in it, has been considered.

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The conclusion I have come to is that, as a result of the construction at the end of 1891 and commencement of 1892 of the right-angle branch of the sea-wall and as a result of the filling behind it, there was some alteration in the sea-bed opposite Marine Lot No. 184 and that this sea-bed may have been further affected by the demolition by the claimants of their wharf and the consequent dispersal of the stone filling under it. I am satisfied, however, that this alteration did not detrimentally affect the Godowns from which, according to Mr. HOWARD'S state- ment, the net rentals derived were greater in the years 1892 to 1895 (except for the one year 1893) than in any previous years, attaining in the year 1895, an amount which, according to Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE's valuation No. 2, represented the Godowns being constantly full. No evidence was brought forward by the claimants to show that there was shoaling between the 1st January, 1896, and the 1st September, 1898, and I am of opinion that there was no such shoaling.

I accordingly disallow the claim for $25,142 for loss of rents subsequent to the 1st January, 1896, which I consider should never have been put forward.

13. The next item of the claim is for interest. The claimants are entitled to receive interest on $35,729 from the 1st September, 1898, to the date of payment of this award.

14. After fully discussing with the Legal Assessor his reply to the 7th ques- tion put to him, I have decided that the costs of the present proceedings and of the Petitions sent by the claimants to England should be given to them, but no costs on account of legal proceedings.

15. I therefore award to the claimants the sum of $35,729 with interest on it from the 1st September, 1898, together with the costs of the present proceedings and of the Petitions sent by the claimants to England. From this award the amount of $15,000 paid on the 29th August, 1903, with the interest that has acrued on it has to be deducted. His Honour the Chief Justice will give ins- tructions to the Registrar of the Supreme Court to tax the bill of costs in accord- ance with my finding with regard to it.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, Hongkong, 12th July, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

No.

Date.

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APPENDIX A.

DOCUMENTS PUT IN BY THE CLAIMANTS.

HOWARD AND STEPHENS' Claim.

Copies of Claimants' Documents.

Page.

123

21st

1904.

6th July, 1904.

12th 16th

1904.

7 28th

1904.

1st Aug., 1904.

9th

1904.

9th

1904.

15th

1904.

6th Oct., 1904.

6th

1904.

10th

1904.

Letter-Stephens to Colonial Secretary,

16 6th

1905.

17 12th

1905.

5th Sept., 1903. 16th Mar., 1904.

6th Jan., 1905.

A.-CORRESPONDENCE.

Letter-Howard to Secretary of State,

Secretary of State to Howard, Howard to Secretary of State, Secretary of State to Howard, Howard to Secretary of State, Secretary of State to Howard, Howard to Secretary of State, Secretary of State to Howard,

to Governor,.

Howard to Secretary of State, Colonial Secretary to Stephens, Memo. enclosed in letter,

Howard's remarks on Memo. of 6th October, Letter-Colonial Secretary to Stephens,

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18 18th

1905.

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Stephens to Colonial Secretary,

8th June, 1905.

Crown Solicitor to Stephens (re mode of procedure),

B.--STATEMENT OF CLAIM.

Detail of costs,

C.-VALUATIONS.

28th Dec., 1898.

Messrs. Leigh & Orange,

19th Sept., 1899.

Mr. Turner,

14th June, 1905.

Mr. Ram,...............

Schedule of Godown Rents, 1895 to 1899,

CC CC CO 19

D.-SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS.

7th Mar., 1857.

Extract from Government Gazette,

29th Aug., 1895.

Mr. Leigh's Report on Silting,

29th 1895.

24th Sept., 1896.

Messrs. Palmer & Turner's Report on Silting, Mr. Denison's Report on Silting,

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Sir KENELM E. DIGBY, K.C.B.,

Permanent Under Secretary of State,

Whitehall.

HONGKONG, September 5th, 1903.

SIR,-We have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 17th July, 1903, addressed to Messrs. Trass and Taylor, the London Agents of Mr. Stephens informing them that His Majesty the King had not been pleased to give any commands regarding the petition presented to His Majesty by Messrs. Steph- ens and Howard in the matter of the Award of the Acting Governor of Hongkong for damages to our Hongkong Marine Lot No. 184 by the Praya Reclamation Works.

In view of a previous letter from the Home Secretary's Office, B.37068/6, under date 14th April, 1903, written by direction of the Secretary of State, we do not understand why His Majesty has not been pleased to give any commands regarding our Petition, inasmuch as that letter informed us that the Secretary of State had been in correspondence with the Colonial Department on the subject and that the case did not appear to be one for a " Petition of Right" as there was no matter for litigation between the Petitioners and the Crown, and the letter con- cluded as follows:-"It is, however, open to Messrs. Stephens and Howard to present a Petition to His Majesty asking for relief in the circumstances in which they are placed."

Those circumstances are that our Marine Lot held under Crown Lease was destroyed as a Marine Lot by the Praya Reclamation made in front of it for a public purpose, and the amount awarded by the Acting Governor of Hongkong was evidently by some mistake or accident (we were not heard in the matter) a totally inadequate award, but against which we had no legal remedy, as we learned after litigation extending over several years that His Majesty's Courts had no jurisdiction over an Executive Officer of the Government, and our remedy, as we understood from your Office letter of the 14th April last, was that of presenting a petition to His Majesty, which we did, praying for relief under the circumstances of our case set out in the Petition.

We naturally considered that the result of the correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Colonial Department was that the relief sought by our Petition would be granted as a matter of right and justice to us when asked for in the manner indicated.

The relief has not, however, yet been granted and no reason given for with- holding it, nor any information given to us whether the Award was arrived at after examination of the facts or not, and we can only come to the conclusion that further information has been requested from the Colonial Government to enable His Majesty's Ministers to decide what the measure of the relief shall be.

In that belief, and as the matter is of great importance, we desire to bring to your notice the salient points of this case so far as they affect us as His Majesty's 'Crown Lessees.

The case was decided against us on a point of law, and the facts have not been heard by the Courts.

1. The Governor, Sir William Des Voeux, who passed the Reclamation Ordinance, wrote to the Honourable C. P. Chater, in the Colonial Secretary's letter of 23rd June, 1888, as follows:-

"The Foreshore belongs to the Crown and to the Crown alone belongs the right of reclamation and of ownership in the land reclaimed, the only obligation attaching to the latter being that of com- pensating the frontage owner for the difference, if any, between the value of his Marine Lot and the value of the same land con- verted into an Inland Lot by the Reclamation in front of it." See Letter in Petition, Appendix 2.

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2. The value of our Marine Lot No. 184 in the year 1895, before the Reclamation Works had been commenced in front of the Lot, was $282,000 the capitalised net rentals for the year 1895, with 10% added for compulsory sale, as stated by Messrs. Leigh & Orange, Civil Engineers. Land Surveyors, Architects and Valuers, and affirmed by them under Statutory Declaration. Appendix 6.

Both these gentlemen are well acquainted with the value of land and build- ings in the Colony, whether as Marine Lots or Inland Lots.

3. The value of the Lot, after the Reclamation Works had been brought in front of it, was $110,000, this being the amount for which it was sold on the 30th September, 1899, after every effort on our part to obtain the highest offer.

4. The difference between the two values is $172,000 and is not met by General Black's Award of $15,000.

5. Beyond the above, the Attorney General stated, before the Full Court, on the 30th March, 1898, that he would have no objection to Mr. Howard making such further claim as he could substantiate for intermediate damage caused by the alleged silting up of his foreshore during the period before the Reclamation Works actually reached the front of his premises.

6. This loss has been ascertained to be $25,142. (Appendix 7.)

7. Thus the losses upon what have been recognised as proper subjects of claim by Governor Des Voeux and the Attorney General amount to $197.142, and for this amount General Black, as Acting Governor, awarded only $15,000 and that too, without seeing, hearing, or giving us an opportunity of knowing upon what evidence he based his award.

8. Upon the conduct of General Black in this Award, Chief Justice Sir John Carrington remarked in his Judgment as follows:-

as follows:-"It was very properly admitted by the Attorney General that if the Governor is indeed an Arbitrator under the Ordinance, some of the things which are stated to have been done by the Acting Governor cannot be supported and that the Court will be justified in interfering in the exercise of its general jurisdiction over subordinate tribunals." And at the conclusion of his Judgment, said:"Although the legal right is taken away, yet it cannot but be a point of honor with the Governor to pay full regard to the moral right and where such a right is alleged, I have no hesitation in saying that the claimant ought to be allowed a full opportunity of setting forth the grounds on which his alleged right rests, and also of knowing and answering any facts and reasons which may be put forward in opposition to it."

9. With regard to the legality of the award, Mr. C. A. Cripps, K.C., M.P., and Mr. Morton W. Smith, our Counsel in the case, state:-"That the Acting Governor in deciding on the claim of your Petitioners under the said Ordinance was acting in a judicial capacity and was bound to decide on proper and legal grounds and not in an arbitrary manner and without hearing the case of your Petitioners or allowing them to know of and to answer the case made against them on behalf of the Government of the said Colony, and therefore on the admitted facts the Chief Justice should have set aside the Award."

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10. This moral right was recognised by Her Majesty's Government as far back as 1857, in the case of the Bowring Praya Reclamation, where, in instructions to the Colonial Government, it is said: While, therefore, the rights of the Crown and the interests of the public require that the claim of the Crown to such lands should be firmly maintained, a sense of justice requires that the equitable claim of the Holders of the Original Marine Lots should be liberally considered." See Government Gazette, 7th March, 1857.

11. Possibly it is not known to His Majesty's present advisers that strenuous objections were made by ourselves, other Marine Lot Holders, and the local Press, to the Governor conferring upon himself by Ordinance an absolute discretion to give something or nothing to the Crown Lessee of a Marine Lot whose legal rights granted by Her late Majesty Queen Victoria had been taken away for a public purpose.

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12. It is but right, however, to Governor Des Voeux to state that in his message to the Legislative Council on the 22nd of March, 1889, before the passing of the Reclamation Ordinance, he referred to the objections that had been made in the following words :-"It is needless to say that the Government has no desire to accord other than the fullest justice in respect of private rights; and though the provision in question has no doubt an arbitrary appearance, that aspect of it will probably disappear altogether from unprejudiced minds when the circumstances are fully considered." And at the Meeting of the Legislative Council on the 29th March, 1889, when two of the Members-Mr. Ryrie and Mr. Layton--spoke on behalf of ourselves and other Marine Lot Holders whose property would be affected, the Governor not only confirmed his promise that justice should be done, but intimated that he would not take upon himself the duty of deciding the amount of compensation without the assistance of experts and the advice of his Council.

13. That the promises of the Government made through Sir William Des Vœux, and upon which we relied, as we had a right to rely, on withdrawing our opposition to the compensation clause in the Ordinance, should be disregarded by an Acting Governor without explanation seems to us incredible and should be enquired into by His Majesty's advisers.

14. From any point of view it will hardly be held that we ought to suffer because of our implicit reliance on the promises made by the representatives of the Crown.

15. That the justice promised has not been accorded is manifest in the fact that the Government, since the Award, offered to allow us to come into the Reclamation Scheme on the terms laid down in the Reclamation Ordinance, the acceptance of which offer would have given us a sum of money far in excess of the Award of $15,000 although far short of the amount found due under the methods recognised by Governor Des Voeux and the Attorney General.

Mr. Howard will be in London soon after you receive this letter, and will call upon you to answer any question that may be thought essential for the further informatton of His Majesty's advisers.

A 2.

We have, &c.,

(Sd.) MATTHEW J. D. STEPHENS.

THOMAS HOWARD.

7 CASTLE TERRACE,

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT,

16th March, 1904.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

▬▬

COLONIAL OFFICE.

SIR, With reference to your communication to me under date of the 4th February last, No. 3745/1904, I have the honor to inform you that by the last mail from Hongkong I received from Mr. Stephens the copy of a despatch sent by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to Governor Sir H. Blake, dated the 21st October, 1903, stating he was not entirely satisfied that the compensation awarded to Mr. Stephens and myself may not have been inadequate, and requesting Sir H. Blake to investigate the whole matter afresh, and, if he is of opinion that sub- stantial justice demands it, to ask the Legislative Council to vote an additional

sum to us.

I also received a statement from the Colonial Authorities dated 9th February, 1904, shewing a calculation that 32,481 square feet at 75 cents per foot depreciation of Marine Lot No. 184 amounts to $24,367.50 and this is the amount proposed as compensation to us for damages sustained by the Reclamation in front of our Marine Lot.

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2. This investigation, I submit, has not been properly carried out, and is incomplete because it does not show how depreciation has been arrived at, nor does it take into consideration the depreciation on the Buildings and the loss of intermediate rents as promised by the Attorney General before the Full Court on the 30th March, 1898.

3. As you are aware, Sir Henry Blake was not Governor of Hongkong on the 9th February, 1904, when this statement of depreciation was dated, and, had he been so, it is not likely that he would have proposed such an inadequate sum as compensation, secing that on the 21st August, 1899, during his regime, and after the award of $15,000 by the Acting Governor, Major-General Black, the Hongkong Government offered to allow us to come into the Reclamation Scheme and put us in the same position as if we had originally come in, the acceptance of which offer would have given us the new Reclamation which has recently sold for $133,500.

4. We did not accept this offer for the reason that the profit on the 15,200 feet of the reclaimed land would not cover the loss on the 32,481 feet of our old Lot and the buildings thereon, and Governor Des Voeux had promised that the Government would accord the fullest justice in respect of the private rights of dissentient Lot Holders, the admitted obligation of the Crown being to compensate for the difference in value of the Marine Lot and the same land converted into an Inland Lot by the Reclamation in front of it.

5. This view of what the Government would do was also held by the At- torney General, as will be seen from his statement before the Full Court on the 30th March, 1898, which reads as follows:-"Certainly at the present time the Government had never said it would not take into consideration and fairly and rightly, even if only morally bound, decide as to any damage which might have occurred to Mr. Howard's premises in consequence of the Reclamation Works. He further stated that he "would have no objection to his making such further claim as he could substantiate for intermediate damage (loss of rents) caused by the alleged silting up of his foreshore during the period before the Reclamation works actually reached the front of his premises.

6. Besides, we had before us the obiter dictum of Justice Fielding Clarke that "the greatest care should be exercised that no injury be inflicted without adequate compensation", and this was endorsed by Chief Justice Sir John Carrington, with the remark: "Although the legal right is taken away, yet it cannot but be a point of honour with the Governor to pay full regard to the moral right." We had also before us the instructions of Her late Majesty's Government to the Colonial Government in 1857 that, "a sense of justice requires that the equitable claim of the holders of the original Marine Lots should be liberally considered."

7. As the Hongkong Government has not shewn how the depreciation of 75 cents per foot has been arrived at, it remains for me to shew that it is not even an approximate value for depreciation, and to this end I will begin as far back as the 22nd November, 1887, when Governor Des Voeux, through the Colonial Secretary, wrote us that we would be paid the sum of $1,700 for 339 square feet of the land taken away from our Marine Lot No. 184, by order of the Court, which sum he is informed is a very full market value for the land in question. This gives a fract- ion of over $5 per foot.

8. Confirmatory of this valuation I may mention that on the 3rd May, 1888, we had an offer of $200,000 for Marine Lot 184, and as the buildings cost $36,000 the value of this land would be $164,000, which is a fraction over $5 per foot.

9. On the 19th September, 1899, when the Lot had been depreciated by the Reclamation in front of it, Messrs. Palmer & Turner, Architects and Surveyors, made a report and valuation for an intending purchaser, and gave the value of the land at $1.50 per foot. Thus the depreciation since Governor Des Voeux's valuation was $3.50 per foot.

10. On the 28th December, 1898, Messrs. Leigh & Orange, Architects and Surveyors, formerly in the Government Service, and well acquainted with the value of land and buildings in the Colony, whether as Marine Lots or as Inland

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Lots, valued the property in three different ways, affirming their Valuation and Report under Statutory Declaration, and gave the value as a Marine Lot at $282,000 in the year 1895, and as an Inland Lot at $86,202 in the year 1899.

11. We were, however, fortunate enough to sell the property for the purpose. of a Soda Water Manufactory at $110,000 which being deducted from $282,000 leaves $172,000 as depreciation.

12. But the true test of depreciation is the actual sales of the new and old Marine Lots, and, as already stated, the New Lot, with an area of 15,200 feet sold for $133,500 and at this rate the old Lot with an area of 32,481 feet would have a value of $285,277 were it still a Marine Lot, to which add $55,000 the estimated value of the buildings thereon before depreciation, and we have a total value of $340,277, from which deduct the sale price of $110,000 and the result is a deficiency of $230,277 as against $24,367 found by the Hongkong Government.

13. From the above it will be seen that the Hongkong Government has sig- nally failed in its investigation as to depreciation and therefore, I would, with due submission, suggest that the practicable way pointed out by Her late Majesty's Government in 1857 to appoint assessors on the part of the Crown and the pro- prietors of the Marine Lot to assess the damage done to the original Marine Lot by the creation of a new Marine Lot in front of it be adopted.

14. But, with the documents in my possession, I think the matter could be settled in London if such a course would be approved by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

15. Should it be deemed necessary to see me before taking a decision on the method to be adopted to arrive at a correct adjustment, I will attend any appoint- ment, that may be made but, if not necessary, I shall be glad to be informed of the course to be adopted.

I have, etc.,

(Sd.) THOMAS HOWARD.

A 3.

[9573/04.]

T. HOWARD, Esq.

DOWNING STREET,

21st March, 1904.

SIR,-In reply to your letter of the 16th instant, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to inform you that he has not yet received any cominunica- tion from the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong on the subject of Marine Lot No. 184 and that it is impossible for him to discuss the matter until such a communication is received.

A 4.

I am, &c.,

(Sd). C. P. LUCAS.

7 CASTLE TERRACE, COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT, 6th July, 1904.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

COLONIAL OFFICE.

SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, No. 23085 of 1904, informing me that Mr. Secretary Lyttelton has now received the Report of the Acting Governor of Hongkong with regard to our claim for further compensation in respect of Hongkong Marine Lot No. 184 and that, after full consideration he regrets that he cannot interfere further in the matter.

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This result is so different from the "substantial justice" indicated in Mr. Secretary Lyttelton's instructions to Governor Sir Henry Blake under date 21st October, 1903, that I have to ask to be allowed to see the Report of the Acting Governor of Hongkong, in accordance with the dictum of Chief Justice Sir John Carrington in his Judgment of the 1st December, 1900, where it is stated as follows:-"Although the legal right is taken away, yet it cannot but be a point of honour with the Governor to pay full regard to the moral right. And where such a right is alleged, I have no hesitation in saying that the claimant ought to be allowed a full opportunity of setting forth the grounds on which his alleged right rests and also of knowing and answering any facts and reasons which may be put forward in opposition to it.".

As yet, I do not know the reasons that have been put forward against our claim which is based upon the admitted obligation of the Crown to compensate for the difference in value between the Lot as a Marine Lot and the value of the same land converted into an Inland Lot by the reclamation in front of it; and, until I do know them and have answered them, I confess my inability to under- stand how "full consideration" can have been given to the subject.

I have, &c.,

(Sd). THOS. HOWARD.

A 5. [23985/04.]

T. HOWARD, Esq.

DOWNING STREET,

12th July, 1904.

SIR,-I am directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant in which you ask that you may be allowed to see the report of the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong on the question of Hongkong Marine Lot No. 184.

2. The case being one in which you had no legal claim the amount of addi- tional compensation, if any, which should be awarded was a matter wholly within the discretion of the Colonial Government. In such a case it would be unusual to state all the considerations by which the Government has been guided, and Mr. Lyttelton fears that to do so in this instance would lead to prolonged correspondence without any useful result.

3. Mr. Lyttelton is satisfied that the sum now offered is adequate and equi- table and he regrets that he can take no further steps in this matter, which has received the fullest attention on both of the Government of Hongkong and of himself.

A 6.

I am, etc.,

(Sd). C. P. LUCAS.

7 CASTLE TERRACE,

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT,

16th July, 1904.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

COLONIAL OFFICE.

SIR,-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant, No. 23985 of 1904, in reply to my request to know the reasons put forward by the Hongkong Government in opposition to our claim for compensation in respect of Hongkong Marine Lot No. 184. In this reply you state that as we had no legal claim it would be unusual to state all the considerations by which the Government has been guided and that Mr. Secretary Lyttelton is satisfied that the sum now offered is adequate and equitable.

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2. It is not necessary for me to discuss the matter of the legality of a claim for compensation when rights granted under a Crown Lease have been taken away; it is sufficient for me to know that the Governor and his legal advisers who passed the Reclamation Ordinance admitted the obligation of the Crown to compensate, and defined the measure of compensation to be the difference between the value of the Marine Lot and the value of the same land converted into an Inland Lot by the Reclamation in front of it, and promised that the Government would accord the fullest justice in respect of private rights, and that the Attorney General of Hongkong stated before the Full Court on the 30th March, 1898, that our claim would be fairly and rightly considered by the Government even if only morally bound, and that he would have no objection to me making a further claim for loss of rents during the period before the Reclamation Works actually reached the front of our premises.

3. As to Mr. Lyttelton being satisfied that the sum of $24,367 now offered is adequate and equitable, I can only regret that he did not state his reasons for being so satisfied, for it bears no comparison with $172,000, difference in value estimated by Messrs. Leigh & Orange, which estimate is now, according to the actual sales, found to be understated as pointed out in my letter to you of the 16th March last.

4. For the above reasons I am again compelled to ask the reasons put forward by the Hongkong Government against our claim or that the Secretary of State for the Colonies will agree to adopt the course pointed out by Her late Majesty's Government in 1857 and let assessors be appointed on behalf of the Crown and the proprietor of the Marine Lot to ascertain the amount that should be paid to us, for it is unfair that the settlement should be left to the caprice of one man or set of men interested on one side only who have no special knowledge of adjusting claims for compensation.

5. That we are entitled to know the reasons put forward by the Acting Governor of Hongkong against our claim is, according to Chief Justice Sir John Carrington, beyond doubt, and the necessity of knowing them is emphasized by the same authority in the following quotation :—

"It was very properly admitted by the Attorney General that if the Governor is indeed an arbitrator under the Ordinance, some of the things which are stated to have been done by the Acting Governor cannot be supported and the Court will be justified in interfering in the exercise of its general jurisdiction over subordinate tribunals."

6. That the Governor is an Arbitrator under the Ordinance is clear from the Award itself, which runs :-

"Under the powers conferred upon me by section 7 sub-section 6 of Ordinance 16 of 1889 I hereby award to Messrs. Thomas Howard and M. J. D. Stephens, lessees of Marine Lot No. 184 the sum of $15,000 as and by way of compensation for injury that they have sustained by the Praya Reclamation Works."

7. With regard to this Mr. C. A. Cripps, K.C., M.P., and Mr. Morton W. Smith say:-

"That the Acting Governor in deciding on the claim of your petitioners under the said Ordinance was acting in a judicial capacity and was bound to decide on proper and legal grounds and not in an arbitrary manner and without hearing the case of your petitioners or allowing them to know of, and to answer the case made against them on behalf of the Governor of the said Colony, and therefore on the admitted facts the said Chief Justice should have set aside the Award.”

8. This view is emphatically laid down by Lord Eldon in the following words :-

By the great principles of eternal justice which is prior to all these acts of sederunt regulations and proceedings of Court, it is impossible that an Award can stand where the arbitrator hears one party and refuses to hear the other."

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9. As the matter now stands, the Hongkong Government has received into the Public Treasury the suin of $133,500, proceeds of sale of reclaimed land in front of our Marine Lot and $15,000, for the right to erect a pier in front thereof, amounting together to $148,500 out of which has been paid $32,897 for cost of reclaiming land, besides some interest thereon, and it is now proposed to pay us only $24,367 leaving without deducting interest, the sum of $91,236 to credit which I submit would have belonged to us or as a matter of right the land in question after paying cost of reclamation had we not believed proper compensation as defined by Governor Des Voeux would be awarded to us.

10. Thus, if such a settlement were allowed to stand we should not have re- ceived any compensation for our valuable Marine Lot, the $24,367 now awarded not covering loss of rents but an act of confiscation would have been perpetrated which no Minister of State of the present day would sanction knowingly.

I have, etc.,

(Sd).

THOS. HOWARD..

A 7.

25299/1904.

T. HOWARD, Esq.

DOWNING STREET,

28th July, 1904.

SIR,-I am directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to acknowledge the receipt your letter of the 16th instant with regard to your claim for compensation in respect of Hongkong Marine Lot No. 184 and to say that the decision given by the Governor as arbitrator must conclude the matter.

2. To set out all the points in detail would only be to invite further argument and correspondence on the case. There must be finality in the matter and there- fore Mr. Lyttelton regrets that he cannot add anything to his former letter and must regard the correspondence as now closed.

A 8.

am, etc.,

(Sd).

H. BERTRAM COX.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

COLONIAL OFFICE.

7 CASTLE TERRACE, COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT,

1st August, 1904.

SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of letter, No. 25299/1904, under date 28th July written by Mr. 11. Bertram Cox, by direction of Mr. Secre- tary Lyttelton, informing me that the decision given by the Governor as arbitrator in the matter of compensation for our Marine Lot No. 184 must conclude the

matter.

2. To conclude the matter before compensation has been properly ascertained and paid, and to refuse my request to have it ascertained upon the principle laid down by Her late Majesty's Government in 1857, which principle is in accord with that of the Imperial Legislature of the present day, is not what I expected from the representative of His Majesty, the fountain of justice.

3. For the first time it is now admitted that the decision of the Governor was given as arbitrator, and Chief Justice Sir John Carrington has stated that the Attorney General of Hongkong very properly admitted that if the Governor is indeed an Arbitrator under the Ordinance, some of the things which are stated to have been done by the Acting Governor cannot be supported, and Mr. C. A. Cripps, K. C., has said that on the admitted facts, the Chief Justice should have set aside the Award.

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4. The decision now under consideration has been arrived at under like con- ditions as the first, without hearing us, and Mr. Secretary Lyttelton refuses to state the reasons put forward against our claim.

5. This refusal compels me to bring to your notice the instructions to the Governor in the Charter of the Colony wherein he is commanded to do and execute all things that belong to his said office according to such laws as are now in force in the Colony, and as the laws in force provide for full and fair compensa- tion when rights granted in a Crown Lease have been taken away for a public purpose, and as the Award of $24,367 does not cover the loss of rents no compen- sation for difference in values between the Lot as a Marine Lot and when con- verted into an Inland Lot by the reclamation in front of it has been made, and therefore I submit that the Acting Governor has not only disregarded his instructions, but violated the laws in force in the Colony.

In order, however, to assist Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to settle the matter at issue without further reference, I would suggest that the proviso thought necessary by Her late Majesty's Government in 1857, be adopted, namely:-"In no case should more be claimable as assessed damages thau the amount realised by the sale of the new Lot."

7. The sale of the New Lot, as you are aware, realised $133,500.

8. Failing this assent it but remains for us to test the question of "ultra vires" of the Reclamation Ordinance, which according to a letter written by Charles S. Murdoch on the 14th December, 1901, under direction of the Secretary of State, ought to have been raised in the local Courts, and may possibly now be raised if such a step should be thought expedient.

9. We did not deem it expedient to raise the question as we implicitly believed that justice would be done in respect of private rights taken away for a public purpose.

10. I shall feel obliged if Mr. Secretary Lyttelton will let me know at an early date his decision in the matter in order that I may communicate with my partner, Mr. Stephens, in Hongkong, if need arise.

I have, &c.,

(Sd). THOS. HOWARD.

A 9.

[27223/1904.]

THOMAS HOWARD, Esq.

DOWNING STREET,

9th August, 1904.

SIR, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelten to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1st of August, in which you make further representations with regard to your claim to compensation from the Hongkong Government. Mr. Lyttelton is unable to admit that the Acting Governor has either disregarded his instructions or violated the laws in force in the Colony, and I would call your at- tention to the words of Section 7, Sub-section VI, of the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889, which expressly provides as follows:-"In case any lessee shall not signify his acceptance in the manner and within the time provided in sub- sections (II and III) of this section he shall have no claim to any compensation in respect of any depreciation of his Lot by reason of the said works, but the Governor may if he thinks fit award to him such a sum of money or such a Crown Lease of new land as he may in his absolute discretion think sufficient as and by way of compensation for any injury that such lessee may have sustained by the said works."

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2. I am further to remind you that the question whether or not this Ordinance was ultra vires was dealt with in the proceedings taken in the case of Ryrie v. The Attorney General of Hongkong in the year 1890 before the Supreme Court of Hongkong and that Mr. Justice Clarke at the conclusion of his Judgment in that case stated that in his opinion the Praya Reclamation Ordinance was within the competency of the Legislature.

This case was cited in the proceedings taken by you in the Supreme Court of Hongkong and Chief Justice Carrington stated that he fully endorsed the language used by Mr. Justice Clarke upon this point. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, before whom the matter was brought, refused special leave to appeal and expressed the view that under the terms of the section above set out the decision of the Governor was final, he having an absolute discretion with which no Court of Law would interfere. Under these circumstances Mr. Lyttelton does not under- stand how you can assert that you did not deem it expedient to raise the question of the validity of the Ordinance in the local Courts as you implicitly believed that justice would be done in respect of private rights taken away for a public purpose, or how this question can now be raised in any further proceedings which may now be open to you.

3. Mr. Lyttelton, hwoever, has again gone most carefully into the question, being anxious to remove, if possible, any grievance which your firm may consider themselves entitled to feel and purely as a matter of grace and without prejudice to the strict legal rights in this matter as defined by the Ordinance and the Courts of Law, he has decided to refer the question to Sir Matthew Nathan, the newly appointed Governor of Hongkong, for enquiry whether any further compensation can justly be paid to you, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, and you will be at liberty to lay before him such further facts and documents in sup- port of your case as you may think proper. But you must distinctly understand that the matter being one which under the terms of the Ordinance is within the absolute discretion of the Governor, Mr. Lyttelton will be unable to entertain any proposals for modification of the decision at which the Governor after such further enquiry may arrive, and that such decision must be taken by you to be a final settlement of the matter.

A 10.

[Hongkong, No. 240.]

I am, &c.,

(Sd.)

C. P. LUCAS.

Governor Sir M. NATHAN, K.C.M.G.,

&c.,

&c.

DOWNING STREET,

9th August, 1904.

SIR,-With reference to Mr. May's despatch No. 233 of the 30th of May last, I have the honour to transmit to you copies of further correspondence which has passed between Mr. Howard and this Department as to his claim for compensation in respect of Marine Lot 184.

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—

2. I request that you will make further enquiry into the matter and report to me whether or not in your opinion Messrs. Howard and Stephens are entitled to any, and if any, to what further compensation.

A 11..

I have, &c.,

(Sd).

ALFRED LYTTELTON.

7. CASTLE TERRACE,

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT,

15th August, 1904.

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,

COLONIAL Office.

SIR,-I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter No. 27223/1904, dated the 9th instant, informing me that Mr. Secretary Lyttelton, being anxious to remove, if posible, any grievance which we may consider ourselves entitled to feel, has decided to refer the question to Sir Matthew Nathan, the newly appointed Governor of Hongkong, for enquiry whether any further compensation can justly be paid to us, having regard to all the circumstances of the case and that we will be at liberty to lay before him such further facts and documents in support of our case as we may think proper.

2. I appreciate this concession, and, all the more, for the reason that the enquiry is whether further compensation can justly be paid to us.

3. To facilitate this enquiry it may be well to call attention to the report of the proceedings of the Legislative Council on the 29th March, 1889, when Governor Des Voeux, in speaking of the discretion which he will be bound to exercise under the Ordinance, said:

"No Governor put in such a position would act on his own advice. In the first place he would ask the advice. of his Council, and that would preclude personal feeling even if he were disposed to exercise it. And the Council would not be justified in coming to a conclusion without the opinion of experts."

4. In the hope that the course now proposed will lead to a satisfactory settlement, it is not necessary for me to discuss further the other points in your letter.

I have etc.,

(Sd.) THOS. HOWARD.

A 12.

[C. O. D. 7689/04.]

M. J. D. STEPHENS, Esq.,

Solicitor.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFIce,

HONGKONG, 6th October, 1904.

SIR,-With reference to the conversation which you had with His Excellency the Governor on the 27th ultimo, I am directed to forward a Memorandum in which have been summarised the claims made at various times by Mr. Howard and

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yourself with regard to the losses you sustained in connection with the reclamation in front of your Marine Lot No. 184. I am to enquire whether you desire to add, for the consideration of His Excellency, any statement of these claims to those contained in the Petition of Right dated 13th September, 1901, and its Appendices, the Petition dated 13th May, 1903, and its Appendices, the letter from yourself and Mr. Howard addressed to Sir Kenelm Digby, dated 5th September, 1903, and Mr. Howard's letters of 16th March, 1904, 16th July, 1904, and 1st August, 1904, addressed to the Under Secretary of State.

A 13.

I have &c.,

(Sd.)

F. H. MAY,

Colonial Secretary.

His Excellency the Governor's Memorandum.

MEMORANDUM OF STATEMENTS OF LOSSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH MARINE Lor No. 184.

1. In the Petition of Right presented on the 13th September, 1901, the loss suffered by Messrs. Stephens and Howard was stated to be $171,808, not including any consequential losses in connection with their business of lending money on goods, etc.

This loss was calculated as follows:-

Nett income from rentals received in year 1895-

capitalized at 6 % according to valuation made by Messrs. Leigh & Orange on 28th December, 1898,

.$256,666

Less sum received for land and buildings on 30th

September, 1899,

111,000

Loss in actual value of property,

146,666

Loss of Rents from 1st January, 1896, to 10th October, 1899, according to valuation made by Messrs. Leigh & Orange on 28th Decem- ber, 1898,

Total,

....

25,142

.$ 171,808

2. In the Petition presented on the 13th May, 1903, the loss suffered by Messrs. Stephens and Howard was stated to be upwards of $165,142, the estimate being based on the same date as that embodied in the previous Petition of Right.

3. In a letter addressed on the 5th September, 1903, by Messrs. Stephens and Howard to Sir Kenelm E. Digby "the losses upon what have been recognised as proper subjects of claim" are stated to be $197,142, this figure being arrived at in the same way as the amount given in the Petition of Right, but with an addition on account of compulsory sale of approximately 10% to the capitalized income from which the loss was deduced.

4. In paragraphs 8 and 9 of a letter addressed on the 16th March, 1904, by Mr. Howard to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, it was stated that on the 3rd May, 1888, an offer of $200,000 had been made for Marine Lot 184 on which the Buildings had cost $36,000, thus giving the value of the land before deprecia-

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tion on account of the Reclamation as $164,000. It was further stated that Messrs. Palmer & Turner valued the land on the 19th September, 1899, after it had been depreciated by the reclamation in front of it at $1.50 per square foot ($48,721.50 for 32,481 square feet).

5. In paragraph 12 of the same letter the depreciation was put at $230,277 made up as follows:---

Value of former M. L. 184 (32,481 sq. feet) at rate

for which new M. L. 184 (15,200 sq. feet)

had been recently sold,...

Estimated value of Buildings,

Value of Property,

$ 285,277

.$ 55,000

.$340,277

Less Sale Price of Lot 184 on 30th September, 1899, $110,000

Depreciation,

$ 230,277

6. In paragraph 9 of a letter addressed on the 16th July, 1904, by Mr. Howard to the Under Secretary of State it was stated that the Hongkong Govern-

ment received for

New M. L. 184,

....

$ 133,500

And for the right to erect a pier in front of it, ......$ 15,000

or, altogether,

And had paid for its reclamation,

Obtaining thus a nett profit of

$ 148,500

$ 32,897

$115,603

less some interest on the money paid for reclamation, and it was suggested that this amount should have belonged as a matter of right to Messrs. Howard and Stephens.

7. In a letter addressed on the 1st August. 1904, by Mr. Howard to the Under Secretary of State he suggested that the following principle should be adopted

"In no case should more be claimed as assessed damages than the amount realized by the sale of the new Lot" and pointed out that the sale of the new Lot had realized $133,500.

A 15.

[7689/04/C.O.D.]

The Honourable F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong.

18, BANK BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, October 10th, 1904.

SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, forwarding me a Memorandum summarising the Claims made by Mr. Howard and myself with regard to the losses sustained in connection with Reclama- tion in front of Marine Lot 184.

The claims and mode of arriving at them having been formulated by Mr. Howard personally, I find it necessary to submit the letter and Memorandum to him for the purpose of obtaining his remarks and statements in support, and by the mail leaving the 8th instant I forwarded him copy of your letter and Memorandum.

I have to ask the favour that the matter be allowed to stand over until I can hear from Mr. Howard in reply.

I have, &c.,

(Sd.)

MATTHEW J. D. STEPHENS.

A 16.

597

[7689/04/C.O.D.]

The Honourable F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

18, BANK BUILDINGS, HONGKONG, January 6th, 1905.

SIR, I have by a recent Mail received from Mr. Howard a reply to my letter to him of the 7th October last forwarding to him copy of your letter of the 6th October, and I have the honour at the present time of replying to your letter.

Mr. Howard having made certain remarks on the Memorandum in accordance with your request, I append such remarks by way of statement in support of the claims as referred to in your letter under reply.

I propose, if required, to tender Mr. James Orange of the late firm of Messrs. Leigh & Orange in support of his Declaration and Valuation at $282,000, dated the 17th February, 1899.

I propose also, if required, to tender Mr. A. Turner of the late firm of Messrs. Palmer & Turner in support of their Valuation of Marine Lot No. 184 on the 19th September, 1899, at $94,000.

I propose also, if required, to tender in evidence a letter of Ho Tim to T. Ho- ward dated 3rd May, 1888, containing the offer of $200,000 and a proposed Agree- ment of Sale made in May, 1888, with Chan Yau-hok at $200,000.

I propose also, if required, to tender in evidence the books kept by Mr. Ho- ward showing the working account of the Godowns from the commencement in the year 1885 up to the year 1899.

1899. These accounts however have already been audited by the late Auditor Mr. Nicolle on behalf of the Government up to the month of July, 1898.

I have the honour to annex you the Statement of Claim as submitted on be- half of Mr. Howard and myself.

I have, &c,

(Sd.)

MATTHEW J. D. STEPHENS,

A 17.

REMARKS ON THE MEMORANDUM OF STATEMENTS OF LOSSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH MARINE LOT No. 184 AND ANNEXED TO LETTER OF THE HONOURABLE THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, DATED THE 6TH OCTOBER, 1904.

1. This statement was made from Messrs. Leigh & Orange's Valuation, No. 3 in Valuation, but without adding the 10 per cent. for compulsory sale, and also from Mr. Howard's Statement of Claim for loss of rents. (Vide Appendix, Nos. VI and VII, pp. 32 to 36 of Petition to His Majesty the King dated the 22nd May, 1903).

2. The loss of $165,142 will be the same as No. 1 when the exact figures $146,666, are substituted for $140,000.

3. These losses are based upon Messrs. Leigh & Orange's Valuation of $282,000, as stated in their Summary (vide Appendix VII, p. 36 of Petition).

4. The offer of $200,000 was made by Ho Tim in a letter addressed to Mr. Howard dated the 3rd May, 1888, and at the same time wired to Mr. Stephens by Mr. Howard, in London. Subsequently in the month of May, 1888, before the depreciation there was an offer of $200,000 by A. Rumjahn, a Broker, the terms of such offer being embodied in an agreement which will be produced, but was not carried out. On September 19th, 1899, after the depreciation Messrs. Palmer & Turner, Surveyors, valued the Lot at $94,000 (vide their Valuation).

5. These figures were given by Mr. Howard for the purpose of shewing the inadequacy of the Hongkong Government's estimate of $24,367 for depreciation.

6. Proper compensation in respect of private rights had been promised both by Governor Des Voeux and the Attorney General, Mr. Goodman.

A 18.

*598

[C.O.D. 7689/04.]

M. J. D. STEPHENS, Esq.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 12th January, 1905.

SIR,With reference to your letter of the 6th instant, on the subject of the claims made by Mr. Howard and yourself on account of losses sustained in con- nection with the reclamation in front of M. L. 184, I am now directed to inquire whether you wish to appear before the Governor by Counsel or in person or at all in support of the claim.

A 19.

I have, etc.,

(Sd.)

F. H. MAY,

Colonial Secretary.

18, BANK BUILDINGS,

HONGKONG, 18th January, 1905.

The Honourable

F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 12th instant, with reference to the claim of Mr. Howard and myself, and in reply to say unless His Excellency desires the Claimants to appear by Counsel it is not their intention to do so, but to appear in person by Mr. Stephens.

I have the honour also to enclose you a statement of the Law costs and other charges, $9,763.50, as included in the claim I sent you on the 6th instant.

I have, &c.,

(Sd.)

MATTHEW J. D. STEPHENS.

A 20.

CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 8th June, 1905.

M. J. D. STEPHENS, Esq.

Re Howard and Stephens' Godowns.

DEAR SIR,-Confirmning my interview with you this morning, I beg to inform you that the following is the course of procedure which it is proposed to adopt on the hearing of your claim before His Excellency the Governor, sitting with the Chief Justice as Legal Assessor.

1. Your Counsel will open the case and read all the documents upon which you intend to rely, including all the valuations. Your Counsel will then tender your Valuers for cross-examination on behalf of the Crown.

2. Counsel for the Crown will then open the case for the Crown, and will similarly read all the documents upon which the Crown relies, and will tender the Valuers on behalf of the Crown for cross-examination by your Counsel. Counsel for the Crown will then sum up, and your Counsel will have the right of reply.

I do not think that it is necessary for the valuations and reports to be on oath.

case.

$599

I enclose a report by Mr. H. C. Nicolle (formerly Government Auditor) on the Books of the Godown business, which the Crown proposes to make part of its It will not be possible, however, to tender Mr. Nicolle for cross-examination, because, as you are aware, he, is now in Ceylon. It must be understood that copies of all the documents to be used by either side are to be supplied to the other side before the hearing commences. I hope to send you the further reports

and valuations before the end of the week.

Yours faithfully,

(Sd.)

F. B. L. BOWLEY,

Crown Solicitor.

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STATEMENT of Claim of Messrs. Howard and Stephens for damage sustained by them by the conversion of their Marine Lot No. 184 into an Inland Lot by the Reclamation in front thereof, based upon the admitted obligation of the Crown to compensate for the difference in value between the Lot as a Marine Lot and as an Inland Lot, and for loss of rents during the period before the Reclamation Works were commenced in front of the premises, recognised by the Attorney General Mr. Goodman, as a proper subject for Claim.

Value of Marine Lot No. 184 in the year 1895 as declared to by Messrs. Leigh & Orange as shown by their Statutory Declaration dated the 17th February, 1899,

$282,000

Value as an Inland Lot, sold 10th October, 1899, ...$110,000

Difference in value

Loss of Rents from 1st January, 1896, to date of sale

10th October, 1899,

Interest on $197,142 from 10th October, 1899 to

date of payment of Claim.

Law Costs from 1896 including Taxed Costs paid Crown Solicitor, Costs of Appeal to Privy Council. Taxed Costs in London of Attorney General's solicitors, own costs, Survey fees and other payments for printing, etc., up to September, 1903,

Deduct $15,000 received from the Government on the 31st August, 1903, and interest thereon until date of payment of claim.

$172,000

$ 25,142

$197,142

.$9,763.50

December..23

600

LAW COSTS and other charges in claim for compensation for damage to Marine Lot No. 184, caused by the Reclamation in front thereof:-

1896.

January,....27 Fee to J. J. Francis, Q.C., for opinion as to time for claim, $ 50.00

March, ......16

June, July,.........16

Do. advising and drawing Petition,........ Afong, for Photographs of Foreshore,

J. J. Francis (Foreshore),

Do.

settling interrogatories,

100.00

9.00

200.00

100.00

1897.

February,...17 December, . 7

Palmer & Turner, Report and Plan of Foreshore,... Deacon & Hastings,

10.00

250.00

1898.

January, ...10

Deacon & Hastings, for Brief Mr. Francis...

500.00

...20

July,.. .21 August, ....23

Do. Leigh & Orange, Consultations with Francis,... Denison, for Soundings, Tracings & Report,

2 days,

400.00

435.00

115.00

1899. January, 5 March, ......21 July,..... 5 October,....30 December,. 4

Leigh & Orange, Valuation of Marine Lot 184,...... Guedes, for printing Petition to Secretary of State, J. J. Francis, reference to General Black's Award,. Palmer & Turner, for copy of valuation M. L. 184,. J. J. Francis, to set aside Award,

250.00

24.00

100.00

10.00

150.00

1900. January, 6

J. J. Francis, drawing Petition,

150.00

...10

M. J. D. Stephens,

289.00

April,

.26

Deacon & Hastings,

731.38

June,

.14

Mr. Slade,

50.00

September.. 18

M. J. D. Stephens, Fee to Mr. Francis to 6th Sept.,

150.00

December, .18

Do.

do.

do..

550.00

1901. January,....21 March,

Crown Solicitor's Costs,

403.00

...25

M. J. D. Stephens, Costs of Petition to Secretary of

State,

130.00

Do.

to 21/1/01,

420.00

August,....27

J. J. Francis, drawing Petition of Right,.

300.00

October....

Noronha, printing Petition of Right,

225.00

1902.

March,

Trass & Encaer, Draft £10 for Fee to Mr. Cripps,... Court fees,..

109.14

50.00

.24

Fee to T. M. Phillips, Counsel,

300.00

April,

Crown Solicitor,

190.24

.17

.......17

September, 20

Trass and Encaer,.

197.16

Stephens & Thomson,

116.54

Trass & Encaer £200/0/0 at 1/8, d.=$2,335.35, Less returned £111/9/11 at 1/93, d. 1,263.00,

...

Stephens & Thomson,

1,072.35 322.00

1903. February,...19

Sutton Ommamy & Co., Taxed Costs of the Attorney General, the Respondent, Appeal to Privy Council, D/D in favour of the Hon. the Attorney General,....

September,. 7

M. J. D. Stephens,

Thomas Howard for 2 visits to London and expenses,

435.23

869.46

$9,763.50

€ 22.

601

IN THE MATTER OF HONGKONG MARINE LOT No. 184

AND

THE PRAYA RECLAMATION ORDINANCE, 1889.

WE, Robert Kennaway Leigh of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Civil Engineer, Land Surveyor and Valuator, and James Orange of the same place, Civil Engineer, Land Surveyor and Valuator, do solemnly and sincerely declare and say as follows, that is to say :-

And first I, the said Robert Kennaway Leigh for myself say :-

1. I am a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London, and I was for three years an Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department of Hong- kong and since that time I have for the past sixteen years been in private practice in Hongkong as a Civil Engineer, Land Surveyor and Valuator, and have had during such last mentioned sixteen years considerable experience in ascertaining and computing the value of lands and buildings in various parts of Hongkong and I believe myself well qualified to judge of the value of Marine Lot No. 184, Hongkong, hereinafter mentioned and of like property in the vicinity thereof.

And I, the said James Orange for myself say :-

2. I am a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London, also a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, also a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, and a Member of the Society of Architects, and I was for six and a half years an Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department of Hongkong and Resident Engineer of the Tytam Water Works, Hongkong, and since that time I have for the past nine years been in private practice in Hongkong as a Civil Engineer, Land Surveyor and Valuator, and have had during such last mentioned nine years considerable experience in ascertaining and computing the value of lands and buildings in various parts of Hongkong and I believe myself well qualified to judge of the value of Marine Lot No. 184, Hongkong, hereinafter mentioned and of like property in the vicinity thereof.

And we the said Robert Kennaway Leigh and James Orange severally say :- 3. We have in pursuance of instructions received from Messrs. Stephens and Howard, the owners of the said Marine Lot 184. made a careful survey, estimates and valuations of the said Marine Lot 184, and in so doing we have taken into consideration the tenure and situation of the said Lot, the nature of the business for which the buildings erected thereon had been erected and used and what would be a fair price to be realised on a sale thereof both as a Marine Lot before the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889, was carried into effect and as an Inland Lot now that the works of the Praya Reclamation are proceeding in front of the said Lot, and we have embodied our said Estimates and Valuations in our Report dated the 28th day of December, 1898, which Report is hereunto annexed marked "A."

4. We say that our said Report is a true and correct statement of the facts and figures therein given and set forth to the best of our knowledge information and belief.

And we severally make this solemn Declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of "The Statutory Declaration Act, 1835."

SEVERALLY DECLARED by the said Robert Kennaway Leigh and James Orange at the Supreme Court House Victoria in Hongkong this Seventeenth day of February, 1899.

Before me,

The Seal of the -Supreme Court of Hongkong.

[L S.]

(Sd.) R. K. LEIGH.

(S.) J. ORANGE.

(Sd.) A. SETH,

Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court of

Hongkong, and a Commissioner

to Administer Oaths.

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"A."

T. HOWARD, Esq.

HONGKONG, 28TH DECEMBER, 1898.

DEAR SIR,-In accordance with your instructions we have gone very care- fully into the question of the value of Marine Lot 184 first as a Marine Lot in 1895 before any interruption of your Godown business by the New Praya Reclamation Works and second as to the value to-day as an Inland Lot.

The Lot is held from the Crown under a Lease dated 13th September, 1884, for the term of 999 years from the 25th June, 1861, and is therefore practically a freehold subject only to the usual Crown Rent or ground tax.

It is situated on the Old Praya West and contains an area of 32,481 square feet and had a sea frontage of 100 feet. The whole area is covered with substantial two-storied Godowns (Warehouses), the ground floor being built of granite the first floor of brick and the roof tiled.

These Godowns were built in 1886 and are to-day in a first rate state of repair.

The net storage capacity of these Godowns after making allowance for walls, passage-way's, pillars, etc., is 15,000 tons.

The Wharf in front of the Lot was removed by Government in 1895 and since that date the Praya Reclamation Works have been proceeded with and the land in front is being reclaimed for a distance of 260 feet thus converting the area into an Inland Lot in a back street.

We have valued the property as it was in 1895 as a Marine Lot in three different ways and have been at considerable trouble to ascertain what is the real value to-day as an Inland Lot.

The following are our Valuations:--

Valuation No. 1.

Marine Lot 184.

As a Marine Lot in 1895 before the commencement of Praya Reclamation

Works.

Area 32,481 square feet at $5 per foot,

Buildings value,

Add 10 per cent. for compulsory purchase,

Total,

$162,405.00 55,600.00

21,800.00

$239.805.00

The above price per foot, we consider was about the value of land in the neighbourhood at the time.

Valuation No. 2. Marine Lot 184.

As a Marine Lot in 1895 before the commencement of Praya Reclamation..

Net capacity of Godowns for Cargo, 15,000 tons

Per unnum.

at 10 cents per ton per month,

Deductions :-

Crown Rent,.

Rates, ...

Fire Insurance,

Repairs,

Wages,

249.00

858.00

95.75

150.00 1,200.00

$18,000.00

$ 2,552.75

Net income,.

$ 15,447.25

Say,.....

$ 15,450.00

Capitalised at 6 per cent.-16 years' purchase, Add 10 per cent, compulsory purchase,

$257,500.00 25,750.00

Total,..............$283,250.00

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Valuation No. 3.

Marine Lot 184.

As a Marine Lot in 1895 before the commencement of Praya Reclamation.

Gross rentals received for the year ending 1895,

Deductions:-

$18,276.31

Crown Rent,

Rates,

Fire Insurance,

Repairs,

Wages, Charges,

Capitalised at 6%-16 years' purchase, Add 10 per cent. compulsory purchase,

$ 249.00

858.00

95.75

197.21

1,200.00 269.46

$ 2,869.42

Net income,.....

$ 15,406.89

Say,..

$ 15,400.00

$256,666.00

Valuation No. 4.

Value as an Inland Lot now.

Marine, Lot 184.

Area 32,481 square feet at $2.50 per foot, Estimated value of old materials in Godowns,.

25,666 00

Total,......$282,332.00

$81,202.00

5,000.00

$86,202.00

Total, say.......$86,000.00

The above gives our valuation of the property at the present time and we would point out that the Lot for Godown purposes has been completely ruined owing to the works of the Praya Reclamation and that being situated so far West and out of the Chinese residential districts we are of opinion that it would be many years before the property would pay to convert into Chinese houses and shops.

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Summary.

It will be seen from Valuations 2 and 3 that the land of this particular Lot with the Godown business. was worth more than the $5 per square foot given in our Valuation (this value being about the price of land in the neighbourhood in 1895) and we are therefore of opinion that this property was worth $282,000.00

in 1895.

Yours faithfully,

(Sd.) LEIGH & ORANGE,

M.M. Inst. C.E.

The above is the report marked "A" referred to in the Statutory Declaration of

Robert Kennaway Leigh and James Orange.

Declared before me by the said Robert Kennaway Leigh and James Orange this

17th day of February, 1899.

(Sd.). A. SETH,

Acting Registrar and a Commissioner, etc.

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PALMER & TURNER,

Architects and Surveyors.

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HONGKONG, September, 19th, 1899. ·

SURVEY REPORT AND VALUATION OF MARINE LOT

No. 184 AND RECLAMATION TO SAME.

The above Lot is situated on the Old Praya in the, Western District and contains a lease area of some 32.820 square feet the ground is covered by No. 262 and 263 Praya, which are good class well built stone and brick two storied Godowns.

Taking into consideration the reclamation in front of these buildings we value the original Lot at $1.50 per foot say $49,000.00, the Buildings we value at $45,000.00, making a total value of $94,000.00.

The reclamation belonging to this Lot will be some 15,200 square feet, and we value the land when reclaimed at say $2.75 per foot giving the total value of Reclamation at $41,800.00, to this add the value of Original Lot makes the total value of property One Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand and Eight Hundred. Dollars, $135,800.00.

Hongkong, September 19th, 1899.

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DENISON, KAM & GIBBS,

(Sd). PALMER & TURNER, F.R.S.B.A,

Surveyors, etc.

Architects, Civil Engineers and Surveyors.

HONGKONG, 14th June, 1905.

M. J. D. STEPHENS, Esq.

Howard's Godowns—Marine Lot No. 184.

SIR,-In accordance with your instructions I have made an inspection of the above named property, with a view to reporting to you as to its value prior to the time when its access to the sea was interfered with by the works carried out under the Praya Reclamation Ordinance; which involved the construction of a new sea Wall; and the filling in of the then existing foreshore; and the consequent conversion of what had been Marine Lots into practically speaking Inland Lots.

This work was initiated in 1889 but the actual work of reclamation so far as concerned Section 1, in which district Marine Lot No. 184 is situated was not put in hand until some years later, and it was not until 1899 or thereabouts though there had been I believe interference at an earlier date that the access to the sea was interrupted to such an extent as to render the property in question, and the buildings thereon, in great measure useless for the purposes of godowns for which it had been bought and developed.

Somewhere about this date, as I understand, the Government made the Owners an offer of compensation for the injury that they had received, and almost immediately afterwards this award of $15,000.00 was declined.

It is at this date then, viz., 1899, that I will offer you an opinion as to the value of the property referred to.

At that time the lot had a frontage of about 100′ 0′′ upon what was then known as Praya West (now Des Voeux Road West) upon the North, a frontage of about 105′0′′ upon Queen's Road West upon the South, a frontage of about 340′6′′ upon Whitty Street upon the West, and measured about 313'0" upon the East side and contained an area of about 32,481 superficial feet. The Praya at that time was about 50′0′′ wide and the water of a depth that rendered it convenient for cargo boats to come alongside at almost all states of the tide. The lot was developed with two godowns, two-storys high-separated by a lane about 12' 0" wide-and covering an area of about 29,360 superficial feet. Judging from this condition to-day

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should suppose that they were in good repair being as they are substantially built of brick and stone-the external walls being of ashlar masonry-well lighted and ventilated and conveniently arranged for storage. They were built I believe in 1887 and so would be not more than 12 years old at the time under review. In this district they would almost certainly require to have piled foundations, and taking all these circumstances into consideration I should place the value of the buildings at $60,000.

With regard to the value of the land I find that in 1897-when I probably had in my mind contemporary records which are not available now-I valued the land just a little further West, viz.. Marine Lots Nos. 188 and 189 R.P. at $3.25 per foot super. This property is very similar in character, having a frontage upon good water and being also a corner lot, with a frontage upon three sides upon Public Streets; and being almost of the same area, and covered with godowns of the same character. This estimate-I give it for what it is worth—was made two years previous to 1899, but four years later than this, i.e., in 1903, an actual sale of land in this immediate neighbourhood took place when a part- 18,000 superficial feet-of Marine Lot No. 180 was sold at a price slightly in excess of $7.00 per superficial foot.

In this case the godowns with which the site had been covered were burnt down and excepting the foundations-entirely destroyed; so that the price paid, viz., $126,350.00, practically represented the value of the land at that time. glance at the accompanying sketch plan will show that this lot also is very similar in character to those before mentioned, it is not however a corner lot and it is rather more remote from the centre of the town.

Having then an estimated value of Marine Lots Nos. 188, 189 of $3.25 in 1897 and an actual value of Marine Lot No. 180 of $7.00 in 1903 I think I shall not be erring on the side of over-estimation if I place the value of Marine Lot No. 184 at not less than $4.00 in 1899.

From these figures I arrive at a valuation of Marine Lot No. 184 as follows:-

Valuation No. 1.

32,481 feet super. of land at $4.00 Buildings,

...

.$129,924 ·

60,000

$189.924

In a case like the present however where the figures are upon the one hand, based upon prices that are not strictly contemporaneous with the period in question; or are upon the other hand, more or less a matter of personal opinion; it becomes very desirable to check the valuation obtained by calculations based upon the letting value of the buildings.

With this end in view I have made enquiries as to the actual rents of godowns clear of taxes in this neighbourhood and with similar water frontage in the year 1899 and have made a table which I attach hereto, together with a sketch plan.

Street No.

Lot No.

522 Des Voeux Road West. Marine Lot 189 R.P.

Area covered by Godowns.

Monthly Rents.

524

526

532

534

536

538

540

544

546

>>>

40′0′′ × 225′0′′-9,000 ft. sq.

188

43′0′′ × 225′0′′=9,675

57 ""

$ 540.00

188

43′0′′ x 150′0′′-6,450

182

* * * * A

181

43′0′′ x 180'0" 7,740 43′0′′ × 225′0′′=9,675 143'0" x 45'0" 1,935

43′0′′ × 225′0′′=9,675

208.34

275.00

270.00

>> ""

181

43′0′′ x 180′0′′=7,740,,

240.00

180

43'0" x 180'0"=7,740

225.00

179

43′0′′ x 180′0′′=7,740

240.00

179

43′0′′ × 180′0′′=7,740

240.00

85,110 ft. sq. $2,238.34

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From this it appears that the rents obtained from the ground floors of Godowns in this vicinity and having a total superficial area of 85,110 feet was $2,238.00 per month. Taking these figures as a guide we find that the Howard Godowns which cover an area of about 29,360 ft. super. should have brought in a monthly rental of $772.00 for the ground floor and (taking the value of the ground floor at half as much again as the upper floor) of $515.00 for the upper floor making the monthly rental for the whole building $1,287.00 or $15,444 : say $15,400.00 per annum. From this certain deductions have to be made, and capitalizing at 14 years' purchase a further valuation is arrived at as follows:-

Valuation No. II.

Gross Rental per annum,

$15,400.

Deduct Crown Rent,

$249.

Fire Insurance 14 per cent. upon $50,000,

625.

Repairs 1 per cent. upon $60,000,

600.

Empties 5 per cent. upon $15,400,

770.

$ 2,244.

$ 13,156.

14.

$184,184.

Taking a rough mean between these two valuations I place the value of M. L. No. 184 in the year 1899 at $187,000.00 in which calculation I have not taken into consideration any claim that it might be considered that the owners have for compensation for the conditions under which they had eventually to dispose of their property and which amounted practically to a forced sale. If this be added the amount of my valuation would be increased as follows:

Value of Marine Lot 184 in 1899, Add 10 per cent. for forced sale,

$187,000.00 18,700.00

I am, Sir,

Yours faithfully,

$205.700.00

(Sd.) EDWARD A. RAM., F.R.I.B. A.

Statement of Claim for Loss of Rents from the Godowns situated on Marine Lot No. 184, during the progress of the Works of the Praya Reclamation, from the 1st January, 1896, to the 10th October, 1899.

WORKING ACCOUNT.

Crown Rent.

Rates. Charges. Insurance, Wages.

Total

Repairs.

Gross Expenses. Rents.

Net Rents.

1895,

$249.00

$858.00 $269.46

$95.75

$1,200.00 $197.21

$2,869.42 $18,276.31 $15,406,89

1896,

249.00

1897,

249.00

858.00

858.00 237.40

236.68

1898,

249.00

858.00

191.97

1899,

193.06

667.33

101.45

90.50

12.99

71.37 1,200.00 246.75

90.50 1,200.00 39.44

1,200.00 71.84

732.00 54.55

2,862.52 12,451.22 9,588.70

2,673.62 12,954.40 10,280.78

2,661.31 11,507.03 8,845.72

1,761.38 6,069.67 4,308.29

(283 days).

$940.06 $3,241.33

$767.50 $265.36

$4,332.00 $ 412.58

$9,958.83 $42,982.32 | $33,023.49

STATEMENT OF CLAIM FOR Loss of Rents.

Net Rents for the year 1895 were $15,406.89 as above stated. Time from 1st January, 1896, to the sale and transfer of the Property on 10th October, 1899,

was 3 years and 283 days at $15,406.89 per annum, Deduct Net Rents received during that time as above stated,

Loss of Rents,

$58,166.28 33,023.49

$25,142.79

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Extract from the Hongkong Government Gazette of 7th March, 1857.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Bowring Praya.

The instructions of Her Majesty's Government have been received as to the mode in which compensation (if any) shall be given for Damage, and the Rents settled for Lands not comprehended in the original Leases. They are to the following effect:-

"There is no doubt that Land recovered from the sea, whether artificially or naturally, belongs to the Crown and that the Crown is at liberty to dispose of it in the same manner as of any other land in the Colony. But it is also clear that the acquisition of such land by any other person than the owner of the Marine Lot behind it, would very much diminish the value of the Marine Lot, and in many cases render it useless for the purpose for which it was acquired. While therefore, the rights of the Crown and the interests of the public require that the claim of the Crown to such lands should be firmly maintained, a sense of justice requires that the equitable claim of the holders of the original Marine Lots should be liberally considered."

"The most practicable way of reconciling these interests, would be to appoint assessors on the part of the Crown and the proprietor of the Marine Lot, or, if it be preferred a jury, to assess the damage done to the original Marine Lot by the creation of a new Marine Lot in front of it. To put up the new Marine Lot to Auction, and to allow the proprietor of the original lot to acquire it at the highest price which may be bid for it, less the sum assessed as the damage done to the original lot. If, however, he should refuse to become the purchaser, then to pay to him out of the price of the new lot the sum assessed as damage."

"Some such arrangeinent would meet the justice of the case. It would of course require modification to meet the peculiar circumstances of individual cases, e.g., when the whole new land is not put up in a single lot. It would also be necessary to provide, that in no case should more be claimable as assessed damages than the amount realised by the sale of the new lot. But points of detail like these can best be settled by the local authorities on the spot. It is sufficient to indicate the general principle on which such cases may be dealt with."

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By order,

(Sd.). W. T. BRIDGES,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Victoria, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1857.

HOWARD versus THE CROWN.

ROBERT KENNEWAY LEIGH,

Civil Engineer,

Member Institute Civil Engineers.

Over 16 years as Engineer in the Colony of Hongkong.

First three years in the Surveyor General's Department assisted in conducting experiments to decide tidal currents in the harbour for sewer outfalls.

Result of these experiments with diagrams given in "Chadwick's Report on the Sanitary Condition of Hongkong ", Colonial Office, November, 1882.

Know the site well, and took measurements and soundings on the 27th April last.

Plan No. 1.

Is traced from a Survey in the Surveyor General's Department and shows the site as it was just prior to the filling in of the slipway in 1879 with the Praya Extension as built added on in red lines and the position of the sections shown on.

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Plan No. 2.

Shows in black three sections taken from the Government Map of Victoria dated 1867 which gives the soundings all along the City. It also shows in blue the same three sections traced from the Government Sections of the Praya Recla- mation and signed by J. M. Price, ciated 1st June, 1888, and further it shows in red the two sections taken by me on 27th April last.

The first two sets of sections show that in the 21 years between 1867 and 1888 the foreshore in the neighbourhood of plaintiffs' Lot increased very conside- rably in depth.

The last set of sections taken now show that in the 8 years between 1888 and 1896 a very considerable silting up has taken place to as much in some places as 7 feet, and there must be some cause for this sudden change.

The first cause I attribute to the pressing out of the mud and silt by depo- siting the pierre perdue embankment of the Praya wall.

That this displacement takes place is shown on all the Government sections of the New Praya, where the pierre perdue is shown as sinking over 20 feet into the bed of the harbour, and these sections were made after careful borings had been taken. This displaced material must be deposited elsewhere and is squeezed out on both sides.

Anyone putting their foot on a muddy road, and seeing how the mud is pressed out will at once be able to see on a very small scale what takes place when this immense mass of thousands of tons of pierre perdue is deposited on the sea bed close alongside the plaintiffs' foreshore, (within 50 feet) Govern- ment Section N

6 of the Praya Reclamation, which is the section where the Reclamation has been stopped shows no less than 250 cubic yards or over 300 tons of material displaced for every yard of sea wall. The length of the return wall is 90 yards and taking it at the same rate something like 22,500 cubic yards or 27,000 tons of material would be displaced, half of which would be forced outward on to plaintiffs' foreshore.

The Wharf being forced up is a proof of the very large mass of material that was being displaced

The next cause is owing to the groin formed by the square end of the Praya Reclamation (see Plan No. 1).

The diagrams attached to Chadwick's report showing the result of the float experiments shows that the flow of the tide at this point is very strong and parallel to the Praya wall, it is clear therefore that any projection into the harbour which stops the flow of the tide must act as a groin, the action and use of which is well known to every Engineer. Groins are used for the purpose of reclaiming land from the sea or rivers and are projections built out of stones, wood, piles or other suitable materials and the New Praya Reclamation stopping off at right-angles to the line of the flow of the tide forms a perfect groin; no better means for the natural reclamation of the foreshore at this point could have been constructed and this silting up will continue to go on so that in a few years the corner formed by this groin will be dry land.

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PALMER & TURNER,

(Sd.)

R. K. LEIGH.

1st May, 1895.

Architects and Surveyors.

J. HOWARD, Esq.

HONGKONG, August 29th, 1895.

Dear Sir,-As requested by you, we on the 19th instant inspected the Fore- shore in front of your Godowns situated on M. Lot No. 184 West Point.

Our inspection was made at low water ordinary Spring tide at 2.57 p.m. We found that the foreshore was exposed to view taking a line from the East Boundary of Godowns 23 feet, on the West Boundary 22 feet and some 26 feet in the centre of Godowns (see sketch plan attached). The foreshore consists on the West side

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of stone, sand and mud, in the centre of stone and sand (here there is a ridge of loose stones extending some distance outwards forming a barrier which we under- stand was the original filling under the old wharf which has recently been removed), and on the East side almost entirely of fine sand, the reclamation works commence about 40 feet from this boundary.

On the West of your Lot is a large drain running under Whitty Street also a nullah a little further West, both of which we should imagine would discharge a considerable amount of sand and mud after heavy rains.

By reference to the plan it will be seen that the Reclamation Works extend outwards 260 feet at right-angles froin the Old Praya and as the end of works is only 40 feet from your East Boundary there is a regular pocket formed between these works and the stone barrier before mentioned, that there might have been a certain amount of silting up of the foreshore on the West side of the barrier we can. understand, but on the East side the whole foreshore being originally free the deposit would be naturally carried farther along or equally distributed along the whole front, but the Reclamation works have effectually stopped this distribution. And. it is our opinion that from the date of the commencement of these works that the foreshore would tend to silt up owing to the effect of the tide eddying in this particular spot and the works themselves must have also caused a large amount of earth stuff to find its way into the sea and thus considerably accelerate the deposit on the foreshore.

We are also of the opinion that any earth, etc. carried into this pocket would naturally be deposited close along the sea wall, and that there might be no perceptible difference in the depth of the water along the lines of the front of the new wall, while there was a very considerable decrease in depth along the old sea wall for some 20 or 30 feet out.

Hongkong, August 29th, 1895.

Yours faithfully,

(Sd.) PALMER & TURNER,

Surveyors, etc.

HONGKONG, 24th September, 1896.

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V. H. DEACON, Esq.

DEAR SIR, I have the honour to forward you the following report on the silting up of the foreshore in front of Marine Lot No. 184 Praya West.

In 1889 Mr. Price, then Surveyor General, lent me the plans and sections of the Praya Reclamation and I had copies made of them. One Section, a copy of which I send you, was taken at right-angles to the Praya Wall at a distance of about 65 feet east of the east side of Whitty Street.

On the 11th and 18th of April, 1896. I made sections of ground in front of Marine Lot No. 184 on four lines, all at right-angles to the Praya Wall at distance of 20, 50, 65 and 80 feet east of the east of Whitty Street, copies of which I send you made on transparent paper. The section at 65 feet is thus taken on the saine line as the one taken by the Government Surveyor in 1888.

The amount of silting up between 1888 when the Government section was taken and April, 1896, can be seen by placing the section taken by me over the Government section. The average amount of silting is between five and six feet.

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The silting up, in my opinion, is caused by the stoppage of the tidal currents. by the Praya Reclamation and the formation of slack water in the bay formed by the end of the Reclamation and the Praya Wall, allowing the suspended matter in the water to settle, and preventing sand, etc., being washed along by the tide.

Yours faithfully,

(Sd.) A. DENISON.

No.

DATE.

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APPENDIX B.

ROWN.

DOCUMENTS PUT IN BY THE CROWN.

Howard and Stephens' Claim.

DOCUMENTS FOR THE CROWN.

PAGE.

11th July, 1898.

10th June, 1905.

June,

Mr. Nicolle's report on godown books, Valuation by Mr. W. Danby,

Qualifications of Mr. A. S. Hooper, Valuation by Mr. Hooper, ...

Comparative list of assessments,

June,

Statement by Mr. Boulton,..

June,

List of assessment: Mr. Chapman,

List of adjoining godowns: Mr. Chapman,

A 1.

Supplementary Documents.

Supplement to Mr. A. S. Hooper's Report, Supplement to Mr. Boulton's Report,

Memorandum on the Accounts of Howard's Godowns from 1898 to 30th June, 1898.

Mr. Nicolle's Memo. of 11th July, 1898.

In accordance with the arrangements made in C.S.O. 1067/98, I went to Mr. Howard's Office at 2.30 on the 7th instant to inspect the books, and I also went there again on Saturday, the 9th instant.

Mr. Howard placed all the books at my disposal and had been courteous enough to prepare for me a statement of the working account from 1885 to 31st December, 1897. These I checked with the books and added the figures for 1st half-year 1898. A Statement marked “A” giving these figures is attached.

In addition to the figures given by Mr. Howard certain payments appeared in the books which I consider may fairly be charged as working expenses although this is a matter of opinion, as Mr. Howard evidently did not think they should be included.

These payments comprise

1. Payment to Mr. Howard for Management.

2. Gratuities to Servants.

3. Share of profit to Compradore.

As regards (1.) I think the cost of management is a fair charge against the working account. Mr. Stephens takes no part in the management and has to bear half the cost.

As regards (2.) these are New Year's gratuities, and I believe it is the customs in firms where such gratuities are paid to enter them as charges in the working account, in fact in the earlier years they figure in the books in the charges account but later they were shown under profit and loss.

As regards (3.) it will be observed that only two payments were made, viz., in 1895 and 1896 and these payments were on account of 1894 and 1895, the two record years. It appears that when Mr. Howard was going on leave late in 1893 he promised the Compradore that if he looked after the business well and that the receipts exceeded a certain sum he would get one-third of any excess, and it appears to me probable that the record receipts in 1895 may be due to this. Mr. Stephens, I understand, objected to any further payments of this nature being made.

A further investigation of the books and a comparison of cash receipts with the gross earnings shewed that some small sums had been written off as bad debts, and these have to be deducted from the gross rentals. Mr. Howard shewed me these sums in the books and agreed with me that they should be deducted.

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I attach a Statement "B" showing the nett income as returned by Mr. Howard and the further deductions which, in my opinion, should be made. Certain small charges for repairs to the pier I have omitted from the statement, as the pier was emorved in 1895 and compensation has already been paid for it.

Law charges in connection with the case I have also excluded.

As regards the questions asked by the Colonial Secretary in his Minute of 4th July, 1898-

(1.) Yes, $270 per mensem.

(2.) A Statement marked "C" of the present wages paid is attached. The higher wages paid in the earlier years, Mr. Howard accounts for by his son having been employed, all the present employees are natives.

The Compradore who draws on $20 a month is said by Mr. Howard to have a large private business of his own.

(3.) The rates of Storage have not been altered for at least 8 years.

(4.) See Statements "A" and "B."

(5.) This information is not easily obtainable. Mr. Howard states that there have often been times when the Godowns were quite full. When I was there on the 9th instant they were more than half full.

Mr. Howard pointed out that the first complete year that the Godowns were in working order was 1887 and that the receipts fell off soon after the pier was removed. I do not know the exact date of the removal of the pier, but I attach a Statement D" of the monthly gross rentals for the years 1894 to 1897 inclusive.

The Director of Public Works in his Minute of 27th May, 1898, points out that the land sold in 1884 for $65,000 and Mr. Howard informed me that the Godowns cost $36,000, so that the total cost of the property would appear to have been $101,000.

The New Godowns on the Praya Extension I should think are responsible for a certain amount of the falling off in rents.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1898.

(Sd.) HILGROVE C. NICOLLE.

A further Statement "E" showing the agreement between the gross rentals and the cash receipts is attached.

(Sd.) H. C. N.

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Statement “A.”-

WORKING ACCOUNT OF HOWARD'S GODOWNS FROM 1885 TO 30TH JUNE,

(PREPARED BY MR. HOWARD.)

1898.

YEAR.

CROWN RENT.

RATES. CHARGES.

INSUR- ANCE.

WAGES.

REPAIRS. TOTAL.

GROSS RENTALS.

NETT RENTALS.

$ C.

$ c.

C. $

1885,.

76.48

75.10

301.00

$ C.

452.58

$ C.

1,373.73

921:15

1886,...

124.50 374.40 185.43

170.54

1,262.00

89.84

2,206.71

7,821.83

5,615,12

1887,...

249.00 816.40

253.18

135.20

1,716.00

24.75

3,194.53 | 14,212.05| 11,017.52

1888,..

249.00 871.00 345.19

97.70

1,327.00

77.90

2,967.79 16,157.18 | 13,189.39

1889..

249.00

858.00 252.94

77.42

994.00

15.80

1890,...

249.00

858.00 .258.03

97.70

1,017.00

30.44

1891,.....

249.00

858.00 225.60

82.42

1,020.00

184.00

1892,.

249.00 858.00 241.86

85.45.

1,031.00

1893,...

249.00 858.00 267.31

95.45

1,109.00

23.75

1894,.

249.00 858.00

363.11

95.45

1,111.00

93.48

1895..

249.00 858.00

269.46

95.75

1,200.00

197.21

2,447.16 16,472.46 14,025.30

2,510.17 | 15,323.12 | 12,812.95

2,619.02 15,102.42 | 12,483.40

2,465.31 | 16,516.19 | 14,050.88

2,602.51 14,494.89 | 11,892.38 ·

2,770.04 17,508.42 14,738.38

2,869.42 18,276.31 | 15,406.89

1896,....

249.00 858.00

237.40

71.37

1,200.00

246.75

2,862.52 12,451.22 9,588.70

1897,...

Volk

249.00 858.00 236.68

90.50

1,200.00

1898,..

249.00 429.00 98.26

600.00

39.44 2,673.62 12,954.40 10,280.78

61.13. 1,437.39 5,159.35 3,721.96

Statement "B."

WORKING ACCOUNT OF HOWARD'S GODOWNS FROM 1885 TO 30TH JUNE, 1898.

(PREPARED BY MR. NICOLLE.)

NETT REN-

YEAR.

TALS FROM

MANAGE-

GRATUITIES SHARE

ΤΟ

MENT.

|STATEMENT “ A.'

SERVANTS.

OF PROFIT- COMPRADORE.

BAD DEBTS

TOTAL.

WRITTEN OFF.

ACTUAL NETT INCOME.

$ C.

1885,

921.15

921.15.

1886,

5,615.12

200.00

200:00

5,415.12

1887,

11,017.52

2,400.00

8,617.52

1888,

13,189.39

2,890.00

2,890.00 10,299.39

1889,

14,025.30

3,240.00

95.00

400.95

1890,

12,812.95

3,240.00

100.00

3,735.95 10,289.35

139.42

3,479.42

9,333.53

1891,

12,483.40

3,240.00

3,240.00 9,243.40

1892,

14,050.88

3,240.00

10,810.88

1893,

11,892.38

2,430.00

75.00

2,505.00

9,387.38

1894,

14,738.38

4,050.00

4,050.00 10,688.38

1895,

15,406.89

3,240.00

55.00.

464.76

89.09

3,848.85 11,558.04

1896,

9,588.70

3,240.00

100.00

400.00

3,740.00

5,848.70

1897,

10,280.78

3,240.00

100.00

3,340.00

6,940.78

1898,

3,721.96

1,620.00

100.00

1,720.00

2,001.96

613

Statement "C."

MONTHLY WAGES LIST-HOWARD'S GODOWNS.

Compradore,

Book-keeper,

Do.

Assistant,

Fireman,

One Man,

Do..

Four Men, at $6,

Cook,

Total,

Statement "D."

20.00

15.00

5.00

12.00

10.00

8.00

24.00

6.00

$ 100.00

STATEMENT SHOWING GROSS MONTHLY RENTALS OF HOWARD'S GODOWNS FOR

EACH OF THE YEARS FROM 1894 TO 1897 INCLUSIVE.

1894.

1895.

1896.

1897.

January,

1,366.29

1,562.89

861.65

1,190.25

February,

996.56

1,684.92

777.85

1,110.12

March,

1,602.94

899.79

1,416.47

768.24

April,

1,575.52

1,950.60

1,099.65

1,051.75

May,

2,213.85

1,780.08

1,293.69

1,041.44

June,

764.57

1,610.31

1,160.44

1,377.90

July,

1,151.33

1,371.37

1,210.26

1,370.95

August,

2,072.55

1,618.53

622.34

1,114.67

September,

1,436.34

1,742.13

625.37 ·

893.70

October,...

1,550.48

1,662.07

569.60

878.13

November,..

1,202.20

1,378.70

量

1,101.21

1,108.62

December...

1,575.79

1,014.92

1,711.69

1,048.63

17,508.42

18,276.31

12,451.22 12,951.40

Monthly Average,

$1,459

$1,523

$1,037

$1,079

614

Statement "E."

AGREEMENT BETWEEN GROSS RENTALS AND CASH RECEIVED HOWARD'S

GODOWNS, FROM 1885 TO 30TH JUNE, 1898.

Year.

1885.

1886,

...

1887,

1888,

1889,

1890,

1891,

...

•

1892,

1893,

1894,

1895,

1896,

1897,

1898,

Deduct―

1889,

Bad Debts,

1890,

1895,

Add-

1898,

Rents due 30th June, 1898,

....

Gross Rentals.

Cash Received.

$ (.

1.373.73

1,165.07

7,821.83

6,740.51

14,212.05

14,209.75

16,157.18

16,054.03

16,472.46

16.402.53

15,323.12

15,233.82

15,102.42

15,562.69

...

16,516.19

16,716.93

14,494.89

13.311.36

17,508.42

15,805.37

•

18,276.31

19,396.46

12,451.22

12,908.18

12,954.40

13,014.42

5,159.35

5,323.78

$183,823.57

$181,844.90

400.95

139.42

89.09

629.46

Deduct

1887,

Money advanced,

$ c. 799.54

1886,

514.68

Insurance Bonuses,

56.81

1886,

Cash advanced,....

36.44

1890,

Cash from Mr. Lasch,

50.00

A 2.

2,806.68

$184,651.58

1,457.47

$183,194.11

Valuation by Mr. W. Danby.

Re Stephens and Howard's Godowns-Marine Lot 184.

HONGKONG, 10th, June 1905.

Report and Valuation on claim to compensation under the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889, Section 8, Clause 6, for alleged injury sustained by Claimants as non-assenting Crown Lessees, by reason of the Reclamation being constructed in front of their Lot.

1. I have been well acquainted with this Lot for many years past, having first surveyed it on the 25th January, 1876, when I was in the. Public Works Department, for the purpose of a new Crown Lease, the then Crown Lessee having been found in the occupation of considerably more ground than he was entitled to.

2. The new Lease was, however, not issued till the 13th September, 1884, Mr. M. J. D. Stephens then being the Crown Lessee, he having purchased the Lot from the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company for $65,000 (or at the rate of about $2 per square foot). Mr. M. J. D. Stephens subsequently (1886) assigned an undivided moiety of the Lot to Mr. Thomas Howard for $32,500. The area of the Lot at the time of the issue of the new Lease was 32,820 square feet.

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3. In 1884 Mr. Stephens was informed by a Surveyor in the Public Works Department that the adjoining owner, Cheong Ying Cheong, had encroached on his Lot, and Mr. Stephens required Cheong Ying Cheong to remove his wall, and, as the latter refused to do so, the former commenced to pull it down. Cheong Ying Cheong sued for an Injunction and damages and I was a witness for him, the Court decided that Mr. Stephens was wrong. Messrs. Howard and Stephens then made a claim against the Government in respect of 339 square feet, being the amount by which the actual area of the Lot was alleged to be less than the leased area. The Government had to admit that their Surveyor had made a mistake, and, in order to settle the claim, offered Messrs. Howard and Stephens a sum of $1,700 in November, 1887. This offer was, however, not accepted.

4. Shortly after the Claimants acquired the property, they erected two-storied Godowns thereon, which cost them :-

Godowns,

Marine Lot No. 184,

Total cost of property to Claimants,

$3.10 per square foot (including buildings).

.$ 36,000 65,000

$101,000

5. The Godowns were completed and in full working order by 1887. The net storage capacity of the Godowns (ie., when full) is about 15,000 Tons (of 40) cubic feet). The Godowns are fairly well built of granite, and are at the present time in what may be called a fair state of repair. In my opinion, their value at the present time as buildings is, say, $50,000. The increase in value is due to the fact that the cost of building has risen considerably since 1886.

6. On the 10th May, 1889, the Praya Reclamation Ordinance (No. 16 of 1889) was passed, for reclaiming a certain portion of foreshore from the sea. All existing Marine Lot Holders Laving property affected by the scheme had the privilege of joining in the project, on condition that they paid the Government the cost of Reclamation immediately opposite their respective properties. Messrs. Stephens and Howard did not consent to join in the movement.

In due course the Reclamation Works were commenced and practically completed by 1st January, 1836, up to a line corresponding with a prolongation of the East Boundary of Marine Lot No. 184, but no part of this Reclamation was opposite the Claimants, Lot

7. About January, 1896, Mr. Howard made a complaint to the Government, and asked for compensation. He alleged that, owing to the construction of the before mentioned Praya Reclamation, his trade as a Godown Keeper had been injured. The matter was referred to myself by the Government to report upon. After going very carefully into the matter, taking soundings, levels and other ob- servations, extending over the whole period of the Low Spring Tides of that Season (ie., March, 1896), and also personally visiting the site many times at the very Low Spring Tides, and occasionally taking photographs, showing large cargo boats moored and discharging flour within 15 to 18 feet off the Praya Wall during some of the extremely low tides, I reported that not only had Mr. Howard's business as a Godown Keeper not been injured by the adjoining Reclamation Works, and that no silting (as he alleged) had taken place in front of his Lot, but, on the contrary, I was able to prove that these Reclamation Works, up to that time, had been of very great benefit to him, I found (and proved by photo- graphs) that at Low Water Spring Tides, cargo boats of all sizes, and containing all kinds of cargo, came up, made fast to the Old Praya Wall, and discharged and shipped cargo when they were not able to lay alongside the New Praya Wall adjoining. This was proved by the previous year (1895) turning out to be Mr. Howard's record year. They therefore did not proceed with the case.

8. Mr. Nicolle, the Government Auditor, in his Report dated 11th July, 1898, Statement B, shews that the average net annual income derived from these Godowns from 1887 to the end of 1895 inclusive, that is, for 9 years, was $10,025 which sum capitalized at 7 % equals 14.28 years' purchase, or, $143,157, I there- fore value the property in 1895 at $143,157.

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9. Basing the values of the property upon the Crown Lease area of 32,820 square feet, I estimate that in 1895 the value of the ground alone was $3 per square foot, equals $98,460. To this must be added the value of the Build- ings, which, as I have already stated, I consider to be $50,000.00, making a total of $148,460.

10. The actual Reclamation Works in front of the Claimants' property was not commenced till the 16th April, 1898, and, previous to that date, there were no obstructions of any kind preventing cargo boats approaching and making fast to the Old Praya Wall in front of Marine Lot No. 184 as of old. The Claimants sold their property on the 11th October, 1899, to the Humphreys Estate and Finance Company for $110,000 ($3.38 per square foot including buildings). I do not consider that this sale is a criterion of the true value of the property, and I think that the low price realised must have been due to the depressd state of the property market. This is shown by the fact that two months later the property sold for $120,000, five months after that for $140,000, and seven months after the last date for $146,000.

11. The Government Rate Books show that the annual rateable value of the property was assessed at $6,600 from 1888 to 1900 inclusive, and in 1901 it was increased to $10,800 and has since risen to $15,300. This shows that, in the opinion of the Assessor of Rates, there was no depreciation in the value of the property caused by the Praya Reclamation, and in this opinion I concur.

12. If the Claimants lost business, as alleged by them, from 1896 onwards, I am of opinion that such loss is probably attributable, in a considerable measure, to the opening in their immediate neighbourhood of many larger and better built and better arranged godowns, with modern appliances.

A 3.

(Sd.) WM. DANBY, M. Inst., C.E.

Qualifications of Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, as a Valuer.

I, Augustus Shelton Hooper, am Secretary to the Hongkong Land Invest- ment and Agency Company, Limited.

In July, 1886, I was appointed and sent out from England by the Secretary of State for the Colonies as Surveyor of Crown Lands and Valuer under the Municipal Rates Ordinance, 1875, Hongkong.

From my arrival in September, 1886, to 30th April, 1889, I devoted the whole of my time to valuations of property for Government purposes, more especially in connection with the annual assessments of same.

On the repeal of the Municipal Rates Ordinance in 1888, I was appointed Assessor under the Rating Ordinance, 1888. My duty during the three years I was Valuer and Assessor was to place such an annual value on each tenement which a tenant may reasonably be expected to pay for same, to enable me to do which, I personally inspected each tenement in the Colony and became conversant with its value. I valued every tenement in the Colony three times for Rating purposes.

On resigning my appointment as Assessor in 1889, 16 years ago, I was appointed Secretary to my present Company, whose business is to invest money on landed property here by way of Mortgage or purchase. All the investments are valued by me. Over $10,000,000 have been invested in Mortgages, and over $4,749,000 in purchases of property.

I know the Claimants' property in question. (M. L. 184) very well indeed, and it was one of the first properties I valued in the Colony for Rateable purposes.

A 4.

Valuation by Mr. A. Shelton Hooper.

Re Stephens and Howard's Godowns,-Marine Lot 184.

HONGKONG, June, 1905.

Report and Valuation on the Claim to Compensation under the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, Section 8, Clause 6, for the alleged injury sustained by the Claimants, as non-assenting Crown Lessees, by reason of the Reclamation being constructed in front of their Marine Lot.

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1. The Claimants purchased their Lot in 1884 for $65,000 at the rate of about $2 per square foot, the area being 32,481 square feet.

2. Taking into consideration that Marine Lot 184 was a corner Lot, having a frontage to Whitty Street, I consider the land to have been of the value of $3 per square foot in 1895. The buildings cost $36,000 in 1885, and I think that an allowance of $50,000 for the buildings in 1895 would be liberal, having regard to the increased cost of building :-

Marine Lot 184-32,481 sq. ft. at $3 per sq. ft, Value of Buildings.

...

$97,443 50,000

$147,443

3. In order to arrive at a valuation based upon the rental of the property, it is necessary to remember that there is a great difference between the rent at which a Godown would let to a person who wished to carry on a Godown business there, and the annual income to be derived by a tenant from the storage of goods in Godown. The latter amount would of course include the profits derived by the tenant from his Godown business, and in valuing the Lot it is necessary to exclude such profits. After taking into consideration all the material I can gather on this subject, I have come to the conclusion that a fair gross yearly rental to be paid by a tenant of the Godowns in 1895 would have been $10,800. From this the usual charges for Crown Rent, Insurance and Repairs have to be made, leaving a nett rental of $10,305.25 which, capitalized at 7%, equals $147,227. The deductions are as follow:

Estimated Gross Annual Rental,

Less:-

.$10,800

Crown Rent,

Insurance, Repairs,

.$249.00

95.75 150.00

494.75

$10,305.25

4. I therefore consider that the value of the Marine Lot and the Buildings in 1895 was $147,443.

5. In April, 1898, the Government commenced to extend the Praya Recla- mation Works in front of the Claimants' Lot, and I am informed that in the Spring of 1899 access to the sea was entirely cut off, and the Lot practically converted into an Inland Lot.

6. On the 11th October, 1899, the Claimants sold their Lot for $110,000 which they allege to have been the value of the Lot as depreciated by loss of access. to the sea.

7. I do not, however, consider that this sale was a fair criterion of the value of the Lot. I think that the smallness of the amount realised must have been occasioned by the temporary depression in the property market at that time, owing, amongst other things, to the tightness of money. This theory is borne out by the fact that very shortly afterwards the property was re-sold at $120,000 and five months later at $140,000 and seven months after that at $146,000. I consider, therefore, that the Lot was not depreciated by the Reclamation Works although the class of business which could be carried on upon the Lot was changed.

8. I have compiled a schedule shewing the annual rateable values of this and a number of adjoining properties similarly affected by the Reclamation for a period of years extending from 1894 to 1901, and this schedule shews the highest total value was reached in 1896; that in the following year there was a drop of less than 0.6%, and this was confined to one property-Marine Lots 204 and 205—and from that date there was a progressive increase which still continues.

9. I am of opinion, therefore, that the Claimants would not have suffered any injury from the Reclamation Works had they not sold their property at an unfortunate moment and at an undervalue.

(Sd.) A. SHELTON HOOPER.

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618

Comparative Statement of Annual Rateable Values of neighbouring Properties.

Annual Rateable Value.

No. of M. L.

Street. No.

Description.

1894-5. 1895-6. | 1896-7. 1897-8. 1898-9. | 1899-0. Í 1900-1.

219

Shop and Dwelling,

360

320

340

220

Godown,

200

280

300

221

200

280

300

222

180

280

300

223

180

280

. 300

300

198

224

300

320

390

400

720

225

300

320

390

400

720

Landing Pier,

...

226

Godown,

300

320

420

400

720

227

300

320

455

420

720

228

300

320

420

720

229

420

720

230

420

720

231

420

400

420

720

232

420

400

420

720

204

233

360

420

400

420

720

234

Flour over Passage,

120

130

240

235

Godown,

420

400

420

720

236

420

400

420

720

237

420

400

420

720.

Landing Pier,

...

238

Godown,

360

420

400

420

430

720

239

400

420

400

420

720

240

·400

400

420

400

4.20

420

.720

205

Praya West.

241

Flour over Passage,

120

130.

130

240

242

Godown,

420

400

420

720

243

360

420

400

420

720

244

390

420

400

420

720

245

390.

390

420

400

420

720

246

420

455

720

247

420

455

720

248

420

455

720

249

420

455

720

186-

250

Flour over Passage,

120

130

420

251

Godown,

420

455

720

252

420

455

720

253

420

720

254

420

720

255

420

720

256

420

720

257

420

720.

185

258

Flour over Passage,

120

145

240

Landing Pier,

...

259

Godown,

420

720

260

420

720

261

420

720

262

3,300

3,600

184-

263

6,600

3,300 7,200

Pier,

190-1

266

264-5 Gas Works & Dwelling, 8,850 Godown,

8,850

8,850 8,850 8,850 8,850 8,850

267

8,400

188-9

8,400 10,800 10,800 10,800 10,800 10,800

268

Pier,

$38,815

38,815 41,630 41,380 42,435 42,765

57,430

17th May, 1905.

(Sd.)

A. SHELTON HOOPER.

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A. 6.

Report of Mr. J. Boulton, A.M.I.C.E. on Messrs. Howard and Stephens' Claim for Compensation in respect of the

Reclamation Works in front of Marine Lot 184.

1. I have been Executive Engineer in the Public Works Department since 15th April, 1889, and, from that date up to the present time, have been engaged on the Reclamation Works. I have also twice been Acting Assistant Director of Public Works.

2. The Reclamation Works under the Reclamation Ordinance of 1889 were constructed in sections, of which Section I was the Westernmost. This extends from a point about 600 feet to the West of the Claimants' Lot to the Sailors' Home. Work on Section I was, at first, only undertaken in front of the Lots to the East of the Claimants' Lot, and this portion was completed at the end of.1895, and was finished off at the West end by a sloping wall opposite Marine Lot 185, carried out at right-angles to the Old Praya.

3. I consider that the effect of the carrying out of the Reclamation Works to the Eastward of the Claimants' Lot was on the whole beneficial to them. The Reclamation sheltered their landing place from the prevailing winds, as well as from the prevailing current, which appeared to set Westward along the Old Praya Wall and to carry silt from the Sai Ying Poon Nullah, and from the Beach (now covered by the Reclamation) which extended nearly all the way from the Nullah to Claimants' premises. The temporary West end of the Reclamation formed a sheltered landing place 250 feet in length, with ample space for stacking and packing goods, which was taken full advantage of by the Claimants' customers.

4. In April, 1898, work was commenced opposite the Claimants' Lot. The first portion of the work consisted of the depositing of a large quantity of pierre perdue along the line of the foundations of the New Praya Wall. This operation took a long time, and, while it was going on, access to the Praya immediately in front of the Claimants' Lot was kept open, a gap, 50 feet wide and 6 feet deep at low water of Spring Tides, being left opposite the Claimants' Lot. This gap was quite sufficient to give all necessary access for cargo boats to the Praya Wall at all states of the tide.

5. The work of depositing earth filling between the lines of the New and Old Praya Walls was commenced in June, 1898, but there cannot have been any appreciable interference with the access of cargo boats to the Praya Wall before the end of December, 1898.

6. I consider that there cannot have been any practical interference with the Claimants' business before the end of 1898.

(Sd.) J. F. BOULTON.

28th June, 1905.

A. 7.

Table of Assessments.

RE HOWARD AND STEPHENS' Godowns-MARINE LOT 184.

Table of Assessments, 1888 to 1905.

Year 1888-89, Assessment, $ 6,600 from 1st July, 1888.

1889-90.

$ 6,600

1889.

1890-91,

$ 6,600

1890.

1891-92,

$ 6,600

1891.

1892-93,

,י

$ 6,600

1892.

1893-94,

$ 6,600

1893.

1894-95.

$ 6,600

1894.

1895-96,

$6,600

1895.

1896-97,

$ 6,600

1896.

1897-98,

$ 6,600

1897.

1898-99,

$ 6,600

1898.

1899-00,

$ 6,600

1899.

1900-01,

$10,800

1900.

1901-02,

$14,935

1901.

1902-03,

$14,935

1902.

1903-04,

$14,935

1903.

1904-05,

1905-06.

$13,200 $15,300

1904.

1905.

N.B.-There has been no important structural alterations during the above period.

(Sd.)

A. CHAPMAN,

Assessor.

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620

List of Godowns at the West End of Victoria on 1st January, 1890, and New Godowns opened between that date and April, 1899.

ALREADY ASSESSED ON 1ST JANUARY, 1890.

NEW GODOWNS OPENED AFTER 1ST JANUARY, 1890.

Date of First Assessment.

Marine Lot No.

Locality.

Marine Lot No.

Locality.

246 243

New Praya, Kennedy Town.

1st Feb., 1898.

(4 godowns)

1st July, 1898.

,, (2 godowns)

1st Jan., 1898.

264; 265 263 260, 261,

1st June, 1895.

1st May, 1894.

262

1st Nov., 1891.

260

Belchers Street.

261, 262

1st July, 1893.

126

Des Voeux Road West.

1st April, 1891.

177, 178 Des Voeux Road West,

(land used for storage) and Queen's Road West

177

(buildings front on

178

Queen's Road West).

179

Queen's Road West.

179

Do.

1st Nov., 1897.

180

Do.

180

Do.

181

Do.

181

Do.

1st July, 1893. 1st Oct., 1893.

182

Queen's Road West and

Des Voeux Road West.

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182

183

Des Voeux Road West.

183

188, 189

184

Do. Do.

188, 189

184

185

Des Voeux Road West and

Hing Lung Lane West.

185

186

Des Voeux Road West,

Sai On Lane and Hing

186

Lung Lane East.

205

Des Voeux Road West and

Sai On Lane,

205

204

Do.

204

198

Des Voeux Road West,

Sai On Lane and On Ning Lane.

198

15th June, 1905.

New Reclamation.

186 204, 205

Connaught Road West.

Do.

198 R.P. 198 A.B.C.

Do.

1st May, 1898. 1st Aug., 1897: 1st Feb., 1899.

Do.

1st July, 1897.

273

Connaught Road West & Des Voeux Road West. Connaught Road West.

105

Do.

106

Do.

90 U.V.

Do.

(4 godowns) (2 godowns)

1st April, 1897.

and 1st Feb., 1899. 1st May, 1894.

1st Nov., 1894.

1st June, 1896. 1st April, 1896.

(Sd.)

. A. CHAPMAN,

Assessor.

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"A"

Supplement to Mr. A. Shelton Hooper's Report.

Howard and Stephens' Godowns.

I was acquainted with the Godowns on Marine Lot 183 before they were reduced in area.

I estimate that the cubic contents were about 728,850 cubic feet.

I see by the assessment that the assessment was $7,000 per annum from 1895 to 1898, then $6,600 from 1898 to 1899.

I estimate the cubic contents of Howard's Godowns at 1,081,789. The buildings are similar in plan and similarly situated.

If Howard's Godowns had been let at the same rate the rent would have been $10,389 for the period 1895 to 1898; $9,796 from 1898 to 1899.

This shows a slight depreciation of the property (Marine Lot 183) which cannot have been caused by the Reclamation as the access to the sea was not impeded.

The newly reclaimed Marine Lot 105 was sold in 1893 for $37,489.16 that works out at $3.76 per square foot.

B 10.

(Sd.) A. SHELTON HOOPER.

Supplement to Mr. Boulton's Report.

Howard nnd Stephens' Godown.

In 1887 the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company under- took to reclaim the foreshore opposite Marine Lots 95, 96, 97, 98 and 105; leaving the old Praya 50 feet wide they were to go out 250 feet from the old Praya Wall, and of the reclaimed area they were to have 200 feet for buildings and to give up the outside 50 feet for the New Praya.

When the 1889 scheme was adopted it was proposed that the Old Praya should be 65 feet wide and the New Praya 75 feet wide, so that the Godown Company had to give up a strip 15 feet wide along their inland frontage and a strip 25 feet wide along the sea frontage, thus reducing the depth of the Godowns and putting them 25 feet further from the sea.

After negotiation they agreed to accept $105,000 for the surrender of these strips.

The area surrendered was about 21,000 square feet, so that the price works out at about $5 a foot, but this is no criterion of the value of the lots.

These lots are also considerably nearer the centre of the Town, and therefore more valuable than Marine Lot 184.

As to silting up-

I surveyed the foreshore opposite Marine Lot 184 in October, 1889, August, 1892, August, 1894, July, 1895, and February, 1896. I produce a plan dated 3rd March, 1896, showing those surveys in detail. There was some slight shoaling from various causes, but nothing that would affect the access of the cargo boats to the Godowns, as the shoaling occurred where the water was deepest.

Ordinary cargo boats have a draught of 6 or 7 feet when fully laden.

After March, 1896, the causes which had produced the shoaling ceased to operate, and judging by my previous surveys I should say that there was no appreciable silting between March, 1896, and 1899.

(Sd.) J. F. BOULTON..

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APPENDIX C.

TRANSCRIPT OF SHORTHAND WRITER'S NOTES.

3rd July, 1905.

Mr. Calthrop opens for the Claimants.

Mr. CALTHROP:-This is a matter that has already been before the various- Courts of this Colony, and also the Privy Council, and the reason for its now coming before Your Excellency and Your Lordship is, because, after the matter had been brought before the Secretary of State for the Colonies in England, Mr. Lyttelton considered that he was not thoroughly satisfied that the Petitioners had received adequate compensation, and it is now stated that the question to be considered is whether or not a further sum ought to be paid to the Claimants for the injury which they allege they have suffered through the making of the Praya. It is admitted now that the Petitioners have no legal right in the matter. They have, as Your Excellency is aware, appeared before the Courts and attempted to substantiate a legal right to damages, but, in that direction, were unsuccessful. The land in question became the property of Mr. Stephens in 1884.

He bought it from the Mortgagees, the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., for the sum of $65,000. That sum was the amount which had been advanced by the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., on this land as Mortgagees. The Mortgagors had bought the land in 1881. Mr. Stephens subsequently assigned a moiety to Mr. Howard. 1884 a new lease of this land was granted by the Crown, and it appeared that when this New Lease was granted by the Crown, there was a mistake made as to the area, in consequence of which mistake, I believe, after having started building on their land, they found they had encroached on the land of a neighbour- ing Lessee, and it turned out that the Crown had granted them more land than they had a right to do. In consequence of this, Mr. Howard and Mr. Stephens made a claim for the value of 339 sq. feet-the deficiency in area.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL :-The question is whether the award made by Governor Black was or was not sufficient to cover all claims and demands made by the Claimants.

Mr. CALTHROP:-The amount of compensation allowed by the Government in connection with this 339 feet (and I suggest that they acted on the assumption that the land was worth $5 per square foot) was $1,700. This offer was made in 1887. I understand that Mr. Danby is going to be called. Mr. Danby says in his statement that in the year 1884 they gave us the 339 feet short, and in consequence they offered us $1,700, which works out at $5 per square foot, and he goes on to say (which is perfectly true) that we did not accept it. With regard to that action, I think the sum of $3,300 was paid in addition to the sum of $1,700. I suggest that when they made the offer to us of $1,700, that offer was made on the idea that the land was worth $5 per foot. In 1887 the Godowns were completed, and Mr. Howard took possession, and started in business as a Godown Keeper. In May, 1889, the Praya Reclamation Ordinance was passed. In 1888, there was a letter which was put in the Petition of 1903 at page 16. It is a letter from the then Colonial Secretary; it is on page 18, and in it he deals with the method of compensation. [Reads letter, starting from "the foreshore belongs to the Crown" down to "reclamation in front of it".] There the Gov- ernment state that they consider an Owner whose Lot, having been originally a Marine Lot, is turned into an Inland Lot, shall receive compensation, that com- pensation being the difference in value to himn brought about by the change. In à letter in that same Petition at page--

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Is it the difference in value to him?

Mr. CALTHROP:-The difference in value of the land. It makes no difference to him. There is no doubt that everybody knew that land having a sea-frontage would fetch a greater price per square foot than land that has not a sea-frontage, and it was well known that this land which was a Marine Lot would be worth less as an Inland Lot than it would be as a Marine Lot. In a letter written by Mr. Howard in 1892, and published in page 49 of the Appendix to the Petition,

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he summarises his reasons.. Mr. Howard goes into the question and gives his reasons for not having joined in the Reclamation scheme. Had he joined, he would have been entitled to take up the land in front on certain terms. [Reads from letter in Petition.] In the last paragraph but one he says [reads from Petition again], and he contended that he was entitled at that time to come in under the Ordinance and ask His Excellency the Governor for compensation. In August, 1895, (I am still referring to the same book, page 60) complaints were made by Mr. Howard on account of the silting up, and he also enclosed a report on this silting up by Messrs. Palmer & Turner. In answer to that letter he was told that he had better wait until the Reclamation works were complete, and then send in his claim for compensation. In page 68--the Claim was sent in, in which he suggested at that time that the Government should take over the property, and he valued the land then at $282,459, and he puts the loss of rentals for 1896 and 1897 together at $10,944. On page 70-there is another letter from Mr. Howard--16th June 1898-addressed to the then Colonial Secretary, in which he complains again about silting, and in paragraph 4 he says [reads from letter in Petition.]

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-It may be well to mention that 6 years pre- viously the Praya Reclamation Ordinance had been passed, one section of which debars all Marine. Lot Owners from all claim to compensation. Therefore, in 1889, the right of which he speaks of having was taken from him.

Mr. CALTHROP :-As I have stated before, we admit that we have no legal or equitable right whatsoever. That has already been shewn by the litigation which has taken place between my Clients and the Crown, but it was recognised by the Ordinance that there was a moral right, see Section 6, Sub-section 7 [reads from Ordinance.]

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-There are two distinct classes of compensation.

Mr. CALTHROP:-The question whether the then Acting Governor's award was sufficient is the question which the Colonial Secretary has asked you to decide, and that does not deal with the question of legal right at all.

We come here asking for such a sum as you think we ought to receive for compensation for any injury, which the Petitioners may have sustained. It is perfectly true that, although there has been a suggestion by the Petitioners that they have not received the right amount, and, although this amount has been considered by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, they think there is still something to be said. Still, if Your Excellency should think that nothing more should be given to us, then I submit there is nothing further we can do in connection with this matter. page 81-General Black made his award. He said that he thought the sum of $15,000 was all they were entitled to for the loss they had incurred by the change of their Marine Lot into an Inland Lot, and also it was to include any sum they might have lost by the works during the progress of the works. I will now cone to the Petition of Right. The Petition was presented in 1899-

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Remember please that what we are now trying to arrive at is your opinion as to the loss incurred by Messrs. Howard and Stephens, and the data on which your opinion is formed.

Mr. CALTHROP-I was going on with the data on which we went in 1899, and that on which the Governor also went. In this Petition, in paragraph 8, the Claimants say [reads from l'etition]—

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Your Excellency must administer justice on recognised principles, otherwise we shall not know how to address the Court. I take it you will be guided by the regular principles of law in fixing the compensa- tion. Assuming General Black to have proceeded on a right principle, he has awarded sufficient or insufficient, but it does not mean Your Excellency is to depart from recognised principles in awarding.

Mr. CALTHROP :-I consider, however, that he did arrive—

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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL I hold that the Ordinance says that the Governor shall not compensate for loss owing to the works. It was at a man's own option to come into the Works, and, if he did not come into the Works, then that was his own loss. [Refers to Chief Justice Carrington's Judgment.]

Mr. CALTHROP-I quite agree that on that Section we have no legal claim, but the Section I rely on is sub-section 6 [quotes Section.] I admit that we have no legal right; we merely rely upon the mercy of the Governor.

There was to be no appeal to any legal tribunal.

HIS EXCELLENCY :-What do you consider was the object of that?

Mr. CALTHROP:-It was to save time and trouble, and to have things as simple as possible. I am going to refer to the Petition of Right in Suit 94 of 1899 paragraph 8, [reads from Petition.] I will now read the answer of the Government [reads para. 5 of Answer.] This answer was filed on the 16th day of May, 1900. and I want to call Your Excelleny's attention to the basis on which they valued our loss at that time. They said, in answer to our Petition, that the land was only worth $2 per foot at the time, instead of $5, and then they went on to say that the whole together was only worth $101,000.

HIS. EXCELLENCY:-I see that you valued your own loss at the time at $90,000 for depreciation and that you value it now in the Statement of Claim at $172,000. The land with buildings thereon before the reclamation work were carried out was formerly valued at $200,000 and now is put at $282,000.

Mr. CALTHROP:-With the buildings thereon we admit a value of about $200,000.

HIS EXCELLENCY :-$172,000 instead of $90,000 is a considerable alteration.

Mr. CALTHROP :-That was based on the valuation which had been made.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-That was based on what he thought the value was.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Was the valuation of $200,000 made before or after the valuation of $282,000?

Mr. CALTHROP:-One is $225,000, and the other estimate is $280,000. In the evidence before Your Excellency, you will notice there is a great difference between the valuations; that valution of $282,000 was made by Messrs. Leigh & Orange. The other is simply a valuation made by Mr. Howard. He was estimating it on a monthly rental. He first states that he lost $25,000 on rent, and then goes on to say about the depreciation. There he valued it at $200,000, because he had an offer in the year 1888 of $200,000.

We are quite prepared to prove this offer, only the Crown have .objected strongly to our bringing in oral evidence. I was going to point out that in this estimate I admit there is a difference, but there is also a very great inconsistency with the estimate on which the Government had based the $15,000; I am refer- ring to paragraph 5. They there admit that we suffered some loss during the construction of the reclamation. They also go on to say that there has been depreciation in value, that the total value of the land is only $2 per square foot, and with the buildings about $101,000. If the Government at that time were correct in their estimate, it is quite clear that we lost nothing at all by the diminution, if I may call it, of the capital value of the property, but the only loss suffered was from the interference with our business while the works were going on. They paid us at that time $15,000, and, as I pointed out, we suffered no loss on the capital value. The $15,000 was offered to us while the Praya Reclamation Works were going on. I was going on to say that since then a further amount was offered to us on the basis that the square foot value of the land was only $2. If it had been $3, it seems to be perfectly clear that the sum they ought to have paid us, in addition, was another $1 on the foot, which would have been a sum of $32,800. Now, I refer again to the Report which has been made by Mr. Danby, and I should like to refer to paragraph 9. In paragraph 9, Mr. Danby on behalf

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of the Crown says that [referring to Mr. Danby's Report] it is worth $3, and he bases his calculation on this basis that it is worth $3 per square foot and not $2 per square foot. At the same time, Mr. Danby had to consider the fact that the sum of $15,000 had already been paid, and he also had to consider the fact that $18,000 had been voted, making a sum of over $33,000. That sum corresponds almost exactly with the sum of $1 per square foot which is due to us. In their calculation nothing is laid down for depreciation during the years we were interfered with, and now Mr. Danby says, as you will see in paragraph 7, that we did not suffer any loss at all, and this interference, in fact, was rather a benefit to us. Now, we want to call your Excellency's attention that, here, the Crown had entirely neglected the basis on which their calculation was made. In 1900 the only reason they had for offering that $15,000 was because we had suffered a loss during the continuance of the work, but had not suffered anything through depreciation. That was on the basis of $2 per foot, and now they admit that it ought to be $3.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Was the only basis they worked on loss during the work?

Mr. CALTHROP-They paid us $15,000; that could not have been for depreci- ation in the capital value. They say it was only worth $2 per foot; it brought $110,000. Now, they say it was worth $3 per foot. They ought to have paid us $32,800 more.than they paid at that time.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-Governor Black's Award was long anterior to the date to which you have been referring.

Mr. CALTHROP:--It refers to the time when we were offered $15,000. Now Mr. Danby, says it is worth $3. At the same period-1895-he says it is worth $3 per square foot. So I say there is a loss to which we are entitled, and that is $18,000. Mr. Danby, as I am going to shew, says that those works which we complained about so much, were no injury to us, and he went on to say that they were rather a benefit. He says [reading from Mr. Danby's Report] and he does not offer anything at all for the loss sustained during that period. Now, Your Excellency, I would like to draw your attention to the Treasury Minute, and, in that minute, nothing was allowed us during that period of our loss.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL :-Not because we believed your land was worth a dollar per foot more, but we offered it on Musso's claim; we did not offer it to you because we thought your land was worth any more.

Mr. CALTHROP :-I am only taking the statement which Mr. Danby makes now, and that is that the land was worth at that time $3 per square foot. Now, there is another matter which I am going to deal with, and that is the fact that there has been no alteration from the time that the Godowns were first rated until the time it ceased to be our property. It was always rated on the basis of $6,600. I am going to explain how it was. People are not in the habit of quarrelling, when their property is rated very much under its real value. It was rated in 1888 at $6,600, and very probably that is the right value to have placed on it at that date. Under the old Rating Ordinance of 1888, an owner of property, if he is an owner of Godowns, has only to fill in the tonnage capacity of his Godowns. We had no reason to complain that the Government undervalued it. All we had to do was to fill up the storage capacity. I was going to point out that it was very probably tightly rated in 1888, but there is very little doubt that as time went on the property became worth considerably more than $6,600. The old Ordinance reads [reads from Ordinance]. Of course when our Godowns first -opened, naturally enough, we did not make then the amount which we did later on.

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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-There was no depreciation in the value of your Lot between the date of the Ordinance and 1899.

Mr. CALTHROP :-As a matter of fact, the value went up very much. J take--

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-The business went up very considerably.

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Mr. CALTHROP:-The principle on which we ought to have been rated is this: we ought to find out what a hypothetical tenant would pay, and from that value we ought to have deducted the Crown Rent. The value of property was also going up and down it was going up chiefly. I may point out that the way in which it was rated was not on the rental value, but on the capacity.

HIS EXCELLENCY :-Was it always rated on that capacity?

Mr. CALTHROP :-After we left it they must have inade an investigation, not on the tonnage capacity, but on its letting capacity, which is the proper method. In our time the rental never appeared under the rental value.

There was never any rental value to appear. They simply filled in the tonnage capacity, and that always remained the same. How they came to the conclusion, I do not know, I only suggested that going on the rating value is utterly misleading, because it is unfair. I think anyone would say that the rental value was more than $6,600. As a matter of fact, it would probably be $10,000. It would be half-full all the year round. Tonnage capacity they take for all the year round.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL :-We say that the land did not depreciate in value. It always remained the same..

Mr. CALTHROP :-There was one matter I was going to call Your Excellency's attention to, and it was where Mr. Howard refers to the basis on which compen- sation should be given, and that is where he refers to a former case of compensation, where it was held [reading from Petition-"In no case should we get more damages, etc.] In 1857 when there was another Reclamation Scheme-

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-The Reclamation Scheme of 1857 can have no bearing whatever on the Reclamation Scheme of 1889.

As I have said before, we

Mr. CALTHROP-I am not arguing a point of law. are not here with any legal right. We have already been told by the Colonial Secretary that we are not to take it as a legal right. We have got to take what- ever Your Excellency may choose to order. I was going to say that the new Lot was sold for $133,500, then the right for a pier was sold for $15,000, making a total of $148,000.

IIS EXCELLENCY:-- You have already been compensated for your pier, so that the matter of the pier would not come into this question.

Mr. CALTHROP :-We are only asking for compensation on the Lot itself. I was just pointing out that the whole thing was about $115,000 and—

HIS EXCELLENCY :-The Marine Lot Owners paid a certain amount for the Reclamation.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL :----They made a clear profit over the affair.

Mr. CALTHROP :-Now, with regard to the evidence which I was going to put before Your Excellency, I do not know whether you wish ne to read it over.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-We will take the documentary evidence with which we have been supplied as read. I understand that in the first instance you are going to support your contention that the value of the lot before reclamation was $282,000 by the evidence of Messrs. Leigh & Orange?

Mr. CALTHROP:-I am going to take it where it ceased to be a Marine Lot. I am only going to call your attention to the valuation of Messrs. Leigh & Orange. They, at that time, thought the property would cease to be a Godown, and simply valued the Lot without the buildings.

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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL-What about this question of compulsory sale, referred to in Messrs. Leigh & Orange's Report?

Mr. CALTHROP:-The Claimants do not intend to put forth any claim for compulsion. We were not obliged to sell at the time.

The next report is by Mr. Leigh with regard to the silting up.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL-I would draw Your Excellency's attention to the fact that in the Claimants' Statement of Clain filed herein, they make no mention whatever of silting, and, if they persist in going on with such claim, then it will be necessary for me to ask for an adjournment. We have some very voluminous. material on this matter. In this connection I would like to draw your attention to the Praya Reclamation Ordinance [reads from Praya Reclamation Ordinance.]

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Mr. CALTHROP-I want to put in Mr. Leigh's evidence.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL :-You made no claim for damages before 1896.

Mr. CALTHROP-I also want to put in the papers wherein we claim for silting- up. The interference to which we refer between the years 1895 and 1899 was the silting-up. With regard to Mr. Leigh's evidence, this is a report made; Mr. Leigh is not here now. It is referred to on page 70 of the Petition.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL :-This matter I say is irrelevant.

-This matter I say is irrelevant. The Ordinance starts with a preamble that the whole Foreshore was silting up [reads from Ordin- ance.] Whatever the Claimants may have thought, I contend that they could have no possible claim for silting up.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Why is the particular time of the silting up different to any other time?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL :-There was no right after 1889. The right was absolutely extinguished in 1889.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-I am sitting here to inquire whether the Claimants did incur loss apart from their legal rights to compensation.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-They could not lose. In 1889 an Ordinance is pass- ed which absolutely extinguishes their rights. Section 7 lays down-[reads from Ordinance.] Let us assume that Mr. Stephens had a right to land cargo on the wharf; at the expiration of the time mentioned, he had no right, but the Govern- ment permitted him to continue doing so as an act of grace, to which he had absolutely no right, either equitable or legal. And now he wants you to compensate him in 1896 for what was done in 1889.

Mr. CALTHROP-During the whole of that time we are supposed to have no right at all, we were paying Crown Rent on a Marine Lot. The Attorney General and Sir William Goodman must have taken a different view; if there was no legal, then there was certainly a moral right. In connection with this Report by Mr. Leigh, we cannot compel the attendance of a witness. This document has been in the possession of the Government since 1896. The Crown have got Mr. Danby who can criticise it as much as he likes.

Mr. CALTHROP :-We were going to put in Mr. Leigh's evidence, and then the next thing we have here is a Survey Report by Palmer & Turner, and one by Mr. Denision, dated 24th September, 1896.

[The Attorney General, for the Crown, objects to the admission of evidence relating to silting up.]

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-The Petitioners propose to give evidence in respect of loss caused them by certain silting up. This, I submit, arises out of a miscon- ception on their part of the rights of the Crown Lessee as against the Crown. The whole rights of the Petitioner depend upon the construction put upon the Crown Lease of Lot No. 184; you will find the counterpart of that Lease, on page 50 of the Privy Council Proceedings, Column A. Well, the first misconception is given expression to by the Petitioner in the Petition to the King at paragraph 4; the

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Petition is dated 22nd May, 1903, and in paragraph 4 thereof [reads from Peti- tion.] When the Petitioner inserted that statement, he evidently had in his mind what we would call at law an "easement", that is to say he thought he had an easement to the Praya Front, or in other woads, a privilege pertaining to himself as the holder of the Marine Lot, to the exclusive use, I take it, of the Praya and the approaches thereto, whereas, Messrs. Howard and Stephens had no right whatever to the exclusive use of or access to the sea, but they had the usual right, which all the public have, namely, to use the Praya for the purpose of access to and from the Sea. Now, such an easement as they claim can only be acquired in two ways, that is to say, it must either be expressly stipulated in the Crown Leuses or implied from the fact of the sea being a boundary to their land. If you look at the Lease itself, you will find there is not granted a right of any kind whatsoever to use the Praya to land cargo. There is no express right given to Messrs. Howard and Stephens over anybody else, nor could they at any time have prevented me or anybody else from landing goods immediately opposite their Godowns, unless they had a Wharf under license from the Crown, but they had no claim on the fore- shore, nor had they any right or interest whatever, apart from the general public right. There is no express grant of an easement, and you can never have an easement except by express grant, or by a riparian right, which carries with it the absolute right to the use of the sea. There is nothing of the kind in the docu- ment, and if you will look at the thirteenth line from the bottom of that counter- part Lease, you will find that the boundary of the Leasehold is the Praya. Under the Crown Grant, he has no rights to the other side of the Praya, but, I concede, that he had in common with all Her Majesty's subjects the use of the Praya, but he had no right of access by which he could claim compensation any more than any other person in Hongkong; it is a common general right. I say, therefore, that this evidence as to silting up of the property of the King's foreshore, the King's highway, in front of Mr. Stephens' land, is absolutely irrelevant for the purpose of the Inquiry here to-day, because no one can get damages for the depri- vation of supposed rights. They must be actual rights.

They must be actual rights. Now this misconception is shared in by the Complainants and those who support them; I say that their evidence speaks of the Plaintiffs' sea, and refers to the foreshore as their foreshore. All the foreshore, unless it be taken out of the power of the Crown, belongs to the Crown [reads from Section 7 of the Ordinance, Revised Edition.] I submit that this Section certainly vested the foreshore in the Crown. This Section goes on to say [reads from Ordinance.] Seventeen years after that Ordinance was passed, we cannot take the evidence of Mr. Stephens as to silting up. These rights are absolutely extinguished. He is offering you the evidence of something which occurred to this property in 1895 or 1896, whereas an Ordinance was pas- sed 7 years before, which said he had no right. That clause distinctly declares that no claim to any compensation in respect of depreciation by reason of this work shall be entertained. The whole claim to the foreshore is absolutely imagi- nary. If the Government are to compensate the Lot-holders by reason of loss of access to the sea, they would strictly have to compensate everybody whether he is a front Lot-holder or not. The case of the Marine Lot Holder in Hongkong under the Leasehold, is not the same as the case of the Marine Lot Holder in Singapore. There it was held that a Lot folder had absolute right of access to the sea, because his boundary was the sea.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-If there were no rights, why should the Governor give compensation? The Claimants say that their property was depreciated by reason

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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-As the Government is a paternal Government, and it does not like anyone to be hurt, it puts this clause in. Still, you may give a solatium; you may give what you think in your absolute discretion is reasonable; that which a Judge could not give. Clause 9 is explained by C. J. Carrington in his Judgment [reads from C. J. Carrington's Judgment, at bottom of 20.] In Carrington's Judgment, Your Lordship, these words appear-[reads from Judgment again.] Mr. Francis argued that there must have been power to give compensation for depreciation, or this language would not have been used- [reads from C. J. Carrington's Judgment, p. 21.] I wish here to call your

attention to the opening words of Section 9 [reads from Section 9 of the Ordinance. That shews that nobody is entitled to compensation for depreciation. The injury referred to in Sub-section 6 of Section 7 must mean loss other than bý

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depreciation. It means that there may be causes for which a man may come ad miserecordiam, but it shews that there must be some special cause existing for consideration in their case, and a special cause cannot be compensation for depreciation. It is for them to say what this cause is. It cannot be depreciation, because the Ordinance says he is not to have it. It may cost him more to work his Godowns, and, while you do not give him any compensation for depreciation, you give him compensatiou for extra work, and, further, were the Governor to grant him compensation for depreciation, then the Governor would be doing that which is wrong, because the Ordinance says distinctly that he is not to do it. The Ordinance says-[reads from Ordinance.] It is not a case of compulsory sale. These people had an opportunity of coming into the Scheme and they would not do it. They say they have incurred heavy losses; their loss is, firstly, through their own action, and, secondly, by their want of judgment in selling the property for $110,000, which very shortly afterwards sold for $146,000. This Ordinance was for a mutual co-operative scheme, in which the Lot-holders took advantage by coming into the scheme. The property belongs to the man; if it depreciates in value he is entitled to be compensated for it. Therefore, the position was this in 1889, and any supposed right which Mr. Stephens had was declared by Section 6 of the Old Ordinance to be absolutely and entirely extin- guished. This silting did not take place until after that. I say that, even if this Ordinance was not passed, he could not get any damages unless the property belonged to him. He is not a riparian owner; his rights therefore properly are enclosed within the 4 corners of the boundary, and one of those is the sea. The Praya is a Portuguese word, which means "Road." The Assessor will bear me out in saying that this boundary was in existence years before his Lease was granted. Therefore, how can the Petitioners possibly claim to have any rights over the foreshore? I would refer you to 13 Appeal Cases, page 192. That was a case in the Privy Council, in which there was a Petition of Right against the Government of the Straits Settlements. It was held in that case that the Petitioner, by virtue of his tenement, had the same right of access to the sea as a riparian owner had in respect of a river-[reads from the Attorney General of the Straits Settlements v. Wemyss, 13, Appeal Cases, page 192.] These gentlemen are not in occupation of land adjoining the sea; they are in occupation of land adjoining the road. In arguing for them, Sir Horace Levy argued that as the land adjoined the sea with a frontage thereto, the Respondent had a private right of access to the

Sir Horace impressed this upon their Lordships.

sea.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Was it in the power of the Government to give compensa- tion for depreciation through reclamation of the foreshore?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-You certainly cannot give it for depreciation. and, if General Black did give it for depreciation, then I contend that he had done what he was told not to do by the Ordinance. Here, in the case of Attorney General, Straits Settlement, v. Wemyss, the point was that the owner had a private right of access. Lord Hobhouse in giving judgment says the land was bounded by the sea. In the present ease the Claimants' property was not bounded by the sea, but by the road. But, in Wemyss' case, because it was bounded by the sea, he had the right. If the Claimants could establish that they were riparian owners, then they would have the right of access which is accorded to riparian owners. Again, my learned friend would say that the right of access applied to Marine Lots, and not to given boundaries; but, when you give a general description, then they have no right whatever to land on the other side of the road. The quantum of Petitioners' legal rights is very important in estimat- ing the quantum of compensation if they have any legal right.

You cannot enforce the legal right to an equitable right. My point is that Stephens never had any right of access to the sea. They have not riparian rights. It is submitted that no case has been shewn by the Petitioners to substantiate their claim for compensation. I wish to say this that it is manifest these works were being done by the Government for the general assistance of the Public, and it bears upon this general question of the Reclamation Works. They referred yesterday to some letters written by the Colonial Secretary in 1888, stating that a certain principle of compensation had been laid down. I now hold that the Colonial Secretary's letter must be controlled by the Ordinance. The superior document controls the latter. Again, there is the fact that in October, 1903, the Government offered

some money.

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Mr. CALTHROP:-I was

I was going to point out that what I understand.is to be barred is any legal or equitable right which can be enforced in a Court of law. was referring to page 21 in the record of the Privy Council Appeal. In the first place I would refer you to Section 8, Sub-section 6, namely [reads from Ordinance.] By that the right is wholly taken away, and there is substituted for it a chance of obtaining compensation from the Governor. In Sub-section 6 it refers to the whole matter, and then it goes on and deals with the question of foreshore. I think it refers to no legal compensation.

HIS LORDSHIP-There is no right of action for injuries caused by Public Works.

Mr. CALTHROP-Sub-section 6 says that the Governor may give compensation for any injury.

HIS LORDSHIP:-That is to the Marine Lot Holders.

For

Mr. CALTHROP-I mean any injury which he has been put to through the works. A person buying a Marine Lot, buys it not with the idea that the Government will cut off the access to the sea the following day. I think the whole 50 feet road which went along for the two miles belonged to the Government. instance, there was a large property sold in Kowloon recently, and it would never have been bought had the Government said to the Purchasers, "now we are going to cut you off."

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Your contention is that if compensation is to be awarded, it should be awarded under Sub-section 6.

HIS EXCELLENCY :-After consultation with the Legal Assessor, I have decided: that the Court must hear the evidence on the subject of silting.

[The Claimants' witnesses were then cross-examined.]

CROSS

CROSS EXAMINATION OF THE CLAIMANTS' WITNESSES.

3rd July, 1905.

First Witness-Mr. James Orange (of the Firm of Messrs. Leigh & Orange.)

Mr. POLLOCK (cross-examining on behalf of the Crown):-I see, Mr. Orange, you say in your Report that according to Valuation No. 1, you value the Lot, as a Marine Lot, in 1895, and before the Praya Reclamation Works, at $5 per foot?

A-Yes.

Q-First of all, how do you get $5 per foot?

A-I valued it in several ways; one fact that guided me a good deal was the value placed by the Government in 1887 on 339 square feet, which was resumed by the Government from this very Lot. For this 339 square feet $1,700 was offered by the Government, but was not accepted by Mr. Howard. Also in the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, the sum put aside for compensating the owners of Marine Lots 95, 96, 97, 98, and 105, was $105,000.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Which are the numbers?

A--95, 96, 97, 98, and 105. [Witness points out on the Plan the Lots referred to, and explains that the numbers have since been altered.

Q-Would you mind, Mr. Orange, telling us what are the numbers of these Lots now?

A-I cannot say; they are now Inland Lots.

Q-Can you tell us the area resumed of these Lots?

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A-I believe it was 21,000 square feet.

Q-On what basis did you value these Lots ?

A-On the statement of Mr. Howard, on affidavit, in his Petition to the Government.

Q-Mr. Howard said it ought to be $5 ?

A-No. I think he said it was-

Q-To which Petition do you refer?

Mr. CALTHROP:-The Petition of Mr. Howard; Section 12.

Q-How does it begin?

Mr. CALTHROP (reading from Petition):-"Section 7 of the said Ordinance recites, inter alia, that it had been agreed that the cost of the said works should "include a sum not exceeding $5,000 for preliminary expenses, a sum not exceeding "$180,000 by way of compensation to owners of wharves and piers along the line "of the proposed reclamation, and a further sum not exceeding $105,000 for the "purchase of a portion of the land in course of reclamation opposite Marine Lots “Nos. 95, 96, 97, 98 and 105 near your Petitioners' Lot, being at the rate of $5 per square foot for the land required for the purpose of widening the Old Praya "from 50 feet to 75 feet.

Q-Mr. Orange, do you know, as a matter of fact, whether or not the area resumed of 95, 96, 97, 98 and 105 contained 21,000 square feet?

A-I do not know.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-Then the whole structure tumbles to the ground.

(Witness continuing):-The Petition says at the rate of $5 per foot.

Q-You do not know as a matter of fact whether it was 21,000 square feet or not?

A-No. My third reason for valuing the Lot at $5 per foot was that it was sold in 1881 to a Chinese, for $80,000, and the Crown Lease area then was 32,820 square feet, which made an absolute value then of $2.53 per square foot. I did not consider it unreasonable that in the interval between 1881 and 1895 (nearly 14 years) the value should double. It has been a usual event in the Colony for land to double in value. With regard to the sale to Mr. Stephens, he got the land cheaply. How he got it so cheap, I think, was because it was a Mortgagee's sale. It was originally a slip

It was originally a slip and was known as McDonald's Slip. Mr. McDonald sold it for $75,000. It must have been before 1881 that that sale took place.

Q-Bought by an opposition business?

A-Yes. Then they sold it to Chinese, and then Mr. Stephens got it for $65,000. This shows the working out of the other Valuations 2 and 3.

Q-In arriving at Valuation 1, you were influenced by the fact that it was a Godown business?

A-The valuation is certainly influenced by what you can do with the land, and what you can put on it.

Q-Then you were influenced by the fact that it was a Godown business?

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A-No. I was confirmed in my opinion.

Q-Do the valuations you arrive at on bases 2 and 3, in any way affect your valuation on 1 ?

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A-No.

Q-It did not rest upon them?

A-They confirmed it.

Q-Your Valuation No. I wanted some confirmation ?

A-Certainly.

Q- -May I ask, did you make Valuation No. 1, or did Mr. Leigh?

A-We made it together.

Q-Who worked out the price?

A-I cannot say; probably we did it together. I have no recollection.

QDid you take into consideration the fact that these premises were used as godowns?

A-No. The valuation was on the basis of land only.

Q-This particular piece of land, or land generally?

A-The price of this particular land I would get by seeing what land along- side it was worth, and then I would look for a confirmation by the rate of rentals

Q-Do you mean by rentals coming in?

A-No; by seeing what the total valuation was, and deducting the value of the buildings from the value of the land.

Q-And you were influenced partly by the fact of the Government having offered to pay $5 per foot for this small bit of land; that was one of the ingredients?

A-One of the facts.

Q-Is not Lot 95 nearer the centre of the Town than 184?

A-Yes.

Q-How far; can you tell us?

A-About a quarter of a mile.

Q-95 is East of the Sailors' Home?

A-Just.

Q-And the other Lots were just by the Sailors' Home, adjoining 95 ?

A-95 adjoins the Sailors' Home.

-What about 96 and 97 ?

Q-

A-They also adjoin the Sailors' Home; they are all East of the Sailors'

Home.

Q-They are all East, roughly, a quarter of a mile of Marine Lot 184 ?

A-Yes.

Q-Would you put any different value on Marine Lot 184 as between taking the year 1895 and, say the end of the year 1898, the date of your Report? You remember when you made your Report, I think the filling-up was begun; access was not stopped at that time?

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A-I think access was stopped. The Wharf, I see, was removed.

Q-Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that access had not been stopped at that time, will you make any difference between 1895 valuation, and the end of 1898 ?

A-I should say it was rather more. The general rule is a steady increase in the value of property.

-Does not property vary a great deal in value ?

A-It fluctuates a little, but, taking it altogether, there is generally a steady increase.

Q-As regards Valuation No. 4, what do you mean by Lot now"?

"value as an Inland

A-I suppose I considered it as an Inland Lot no longer used for Godowns.

Q―Did you consider that the value of the land as Godown land at the time your Report was gone?

A-I certainly did.

Q-At the time you made your Report in December, 1898, were not cargo boats still coming alongside the Praya in front of Marine Lot 184 ?

A-I do not know; I think so. I spoke with the knowledge that access was going to be stopped. I treated it as if it were already stopped.

Q-In view of that fact, your idea was that this property could not be used as Godown land any more, and that was what made you assess the value of build- ings as old materials ?

A-Yes.

Q-Otherwise you would have put a much higher value on the buildings hap you known they were going to be used as Godowns?

A-The actual value at that time was $55,620.

Q-At that time boats were still coming alongside in front of Lot 184; will you please tell us how did you arrive at your calculation of $2.50 per foot?

A-I see a note that we made a valuation for other properties quite close to the Lot in question, I believe Nos. 202 and 204; the present numbers of these Lots are, I think, 213 and 225.

Q-Can you tell the actual Lot numbers, and are they East of Lot 199?

A-No. They are not East of 199; 213 and 225 are the numbers. certain they are not East of 199.

Q-When did you make that valuation ?

A-July 2nd, 1895, and it seemed to me to suited this particular valuation as an Inland Lot. 225 are the numbers.

foot?

Q-What were they used as ?

A-As Godowns and a Chinese Store.

-What value did you place upon these?

I am

be just one of the cases that There were 2 houses; 213 and

A-One was valued at $1.60 and the other at $2.00 per square foot.

-You say that you went by that valuation in arriving at $2 per square

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A-Yes. I had it actually in my mind. I have not the original report; it is in our letter-book.

Q-If one was $1.60 and the other $2.00, how did you come to put this a $2.50 ?

A-Because it has a longer frontage down Whitty Street.

Q-Were they Godowns?

A--No. They were Chinese houses. They were not fitted as Godowns, or. constructed as such. I think the houses are there now.

Q-They are really Chinese houses?

A-Yes.

Q-And how many storeys have they got?

A-Two; ground and first.

Q-They are still there?

A-I think so, though you will not find the same numbers.

Q-In your report you do not quote this reason for your valuation that you have just mentioned?

A-No; I gave my opinion without reasons.

Q-And you pointed out that the Lot for Godown purposes has been com- pletely ruined owing to the works of the Praya Reclamation; that was your honest belief, and, so far as you know, the honest belief of Mr. Leigh?

A-Yes.

Q-You also point out that owing to their being situated so far out West, their value for residential purposes is, for some years to come, spoiled ?

A-Yes.

Q-You looked upon it being so far West as a disadvantage?

A-Yes; from a residential point of view.

-As a matter of fact, you know that 184 is still used for Godowns?

A-Yes.

Q-And is it not a fact that a great many Godowns were erected in the neighbourhood of these Godowns in the year 1890? Is it not a fact that Godowns were opened in the neighbourhood in the year 1895 ?

A-I would not like to say to a year or two.

Q-Well, 1897 and 1898?

A—Well, yes, in 1897. 198, 204 and 205 were newly erected Godowns. We built 204 and 205.

Q-They were new Godowns?

A--Yes; I cannot say when they were finished, but I think somewhere about 1897.

Q-And what other Lot?

A-I think 186 was built upon afterwards.

Q-That was finished in 1898 ?

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A-It was not built by my Firm, but by Palmer & Turner.

Q Are there any other Godowns you can tell us of that were built at that time?

1896.

A-I do not know when Mr. Sharp built.

It was either in 1894, 1895 or

Q-Don't you know of 179?

A- -179, 180 and 181, they were all Godowns. I do not know when they were finished.

Q-These Godowns are all on the Sea front?

A-Yes; all of them.

Q-186 is on the Old Praya?

A- No. The new Godowns are on the New Praya.

Q- 185-how about that?

A-That is on the New Praya.

Q-246-can you tell us anything about that?

Q-You must have known at the time you made this Report that a lot of Godowns had been recently opened up?

A-Yes.

Q-And you honestly believed that for Godown purposes, Lot 184 was use- less ?

A- Yes.

Q-And that was why you valued the Lot at $2.50 per foot?

A-Yes.

Q-I think that the Report on silting was made by Mr. Leigh?

A-Yes. I do not know about it.

Q-There is only one more question which I will put to you; it is a matter of principle. On your Valuations 2 and 3, should not the amount have been capi- talised at 6 per cent. instead of 7 per cent.?

You

A-It is quite a matter of opinion. Looking at the present state of the money market, I would probably make it 7 per cent. instead of 6 per cent. never know; I would perhaps make it 7 per cent.

Q-And

-And how did you work out your deductions; who gave you the figures?

A-I think they are Mr. Howard's figures.

Q-Is that so?

A-Yes.

Q-Don't you think wages

of $1,200 for the year is rather small wages to pay

for the carrying on of a Godown business?

A-Yes.

Q-You would not expect a Godown business to be carried on for $100 per month?

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A-I did not take it as including Coolies.

Q-By wages you of course mean Coolies employed in and about Godowns?

A-Yes.

Q-You did not allow for skilled men to carry on the business?

A-No.

Q-Don't you know that Mr. Howard was getting $300 per month for managing this business?

A-I did not know that.

Q-I suppose these new Godowns that were put up would have more modern appliances than Mr. Howard's?

A-There is practically no difference. There is no machinery in any of the Godowns; they still have the same old wooden ladder.

Q-Don't they leave more space now for ventilation ?

A-Passing through a new Godown the other day, I saw every window shut. They don't like ventilation; Flour Godowns have all the windows shut.

Re-examination of Witness by Mr. Calthrop, Counsel for the Claimants:-

Q-When you made Valuations Nos. 1 and 4, was it not your opinion that, by conversion into an Inland Lot, the value of the land alone was depreciated 50 per cent. ?

A-Yes.

Q-Then land on the Praya, having a sea-frontage, is worth double the value of an Inland Lot?

A-Undoubtedly.

Q-With regard to the property that has been sold in 1881, you say it was sold for $80,000, but you know as a matter of fact that it was $85,000; I mean the Register shewed that ?

you ?

A-I do not know; I was not here. The date of the sale was 1881.

Q-Do you know that Mr. Stephens bought it from the Mortgagees?

A-I do not know.

Q-Assuming that it was bought on a Mortgagees' sale, would it influence

A-Yes, of course it would. The Mortgagees might have forced the sale.

Q--With regard to the value of the property in 1895 and 1898, assuming that it had still remained a Marine Lot, is it not your opinion that it would have been worth more ?

A-Probably.

Q-You assume that the $105,000, which you read to us from the Ordinance, was for 21,000 square feet, that is $5 per square foot?

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A-Yes.

Q-I gather from that that this was a valuation not of land on the Old Praya, not of Lots 95, 96, 97, 98 and 105, but of land on the New Praya ?

A-I take it as a strip of land facing the Old Praya, on the North side of Des Voeux Road.

Q-The money was for the purchase of a portion of the land in course of reclamation ?

A-I think the original Lot shewn was wider here (pointing to plan) and they took off a strip.

[Report by Mr. Chatham handed in by the Crown and read by Mr. Orange.]

Q-Was not this $5 per foot paid partially as compensation for the Godown?

A-I do not know.

Q-What difference would you have made had you valued the property as a Godown under the Valuation 4 in 1898?

A-I could not say; I did not think that Godowns would exist.

Q-With regard to all the new Godowns in that neighbourhood, do you know that most of them have been built of the New Praya?

A-Yes; not all.

Q-Nearly everyone?

A-Yes; the bulk.

Q-And through losing the frontage, of course Mr. Howard's Godowns were not to be compared in value with those having water frontage ?

A-No.

Q-Valuing the property under 3, you would not allow anything for a man.

to carry on business?

A-No.

Q-What would you put down as the value?

A--What a purchaser would give.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Would deduct for incidental expenses?

you

A-Yes, in some cases; for instance the Lift-boy and other incidentals like that. I would look at it in the light of a man who wanted to acquire a Godown business, that is, what a man would pay for it who required it for the purpose of storing cargo.

He would be getting good interest for his money.

Q-A man who was going to buy that land with the Godowns on it for the purpose of carrying on a Godown business, would he have been willing to pay $200,000 ?

A-Yes; in 1895.

Q-And you know that a person carrying on a Godown not only makes money on the storage of the goods, but also on lending money on the goods?

A-Some dr not all.

Q-And they reckon that in when they want to buy Godowns?

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A-They very often do.

Q-In your opinion, Mr. Howard's Godowns were every bit as good and as convenient for Godowns as the newly built ones?

A-Yes.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Are you endeavouring to explain Valuations 2 and 3 ?

Mr. CALTHROP:-About the money lent I do not know; I am just asking Mr. Orange for his opinion.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Valuation No. 1 is based on the value of land; No. 2 on the maximum possible rent; and No. 3 on the maximum rent received.

A-There was a steady gradual increase; in 1893 the business was worth a great deal less than in 1888. 1894 and 1895 were much better.

Q-Is it not usual to take a maximum ?

A-One must judge whether a business is increasing or steady. I do not think it would be fair to take a period of 9 years with regard to an increasing business, but, where you see a steady increasing business, I think you generally take a year or the maximum capacity. It may be that it would better suit a man to let his Godown storage for goods, or another purpose, rather than for financial business. Supposing

Supposing a firm is going to run a Godown business, such as Jardine, Matheson, or some other Firm, then the Godown would certainly be rented on its capacity. I was never asked to make a valuation of profits. No one knows what the profits on his business are. By the net income is meant the net income from that property. 22,000 cubic feet is not the gross capacity. Probably 10 cents per ton was the proper price to pay at that time. It seemed to work in with the actual results of the earnings of the Godowns according to Mr. Howard's figures.

[Court adjourned at 5-20 p.m. until 2-30 p.m., 4th July].

4th July, 1905-2.30 p.m.

Second Witness-Mr. A. Turner (of the Firm of Palmer & Turner).

Mr. POLLOCK (cross-examining on behalf of the Crown):-Mr. Turner, in the beginning of the second paragraph of your Report you say-[reads from Report

Taking into consideration, &c." ]

at it.

A-Yes.

Q-You mean by that as put back by the Reclamation?

A-As put back by the Reclamation.

Q-How did you arrive at $1.50 per foot ?

A-This valuation was made by my partner, but I also know how we arrived

Q-Did you not arrive at that valuation yourself independently of Mr. Palmer?

A-No. It is his valuation; I discussed it with him.

What about the $1.50 per foot?

A-We valued the property immediately behind it at $1.25 should be slightly higher, so we placed a value of $1.50 upon it. the other Lot valued was 801.

but thought this The number of

Q-What was that property used as?

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A-There were some Chinese houses and a Vermilion Factory upon it.

Q-Any Godowns ?

A-There were no Godowns.

Q-Was that the only guide you went by ?

A-That was mainly the guide. We also valued some of the Lots a little further down-204 I think it was. It was East. They are a sort of Chinese houses used for storage purposes. We have been taking these houses on the assessed rentals and allowing for the building. This brought it out at about $1.50.

Q-You went by the Government Assessor's figures?

A-Yes; as regards 204. The assessed rentals were practically the rentals we were getting.

Q-They were Chinese houses used for storage purposes, but were not re- gular Godowns?

A-They were not Godowns at all.

Q-Now, Mr. Turner, supposing no reclamation had come about, what would you have valued it. at?

A-I should have valued it as a Marine Lot.

Q-No, I do not mean that; I mean how much per square foot?

A -We actually valued some others at $3, and therefore if you allow for the time of building, reclamation, etc., I think you could safely say $3.50; probably $4.

Q-What did you value them at ?

A-We valued them for Mortgage purposes, and valued them at $3 per square foot. 186 and 205; that was in June, 1895, and June, 1896.

HIS EXCELLENCY :-When the Reclamation was completed?

A-No; as they were then. The owners had to pay a small sum, something in the neighbourhood of $2,000, in connection with the Reclamation.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-And they had to pay that in addition to the valuation ?

A-Yes.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-What was the proportion of the $2,000.to the total value?

A-I cannot quite say. I know. that Marine Lot 199 was sold, and, in the conditions of sale, so much more had to be paid up; some $2,000 or $3,000. That was sold in 1898 at about $3 per square foot.

Q-It had been reclaimed ?

A-No; it was not finished, but about seven-eighths finished.

HIS EXCELLENCY:- What was the area of Lot 199 ?

A-I cannot tell you.-

Q-That was sold in 1898 at $3 per square foot?

A-Yes.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-The area was 25,600 square feet and cost, at $3, $76,800, so that the expenditure still to be incurred was a small proportion of the whole value?

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A-Yes: I mean that the proportion still to be paid up was a small pro- portion.

Q-And roughly it worked out at about $3 per square foot?

A-Yes.

Q-In valuing Messrs. Howard and Stephens' Lot, taking into consideration the Reclamation in front of it, at $1.50, did you or not consider that the property as no longer situate on the Praya would thenceforward be useless as Godowns?

A-Yes, I did think so.

Q-As a matter of fact, the property (as we know) is now used as Godowns?

A-It is used as Godowns.

Q-Well, seeing that the property is still used as Godowns, would not the one real disadvantage be that after the Reclamation it was some distance from the sea?

A-Yes; there would be a distance of about 310 feet.

Q—Did you, yourself, or was it your partner, Mr. Palmer, who made the Report regarding the silting up?

A--Mr. Palmer made that Report, but I know about it too.

Q-It was his Report ?

A-That was actually his Report.

Q-And it was made in August, 1895 ?

A--Yes.

Q-Are you aware that the year 1895, from Mr. Howard's Returns, appears to be his (Mr. Howard's) record year ?

A-I am not aware of that.

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Re-examination by Mr. Calthrop, on behalf of the Claimants:-

Q-Mr. Turner, with regard to this silting, you say you saw it yourself?

A-Yes; I did see it.

QYou saw it in 1896 ?

A-I saw it in 1896.

Q-And in 1897 ?

A-I will not be sure about 1397. I saw it shortly after Mr. Palmer's Re- port; that was in 1896.

Q-Did it affect the Godowns, do you think?

A-Certainaly it affected a portion of them.

At dead low tide the boats

could not get alongside the Praya; that was in 1895 and 1896.

Q-Did it get worse as the work progressed?

A-That I cannot say.

HIS EXCELLENCY:-Were the boats ever prevented from getting alongside before the Reclamation works were commenced?

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A-That I cannot say.

Mr. CALTHROP:-And you think this silting up must have affected the value of the property?

A-Certainly it did.

-Was there less interference as the work progressed?

A-I should say not.

Q-You say there was silting in front of the Godowns?

A-There was silting in front of the Godowns.

Q-And you consider that the Reclamation works were a benefit to the Go-

downs?

A-No, certainly not.

Q-Now in 1897, when this reclaimed land was sold for $3 per foot, if it had been land which had been thoroughly reclaimed for some time, you say it would be worth $3.50?

A-I should say $3.50. You have got to allow the ground time to settle.

HIS EXCELLENCY-(referring to Messrs. Palmer & Turner's Report) :—In your Report you valued the land when reclaimed at $2.75 ?

A-Yes. It would take certainly a year or two years for the land to settle. Old land already settled is certainly worth more. That $2.75 valuation was made for a man named Deacon who wanted to purchase the ground. It is usual to make a higher valuation when valuing on behalf of a seller, and lower valuations when valuing on behalf of a buyer.

Q-You know what this property sold for after the`Reclamation?

A-Yes.

Q Did you consider the price a fair one?

A-I thought that a very fair sale at the time.

Q-If that property had a Marine front at that time would it have sold for more?

A-Certainly it would.

Q-If it had been on the old Marine Front without the New Praya, what would it have been worth ?

A-I should say $3.50.

Q-What difference did you make between the valuation of land which is an Inland Lot and land which has a Marine Front?

A-I make $2 a foot.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-You do not agree with Mr. Orange putting the value at $5?

A-I do not know about Mr. Orange's valuation.

Q. What value would you put upon the land itself as it is this present year?

A--We actually valued it during the last few weeks at $3.50 per foot, as it is now as an Inland Lot. In 1898 we valued it at $1.50, and in 1905 I valued it at $3.50.

Q-Do you know of a Godown further on-Sharp's Godown?

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A-Yes; that is a Marine Lot.

Q-Do you know what price that was sold at?

A-Something like $7 per foot.

Q-An Inland Lot is worth $3.50 per foot as compared with a Marine Lot sold in 1903 at $7 per foot?

A-Yes; that is a Lot on the Old Praya, as compared with a Lot on the new Praya.

Q-With regard to Sharp's Godowns: that $7 per foot, Mr. Turner, was for the land only, was it not?

A-$7 was for the land only. The Godowns had been burned down previously.

Third Witness-Mr. Alfred Ram (of the Firm of Denison, Ram & Gibbs). Mr. POLLOCK (cross-examining on behalf of the Crown):-Mr. RAM, have you got your Report before you?

A-Yes; I have it here.

Q-I see in the second paragraph of that Report, you say that access to the sea was interrupted to such an extent as to render the property in question and the buildings thereon, in a great measure, useless for the purpose of Godowns?

A-Yes.

Q-And more, no doubt, would have to be expended in coolie hire than otherwise?

A-Yes.

Q-Could

in Godowns?

you tell us from your experience how many coolies are employed

A-No; I cannot. Do you mean in the actual working?

A-Yes.

A-No; I could not tell you. I have not considered it.

Q-As a matter of fact, I take it that the property market in this Colony fluctuates a good deal.

A--Well, it generally rises. It does fluctuate, but the general tendency is to rise.

Q-Would land in 1903 have been worth more than in 1897, I mean land out West?

A-I should say so.

Q-Would there be any difference in the value of land between 1899 and and 1897 ?

A-I should think so. I have no knowledge of actual value, but I should say there was a gradual rise.

Q-Now, as regards your calculations based on the rents obtained from Godowns, would you not take into account the storage capacity, that is to say, cubic contents of a Godown rather than the superficial area?

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A-There is not a very great deal of difference in the heights of most Godowns. It would perhaps be the most accurate way; the cubit contents would certainly be more reliable than the superficial area.

Q-I see you put in a plan which has been made by your Firm in connection with this question of Godowns?

A-Yes.

Q-Why did you leave out Marine Lot 183?

A-Well, I had no means of acquiring information with regard to it.

Q-Could you not find out from the Assessor's Office what 183 was let for?

A--Well, it would not have helped very much.

Q-I put it to you that 183 was let in 1899 and 1900 for $500 per month?

A-I have made no enquiries. I had opportunities of acquiring information with regard to the other properties which I did not have with regard to 183.

Q-Would you mind looking at 183 on the plan, do you not think that the value of Lot 183 being a corner Lot adjoining the street, would be a fair guide as to the value of Lot 184 ?

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A-I agree that that would be a fair comparison.

Q-As regards the rental of the building on Lot 179, which is one of these you have left in, can you tell us how high it is? Is it as high as 29 feet?

A-I have built it, but I do not know how high it is. I should say it is not as high as 29 feet.

Q-And in Howard's Godown, the ground floor to the roof measures only 19 feet 7 inches. Do you know that?

A-I do not know, but I will refer to plan [refers to plan]. Well, I have got it down as 20 feet.

Q-Don't you find that the building on Lot 179, is 29 feet high?

A-I have not got any reference to this.

Q-Don't you think that if this were so, it would rather upset the superficial area calculation?

A-It might.

Q-Well, 183, as we have stated, was let in 1899 and 1900 to the Godown Company at $500 per month. We make out that the cubic contents of 183 was 728,850 feet, and that of Marine Lot 184, 1,081,789 cubic feet. Making a pro- portion sum of $500 per month that would make the rent of Howard's $8,509 a year?

A-That is so.

Q—$8,509 a year-you see your calculation comes out at $15,400?

A-Yes; that is based on various Godowns.

Q-As regards your Valuation No. 2, I think you bave taken from Mr. Howard's figures?

A-No. I did not.

Q-How did you get them?

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A-I know what the ground rent is; I take Fire Insurance and other charges at the usual rates.

Q-You allow nothing for expenses of management?

A-I did not know whether there were any.

Q- -You mean because Mr. Howard looked after the business himself?

A-I believe that he did so.

Q-Would that be the reason why you did not deduct expenses of

ment?

A-I do not think I should have made any deduction of that sort.

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Q-I see you say that "I place the value of Marine Lot 184 in the year 1899 at $187,000 in which calculation I have not taken into consideration any claim that it might be considered that the owners have for compensation for the condi- tions under which they had eventually to dispose of their property, and which amounted practically to a forced sale." You know, Mr. Ram, that they did sell for $110,000?

A-Yes.

Q-I understand in your opinion that that amounted practically to a forced sale?

A-I take it that the property was sold under the apprehension that the value of the Godown would be depreciated and that the owners would have to take that amount.

Q-You mean that the property was sold under the apprehension that after the Reclamation the Lot would be useless for the purpose of Godowns ?

A-Yes.

Q-You know that the property afterwards sold at a good deal higher than $110,000?

A-Yes.

Q-It was sold a year or so afterwards for $146,000 ?

A-I think it was.

Q-Well, don't you think that $146,000 would represent probably, what we might call, nearer the real value than $110,000 ?

A-Yes.

Q-It was sold 15 months after; that would be the beginning of 1901 ?

A---In the end of 1900 or the beginning of 1901. It was sold for $146,000.

Q-You say that would be more near the value of the property than $110,000 ?

A-More near the value placed by me on the property; my value was $187,000.

Q-You say that it was sold under the apprehension that it would not be very valuable for Godowns in future?

A-Yes; I think so.

Re-examination by Mr. Calthrop, on behalf of the Claimants:-

Q-Mr. Ram, you valued the property at $189,000 (which is nearly $190,000) as a Marine Lot in your first valuation ?

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A-Yes.

Q-Now, assuming it as an Inland Lot (ceased to be a Marine Lot) what would you have valued it at?

A-At that time ?

Q-In 1899.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:He must have valued it as an Inland Lot.

A-I valued it in 1899 as a Marine Lot, though it was an Inland Lot. In 1899 the obstruction from the Reclamation became serious.

Q-What difference would you put between an Inland Lot and a Marine Lot; is it worth more as an Inland Lot ?

A-No.

Q-What would the land as an Inland Lot be worth in 1899 ?

A-I should say not more that $2 or $2.50 per foot.

Q-And, as a Marine Lot, it would be worth $4 ?

A-I think so.

Q-At what would you have valued this Lot in 1903 without the Godowns?

A-Well, it depends upon whether it was sold after this Lot (pointing on the plan to Lot 180) or not. Lot 180 was sold at about $7 per foot.

Q-If 184 had remained a Marine Lot, I suppose it would have been worth as much as 180, which was sold at $7 per foot?

A-I should say it would be worth more, being a central Lot and nearer the Town.

Q-What size is this Lot 183, which Mr. Pollock refers to ?

A-I do not know anything about this particular Lot, but I fancy all these Lots are 100 x 225 feet. I think it has about 100 feet frontage [measuring on plan]. It is just over 100 feet on the plan.

Q-Is that a one-storied building?

A-Well, I am under the impression it is a two-storied building.

Q-You say there is no advantage in a Godown being as high as 29 feet ?

A-I do not think cargo is stored higher than 16 or 18 feet in any Godown. That is the utmost.

Q-So, no matter how high it is after 20 feet, it is no great advantage for cargo ?

A-No.

Q-So the advantage in taking the cubic contents is no greater than that king the superficial area ?

A-No; it is not usual to calculate it by the cubic contents.

Q-With regard to the value of land in this Colony, am I right in saying that the general tendency is for it to rise?

A-Yes; it has had a set-back once or twice, but the general tendency is to increase in value.

Q-And is a Godown in this particular locality, at the present time worth less than one on the sea-front ?

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A-Yes; at the present time the Godown in question is removed 260 feet back from the sea.

Q-Did you know anything about the silting up?

A-I know little about it. My partner made the report in this connection, but I have very little personal recollection of it.

Q-Did you know anything about it two years after 1895 ?

A-I used to pass through the locality several times at that period, but never interested myself to any extent in the matter.

Q- Did you see any silting up ?

A-I did not take any particular notice, as I was not looking for evidence of it; I have no definite knowledge on the subject.

Mr. POLLOCK:-Are you prepared to say of your own personal knowledge that goods are never stored in Godowns above 18 or 19 feet?

A-I am not prepared to say.

Mr. POLLOCK-I think it is hardly likely that a practical man would instruct an Architect to build a Godown 29 feet high, if there was no advantage in having it erected above 18 or 19 feet?

A-I should say that goods are not stored more than 18 or 19 feet high.

Mr. POLLOCK:-Therefore there must be some object in building 29 feet high?

A-Presumably there is some advantage.

Mr. Pollock opens for the Crown.

4th July 1905.

MR. POLLOCK :-I am quoting a case, which Your Lordship, as Assessor, might look up. It is the Metropolitan Board of Works against Howard, 5 Times Law Reports. I will read it through [reads case through.] This, I submit, has some bearing upon the present case, and is the most recent case of this kind on record. Valuations 2 and 3 in Leigh & Orange's Report are practically beside the point.

They have valued according to the earning capacity of the Godowns, which we submit is a wrong principle to adopt.

[Court adjourned until 2 p.m., 5th July.]

5th July, 1905.

MR. POLLOCK: I propose in opening on behalf of the Crown to submit taking the evidence which has been given on behalf of the Claimants, by itself they have failed in establishing their point, which is that General Black's Award of $15,000 was insufficient. I think that I shall be able to shew that, taking the evidence which has been given, and altogether excluding the evidence which can be sub- mitted on behalf of the Crown, the Claimants have failed in establishing their alleged rights, and that, as a matter of fact, they should be, what we would call in legal proceedings, non-suited, that is to say, it is unnecessary for this Tribunal to go into any evidence on behalf of the Crown, because the Claimants' case has broken down.

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I will deal first with the different valuations of the land, altogether apart from the buildings, made by the Claimants. The first valuation which I will deal with is the valuation by Mr. Orange. Mr. Orange says, or suggests, (because I shall show that he is an unreliable guide), the land was worth $5 per foot, prior to the Reclamation, and $2.50 per foot after the Reclamation. By Reclamation, I refer to the Reclamation in front of the Lot in question. Well, Mr. Ram suggests as a value prior to Reclamation $4 per square foot, and, as regards value after the Reclamation, I do not know that he gave us any definite informa- tion, but I think he is disposed to guide himself by what the land would have averaged in the Market, and, it is important in dealing with Mr. Ram's evidence, to consider the admission that he has made in his Report, namely, that he (Mr. Ram) considered the actual sale which was made by Messrs. Howard and Stephens as being forced. There is no doubt that Mr. Ram, both in his Report and evidence, spoke of the sale which took place in 1899 as being a sale at a forced price, and I think Mr. Ram agreed with me that the price at which this property was disposed of 15 months afterwards, namely, $146,000, would be more equivalent to the real value of the land.

Well, now to come to Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner, as regards the value of the Lot before Reclamation, gave us anything, I submit, between $3.00 to $3.50 per square foot. It will be remembered that his written Report deals with the value after reclamation, but I naturally asked him what he considered the value prior to Reclamation, and he referred us to some other Lot which he said had been partiy reclaimed, which he valued at $3 per square foot, and there might have to be some- thing added for completing the Reclamation, and I think he put an extra 50 cents on for that. Therefore, I think you can put Mr. Turner's value down at from $3 to $3.50 prior to Reclamation. Well, I think after these different values are put side by side, they will shew the very speculative nature of the evidence which has been given by the Claimants' experts in this case. There is a very wide margin between these different values, and I submit they are indulging to a great extent in speculation, and it must be borne in mind that these opinions are speculative, and that they cannot be taken as reliable with regard to the land, when we remember that each of these witnesses who have been called on behalf of the Claimants have arrived at the value of the land after Reclamation, on the erroneous basis that the land would be altogether useless, after Reclama- tion had taken place, for the purpose of Godowns. It therefore follows that we cannot accept what I might call for the sake of convenience, the post-reclamation valuations which have been put upon the property by the experts called on be- half of the Claimants. Obviously, those reports were made in the honest belief that the property would not be worth practically anything for Go- downs after the Reclamation Works had been completed, whereas, the evidence demonstrates the exact opposite, and the Members of this Tribunal have seen for themselves that these premises are used at the present day for Godowns. In other words, the Claimants' experts have valued the Lot with the Reclamation in front of it, as an Inland Lot, much too low. Now, to come to Mr. Orange's observations on these three different sets of values, I propose to analyse them separately in detail. Mr. Orange's valuation is $5 per foot prior to Reclamation. Well, as I pointed out, that does not agree with and is considerably higher than the valuation of the other experts-Messrs. Ram and Turner. Mr. Orange's theory is founded upon four theories, and I will deal with these theories in detail. The first value is based upon the theory that the Government offered a sum of $5 per square foot for 339 square feet in 1887. That offer, as my learned friend quite justly observed, was owing to the fact that the Government had made a mistake in grauting 339 feet of land to two different people. As a result of that mistake, there was a law suit between Messrs. Howard and Stephens and a neighbouring Marine Lot Holder, and Messrs. Howard and Stephens lost, and it was a matter of the Government paying a fancy price to Messrs Howard and Stephens, and, considering the circumstances under which the Government granted this amount, it was really not a matter of much importance whether they paid $3, $4, or $5, especially as the quantity of land was so small. So much for the first valuation which Mr. Orange brings forward to support his valuation of $5 per foot. The second theory is in connection with the Reclamation of certain Marine Lots, namely, Nos. 95, 96, 97, 98 and 105, which are mentioned specifically in the Praya Reclamation Ordinance. Our answer to that is that that is no real criterion of

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value. As a matter of fact, the Government were practically asking a favour from the Godown Company. They were asking the Godown Company to alter their Lot for the purpose of a certain widening of the Praya Roadway, and the price, as a matter of fact, was an accommodation price; and there is another point to be considered in connection with this second theory, and that is, that all these Lots were nearer the centre of the Town than Marine Lot 184. It will be remem- bered that all these five Lots were East of the Sailors' Home.

HIS EXCELLENCY :— What is the exact nature of this arrangement between the Government and the Godown Company?

Mr. POLLOCK:-As I understand it, there was a widening of the Praya Road- way necessary, and the Godown Company were making a roadway in front of their land. The Government wanted the Godown Company to extend part of that Re- clamation. This is really the full explanation of the arrangement-[reads paper handed in by Crown.] My contention is that that was a special arrangement made with the Godown Company, and it is not unreasonable that, as the Government were practically asking a favour, they should be prepared to pay a greater price than they would have done under ordinary circumstances. My point is that it was a matter of favour to the Government, an l it certainly was worth the Government's while to pay a good round sun for the privilege, it being necessary to round up the whole Reclamation and make it uniform. Mr. Orange had not measured the Lots. It is simply a theory thrown out on the Reclamation Ordinance by the Claimants, and I would submit it is not for us to go into details with regard to this matter. It is really for the Claimants to prove their case.

Now, the third theory of Mr. Orange in justification of his basis of $5 before the Reclamation is that in 1881 the Lot sold for $80,000, ie., $2.53 per square foot, and Mr. Orange goes on to say I surmise that between 1881 and 1895 it must have doubled in value". It will have been noted that there was in 1884 the sale to Mr. Stephens for $65,000, that is to say, roughly, at $2 per foot.

The fourth basis which he puts forward to support his theory is very interes- ting. He goes on the erroneous basis of capitalising the Godown profits, and has, moreover, on his own admission, gone on the wrong basis of capitalising at 60% instead of 7%. Well then, Mr. Orange working on these false premises comes to certain figures, but not wauring to make a difference in his valuations, he surmises and brings them into line. Those are the four theories which Mr. Orange puts forward to support his valuation of $5, and I would submit that, when they are examined, it is not a satisfactory basis to go upon. His valuation, founded upon these erroneous premises, is higher than Mr. Ram's or Mr. Turner's.

Well then, to return to Mr. Ram's valuation, I would submit that the Musso rate of $3.25 which he mentions, would not be an unfair rate to take. The Musso premises were fairly near to Howard and Stephens' Godowns, and they were valued absolutely independently and, without any reference at all to this case, at the rate of $3.25 per square foot. It is quite true that Mr. Ram in his Report tries to make out that, probably between 1897 and 1899 there would be an appreciation which he puts at 75 cents, and therefore brings the valuation up to $4. I think I am right, however, in saying that Mr. Ram admitted that he had practically nothing to go upon as regards the difference between the land in 1897 and 1899, that is, he had nothing to justify his reasons for going on that basis.

Now, we pass on to Mr. Turner. It will be remembered that Mr. Turner valued a Lot at $3 per square foot, and he said he thought something ought to be added on, because that Lot was not quite completed. If we take a sort of average, we come to $3.25. Governor Black's Award was in 1898, that is to say, it was exact- ly a year after the Musso valuation. Now, if the Musso valuation be adopted, the sum will work out 32,481 square feet at $3.25 per square foot, I make it $105,563.25, or, to put it in round figures, say $105,600 for the land alone. Well, now, there is the question of buildings. We submit that $50,000 would be a fair sum to allow for the buildings. The valuations on the part of the Claimants' experts, as regards the buildings as well as in connection with the land, shew a good deal of discrepancy. Mr. Ram values at $60,000; Mr. Orange at $55,000, and Mr. Turner at $45,000. Well, I think it would not be an unfair rate to take the

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buildings at $50,000. That, added to the value of the land, comes to $155,600, and, of course Your Excellency will see that I am discussing this by the light of the figures of the Claimants' experts. I do not want to go into the figures of Mr. Danby or Mr. Hooper, I am simply going by the Claimants' ex- perts' figures. We say that the value of the Lot after Reclamation was not $110,000, which Mr. Ram states frankly that he considers was a forced sale. We say that the figure for which it sold 15 months later, namely, $146,000 was more like the proper figure to have got for the Lot, and Mr. Ram admitted this. If you deduct $146,000 from $155,600. that leaves a balance of $9,600. I submit that that represents all that could be called a fair compensation, and, that being so, Governor Black's award was sufficient, and more than sufficient.

I would now ask the Court to turn to page 41 of the Claimants' documents, and there look at what Messrs. Howard and Stephens call their Statement of Claim. We, of course. have already dealt with the land and buildings, and the next item we come to is the claim for loss of Godown Rents. Now, I will state how we propose to deal with that. We submit that, as regards the silting, the evidence which has been adduced on behalf of the Claimants certainly does not show either conclusively, or even satisfactorily that this loss of Godown Rents was due to silting. The evidence on behalf of the Claimants was, I think, to a great extent theoretical evidence. They thought that there must be a certain sweep of the tide which would produce silt, and so on, but I must submit that it was a very unsteady basis for the Court to go upon, as shewing that silt had actually caused a loss of business. I put it to Mr. Orange, and I think that Mr. Orange admitted it, that really there has been a great increase in Godown compe- tition in this neighbourhood, and we submit that an increase in Godown competi- tion is a far more likely factor in the case than this question of alleged silting. Besides there is another point to be taken into consideration, and that is that the silting reports are dated some time between 1895 and April, 1896, and they purport to say that there has been serious and prejudicial silting there in front of the Lots. We find that 1895 was Mr. Howard's bumper year. It shews, we submit, that this alleged silting cannot have been serious at all, and that it had no effect on the business. So much for the question of fact. But I also submit as to the point of law on the authority of the case of the Metropolitan Board of Works against Howard, that actual loss of profit cannot be taken into account in assessing com- pensation. That is a decision of the House of Lords, and I submit that such compensation cannot be taken into account.

There is only one more item in the Statement of Claim, and I will dispose of it in a very few words; that is the claim for Law Costs from 1896 to 1903, amounting to $9,763.50. I think I can dismiss that in a sentence, by saying that the Claimants have no right to saddle the Hongkong Government, and the rate-` payers of this Colony, with the costs of their unsuccessful and uncalled for litigation They applied to the Court several times, and on each occasion they were defeated. They tried in all the local Courts, and then took it Home and were unsuccessful wherever their claim was tried.

With regard to the 10 per cent. allowance for compulsory purchase, I think Your Excellency's Legal Assessor will tell you that 10 per cent. has been allowed where there have been compulsory purchases under the Land Clauses Act, 1845. In this case, however, the Lot. was left in the possession of Messrs. Howard and Stephens, and therefore there was no compulsory purchase at all. The Reclamation was offered to Messrs. Howard and Stephens, but they would not come in; they have practically had two offers, one being made quite recently. Therefore, I submit, that as regards to the reclamation, you cannot say there was a compul- sory purchase. I think that all the cases at home in which 10 per cent. has been allowed are where land has been purchased compulsorily. I would submit that it is for the Claimants, if they can, to establish and to quote some precedent which would justify the granting to them of this 10 per cent. It is for them to shew, if they can, that the 10 per cent. would be awarded at Home. Un- doubtedly, as you have pointed out, this is a somewhat peculiar case. I would submit that the Claimants are not entitled to claim this 10 per cent. I do not think that my learned friend will be able to quote a case like this. Therefore, to bring my remarks to a conclusion, I would submit that I have shewn, taking in fact the evidence of the Claimants' experts, that the sum of $9,600, or say, $10,000 roughly, would

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have been quite sufficient compensation to be paid to the Claimants, and General Black, in awarding $15,000 in 1898, allowed sufficient, perhaps rather more than sufficient. This, of course, is althogether apart from the arguments of the learned Attorney General that the Claimants are entitled to no compensation whatever. I submit that, even taking my learned friend's (Mr. Calthrop's) view as to the principle of compensation, I have succeeded in establishing in fact that Major General Black's Award was sufficient to cover any damage by injurious affection or in- jurious depreciation which the Claimants could legally claim in respect of. I would also submit that it would be ultra vires for His Excellency to go outside the principles of the law as to compensation. I would submit that compensation must be paid on a legal principle, and that compensation should be paid on just the same basis as if His Excellency were a Judge sitting in Court.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL :-Our submission in fact is that, upon the evidence brought forward by the Claimants, the Award of General Black is sufficient.

[His Excellency decided to proceed with the evidence-the documents for the Crown were then put in and the Crown witnesses cross-examined.]

Cross-examination of the Witnesses for the Crown.

First Witness-Mr. William Danby.

Mr. CALTHROP (cross-examining on behalf of the Claimants):-Mr. Danby, were you acting for the Government in these proceedings in 1899 ?

A-Yes. I think I have represented the Government in all these procedings. Q-Have you seen Mr. Hooper's Report ?

A-I have not.

Q-Do you know that he values the gross rental at $10,800 in 1895?

A-No; I have not seen his papers.

Q-You value it in 1895 at rather over $10,000 ?

A-In 1895, no; I took the average of several years.

Q-It would have been more in 1895 ?

A-Yes; that was their record year.

Q-Then, taking the three years before 1895, say, 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895, would not the gross rental be about $12,000?

A-I have not got my papers. [Leaves Court and returns with papers.] Yes. Q--In 1895 what do you consider would be a fair rental for a tenant to pay? A-I am not prepared to tell

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Q-What would a tenant be prepared to pay in 1895 if he was going to let the Godowns?

A-I do not know.

Q-You say that the value of the property in 1895 was $143,157 ?

A-On the net annual income for 9 years. I take that as a proof of the value of the property.

Q-You have known this property for a great number of years, have you not?

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A-Yes.

Q-Have purposes?

you ever had anything to do with valuing the property for rating

A-Not for rating purposes.

Q-Have you ever had anything to do with valuing it for a prospective tenant?

A-Ten years ago, I had.

Q-Do you remember what a tenant would pay for that property then?

A-I know, but I forget the exact year. The amount was about $110,000; that was when Sir William Goodman was here.

Q-You know the property was bought in 1881 for $85,000?

A-I am quite aware of that.

Q-And it was not then quite the 32,000 square feet in area?

A-Yes; it was then 32,820 square feet. The Government Lease was pre- pared in 1877. I made the Lease and I made the Survey.

Q-At that time, the Purchaser paid $2.60 per foot?

A-$2.60 per foot, or $85,000 for the Lot.

Q-In 1884 it was sold by the Mortgagees, was it not?

A-A Chinaman paid $85,000 for that Lot in 1881, and he mortgaged that property to the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. for $65,000.

Q-Who made the valuation at that time?

A-There was no valuation.

Q-The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. advanced $65,000 on the Lot ?

A-Yes; in 1881. In 1884 they had to foreclose, and Stephens bought it for $65,000, and he in turn mortgaged it to the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. for $60,000.

Q-What amount of margin do you allow as a rule in lending on Mortgage?

A-When I have this kind of valuation to make, I base my valuation as a rule on the income. I should consider that a property such as the Claimants' would be safe for Mortgage purposes for a Loan of $80,000.

Q-In 1884, it was a Lot with absolutely nothing on it at all?

A-I am aware of that.

Q-There were no profits then ?

A-No.

Q-Don't you think the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. were on the safe side in granting this Mortgage to Mr. Stephens ?

A-The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. are always on the safe side in granting their Mortgages.

Q-What do you think was the value of the property in 1888, that is, after the Godowns had been built?

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A-I should put it down at $65,000 plus the cost of the Godowns. They were doing business in 1887.

Q-It had been bought in 1884, so they had been getting no profit until the Godown had been completed, and they had to pay interest on Mortgage, and now you say the only value then was the cost of the land, $65,000, and the cost of the Godowns $36,000; in other words, you say it was only worth $101,000 in 1888 ?

A-Yes; the profitable part of this business is the lending part. It is not the actual rent received on the storage of goods, but the interest they obtained on money lent by them on some of the goods stored.

Q-That is not included in rents derived. Now, what do you think anyone would have paid in 1888 for these Godowns?

can only tell you what Stephens and Howard

A I cannot tell you; I can actually made.

Q-Have you ever seen the Ordinance relating to Rating?

A-Yes.

Q-Do you know that it is the practice for the tenant of a Godown only to fill in the tonnage capacity of such Godown?

A-No.

Q-If a Godown Keeper only stated the tonnage capacity, and did not fill in the rent received; what then?

A-I only know that the owner has to send in an account of the rent receiv- ed at the end of every year.

Q-Now if a property cost $101,000, would not you think that a fair gross rental would be $7,000 per annum?

A-Yes.

Q-Would

A-Yes.

you consider less would be a fair rental, say $6,000 ?

Q-This property was rated as soon as the Godowns were completed?

A-Yes.

Q-At that time the rental was quite problematical, so that $7,000 was very good at that time. In 1888-at $6,600 it was properly rated, do you think?

A-Yes.

Q—Now, $6,600 being the rateable value in 1881, the capital value of the property was $101,000 ? -

A-In 1888 the nett annual income was $10,289, and in 1898 the value of that property based on the assessed rentals; that is $6,600 per annum, capitalised at 7% that was $85,300.

Q-If the rateable value was $6,600, and the capital value of the property was $101,000 in 1888, what would you say the value was in 1898?

A-It was just about the same.

Q-That is, say about 16 years' purchase on the assessed value?

A-I do not know,

Q-Now, in the third paragraph of your valuation, you will note you say there was a mistake with regard to a piece of land?

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A-There was no mistake on the part of the Government.

Q-Don't you say the Government admitted they made a mistake?

A-No; I say they made an offer to settle a dispute.

Q-Did not Messrs. Howard and Stephens bring an action against the Government?

A-Yes.

Q-And the Government admitted that their Surveyor had made a mistake with regard to 339 square feet?

A-No.

Q-And they offered us $1,700?

A-As an act of

grace.

Q-What did they pay?

A-I do not know.

Q-Don't you remember what they paid?

A-I think Messrs. Howard and Stephens received $1,700 and then $3,300.

Q-In paragraph 7 of your report, you say that this reclamation was no loss to us, but that the carrying out of same in front of our Godown was a great bene- fit to us?

A-Yes.

Q-Then you say it would not be true for the Claimants to allege that they suffered any loss during the construction of the reclamation?

A-Yes.

Q-You know there were some proceedings taken in 1899 by Mr. Howard against the Government-the l'etition of Right?

A-I remember that.

Q--You were advising the Government with regard to that matter?

A-At that time I was; you are referring to General Black's Award?

A—No, I am referring to their Petition of Right.

A-I know nothing about that.

Q-Were you not employed by the Government ?

A-Yes; that is in 1896 and 1897.

Q-Were you employed in 1900 ?

A-No; I was not here in 1900.

Q-Do you know that in 1900 the Government admitted that the Claimants had suffered loss by this Reclamation?

A-Yes; I have read that.

Q-And you say it is wrong?

A-I say it is wrong.

Q-You say we suffered no loss at all?

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A—Yes; on the contrary your clients derived great benefit from the Reclamation.

Q-You made your Report in March, 1896, as to the silting up?

A-I made two; one in 1896 and the other in 1898.

Q-You saw it during the whole of these

years?

A-I went down to view the locality at nearly every low Spring tide.

Q-You consider the Reclamation was a great benefit to Mr. Howard ?

A-Yes.

Q-It was always a benefit right up to 1899?

A-Yes; it was a great benefit.

Q Did you see Mr, Leigh's Report in 1895 ?

A-No.

Q-You say the value of the property in 1895 was about $3 per square foot ?

A-Yes; about $3 per square foot.

Q-And you say that an Inland Lot, which was worth $3 per foot as a Marine Lot in 1895, would be of the same value as a Marine Lot in 1898 ?

A-Yes; under the conditions.

Q-I mean that if we had been on the sea front in 1899, would the land have only been worth $3 per foot?

A-I should put it down at about that value.

Q--What difference do you generally estimate in that district between a Marine Lot and an Inland Lot?

A-I cannot say.

Q--You know a great deal about the value of land in Hongkong?

A-Yes.

Q-And is it not generally admitted that land on the sea front, such as this [pointing to Lot 95 on the Plan] is worth more than the land at the back?

A-Of course it is.

Q-How much?

A-It is worth double.

Q-I may assume then that land at the front is worth double the land at the back ?

A-Yes.

Q- You

A-Yes.

say

that 284 is worth double the value of 184 after the Reclamation?

Q--Now, were there many more Godowns built in that neighbourhood in 1895 ?

A-Yes.

Q-But most of these Godowns were built on the Reclaimed Praya ?

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A-After 1895; yes.

-And they were nearer the Sea ?

A-Yes; now they are.

Q-And so it is more convenient to go to the Godowns that are right on the sea-front than to go to those at the back, and those on the sea-front are much more valuable ?

A-Yes.

-As to the sale of this property in 1899, do you know that the Govern- ment admit in their answer to the laimants' Petition of Right that they only valued it at $101,000 in 1899 ? If it was not worth more than $101,000 before the Reclamation, do you mean to say it was worth more after the Reclamation?

A-It has proved itself to be worth more.

-It is worth more as an Inland Lot than as a Marine Lot?.

A--No.

Q-Now, were not these Godowns of Mr. Howard's very good Godowns in- deed; as a matter of fact they were the largest of their kind at the time?

A-They were very fair Godowns.

-These newer Godowns, in what way are they superior?

The

A-They are built under the New Building Ordinance, and are therefore more up to date in every way; they are higher; they have better walls. Building Ordinance to which I refer is the Building Ordinance of 1889.

Mr. Pollock (re-examining on behalf of the Crown) :-

You say the property was sold for $85,000; to whom was it sold for that sum ?

A-A Chinaman.

Q-At that time was there any slipway there or anything of that sort ?

Q-There was one there originally, but at the time we speak of it was taken away, is that so?

A-Yes.

Q-The Dock Company had taken it away ?

A-Yes; the Dock Company had filled up where the Slip was.

Q-Were there any buildings on Lot 184 then?

A-Only one or two tumble-down sheds, a block of offices and a workshop.

Second Witness-A. Shelton Hooper.

Mr. CALTHROP (cross-examining on behalf of the Claimants):-Mr. Hooper, you were the first to value this property for rating purposes, were you not?

A-No. It was one of the first properties I valued.

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Q-And that was in 1887 ?

A-Yes.

-When did you commence to value that property?

A-I commenced to value it in September, 1886.

Q-That was the first time it was valued at all?

A-I do not know.

Q-How did you come to value it at $6,600 ?

A-I do not know; that is my valuation. I commenced the valuation in September, 1886, and the valuation of the Colony took about 8 months.

Q-How did you arrive at the valuation of $6,600 ?

A-I, first of all, under the Municipal Rating Ordinance which was the Rating Ordinance then in force, sent out the Form A (in the Schedule to such Ordinance) to the owner of every tenement in the Colony, with the request that they would fill it in with the necessary particulars and return it; and Mr. Howard in due course had one of these forms sent to him. [Witness here explains the mode of filling up Form A.]

Q-In 1888 the Rating Ordinance came into force ?

A-It came into force in 1888; there was previously one in 1875.

-And under that you rated the property in question at $6,600 ?

A-I believe that is so.

Q-Now, you say that is the rateable value during all the time the Claimanst were in it?

A-As to that, I cannot say.

Q-Do you consider that it was the one value all the time?

A-I cannot say.

Q-I want to know what was the value of this property during those

years

A-Are you speaking of the marketable value during those times ?

Q-Referring to Assessments. You say in your report, Mr. Hooper, that the value of the property was $10,800 ?

A-Yes.

Q-That is to say, that is the amount a tenant would give if the landlord paid the Crown Rent, paid Insurance and kept the Godowns in repair?

A-Yes, provided the tenant had no beneficial interest in the property. I say that is a fair rent.

-You know this Rating Ordinance?

A—I do.

-You know what is the rateable value ?

A-A man would pay $10,800 per year.

Q-Then the rateable value in 1895 was $10,800? Had you been Assessor in 1895, is that the amount at which you would have rated this property ?

A-If I had been Assessor, I would have rated this property at $10,800.

Q-Then if we only paid $6,600 ?

A-You were under-rated.

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Q-You are acquainted with the schedule; it has to be filled in by Mr. Howard, and all he had to do was to put in the capacity of the Godowns; is that not so?

A-Let me explain. I may say that I sketched this schedule myself. This is Form A [pointing to schedule to Ordinance] and the Assessor fills up column No. 1; he dates it and signs at the top, he fills out the number and name of the Street, the number and description of the Lot; and the Owner, or Keeper to whom this is addressed has to fill in the rent received, and also the distinguishing name of the tenement. He then has to give the name of the occupier and fill in the tonnage capacity. When I say rent received, I mean total rent received for the current year.

Q-That is all ?

A-That is all.

Q-All he had to fill in was the tonnage capacity; there was no rent paid ?

A-Yes.

Q-The Assessor filled it in year after year ?

A—Yes; but the Assessor is not bound to do so.

Q-And, according to your own showing, the rental in 1895 was $10,800 ?

.A—Yes.

Q-When you first assessed it at $6,600, what did you think was the capital value of the property ?

A-When I first assessed it in 1887, I did not go into the value except for the purpose of assessing the premises.

-How did you arrive at $6,600 ?

A-I do not know in this individual case, but the course mostly pursued by me was I took the rent in other cases where rent was being paid; I communicated with Mr. Howard, and told him what I considered 1 was going to rate the property at, and he asked me how I arrived at it. I told him I had taken the capacity of similar Godowns in the immediate neighbourhood, and the rates they were paying where rent was passing.

Q-Did you know that the property has been valued at $101,000 ?

A-No; the capital value of the property never came before me at all.

Q-You have a very great experience in valuing; can you not say what was the value of that property in 1887 ?

A-I cannot express an opinion.

Q-I will give you some data; the land cost $65,000 and the Godowns cost $36,000; the land was bought in 1884 and the Buildings were completed in 1887 ?

A-Cost has nothing whatever to do with value; they are totally distinct. I have known a property to cost so much to-day, and within 12 months it has been double the value.

Q-What is the general tendency of property here?

A-Progressive.

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Q-What is the difference in value between a Marine Lot and an Inland Lot? Now, between 1895 and 1905, what would be the difference in value per foot in that Lot without any building at all on it?

A-I should put the value of a Marine Lot in that neighbourhood, as being from $8 to $10 per foot.

Q-What would you say is the value of this property-Lot 184-supposing the Godowns were not there?

A-To-day it would be worth about $3 or $4 per foot.

Q-What would be the value of the reclaimed land in front?

A-About $8 per foot.

Q-A Marine Lot is worth double the value of an Inland Lot?

A-No; only in that particular neighbourhood. Musso's, for instance, I should say is worth $10 per foot at the present day, and Howard's 'Godowns are worth at the rate of $4 per foot at the present day. There is a special reason; you cannot build the same class of houses on Howard's property as you could on Musso's. Musso's land has been leased for the building of brothels.

Q-And if the Godown's were still on Musso's?

A-Then I say the value would be only about $5 per foot.

Q-In 1895 you say Howard's land was worth $147,000 ?

A-Yes.

Q-You valued it at $3 per square foot ?

A-Yes.

Mr. Pollock (re-examining on behalf of the Crown):-

Mr. Hooper, I see you value the Buildings at $50,000?

A-Yes.

Q-Can you tell us what they were insured for ex foundation?

A-They were insured in 1898 for $30,000, excluding foundations. It is the common custom of this Colony not to insure foundations.

Q-Would $50,000 be a fairly liberal value for these buildings?

A-Yes.

Third Witness-Mr. J. F. Boulton.

Mr. CALTHROP (cross-examining on behalf of the Claimaints):-When was your attention first called to the Reclamation in front of the Godowns, and when did

you make that plan? [pointing to Plan just handed in.]

A-Well, I began to collect the data for that in 1889, when I took the first

section.

Q-You were assisting the Government at that time, and were giving them information ?

A-I was simply collecting the information.

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Q-Now, were you here in 1900?

A-I was here in the beginning of 1900.

Q—And did you make any report at that time to the Government?

A---I cannot say.

Q-Do you remember the action brought against the Government by Mr. Howard in 1899?

A-I do not remember that particular year.

Q-Don't you remember this action in 1899?

A-I remember something about it.

Q- You say that there was practically no interference with the Plaintiffs' business during that period. Do you say that still?

A-Yes; up to the beginning of 1899.

Q-You say it was rather beneficial than prejudicial to the Claimants to have these works going on before they came in front of their Godowns?

A-I should say they were beneficial.

Q-Then, when was the section nearest to Howard's Godown finished?

A-In 1895.

Q-Would this angle here [pointing to plan] cause silting up after 1895?

A-No; I do not think that it would cause silting up.

Q--Do you say that it would be a benefit to them?

A-Yes.

Q-When did you take this section?

A-The dates are on the Plans.

-The last section is taken in 1895?

A-No; on the 19th February, 1896.

Q-So you did not take any sections after that date?

A-No.

Fourth Witness--Mr. Arthur Chapman.

Mr. CALTHROP (cross-examining on behalf of the Claimants):- How long have you been Assessor?

A-Since 1889.

Q-How did you come to assess this property in 1889 at $6,600 ?

A-That assessment was not made by me; the first assessments made by me were in 1890 and 1891.

Q-How did you make it then?

A-By estimating what these Godowns would let at.

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Q-And all Mr. Howard had to do was to fill in this schedule? [pointing to Form A of Schedule to Ordinance.]

A-Yes.

Q-There was no necessity for him to fill in the rental value?

A-No.

Q-And he would only have to fill in the tonnage capacity?

A-- Yes.

-The Godowns were always the same capacity?

A-Yes.

Q-He would not have to make any alteration year after year?

A--No.

-What was the rental value of this property in 1895 ?

A-I was not in the Colony. I was here in 1894.

Q-Did you know what it was that a tenant would have to pay ?

A-I could tell you according to my Assessment Book.

Q-You would be surprised to hear that it has been valued by two other experts in 1895 as being worth $10,800, and another as being worth $10,300?

·A—Mr. Howard was always complaining about over assessment right up to the time he sold the property, the reason he set forth being that the silting up prevented his cargo boats coming up. He complained that the Reclamation had an effect on his property.

Q-And as a matter of fact it did; did it not?

A-I did not press the assessment.

Q-If it was worth $10,800 we could not ask you to reduce it; we express that opinion now, and, if it was worth $10,800, it should have been rated accord- ingly?

A-Yes.

Q-Did you make any alterations in the assessments of Godowns in the neighbourhood?

A-I did make some alterations.

Q-They were based on rental?

A-Yes.

Q-So that when the owner is in occupation, you leave the assessment at the same figure?

A-Yes.

Q-

2—With regard to Marine Lot 183, is that an assessment on rental ?

A-183 was on rent, but, in two or three cases, the rent is slightly less than the assessment.

Q-But it was an assessment on rental?

A-Yes.

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Summing up for the Crown.

Mr. POLLOCK: I do not think that I need add much now, because I have addressed you so recently pointing out what I submit is a true view of this case that, even taking my friend's view of this Tribunal having power to award com- pensation for damage through depreciation. Governor Black's Award is more than sufficient to cover the damage which has been sustained in this case. As Your Excellency pointed out just now, a good many of the figures which have been brought forward or produced by my friend have been so speculative that they do not afford any ground for this Tribunal to work on. I have already given you figures, shewing that the statements made by the experts who were called on behalf of the Claimants, in conjunction with the admissions made by such experts, have proved conclusively that their evidence is speculative, and cannot be accepted as a reliable guide for this Tribunal to work on. As Your Excellency will gather, the Claimants cannot shew that they have suffered any actual loss, because you will remember that the land cost Messrs. Stephens and Howard $65,000, the Buildings cost $36,000, which two sums added together make the sum of $101,000, and it is admitted on both sides that the sale effected by Mr. Stephens in 1899, namely, $110,000 was not a very good one, and the Claimants, as a matter of fact, made $9,000 on their outlay. Had they, however, held the land a little while longer, they would undoubtedly have realised considerably more. This is proved conclusively by the fact that some twelve or fifteen months afterwards this same block, was sold for $146,000. However at the time they sold for $110,000, they doubtless thought this figure a very good one, and I would sug- gest that they were misled by the very low valuation made only a month before by Messrs. Palmer & Turner. Messrs. Palmer & Turner valued the Lot in September, as put back from the sea, at only $1.50 per foot, which, I submit, is an abnormally low valuation. They valued the Lot and Buildings together at $94,000, and, in the following month, when Messrs. Howard and Stephens got the offer of $110,000, they may really have thought that they were getting $16,000 more for the land than Messrs. Palmer & Turner advised it was possible to get. Mr. Ram, one of the witnesses called on behalf of the Claimants, not only verbally but also in his Report, admitted that the price of $110,000 obtained - by the Claimants was a forced one, and he further admitted, when I put the question to him, that he honestly believed that the sum of $146,000 realised on the sale of this Lot in 1900 was much nearer the true value of the land than the sum of $110,000 obtained by the Claimants in October, 1899.

Referring to Mr. Chapman's List of the Godowns which have been erected in the neighbourhood of Howard's Godowns, I submit that, in view of this big com- petition which was taking place, it was only natural that Mr. Howard's business should not be as flourishing with increased competition as it was in the days when he had things all his own way, and this further goes to shew that Marine Lot 184 was not depreciated in value owing to the silting which they allege was caused by the Reclamation, but rather to the fact of increased competition with Godowns which in construction were much more modern than those of Mr. Howard, and which, as regards location, were much more central.

From the Table of Assessments put in by the Crown, you will see that only a year after the sale by the Claimants, the assessment was raised to $10,800 ̊; the following year it was raised to $14,935, and it continued so for the next few years; for 1905 and 1906 it stands at $15,300, and, similarly, the. Table annexed to Mr. Hooper's Report, shews a gradual increase in rateable value of Godowns affected by the Reclamation. I would submit that these figures shew that these Inland Lots did not suddenly drop 50%, because there was a Reclamation in front of them. The evidence of the experts called on behalf of the Claimants cannot carry very much weight on account of its speculative nature. It is specially marked in Messrs. Leigh & Orange's Report, after giving their Valuation No. 4, which was $2.50 [reads from Report by Messrs. Leigh & Orange.] This was said by Messrs. Leigh & Orange in December, 1898, just about a month after General Black's Award, and was probably given, I should think, with reference to that Award. He remarks (immediately after valuation No. 4) that the Lot had been completely ruined for Godown purposes and was too far West for Chinese residences and shops.

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Taking all these disadvantages (which have turned out to be erroneous) into- consideration, still Messrs. Leigh & Orange say that, after the Reclamation, and considering its value as an Inland Lot, they still put its value at $2.50. Had they known that it was going to be used for Godowns (as it is used to the present day), I have no hesitation in saying that they would have valued it at considerably over that figure. The statement that no real damage was done to this Lot is correct, and this enormous loss, which the Claimants allege they have suffered, is based on purely hypothetical grounds. Therefore, as I submitted to Your Excellency before, the Award which was given by General Black was sufficient to compensate the Claimants, and that they are not entitled to anything further at the hands of this Tribunal.

I would like to add one more remark, and that is that the Plan which has been put in by Mr. Boulton is entitled to far more consideration than the specula- tive evidence which has been put forth by the Claimants..

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:--I desire once more to impress upon Your Excell ency the proposition I have already laid down, but I quote from the documents put. in by my learned friend-[reads Extract from p. 3 of Governor Des Voeux's Message to the Legislative Council on the Passing of the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, commencing 14th line from bottom.] Now, that is not mere speculation on my part, You will find by reference to page of Governor Des Voeux's Message-[reads. from Message again, page 5, para. 1.] It is very important in considering the moral right of the Claimants to remember that they had no rights of access, but only a common general right, which was enjoyed by everybody. All that they could be compensated for is the extra work entailed in the carriage of goods over the 260 feet which is the distance they have been put back from the sea front. Access to the sea was never cut off; there is now as much access to it as ever there was. You must admit that the Claimants have not attempted to shew anything but an alleged depreciation, which is amply denied by Mr. Danby. I submit that you are not compelled to give anything more to Messrs. Howard and Stephens. The reason of this Tribunal sitting here, I submit, is to say whether or no the Award of General Black was sufficient to meet all requirements of this case.

The

There is just one more word I would like to say, and it is with regard to a certain principle of compensation laid down by Mr. Frederick Stewart, Colonial Secretary, in 1888-[reads from 1903 Petition, p. 18.] That differs entirely from the principle of compensation to be pursued in the present case. principle stated by the Colonial Secretary was that compensation would be given for loss by depreciation. That principle is distinctly over-ruled in the Ordinance. I may say that this Government is in no way bound to add to the sun offered by General Black. In October, 1903, a further sum of $18,000 was offered, but that was simply on the basis of the Musso Award. We simply offered that sum with the object of buying peace. The Government made a very good. thing out of the Reclamation, and they were prepared to give Howard and Stephens just as much as they gave Musso. The Claimants refused to take it, and came into Court.

Summing up for the Claimants.

Mr. CALTHROP :-May it please Your Excellency,--

This case now resolves itself into a claim for damages. As to the claim for consequential damages I wish to call Your Excellency's attention to the Petition in the proceedings before the Court, and the Answer thereto (Suit 94 of 1899).. We claimed at that time the sum of $25,000, and we also went on to say that the value of the property was $200,000; that was in the Petition. The Answer is on page 5. In that Answer, at that time, they said the value of our property was only $101,000, but, at the same time, they said we lost something through diminution and they offered us $15,000, which I say is an admission that we suffered something considerable through diminution. Now they bring in Mr. Danby and Mr. Boulton,. and both say that we did not suffer any loss during those years. I may point out to Your Excellency, in regard to that, Mr. Danby's last Report was made in March, 1896, and the last date Mr. Boulton has on the Map which he sketched is February, 1896. The last claim was in 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898, and they did not come here to give us any evidence of what happened after March, 1896. It is certainly perfectly true. that we base our claim to a very great extent upon what was said by the Colonial Secretary in his letter (on page 18 of the 1903 Petition), where

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he says we should be entitled to compensation fot the difference between a Marine Lot and an Inland Lot. It was not admitted by the Crown in 1900 that we had suffered any loss at all by our property being turned from a Marine Lot into an Inland Lot, in fact the Attorney General in 1900 denies that our property had been turned into an Inland Lot at all, and in the Answer he denies that the said Marine Lot has been converted into an Inland Lot. I think Your Excellency will say without hesitation that our property must now be an Inland Lot. But, what is the loss we have made by being turned from a Marine Lot into an Inland Lot? Our witnesses have come here and they have said that we have suffered a very considerable injury from this transformation; but it is not alone the difference in value. Mr. Danby came here, and he said it was worth $4 per square foot, but, as a Marine Lot, it was worth $8; that is to say, it depreciated 50% after being turned from a Marine Lot into an Inland Lot. The right basis, I submit, would be to take the difference in value of this property as a Marine Lot in 1899 and as an Inland Lot on the same date. The Crown witnesses say that the price we obtained, namely, $110,000, was a very low one, but, although we only got $110,000 in 1899, still the Attorney General told us that we ought to have been very glad to have got $110,000, and Mr. Turner said he thought it a very good price indeed. Mr. Turner made an entirely independent value, same being for a prospective purchaser. His valuation is $94,000, being the lowest made with the exception of that of Messrs. Leigh & Orange. They said they did not think at the time that it was worth anything as Godowns, so they only put the value of the Godowns as building material.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL:-I would refer Your Excellency to paragraph 5 of the Petition, where it is stated-[reads from Petition.]

Mr. CALTHROP -The Crown say that it is not worth more than $2 per square foot, and, adding the value of the buildings at $36,000, they make the total value $101,000 exactly, and on that valuation of $2 per square foot they offer us $15,000. Now, Mr. Danby admits that it is worth $3 per square foot, so, if it had been a Marine Lot, it must have been worth very much more, and it shews that we are entitled to at least $1 more per square foot. I do not know if it is necessary for me to go into the question of rateable value, but it is quite clear from the Crown's own shewing that the property was not rated at its proper value. It was rated in 1887, before it started as a Godown, and, after that, the tonnage capacity.only was filled in. Mr. Hooper comes here to-day, and says it was worth a rental value of $10,800; having deducted the Crown Rent, Insurance, etc., he says he would make the rateable value about $10,300, that is to say, that the value on 16 years' purchase, on his own shewing, at the end of 1895, is worth over $160,000. In his valuation, he admits that the rateable value in 1895 would be $10,800, so that shews if it were $10,000, taking the 16 years' purchase (as that was apparently the way they would work it out in the Rating), it would come to $160,000. It cost in 1887 $101,000, and the rateable value then was put at $6,600, that is to say, it was 16 to 1. Therefore taking the rateable value at $10,800, the value of the Godowns could be taken at $160,000. I made a calculation on the capital value, and I divided that by the Assessor's value and, I think, it was admitted by the Crown Witnesses that $101,000 was, very fair value at the time, and, taking it at $100,000 at 7%, then, when you deduct the Crown Rent and Insurance, which would be about $400, that would bring it out at what the Assessor made it at that time, namely, $6,600.

Then as to the question which the Attorney General has referred to, whether we are entitled to claim on account of our access to the sea being cut off. I may point out that whatever legal right we may have, no person would pay the price that is demanded for a Marine Lot if he knew that his access to the sea was going to be cut off, and Mr. Danby in his evidence has admitted this. It is perfectly well known that the Praya is vested in the Crown, but I do not think the Crown are going to interfere and block us from the right in question. The whole question is whether the property, as a Marine Lot, is worth much more than as an Inland Lot. Then I think it is perfectly clear that after we sold our property all the property in the neighbourhood went up, so it is no real criterion. We have evidence to shew that at that time it was a very fair price for the property. We tried to sell it several times, and eventually succeeded in obtaining $110,000 for it, and we have been told that we were extremely fortunate in getting that price.

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APPENDIX D.

QUESTIONS PUT BY THE GOVERNOR TO THE JUDICIAL ASSESSOR AND HIS ANSWERS THERETO.

Question 1.-Should the capitalized value of the net rentals obtained from the property or the value of the land and of the buildings on it, as deduced from the evidence, be taken as the value of the property before the reclamation in front of it?

Answer. The value of the land and of the buildings on it, as deduced from the evidence, should be taken as the value of the property before the reclamation in front of it.

Question 2.-If the former, should the net annual rentals be taken :-

(1.) From what would have been received in any year on the assumption that the full storage capacity of the Godowns was utilized, as proposed in Messrs. Leigh & Orange's Valuation No. 2 of the 28th December, 1898; or

(2.) As what was received in the year 1895, as proposed in Messrs. Leigh & Orange's Valuation No. 3 of the 28th December, 1898; or

(3.) As the average of the receipts for the years 1887 to 1895, as proposed in Mr. W. Danby's statement, dated the 10th June, 1905; or

(4.) From the Valuation of the Assessor of Rates as given in the state-

ment of Mr. A. Chapman, dated the 15th June, 1905 ?

Answer.-Should, however, the capitalised value of the net rentals obtained from the property be taken as the value of the property, then the net annual rentals. should be taken as the average of the receipts for the years 1887 to 1895, as proposed in Mr. Danby's statement, dated the 10th June, 1905.

Question 3.-In the first three cases, dealt with in the last preceding paragraph, should the net rentals be arrived at by making the deductions from the gross rentals given by Mr. T. Howard, or by making in addition the deductions proposed by Mr. H. C. Nicolle in his statement dated the 11th July, 1898 ?

Answer. The net rental should be arrived at by making the deduction proposed by Mr. H. C. Nicolle in, his statement dated the 11th July, 1898.

Question 4.—Should the amount for which the property was sold by Messrs. Howard and Stephens on the 10th October, 1899, or the capitalized value of the property as deduced from subsequent assessments, or the value of the land and of the buildings on it, as deduced from the evidence, be taken as the value of the lot after the reclamation in front of it?

Answer. The value of the land and of the buildings on it, as deduced from the evidence, should be taken as the value of the property after the reclamation in front of it; the amount for which the property was sold by Messrs. Howard and Stephens on the 10th October, 1899, forming part of such evidence.

Question 5.--The statement of claim includes 10% of the full value of the pro- perty before the reclamation was carried out for "compulsory purchase." This claim was abandoned by the claimants' counsel at the hearing. Should it, or any

part of it, be taken into consideration in the award?

Answer.-I think that the claim of 10% was abandoned by the claimants'

counsel without due consideration; and, the case put by the Crown on this point

not being sufficiently strong, it would be unfair to deprive the claimants of this percentage, if they are otherwise entitled to it.

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I am of opinion that there was in this case a compulsory ejectment from the property under its then conditions, the property being thenceforward held under altered conditions.. There is in this a sufficient analogy to the ordinary case of compulsory ejectment from land, to warrant the usual 10 % being added. But this percentage should be calculated only on the subject matter of the compensa- tion, that is, on the altered value of the property: in other words, on the difference in value of the property as a Marine and as an Inland Lot.

Question 6. Should the damage, if any, done to the claimants' business by alterations to the sea bottom, if any, which may have resulted from the Praya Re- clamation Works, before these were carried in 1898 in front of the claimants' Lot, be considered an injury sustained by a lessee, as defined at the commencement of Section 8 of the Ordinance, for which compensation may be awarded under Section 8 (6), or as an injurious affecting of the property of a Marine Lot holder, against which claims are barred by Section 9 ?

Answer. The answer to this question depends on the proper construction of Art. 8 (6) of Ordinance No. 6 of 1889.

This Article provides that a lessee who does not signify his acceptance of the conditions laid down by the Ordinance "shall have no claim to any compensation in respect of any depreciation of his Lot by reason of the works". but that the Governor may, if he thinks fit, award him such a sum of money as he may in his absolute discretion think sufficient "as and by way of compensation for any injury that such lessee may have sustained by the works."

The use of the words "compensation for depreciation" in the first part of the sentence, and of the words "compensation for any injury" in the second part, raises a question of considerable difficulty.

The contention on the part of the Crown was that compensation for depre- ciation in value was absolutely taken away by the first part of the sentence. I do not think this can be so. For, by the latter part of the Article, the Governor in exercising his discretion as to awarding compensation, is to award such compensation for any injury". "Injury in the ordinary use of the word, includes both "depreciation in value" and consequential injury, such as loss of business directly resulting from the works. If the contention of the Crown were to be accepted, then the compensation to be given by the Governor would be for consequential injury only. I do not agree that this is the true construction of the clause. I am of opinion that the use of the word "injury" in the second part, as distinguished from "depreciation" in the first part, indicates that both forms of injury were to be taken into account, and compensation given both for depreciation in value and for consequential injury. What was taken away was not compensation for depreciation, but the claim" to such compensation: the assessment of the compensation being left to the absolute discretion of the Govern- or. The effect of the clause appears therefore to be this: that the general prin- ciples of compensation for disturbance of private rights for the public benefit are to apply, with the sole difference that the assessment of the compensation is put within the Governor's discretion. It is not for me to enquire why this was done; but a reason may be suggested. The work was undertaken by the Government for the benefit of a few lot-holders; and the sum which the Government would. have in hand for compensation purposes would be limited to the price realised by the sale of the reclamation in front of the refusing lessee's Lot. It may have been considered advisable to limit compensation to this sum: a principle which had in fact been adopted on a previous occasion. It remains to consider the effect of Art. 9 of the Ordinance. This Article excludes compensation "for depreciation or in- jurious affecting of the property" from all persons except as in the Ordinance provided. The lessee who does not signify his acceptance is provided for in the Ordinance. The Article applies therefore to damages alleged to have been suffered by other parties, but not by the claimants. I may however point to the use of the words "depreciation or injurious affecting "; the reference to both forms of injury seems to corroborate the view I take as to the meaning of the clause of Art. 8 already considered.

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As to the alleged injury to the claimants' business, the contention of the Crown was that the Marine Lot, being by the terms of the lease, bounded by the Praya and not by the foreshore, there was no right of access to the foreshore which could be called proprietary, and consequently, the silting, if it occurred, did not inter- fere with any existing right. The intention of the Crown in granting these Marine Lots for which a higher rent was asked, must have been to create Lots with access to the sea, as distinguished from Inland Lots without such access; and I think that for the purposes of the leases, the foreshore and the public road, the Praya," must be taken as one. In my opinion therefore the case falls within the principle given in "Cripps on Compensation" (4th Ed.) p. 128:- "If the physi- cal access from lands or premises to a public highway or navigable river, on which the lands or premises 'immediately abut,' is taken away or rendered less convenient, and the value of such lands or premises is depreciated thereby, the owner is sub- jected to an interference with his proprietary rights, and is entitled to compen-

sation."

If the alleged loss of business in fact occurred, and can be legitimately attri- butable to the alleged silting, if that in fact occurred, this is a proper subject for compensation.

This being so, I answer Question 6 as follows-that the damage, if any, done to the claimants' business, by alterations if any, which may have resulted from the Praya Reclamation Works before these were carried in 1898 in front of the claimants' lot, should be considered an injury sustained by a lessee, as defined at the commencement of Art. 8 of the Ordinance, for which compensation may be awarded under Art. 8 (6).

Question 7.-The statement of claim includes an amount of $9,763.50 for law costs incurred between January 26th, 1896, and September 7th, 1903, in connection with the compilation of the original claim, petitions to the Secretary of State, the suit before the Supreme Court, dismissed with costs on the 1st December, 1900, the petition to the Privy Council for special leave to appeal, dismissed with costs in 1902, and the petition to the King, with regard to which in 1903 His Majesty had not been pleased to give any commands. In the event of the award now given being in excess of either that of General Black on the 22nd November, 1898, or of the offer of $24,367.50 made by the Government on the 9th February, 1904, and declined by the claimants, should these costs or any part of them or the costs of the present proceedings be given to the claimants ?

Answer. In the event of the award now being given being in excess of the offer of $24,367.50 made by the Government on the 9th February, 1904, and declined by the claimants, I am of opinion that the costs of the present proceed- ings should be given to the claimants.

The question whether the costs of any of the previous proceedings should be given to the claimants in the event of the award now to be given exceeding either General Black's award of $15,000, or the offer of the Government of $24,367.50, necessitates a careful analysis of those proceedings.

(a.) The suit in the Supreme Court-Howard and Stephens v. the Attorney General-was a petition to set aside General Black's award. An issue was directed in order to try the question whether the Court had jurisdiction. Judg- ment was given for the defendant with costs.

These proceedings having been wrongly conceived, the costs incurred cannot under any circumstances be given to the claimants.

(b.) An appeal was then presented to Her Majesty the Queen. The answer was that the petition should not have been presented, but that proceedings should be taken before the Supreme Court of Hongkong, if the petitioners were so advised.

(c.) There appears then to have been some further correspondence with the Government, with a view of endeavouring to induce it to increase, or at least to reconsider, the award. This proved unsuccessful; and should the award now to be given exceed General Black's award, the costs of this correspondence should be allowed.

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(d) An application was next made to the Supreme Court for special leave to appeal from the previous decision of the Court, the time for making the application having run out. This was dismissed with costs, on the ground that there had been laches in presenting the motion.

(e.) A further application was then made to the Court for leave to appeal from its refusal to grant special leave to appeal to the Privy Council.

This was granted.

(f.) The Judicial Committee dismissed this appeal, the refusal of the Supreme Court to grant special leave to appeal on the ground of laches being upheld.

In considering whether any of the costs of (d), (e) or (ƒ) should be allowed in the event of the award now to be given exceeding General Black's award, I have been much pressed by the consideration that had the Government yielded to the claimants' request to re-open the matter, none of the proceedings by way of appeal to the Privy Council would have been necessary; nor would they have been taken, having regard to the fact that the claimants had proposed an arbitration. I have also been pressed by the fact that in the judgments in the Supreme Court in (de) both Judges laid stress on the waste of time which had resulted from the corres- pondence with the Government. But the appeal to reverse this decision was dis- missed, the same view being taken of the laches in moving for leave to appeal as in the Court below.

The position as to the costs of all these proceedings is therefore this-The proceedings at law were wrongly conceived ab initio; and there can be no doubt that had the Judicial Committee heard the appeal on the merits, it would have been dismissed. But, on the other hand, had the Government agreed to the arbitration which was asked for, these erroneous proceedings would not have been 'taken. Whether the costs of these proceedings should be granted is, to a great extent, a matter of appreciation; and although the Courts do not have regard to the fact, an arbitrator may well take into consideration the largeness of the plain- tiffs' claim, and the proportion which the amount actually awarded bears to the amount paid into Court.

With regard to these costs, viz., of (d.), (e) and (ƒ), I limit my answer to this: that, equitably they may be given to the claimants.

(g.)-Lastly, a petition was presented to His Majesty the King, praying that further compensation should be granted. His Majesty in 1903 was not pleased to give any commands with regard to this petition.

Should the award now to be given exceed General Black's award, the costs incurred in connection with this petition should be allowed.

CHAMBERS,

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(Sd.) F. T. PIGGOTT,

Chief Justice.

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT BACTERIOLOGIST, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

No.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

BACTERIOLOGICAL SUB-DEPARTMENT,

10th February, 1905.

SIR,I have the honour to submit, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the following Report on the work done in the Bacteriological Sub- Department during the year 1904.

The new Public Mortuary was completed during the early part of the year. It is equipped so that the most varied pathological research can be undertaken. The compound includes two large mortuaries, one research laboratory for the ex- amination of rats and other animals, and two small laboratories for research work.

The two mortuaries and research room for animals are constructed on the most modern principles. The floors are of concrete, so sloped and grooved, that all excrementitious fluid matter passes at once into deep side channels.

The walls are white tiled for six feet from the floor and all corners are roun- ded. The windows, doors, and ventilating flues are fitted with wire mosquito- proof gauze. Water and gas are supplied to each room. The post-mortem tables are of slate, and so constructed that they can be readily cleansed.

Each mortuary will accommodate about 16 bodies.

The two small laboratories are arranged so that naked eye and microscopic pathology may be undertaken.

The whole compound is concreted and rendered with cement. cleansed daily.

It is thoroughly

The Bacteriological Institute is nearing completion. It will be ready for the commencement of research work about the beginning of August or September.

During the past year, the routine examination of rats has been carried out by my Laboratory Assistant, Dr. LEE YIN SZE. This Officer has performed his routine duties to my satisfaction. Throughout the year the Sanitary Department has rendered valuable assistance in regard to the cleansing of the Public Mortuary. The Foreman, seconded from this department, to superintend the removal of all bodies of persons who have died from an infectious disease, has been attentive to his duties and kept the Mortuary compound thoroughly clean.

I am glad to say that no case of sickness has occurred amongst the members of

my staff during the year. All those engaged with me at the Public Mortuary are annually inoculated with plague vaccine. I also insist on their being vacci- nated, as they frequently come into close contact with cases of small-pox during the prevalence of this disease in the early part of each year.

During the year, 1,551 human bodies were examined at the Public Mortuary. Of these, no fewer than 1,026 were upon male subjects. This great difference between the number of males and females examined, does not obtain in the case of infants under one year of life. Out of 498 infants examined, 236 were males.

The number of decomposed bodies, sent to the Mortuary, has greatly diminished.

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The ravages of tuberculosis in its various manifestations, still accounts for the lives of a very large number of Chinese of all ages. The Chinese appear to be extremely susceptible to tuberculosis. The following dictum, quoted by CLEMOW, is very true:-In China, tubercle may be regarded as the principal scourge of the rich class of nobles, while syphilis is the commonest disease among the middle classes, and leprosy among the outcasts.

KocH's theory of distinct species of tubercle still holds sway and is becom- ing supported by a considerable amount of favourable evidence.

In continuation of my researches into the subject, my observations lead to the conclusion, that pathologically there is little evidence of tubercular infection through the alimentary tract. If tubercle bacilli enter the system through this channel, they never leave evidence of having done so, in the intestine. My results bear this out thoroughly.

Quite recently, BEHRING has come forward with a most important announce- ment. It is almost as startling as that made by KoсH in 1901.

He concludes that tuberculosis is acquired in infancy when the intestinal mucous membrane is in a state of considerable permeability. The disease remains potential, until the environment or circumstances of the individual, enable the tubercle bacillus to grow and set up the active disease in its typical form. He quotes in support of his contention, the now well known post-mortem results of NAEGELI, who showed that evidence of active or latent tubercle could be demons- trated in the bodies of all persons over 30 years of age. Again 68% of the men of an Austrian regiment reacted to tuberculin. Again, it is known that acute generalised tuberculosis, tubercular meningitis, etc., are most frequently found in infants and children. Phthisis occurs most frequently during the working period of life. Intestinal tuberculosis is rare at any age.

Further, acute tuberculosis is usually a widespread blood infection. Phthisis is a direct infection through the respiratory passages, and is a more or less local disease of the lungs.

With the theories of KocH and BEHRING before us, therefore, we have:

1. Bovine tuberculosis communicated by food to infants and children. It may remain latent, or cause widespread tubercular infection of their bodies.

2. Human tuberculosis communicated from one adult to another by

contact. It sets up localised tuberculosis, e.g., phthisis.

The

Several interesting cases of poisoning came before my notice during the year. One or two deaths from opium poisoning occur regularly every year. number of these cases would appear to be gradually diminishing.

A case of sulphuric acid poisoning in a Frenchman is specially dealt with in the Report.

Three cases of poisoning, by what appeared to be datura, were found. In one only, could an alkaloid-similar to hyoscine-be isolated by the Government Analyst. Mercuric sulphide to the extent of 1-22 grains was also present. The vermilion, however, is a very insoluble substance, and being present in so small a quantity could not have caused death. I have no knowledge of the existence in the Colony of preparations containing vermilion and a mydriatic alkaloid.

Two cases of what I have termed intra hepatic obstructive jaundice, were found. In each case the substance of the liver was beset with soft cholesterin bile pigment calculi. These varied much in size. The largest stones were as big as a plum. They were situated in the biliary canals or in diverticula of the same.

A special report has been given upon a rare tumour of the supra-renal

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In regard to Fatal Injuries, these figure largely as causes of death at the Public Mortuary.

Rupture of the spleen is again conspicuous as a cause of death.

Injuries to the liver would also appear to account for a considerable mortality.

The question of the mechanism of ruptures of the abdominal solid viscera is most interesting, and I propose to deal with the subject more or less fully in a subsequent annual report. During the latter part of the year, Dr. KоCH and I commenced a research into the etiology of beri beri. A special report on our

results will be issued.

A considerable number of tumours has also been examined. The majority of these were sent to me by local medical men.

312 cases of plague were examined during 1904. Pathologically the cases bore out the conclusions formulated by me in my Special Report on Epidemic and Epizootic Plague.

The relations, existing between rat and human plague, show the same char- acteristics as found in 1902 and 1903. Epizootic rat plague is followed by epide- mic plague within a week or a fortnight.

DANYSZ's virus is to be used in Hongkong for the destruction of rats. The same virus was used last year in France with colossal success.

The cause of the repeated excessive mortality amongst fowls in the Colony and neighbouring parts of China, has been found to be fowl cholera.

One of the principal chapters of this Report deals with the age incidence of pneumonia. It has been found that pneumonia is more frequently found in children than at any other succeeding equal period of life. Again, the mortality from pneumonia would appear to be largest during the first year of life.

Another part of the Report is devoted to the incidence of typhoid fever amongst the Chinese. The conclusion is drawn that the Chinese suffer from en- teric fever as frequently during adult as during infantile life.

The prevalence and peculiarities of infantile typhoid are also discussed.

The bacteriological examination of a Japanese disinfectant called "Disin- fectol" shows that this preparation is highly valuable as a germicidal agent. It is more effectual, but, at the same time, more expensive than Jeyes' Fluid. The preparation and distribution of vaccine lymph has been successfully prosecuted throughout the past year. The lymph has given universal satisfaction. Its only fault is its limited maintenance of virulence. Its activity would appear to be limit- ed to a period varying from 6 weeks to 2 months. On completion of the Bacteriolo- gical Institute, experiments will be made in regard to this question. New apparatus has been ordered from home and the lymph will be prepared according to the methods adopted in the Government Lymph Laboratories in London.

In con- clusion, I shall like to express my sincere thanks to all who have helped me and rendered valuable assistance.

The Honourable

J. M. ATKINSON, M.B., &c.,

Principal Civil Medical Officer,

&C.,

&c.,

I have, &c.,

&c.

WILLIAM HUNTER.

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THE PUBLIC MORTUARY.

1,551 Post-Mortem Examinations were held during the year 1904.

During the last three years, there has been a gradual diminution in the num- ber of necropsies conducted.

Total number of Autopsies in 1902

2,816.

Do. Do.

in 1903

2,326.

in 1904

1,551.

This gradual diminution in the number of post-mortem examinations is due, in a great measure, to the absence of severe epidemic disease. During the past year, the prevalence of exotic disease was slight. The epidemic of plague was comparatively trifling; cholera, apart from a few scattered and mostly imported cases, never showed itself in epidemic form; and the death-rate from other infec- tious and non-infectious diseases, was, on the whole, somewhat lower than that obtained during the two preceding years.

The establishment of a Morgue in Kowloon has relieved the congestion in the Public Mortuary. This, from a scientific point of view, is a decided boon. With a smaller number of cadavers, much more attention can be devoted to each individual case and the presence or absence of pathological conditions more exactly determined.

Altogether 6,693 bodies have passed through my hands, since I assumed the duties of the Medical Officer in charge of the Mortuary, and in the presence of such a wealth of pathological material, I propose, in this Report, to draw certain con- clusions as to the incidence of disease from several points of view.

The following figures may also be of interest :-

Autopsies on Males during 1904,

Do. on Females during 1904,

Stated in percentages these figures mean:-

Males, Females,..

.1,026 525

66 per cent. ..34 19

Again, it has been stated, by several authorities, that much more frequently found "dumped" than male children. than male children. brought to the Mortuary.

female children are All these bodies are

The figures obtained during the past year are interesting from this standpoint.

Males under 1 year,

Females under 1 year,

236

.262

498

Total,

These figures speak for themselves.

RETURN OF CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1904.

I.-Total General Diseases, .

II. Total Local Diseases:—

Of the Nervous System,

...1,063

Circulatory System,

Respiratory System,

206

Digestive System,

Urinary System,

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Generative System,

Ductless Glands,

III.-Total Injuries,

IV. Total Decomposed Bodies,

301

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GENERAL DISEASES.

Small-pos,

Plague :-

Bubonic Type,

.175

Septicæmic Type,

Pneumonic Type,

.112 25

Total Plague,

.312

Enteric Fever,

Cholera,

Diarrhoea (cause unknown),

Dysentery,

Beri-beri,

Malaria,

.181

Stillbirth,

Marasmatic Conditions,

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Septicæmia, Tetanus, Syphilis, Tuberculosis,

Alcoholism,

Premature Birth,

Opium Poisoning,

Poisoning? Datura,

Sulphuric Acid Poisoning,

Distomiasis,

Diffuse Cellulitis,

Hip Joint Disease,

173

Total,

.1,057

Skeletons,

1,063

LOCAL DISEASES.

1. Of the Nervous System

Tubercular Meningitis, Apoplexy,

Internal Hydrocephalus, Cerebral Concussion,

II.—Of the Circulatory System

Acute Fibrinous Pericarditis,

Total,

Tubercular Pericarditis,

Aneurism of Heart,

Aneurism of Aorta,

Acute Endocarditis,

Acute Myocarditis, Chronic Myocarditis, Aortic Valvular Disease, Mitral Valvular Disease, Abscess of Heart,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart, Embolism of Coronary Artery, Cardiac Syncope,

....

Total,

III.-Of the Respiratory System:-

Acute Bronchitis, Chronic Bronchitis,. Pneumatosis,

Gangrene of Lung, Abscess of Lung,

480

Acute Catarrhal Pneumonia,

Total,.....

.206

Acute Fibrinous Pneumonia.

Phthisis.

Cascous Tubercular Pneumonia,

Acute Pleurisy,

Endothelioma of Pleura,

Empyema.

Cancer of Lung,....

Pyopneumo thorax,

IV. Of the Digestive System:

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Intestinal Obstruction, Intussusception, Gangrenous Appendicitis, Intestinal Tuberculosis, Strangulated Femoral Hernia, Strangulated Inguinal Hernia, Acute l'eritonitis,

Tubercalar Peritonitis, Acute Membranous Colitis,

Cancer of the Pylorus,

Primary Cancer of Liver,

Abscess of Liver,

Tabes Mesenterica,

Obstructive Jaundice :--

Extra Hepatic, Intra Hepatic,

....

N N

Total,

V.-Of the Urinary System :--

Acute Parenchymatous Nephritis, Acute Glomerulo-Nephritis, Chronic Intestinal Nephritis, Primary Intestinal Nephritis, Gangrenous Cystitis,

VI.Of the Generative System :-

Abortion,

Post-Partem Hæmorrhage,

Total,

VII-Of the Ductless Glands: --

Malignant Disease of Adrenal,

Total,.

I.-General:-

Burning,

Multiple Injuries,

Suffocation:-

481

INJURIES.

(a.) From Submersion,

(b.) From Gascous Poisons,

(c.) From Strangulation,

Privation,

Total,.

II.-Local:-

Of the Head:

Fracture of Vault of Skull,

Fracture of Base of Skull,

Gunshot Wound of Skull,

Total,.....

Of the Neck:-

Cut Throat,

Dislocation of Neck,

Total,..

Of the Chest:-

Fracture of Sternum,

Bullet Wound through Heart,

Wound of the Lung,.

Total,.

Of the Abdomen :-

Rupture of Spleen,

Rupture of Liver,

Stab Wound of Liver,

Puncture Wound of Intestine,

Rupture of Liver and Spleen, Rupture of Uterus,

Gunshot Wound of Abdomen,

Fracture of the Pelvis,

Total,.

NATIONALITY OF: BODIES BROUGHT TO THE PUBLIC

MORTUARY, DURING 1904.

Chinese,

European,

Indian, ....

Portuguese,

Japanese, Eurasian,

..1,525

Total,

1,551

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RETURN OF CAUSES OF DEATH OF BODIES OF NATIONALITIES OTHER THAN CHINESE:-

Europeans:-

Cardiac Failure,

Fracture of Skull,

Acute Alcoholism,

Suicide by Shooting,

Poisoning by Sulphuric Acid,

Rupture of Liver and Spleen,

Indian :-

Gunshot Wound,

Suicide by Shooting,

Fracture of Skull,

General Tuberculosis,

Drowning,

Cardiac Failure,

Total,

Portuguese

Small-pox,

Typhoid Fever,

Total,

Japanese

Acute Bronchitis, Typhoid Fever,

Total,

Eurasian:-

Rupture of Spleen, Small-pox,

Total, ............

PATHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS.

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Small-pox.

As in past years, a slight epidemic of small-pox was prevalent during the early part of 1904. Twenty-eight cases of small-pox were examined in the Public Mortuary. Three cases were received in January; nine in March; eleven in April; three in May; one in June; and one in December.

The diagnosis is always made by corpse inspection. Little of any pathological significance is to be found by post-iñortem examination. Almost all the cases examined were those of children under 10 years of age.

Generally speaking the type of disease present was severe, most of the cases manifesting the hæmorrhagic variety of the disorder.

The annual recurrence of epidemic small-pox will continue in Hongkong until China recognises the importance of affording provision of the means for gen- eral vaccination and re-vaccination.

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Small-pox is one of the commonest diseases in China, and its spread is said to be due largely to the practice of variolisation, which is still performed by in- serting a pledget of small-pox crusts into the nostrils.

Cholera.

35 cases of this exotic disease were brought to the Public Mortuary during the past year.

Almost all the cases of the disease occurred during the months May, June, and July. All the cases were typical, both pathologically and bacter- iologically.

Just as in the case of small-pox, cholera is endemic in Southern China. In Canton, this is especially true. The annually recurring outbreaks of the disease in Hongkong, are due to successive introductions of the infection from Canton and the surrounding country.

Diarrhoea.

This was returned as the cause of death in 69 cases. The majority of the cases occurred in infants, and usually the factors, at work in the production of the loose evacuations, could not be determined.

Similar to what obtains in Western countries, diarrhoeal troubles account for the death of a very large number of children in the first years of life in Hongkong. and surrounding districts.

With the present state of our knowledge in regard to diarrhoeal disorders, any attempt to bring so-called cholera infantum into relation with a definite cause or group of causes, must fall far short of scientific accuracy. In many instances, diarrhoea must simply be regarded as a symptom, occasioned by improper feeding, neglect, and innumerable other temporary and accidental causes. These, unquestionably, account for much of the heavy infantile mortality amongst the Chinese.

Dysentery.

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In one case only, dysentery was found to be the cause of death. this disease is rife in China, and common in Hongkong and Canton, it would not appear to figure largely as a cause of death. Post-mortem evidence of old and chronic dysentery, is frequently found, the individual having succumbed to some intercurrent infection.

So far I have been been unable to determine the varieties of dysentery met with in hongkong. Amoeba have been frequently found in the stools of cases of dysentery, and even in other pathological conditions of the intestine. There is accumulating a considerable amount of evidence to show that amabæ play the exciting part in the production of certain forms of this important disease. This variety amoebic dysentery-certainly exists in Hongkong. Again, it is doubtful if amœbæ are ever found in the normal intestine. The bulk of evidence is against the transient appearance of these protozoa in the normal intestine. As MUSGRAVE and CLEGG (Manila) have recently shown, amoeba are not harmless, and in the Orient, the presence of amoeba in the dejecta ought to be regarded as diagnostic of a pathological intestine and a sufficient guarantee for the com- mencement of therapeutic measures.

Beri-beri.

181 cases of the disease were examined during the past year. Towards the end of last year, an investigation into the cause of this disease was commenced by Dr. Koch and myself. Experiments of the most varied character have been made, the results of which are still incomplete. Dr. Koca and I intend to prepare a Special Report on the results of our various investigations.

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Liver Abscess.

This has been the cause of death in one case, namely, that of an unknown Chinese Female, aged about 36. The liver was uniformly much enlarged, and shining through the capsule of both lobes were numerous yellow patches, variable in size, and boggy on palpation. On section of the organ, the liver substance was found beset by numerous small typical abscesses of the liver.

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Streptococci were found in the pus and walls of the abscesses.

There was no trace of old or recent dysentery.

Remarks.-This case is interesting from the following points of view:--

1. It occurred in a Chinese Female.

2. There was no trace of Dysentery.

3. Streptococci were found in the abscesses

A micro-orga-

It is a difficult question to decide the etiology of such a case. nism was found, namely, the streptococcus, but, had this organism to do with the production of the pus, or was its presence there, a secondary matter.

There was

no dysentery, in fact the alimentary canal was normal to the naked eye. Since the publication of my annual Report for 1903, I have been unable to devote much time to this disease and its etiology, but I trust, that in the near future, I may be able to go more thoroughly into the question.

Anencephalia.

Two monsters of this variety were found during the past year.

Both children were stillborn. In both cases, the part of the head above the forehead appeared as if removed The supra-orbital ridges become therefore the topmost parts of the skull. They make the eyes stick out, and give the face a characteristic frog appearance. Only the merest traces of brain substance could be found..

In both cases, the condition was present without retro-flexion, the vertebral canal being open only in the upper cervical region. Other malformations did not co-exist. Both children were females.

Hernia Diaphragmatica.

In both

During the past year 2 cases of this anomaly have been found. cases the children were stillborn. The defect in the diaphragm was in the left side in each instance. Through this the whole stomach had passed, along with the omentum, part of the colon, and a considerable portion of the small intestine. The heart was displaced towards the right. The right lung was fully developed ; the left, however, was only about one-third its normal size, its development having obviously been arrested by the pressure produced by the abdominal organs in the left thorax. The serous membranes of the peritoneal and thoracic cavities were continuous through the hernial opening.

According to ARMHEIM, abont 400 cases of diaphragmatic hernia had been reported up to 1896. The condition is also found in animals. So far as the anatomical characters of condition go, the condition conforms to the general rules for such anomalies. They are not true hernias, in that there was no sac. Further, most authorities are agreed that the left side of the diaphragm is the seat of pre- dilection for such a condition, and to this rule my own cases form no exception.

Tumours.

During the past year a number of new growths have been examined. The majority of these have been sent to me for diagnosis by medical men in Hongkong and along the coast of China. A few cases, however, have been examined by me

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personally in the post-mortem rooms of the Public Mortuary. The following is a list of the new growths which have been examined :-

I. Malignant New Growths.

1. Primary cancer of the liver. 2. Endothelioma of the pleura.

3. Primary scirrhus cancer of the mamma. 4. Cancer of the cervix uteri.

5. Colloid cancer of the stomach.

6. Mixed celled sarcoma of leg.

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7. Epithelioma of the penis.

8. Malignant ovarian cystoma.

9. Malignant tumour of the adrenal.

II. Non-Malignant New Growths.

1. Fibroma (arm).

2. Lipoma (neck).

3. Chondroma (fibrons).

4. Myomata (nterus).

5. Papilloma (vulva).

6. Adenonata (breast, bladder).

7. Dermoid (ovary).

8. Mixed tumour of parotid.

Opinion is general that new growths are uncommon amongst the Chinese. At the Public Mortuary, I rarely come across many tumours and I understand the experience of those in charge of the local hospitals is similar. Our knowledge of the prevalence and distribution of new growths in China, and even in Asia is very limited. No accurate information is available. According to the writers in the Chinese Customs Medical Reports, huge sarcomatous tumours have been found, and, according to some medical men, the Chinese would appear to be more liable to malignant tumours than other Eastern races. Again, MAXWELL and others have reported on the prevalence of most of the forms of malignant disease in South China. They are of the opinion that there are many fewer cases than at home." However one must remember that, Chinese suffering from malignant new growths rarely enter hospital, preferring to die quietly in their native country. In this way, the majority of new growths in the native population tiever come before us. From what I have seen in the various hospitals for Chinese in Hongkong, I am inclined to the opinion, that malignant tumours are by no means uncommon, and if accurate statistics were available, the prevalence of malignant disease amongst the Chinese would not fall far short of that found in other countries. In the determination of the prevalence of cancer, racial proclivity is said to have a con- siderable share. Black races are said to enjoy a remarkable immunity, yellow races are more prone to suffer, and white races are the most liable to the develop- ment of such new growths. At the present time, however, when so much atten- tion is being paid to the geographical distribution of malignant disease and its causation, the evidence on this point is very conflicting. The antagonism, which is said to exist between malaria and cancer, bas little to recommend it.

A Case of Tumour of the Adrenal.

Tumours of this gland are not frequently met with, hence my reason for putting on record the present case. Long ago, VIRCHOW described hyperplasia of supra-renal capsule and designated these enlargements as struma suprarenalis." The classification of tumours of the adrenal presents many difficulties. Certain new growths reproduce the structure of the supra-renal capsule in a more or less typical manner. Others are described as adenomata and carcinomata, because of the arrangement of their cells, their cell morphology, and the presence of a definite stroma. At the present day, one generally adopts the nomenclature of BIRCH- HIRSCHFELD, namely, adrenal tumours (strictu sensu) and hyper nephromata.

The case which I report at present belongs to the first of these groups, namely, an adrenal tumour or new growth in the supra-renal capsule.

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The following is the history of the case:-The body of an unknown male Chinese, aged about 30 years, was brought to the Public Mortuary for examination. It was that of a well-built man, of fair nourishment. Beyond the presence of well developed post-mortem lividity, nothing abnormal was found in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. There was no increase of pigmentation of the skin, such as found in cases of Addison's Disease. The pericardium was normal. The heart was pathological, the left ventricle being greatly hypertrophied with incompetence of the aortic and mitral valves. The aorta showed advanced atheroma and an atheroma- tous ulcer was situated about one inch beyond the aortic valve. The lungs, apart from hypostatic edema, were normal. The gastro-intestinal tract was also normal. The liver weighed 3 pounds and was in a condition of fine cirrhosis. pancreas and both kidneys were like wise cirrhotic.

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The left hypochondriac region was occupied by a firm mass of apparently newly formed tissue. The left kidney was not involved in the mass. Ou careful dissection it was found that this tissue was in reality new growth, and had involved in its meshes, the tip of the left lobe of the liver, the tail of the pancreas, and the capsule of the spleen. The growth had evidently no tendency to down- ward extension and, as already mentioned, the left kidney was quite free. The upper extensions of the growth terminated in the diaphragm.

On palpation, the mass was hard and fibrous like. It was firmly adherent to all adjacent structures.

With difficulty, the contents of the left hypochondriac region were removed en masse, and the tumour more carefully examined.

On section, the cut surface of the new growth had a variegated appearance. Several dense bands of white fibrous tissue traversed the growth, apart from these, the tumour appeared to be made up of a delicate meshwork of connective tissue. The fibrous stands forming the meshes sprang from the stouter bands already mention- ed. In the dense bands of fibrous tissue vessels of considerable calibre were found. In the more delicate meshwork, there was evidence of extensive vascularisation. Enclosed by the fibres forming the delicate meshwork, were areas or islands of softer consistence and variable colour. On palpating these islands of tissue, some had a jelly-like consistence; others were soft and friable and appeared to be com- posed of degenerated tissue. The colour of these areas also varied.

Some were decidedly yellow; others of a reddish brown tint. To the naked eye, the islands of a reddish brown colour, appeared to be areas of softening with fatty degener- ation and hæmorrhagic infiltration.

The tumour was distinctly encapsulated by dense fibrous tissue. Although the liver, pancreas, and spleen were firmly bound to the mass of new growth, there was no evidence of invasion of these organs by the growth.

Each organ was simply sealed to the growth by the surrounding dense connective tissue.

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Pieces of the new growth were preserved in spirit for microscopic examin-

The spleen was fibrous, and showed evidence of old malarial infection. The central nervous system was normal. There was slight hydrocephalus. Nothing of the nature of metastasis was found in the body.

Microscopic Examination of the Tumour.

The coarse bands were composed of extremely dense connective tissue with few nuclei. The capsule surrounding the growth was of similar construction. Leading from these bands were finer strands of connective tissue which formed a network. These were full of small vessels and capillaries. The bands of this delicate stroma enclosed the acini like spaces already referred to. These spaces varied extremely in size. They were filled with large, flat, polygonal cells. They were epithelial in character, varied much in size and contained yellow pigment. In some of the spaces, most perfectly developed cells were found. These resembled morphologically the type of cell found in the cortex of a normal supra-renal gland. Many of the cells were found to show active division, and the karyokinesis was of the regular and irregular type.

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In some spaces, the cells showed evidence of degeneration This was mostly of a fatty nature. In other parts of the tumour, the spaces contained, in addition to the cells, blood-the result of small hæmorrhages from the surrounding vascular

stroma.

It is evident, therefore, that the variegated appearance of the cut surface of the tumour was owing to the presence of these islands of cells, their pigmentation and varying degrees of degeneration and to the occasional occurrence of small hæmorrhagic extravasations.

Remarks:-It is difficult to come to a conclusion as to the real pathologi- cal nature of this new growth. The youngest parts of the tumour contain cells which morphologically are similar to those found in the cortex of the supra-renal capsule. Their polygonal shape, their coutained pigment, and the method of form- ing a tissue, all tend towards such a conclusion.

No giant cells could be found in sections of the growth.

Again, the tumour did not present any of the characteristics described by MARCHAND and others, as occurring in growths from the medullary portion of the capsule.

Taking all the points before me into consideration, I conclude that, in this case, I am dealing with tumour of the adrenal, of progressive growth, and malig- nant characteristics, the cell type being closely allied to cortical supra-renal gland tissue.

Plague.

Number of cases examined-312.

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During the past year, a special report was presented to the Government deal- ing with my researches into this disease, from an epidemic and epizootic point of view. The relations, existing between the different types of plague, were fully discussed, and, for a number of reasons, plague was regarded as a septica nic disease ab initio. The avenues of infection in plague were found to be chiefly the alimentary canal and the skin. Again, it is probable that many cases of plague occur through infected food. Plague bacilli have been found in the cheapest and most inferior quality of rice; rats fed with this rice contracte i the disease. Further, nutrient media prepared from rice form suitable soil for the growth of the B. pestis.. The spread of plague by insects can only be occasioned, indirectly by infect- ing food, etc.

I endeavoured as far as possible to show the relation existing between human and rat plague. Charts were prepared showing the incidence of epidemic and rat epizootic plague, and from then it is evident that some close relation exists be- tween the two varieties of the disease. Generally speaking, human plague appeared about a week to a fortnight later than rat plague. The appearance of a rat plague epizootic was proved conclusively to be followed by a plague epidemic.

The most important prophylactic plague measure is, in my opinion, a whole- sale destruction of the rats.

During the past year, much fewer cases of the disease have been examined.

The number of rats examined has also greatly diminished. This is disappoint- ing. It may be partly accounted for by the stricter measures adopted by the Sanitary Board for the collection of rats. It cannot be said that the rodent is be- coming scarce in Hongkong.

It is proposed to use Danysz's virus for the destruction of rats. During the early part of 1904, an attempt was made to prepare this virus with cultures of the organism which I brought with me from England, and some which I received from Professor SIMPSON. They were valueless, however, and it was found im- possible to recover their virulence.

Fresh strains of the virus have been ordered from Professor Roux of the Pasteur Institute in Paris, and it is hoped that results, similar to those obtained. in certain parts of France, will be had in Hongkong.

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The following types of the disease were met with during 1904 :-

Pestis Bubonica.

Left Femoral Bubo, Right Femoral Bubo, Right Axillary Bubo, Left Axillary Bubo, Right Inguinal Bubo, Left Inguinal Bubo, Right Cervical Bubo, Left Cervical Bubo,

Right Parotid Bubo,

Left Sub-maxillary Bubo,

Right Iliac Bubo,

Right and Left Femoral Buboes,

Right and Left Axillary Buboes,

Right Femoral and Left Axillary Buboes,.....................

Right and Left Femoral and two Cervical Buboes,

Pestis Septicæmica,.

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Pestis Pneumonica,

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Total,

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The frequency of the different types of the disease during the epidemic may be expressed as follows:-

Pestis Bubonica,

Septicæmica, Pneumonica,.

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56%

36%

From the foregoing table, it is evident that the largest number of bubonic types of the disease possessed only one bubo. Those of the femoral and axillary regions account for by far the largest number of cases. The buboes have no pre- ference for either side of the body.

In 4 cases more than one bubo was found. Of these, 3 cases showed double. buboes; one was a case of multiple bubo formation.

The presence of double and multiple buboes is of great interest in regard to the paths of infection of the disease. As I mentioned in my Special Report on Plague, buboes must be regarded as secondary, and in all probability are depend- ent upon the micro-organism itself, its virulence, and the individual disposition of the person or persons attacked. It is unlikely that an individual would be inoculated with the plague virus in both legs, and in this way have a right and a left femoral bubo. Again, how are we to explain the occurrence of several buboes? For instance, the presence of a right and left femoral bubo with two cervical buboes in addition, does not look like a question of skin infection.

It would appear, rather, that the plague virus possesses a marked affinity for lymphatic tissue, and that this tissue is one of the first to be affected in plague..

In no case during the past year have I found evidence of abrasion, minute wounds, etc., which would account for the formation of the bubo.

The following table indicates the relative frequency of the different types of plague during the epidemic:-

January, February,

March,

April, May,

June,

Month.

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Bubonic.

Septicamic.

Pneumonic.

Total.

122

35.

27.

August,

September,...

October..

November,

December,

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175

112

312

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July,

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Rat Plague,

613 20 27 3 10 17 24 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31. 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16.23 30 7 14 21 28

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Epizootic Plague.

Plague in Rats.-Throughout the past year, the examination of rats, found dead, or caught alive, has been systematically carried out. 21,907 rats were sent for examination; of these, 993 were found plague infected. A general chart has been prepared giving the incidence of rat and human plague, and from it the following will be apparent :-

1. Rat plague is present to a greater or lesser extent throughout the

whole year.

2. It becomes epizootic about the beginning of April.

3. The epizootic reaches its maximum about the middle of June.

4. From this time onwards, the epizootic gradually abates, reaching its

lowest point about the end of October.

5. From the beginning of November, there is a tendency towards a

recrudescence of the epizootic.

6. Human plague becomes epidemic more or less suddenly about the middle of April, i.e., about 1 week or 10 days after the commence- ment of the epizootic.

7. The epidemic reaches its highest point about the same time as the

epizootic.

8. If the ascent of both curves be examined carefully, it will be seen that sudden rises in the epizootic are followed closely by exacer- bations of the epidemic.

9. After the epidemic has reached its maximum it quickly fades, leaving

the epizootic still much in evidence.

10. The tendency towards a recrudescence of rat plague, is marked by

the re-appearance of human plague.

In general, it may be said that the curve for 1904 follows closely those given in my Special Report on lague for 1902 and 1903.

The interval between the outbreak of rat plague in epizootic form, and human plague. in epidemic form, has been maintained. During the progressive march in severity of both forms of plague, the disease in the rat always leads the way.

As already mentioned, the rise in rat plague towards the end of the year, was accompanied by the re-appearence of human plague. From my experience of past years, I conclude that should this rise in rat plague be continued during the early part of 1905 we may reasonably expect an early recurrence of the disease in epi- demic form.

In addition to rats, a number of other animals, sick or found dead, have been examined for the presence or absence of plague.

82 Fowls,

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57 Ducks,

2 Geese,

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6 Cats,

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All negative.

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2 returned as infected.

Negative.

Do.

1 Monkey,

1 Babbit,...

Outbreak of Disease in Fowls.

In Hongkong and the surrounding country, outbreaks of a deadly disease are frequently found amongst fowls. During the past year, several of these epi- zootics were brought to my notice, and I had an opportunity of investigating the subject bacteriologically. In a certain number of cases, some account of the course of the disease was ascertainable. The usual tale is as follows:-In some particular district hundreds of fowls have died in a week. On observation the remark is usually made that the fowls look quite healthy one hour and are dead the next. They become weak, and are attacked with violent spasms. Diarrhoea is also fre- quently present, and there is a viscid discharge from the beak and nostrils. The comb and toes become dark red in colour.

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Many of the fowls were examined by me at the Public Mortuary. The following appearances were found. The beak was covered with a thick yellowish brown discharge. The lungs were congested, and the mucous membrane of the intestines was usually hæmorrhagic. The contents of the bowel were frothy and blood stained. The other organs were full of dark venous blood.

An organism could be isolated from all the body tissues. It was a small, non-motile bacillus, showing bipolar staining. It did not stain by GRAIN'S method, and could be grown easily on all ordinary culture melia. It was pathogenic for other birds, rabbits and mice, and killed guinea pigs if inoculated intraperitoneally.

This micro-organism was identified as the bacillus of fowl cholera. This disease would appear to be widely distributed through Southern China.

Distomatosis Hepaticum.

During the past year, this parasite-Distoma Sinense-has been found in 3 In one case, it was obviously the cause of death; in the other two, the in- dividuals had died of an intercurrent disorder. All the cases were in Chinese adults.

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The general pathological appearances may be described as follows:-Chest, normal; peritoneum, nornial; the gastro-intestinal tract was normal as far as the commencement of the jejunum. From this part onwards, the mucous membrane of the gut was thickened and congested, with the presence of small erosions and hæmorrhages. Numerous characteristic eggs of the Distomum were found in the contents of the gut. The large intestine was normal. No worms were found in the intestinal canal. The liver was always enlarged and increased in weight. Its consistency was fibrous and it had a general anæmic appearance. On section, it was found to be cirrhotc. The biliary canals were much dilated and thickened and welling out from their cut ends was a thick, slimy, brownish fluid, containing myriads of the Distomata. The worms were present in thousands, forming embo- lic like masses in each biliary duct. To give one an idea of the number present in one of the cases, 3 bottles of a capacity of 80 C.C. were packed full of Distomata.. Parasites were also present in the gall bladder. In two of the cases, the parasites were found in the pancreas.

The kidneys, spleen, and other organs were normal. Nothing is known of the life history of this parasite. IJIMA, of Japan, has found the same worm in the

cat.

Probably the immature stages of the worm are passed in some fresh water

animal.

For many years, this Distoma was said to be innocuous, but with more definite information the prognosis is usually unfavourable.

In all cases of obscure hepatic disease in this part of the world, the examin- ation of the fœces for the characteristic eggs of this parasite, should never be neglected.

Sulphuric Acid Poisoning.

A Frenchman, aged 38, on board one of the steamers in the harbour, committed suicide by swallowing a quantity of sulphuric acid.

From the history of the case it is uncertain whether sulphuric acid or oil of vitriol was taken. Further, as the man was a drunkard, it is uncertain whether he mistook the oily fluid for alcoholic liquor. At the post-mortem examination dirty yellow-brownish stains were found about the angles of the mouth. The mucous membrane of the mouth itself was in an escharotic condition. The tongue was brown, leather-like and dry. The esophagus was in a condition similar to that of the mouth. The stomach was contracted. Its inner aspect showed a number of brownish black areas which were in reality eschars produced by prolonged contact with the poison. These were specially marked along the rug. The small intestine was swollen and deeply congested.

The other organs showed little of any interest.

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Opium Poisoning.

This was the cause of death in 4 cases. In every instance, the diagnosis was confirmed by chemical examination of the internal organs by the Government Analys. In suspecting such a cause of death, one has to rely greatly upon the history of the case. The post-mortem appearances are not characteristic. There is great congestion of the abdominal viscera with ecchymosis in the mucous mem- brane of the stomach. The blood is fluid and very dark in colour. The meninges are engorged with blood. In general, the venous system is intensely congested. and the subjects die from asphyxiation. Too much weight must not be attached to the condition of the pupils in a case of opium poisoning. The pupils may be contracted, but they are sometimes dilated. The presence of opium about the mouth, nose and throat of a Chinese body must not lead one to immediately suspect opium poisoning. Such may be done by the friends of the dead person in order to con- ceal some other important disease.

The Age Incidence of Pneumonia, with special reference

to its relative frequency in Infants.

The occurrence of acute fibrinous pneumonia in infancy has been a recognised fact for many years. The relative frequency of the disease in infants has, how- ever, been variably estimated by different authorities. The majority of text books dealing with the subject, up to the present time, discuss the incidence of croupous pneumonia in infants in a brief manner. Usually the question is dismissed with the conclusion, that it is a rare disease. Thus HOLT (Disease of Infancy and Child- hood) concludes that croupous pneumonia is exceedingly rare in infants, but its incidence gradually increases after the first year of life, and reaches its maximum between the ages of three to five years. MORRILL, in his text-book, puts the max- imum incidence of acute fibrinous pneumonia in children between the ages of four and seven years. HENOCK (Trans. Syd, Soc. 1889) regards its frequency at a max- imum between the ages of six and twelve years; and HAWKINS (Pract. 1893) and ASHBY (Diseases of Children) regard the maximal incidence of croup us pneu- monia as occurring much later in life, probably between the age of fifteen and thirty years.

Thus we see that authorities on diseases of infants and children agree in one point, namely, the rarity of the occurrence of pneumonia in infants. As regards the period of maximal incidence of the disease, these experts have a considerable variance of opinion.

Other investigators have made more definite statements in regar to the age incidence of pneumonia. For instance, PFAUNDLER (Munch: Med: Woch. 1902) says: "That this form of pneumonia is exceedingly rare in infancy". RIVIERE (St. Barth. Hosp. Jour. 1902) concludes as follows: "This disease is uncommon during the first two years of life."

The obvious dedaction to be drawn from the investigations of so many emi- nent physicians, would be, that acute fibrinous pneumonia, unlike its sister disease of the lungs, namely, acute catarrhal pneumonia, is a disease only occasionally to be found in infants and not a disorder likely to cause much anxiety to the practi- tioner, his young patients, and their parents.

Within the past year or two, however, a certain amount of doubt has been thrown upon the results of the pure clinician as regards his views on the age inci- dence of croupous pneumonia. Evidence has been adduced as to the difficulty of diagnosis of cases of acute fibrinous pneumonia in infants. Again, statis ical proofs of the incidence of the disease cannot be drawn from clinical observation alone. They must, in all cases, be supplemented by careful post-mortem examination.

It would appear, therefore, that in order to settle the question, once and for all, resort must be made to actual examination of the lung tissues themselves. One must distrust more and more the evidence brought forward by complicated statistical compilations, founded upon clinical evidence only.

It is thoroughly well known that statistics may be made to prove anything. They only become of value when coupled with the truths ascertained by direct observation. Recently COUTTS (Edin: Med: Journal, 1902) and PEARSON (Lancet, 1903) have come forward with statements that croupous pneumonia is most frequent in the first two years of life.

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This is a statement somewhat startling when compared with the results of other observers. It is founded, they state, upon combined clinical and pathologi- cal observation, which admits of but few fallacies.

Should this be true, our idea as to the age incidence of acute fibrinous pneu- monia must change. It will become important for the clinician to endeavour to recognise the disease and to clearly differentiate it from broncho-pneumonia. Such a distinction of these two diseases is also of importance as regards the prognosis of the case. Generally, acute fibrinous pneumonia in infancy has a good prognosis; acute catarrhal pneumonia has generally a bad prognosis.

In a recent paper by CLIVE RIVIERE (Lancet, 1903) the following conclusion is drawn: “Croupous pneumonia occurs in infants probably more frequently than in older children and that the mortality from this disease is greatest in the first years of life."

In consideration of the fact that this view, regarding the age incidence of acute fibrinous pneumonia, is new, requiring further investigation, I have thought it of importance to refer to the results of my own post-mortem examinations, so many of which are held upon infants and children.

That the experience to be gained of the frequency and occurrence of diseases of infants and children, is large, goes without saying, when one considers the average number of autopsies held at the Public Mortuary annually. During 1904, out of a total of 1,551 post-mortem examinations, no fewer than 498 au- topsies were held on infants under 1 year. Further, over 50 per cent. of the total number of examinations are conducted on children under 5 years of age. This high percentage of children examined has been maintained since I assumed charge of the Public Mortuary about 3 years ago. During the past 3 years, no fewer than 6,693 post-mortem examinations have been made, and about 60 per cent. of these have been performed on children under the age of five years.

It would appear that the real reason for the variable estimation of the relative frequency and mortality from croupons pueumonia during the early years of life, is that the majority of statisticians have taken their figures from cases diagnosed clinically.

Now, the diagnosis of croupous pneumonia during infancy is a task of consider- able magnitude-notoriously difficult in fact-in view of the frequency of that closely allied disorder, namely, acute catarrhal pneumonia. Again, in the distinction of those two diseases clinically, RIVIERE very properly points out that, a further element of fallacy must be intro lucel, owing to the frequency of broncho-pneu- monia with consolidation of lobar distribution-a pathological condition which vitiates the efforts of even expert stethoscopists to differentiate between acute fibrinous and acute catarrhal pneumonia.

As already mentioned, there are great opportunities of examining the dead bodies of infants and children in Hongkong. Indeed I believe them to be unique. During the past three years, no fewer than 2,000 children under five have been brought for examination.

years of

age

Again, out of 6,693 autopsies, 218 cases of acute fibrinous pneumonia were found.

The following is a resumé of my results as regards the age incidence of the disease:

Number of Cases.

Age.

In 1902.

In 1903.

In 1904.

0- 1

1- 5

30 19

5-10

10-20

20-30

30-40

40-50

Over 50

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Total,.......

495

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Conclusions:--

1. 30% of the total number of post-mortem examinations held, were

upon children under 5 years of age.

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2. Croupous pneumonia was found to be the cause of death in 3% of the

total number of autopsies held.

3. Out of 218 cases of croupous pneumonia 50% were found in children under five years of age. Of these, 30% occurred in infants under the age of 1 year.

From these results, it becomes evident that acute fibrinous pneumonia is more frequently found in children than at any other succeeding equal period of life.

Again, the large percentage of cases of the disease found post-mortem in in- fants, is probably accounted for by the fact that the mortality from croupous pneu- monia is largest during the first year of life.

Enteric Fever amongst the Chinese with particular reference to its incidence in infancy and childhood.

Since the commencement of my pathological experience at the Public Mor- tuary, I have been on the outlook for cases of typhoid fever amongst the Chinese. My reason for doing so is, that, after a careful perusal of many Government Re- ports, the Chinese Maritime Customs Journals, the various Tropical Medical Journals, and Western periodicals, I am convinced that there exists great confu- sion of opinion in regard to the incidence of this disease in China. This condition of affairs would appear to be due mainly to the absence of carefully prepared records of the various diseases prevalent amongst the Chinese. It is proverbial, that in Chinese Hospitals, Europeanised or otherwise, records of the incidence of disease are conspicuous by their absence, or, if kept, are so imperfect, as to be of no real scientific value.

AS CANTLIE (Practit., 1904) points out, reliable statistics are rarely kept in Chinese Hospitals and there is more or less complete absence of accurate clinical observation.

In regard to the incidence of enteric fever amongst the Chinese, CANTLIE sums up as follows: "Typhoid is rare amongst the Chinese. Chinese children are liable to typhoid, even more so than European children."

This conclusion is based upon clinical observation of cases in Ilongkong, and in particular of patients treated in the Government Civil Hospital of Hongkong. I ain in perfect agreement with Dr. CANTLIE when he states that this Hospital is the only one from which accurate information can be obtained, but I doubt, if much knowledge in regard to the incidence of typhoid fever amongst the Chinese, -can be got from a Government Hospital, absolutely Occidental in its administration, and not likely, therefore, to entice the lay Chinese population to trust themselves to the efforts of Western medical science.

Hence I am of the opinion, that little weight must be attached to returns issued by this Institution, and conclusions deduced as to the prevalence of typhoid fever amongst the Chinese, from the annual reports of the Hongkong Medical Department, are bound to be misleading.

MAXWELL (Journal Tropical Med., 1903) is also of the opinion that the disease is uncommon amongst the Chinese. He stares plainly-without quoting reliable authority-that the disease is unknown in epidemic form.

CLEMOW, in his recent book on the geographical distribution of disease, notes the incidence of enteric fever very clearly. He states: "that enteric fever exists in China there can now be little doubt. Some doubt. as to the possibility of the natives contracting the disease seems to have existed until recently, because it is practically never possible to obtain a post-mortem examination of a Chinese patient, and observers have hesitated to diagnose the disease upon the clinical appearances only."

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There is a considerable widespread belief in the theory that the Chinese race, like the natives of India, are immune to typhoid fever. The view tentatively put forward is that these races owe their apparent immunity to their suffering from unrecognised attacks of the disease in childhood. It is said that the blood of native Indians over the age of childhood has been repeatedly found to react to WIDAL'S Test. This evidence has, however, been questioned, and would not appear to obtain so far as Chinese are concerned.

I think there can be no doubt that the virus of typhoid fever is very widely spread throughout China. Europeans are attacked in all parts of the country.

It must be remembered that an enormous number of natives are not attended. by skilled observers, and it is therefore possible that large numbers of cases of, and deaths from, enteric fever occur, and are regarded as due to some other cause.

On considering carefully the grounds upon which various observers draw their conclusions as to the frequency of typhoid fever in young, and its rarity in adult Chinese, one finds that the foundation of such conclusions is not so scienti- fically secure, as it would appear at first sight.

At the outset, typhoid fever is, at all times, a difficult disease to diagnose In the tropics, it becomes even more difficult to diagnose, and in the absence of positive evidence of the presence of the exciting agent, or the agglutination reaction, many cases of fever-typhoid-like in course-are almost impossible to understand.

Further, it is difficult to get accurate records of their diseases from the Chinese themselves.

The sick rarely enter a hospital but to die, and, if possible they avoid hospitals administered according to Western principles. Should they enter a Chinese hos- pital, they are allowed to die peacefully, without much effort being made to estab- lish an accurate diagnosis. If they die, no post-mortem examination is made. Even in Chinese hospitals, superintended by European doctors deference is shown to the feelings of the Chinese, and a diagnosis is concocted by the rough and ready method of corpse inspection."

In Hongkong the estimation of the prevalence of typhoid amongst the Chi- nese population is, under ordinary circumstances, a inatter of great difficulty. This is mainly owing to the old Chinese custom of migrating to their own homes. in China, should they feel themselves gradually falling a prey to some malady.

There is little doubt that this occurs on an extensive scale amongst the sick Chinese, and is responsible for the vitiation of our results regarding the incidence of disease amongst this nation. Of all diseases, enteric fever, par excellence, affords the Chinaman every opportunity of reaching his native land, owing to its insiduous onset and prolonged incubation period.

Taking all these considerations into account and perusing the results of the enormous number of post-mortem examinations held at the Public Mortuary, I think it might be possible to ascertain some facts in regard to this disputed but most important epidemiological question.

During the years 1902 and 1903, few cases of enteric fever were examined at the Public Mortuary. Seven cases were met with during 1902, and one during

1903.

The following tabular statement is interesting as regards the age

In 1902.

0-1 year, 1- 5 years,

5-10 years,

10-20 years,

20-40 years,

In 1903, 1 case in infant under 1 year.

No cases.

0 ""

⇒ 2

incidence:-

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At first sight, the table given for 1902 creates an impression in one's mind that even in the presence of so few cases, the disease is common during childhood, and more common amongst Chinese children than amongst Europeans of the However, if this table is to be interpreted correctly, one must bear in mind the disturbing factors which arise in estimating the incidence of the disease amongst the Chinese.

First of all, the number of children brought for post-mortem examination greatly exceeds that of adults.

Again, older children and adults promptly leave their dwellings in Hongkong and proceed" to the country

to the country" when premonitory symptoms of any disease appear.

The same argument applies to the cases of typhoid fever examined during 1904. During the past year, quite an appreciable number of cases were brought for post-mortem examination, and proved to be of considerable scientific interest. During 1904, no fewer than 47 cases of the disease were met with in the Public Mortuary. Each case was pathologically examined with care, and in a few cases the bacillus typhosus was isolated, thus rendering the diagnosis beyond dispute.

The following are the figures for 1904-

0- 1 year,

1- 5 years,

5-10 years,..

10-20 years,..

20-40 years,

Total,.

As will be seen, my experience of the disease in Hongkong is not a large one, but, owing to the fact that all the cases were diagnosed by post-mortem examina- tion, the results of the past year are of value in regard to the geographical dis- tribution and age incidence of this disease in the Far East. At first sight, the figures given for 1904 would appear to support the dictum that in China typhoid fever is a disease of infants and children. The figures are largest amongst children under 5 years of age.

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However, it must be noted that during 1904-and this is the only year from which I can deduce any conclusion-the incidence of the disease reaches double figures between the ages of 20 and 40 years. The difference in the number of years of exposure to the infection during these two periods is considerable, but, from what has already been said earlier in this paper, this large incidence of the disease in children under 5 years of age, by no means proves the frequency of in- fantile typhoid.

In support of this contention, I bring forward the following:-

(1.) That 60 per cent. of the total number of post-mortem examinations held at the Public Mortuary are on children under 5 years of age.

If this point be taken into consideration, it is evident that more cases of typhoid fever will appear amongst children, and possibly lead to error in estim- ating the age incidence of the disease.

(2.) That during 1904 about 30 per cent. of the total number of cases of typhoid fever occurred in adults. This is important when one remembers that only 40 per cent. of the total number of post-mortem examinations are held on adults.

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(3.) That infants and children found sick or dying in Hongkong are taken to one of the Convents, or “dumped ". They are rarely taken into the country

(4.) Adults, finding insiduous disease creeping on them, return post haste to their homes in China.

(5.) The belief in Oriental immunity to typhoid during adult life is not sup- ported by my results.

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(6.) In conclusion, I am inclined to the opinion that the Chinese suffer from enteric fever as frequently during adult as during infantile life, and were the customs of the people and the conditions of life regulated in a manner similar, to that obtained in the Occident, the incidence of this disease would differ but little froin that found in Western countries. In the latter, typhoid fever is also found in infants and children, but its incidence in the young is smothered up by large figures which mark the occurrence of the disease in adults.

The Occurrence of the Disease in Infancy and Childhood.

It was formerly generally believed that infants and children were not subject to typhoid fever. They were known to be liable to fever attended by gastric and intestinal symptoms, which was usually called "infautitle remittent fever." Since the researches of RILLIET in 1840, showing that the majority of cases of so- called remittent fever in children were really instances of enteric fever, a number of investigations have been made into this subject, notably by PROUSSEAU, GEB- HARDT, CURSCHMANN, HILDEBRAND, OSLER, and many others. The majority of writers on this subject have confirmed the view that infants and children are particularly susceptible to typhoid infection.

In view of the fact that a considerable number of cases of infantile typhoid is met with at the Public Mortuary, I feel bound to record the results of my investi- gations. I shall confine my remarks to the cases which occurred during the past year. 30 cases of the disease occurred in children under the age of 5 years, of which 16 were found in infants under 1 year, and 14 in infants between the ages of 1 and 5 years.

The following table gives details regarding the age incidence:—

0-2 months,

2-3 months,

3-6 m nths,

6 months-1 year,

1-2 years,

2-3 years,

3-4 years,

4-5 years,

Total,

One case was found in a child under 2 months old. I found it difficult to determine the age of this infant more definitely. The child was found "dumped”. The youngest case on record would appear to be that reported by GEBHARDT, in a child 3 weeks old. OSLER published an account of a case in an infant 5 days old, but this undoubtedly was an instance of " fœtal typhoid ".

The post-mortem appearances of the cases, which have come before me. arc those of early typhoid infection. As one would expect the lesions found in infants and children are less defined and characteristic than those met with in adults.

The peyers patches and solitary follicles were swollen and were in a condi- tion of medullary infiltration just before commencing ulceration. The preliminary general hyperaemia and swelling of the mucous membrane had, in the majority of cases, more or less disappeared. The intestinal patches were usually of a greyish red colour and to the touch were soft (plague molle). The mesenteric glands were swollen, greyish red, and on section the parenchyma bulged with cortical congest- ion. The spleen was enlarged, soft and friable, and full of dark fluid blood. enlargement of the spleen would appear to be more common than in adults.

The

Judging from the post-mortem appearances the cases met with in infants had a duration of about 10 to 14 days. Those found in older children varied from 14 days to 3 weeks.

Bacteriological examination of the liver and spleen in several of these cases was made. The bacillus typhosus was isolated without a great deal of difficulty and responded to the usual differential tests. In one case, a micro-organism was isolated which failed to correspond exactly with the classical B. typhosus. The

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general post-mortem appearances were typical. The bacillus isolated was motile, non-sporing, non-gram staining, and could easily be cultivated. The cultures on agar, and gelatine were suggestive of the typhoid or the colon group of organisms. The usual tests were made with different nutrient media, with the following re- sult. The organism did not liquefy gelatine. It gave no indol reaction, and only coagulated milk after 14 days. It formed gas like the bacillus coli and gave a negative reaction with a strongly positive agglutinating serum from a typhoid fever patient.

I am inclined to believe that this micro-organism was closely allied to the para-typhoid group of bacilli. It is proposed, however, to enquire into the pre- sence of this organism in the Far East more deeply, as it may account for numbers of cases showing continued fever, yet giving a negative agglutination reaction when WIDAL'S Test is applied.

Again, the body of a child, aged a few days was brought to the Mortuary for post-mortem examination. The pathological appearances were those of early enteric fever. Bacteriological tests were applied and resulted in the isolation of a micro-organism from the liver and spleen which gave no indol reaction, did not coagulate milk and formed gas in a manner similar to the bacterium coli commune.

In conclusion, I wish to refer to the significance of so-called "ypho-malarial” fever. In China such a fever is apparently far from rare. Mention of its oceur- rence is frequently made by the Medical Officers in the Chinese Customs Service. I think there is a certain amount of evidence to show that such cases of continued and indefinite fever are in reality of the nature of undulant or so-called Mediterr- anean fever.

Bacteriological Investigations.

A considerable amount of pure bacteriological work has been done during the year.

No attempt has so far been made to prepare complicated vaccines and sera. Their manufacture at the Public Mortuary would be attended by considerable risk.

During January, 1904, considerable quantities of DANYsz's Virus were prepared. It was distributed by the Sanitary Authorities through the City. No increased death-rate amongst rats was observed. Having been given a fair trial, the manu- facture of the virus was discontinued. It was obvious that the strains of the virus, with which I had been working, had lost their virulence and resisted all attempts to modify this. They were got from England and South Africa and had been a long time outside the body of a rat or other animal.

Fresh strains of this virus have been ordered from France where signal success, in the destruction of rats, has been attained by Danysz, Roux, and others.

The examination of over 30 samples of water has been made during the year. Two disinfectant solutions were examined by me, at the request of the Presid- ent of the Sanitary Board.

Their names are:-(1) Odamine.

(2) Disinfectol.

Odamine. This disinfectant solution-manufactured in England-was ex- amined bacteriologically in order to test its power of killing the B. pestis.

The following result was obtained :-

(1.) According to LOEFFLER'S method:

1% of Odamine in saline solution killed the B. pestis in 10 minutes.

2% Do.,

Do.,

do., do.,

(2.) According to BEHRING'S method:

do.

in 5 minutes.

do.

in 5 minutes.

0.2% of Odamine will not kill the B. pestis with certainty in 24

hours.

1% of Odamine kills the organism in 4 minutes.

5% of Odamine kills the organism in 3 minutes.

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The following conclusions were drawn :-

(1.) Odamine as a disinfectant is not so effectual as Lysol in killing the

plague bacillus.

(2.) The disinfectant power of Odamine is somewhat weaker than that of

Jeyes' Fluid.

The general results of my experiments showed that no advantage was to be gained by the wholesale use of Odamine. It was found to be less effectual as a germicide than Jeyes' Fluid which is generally employed in Hongkong as a disin- fectant and deodorant.

Disinfectol. This is a Japanese product and prepared by the Formosan Gov- ernment. It is a thick fluid of dark brown colour. It has a pleasant smell. It mixed easily with water forming a milky coloured fluid. It is strongly alkaline in reaction.

In examining this preparation the usual bacteriological technique was em- ployed. Solutions of different strengths of Disinfectol were prepared and brought into contact with living micro-organisms growing on solid and liquid nutrient media.

The following is a resumé of my results :-

TABLE NO. 1.

Tests on Solid Media.

Bacillus

Strength of

Solution.

Staphylo

Coccus.

Bacillus Bacillus Typhosus.

Coli.

Anthracis (Sporing.)

Bacillus Pestis.

30' +

5' +

5 days +

25′ 0

6' 0

10′ 0

1 week 0

5' + 6' 0

15' +

3' +

5' +

20 0

5' 0

6' 0

Do. Do.

l'+ 2' 0

10' +

1' +

3 days +

30′′ +

12′ 0

2' 0

1.' 30" 0

4 days 0

1' 0

10%

1' +

2' 0

30′′ +

Mcment +24 hours +

Moment +

1' 0 48 hours 0

30" 0

+ -Alive.

0 Dead.

TABLE No. II.

Tests on Fluid Media.

Strength of Solution.

Bacillus Typhosus.

Bacillus

Pestis.

5' +

5'. 30" 0

3' + 4' 0·

2' +

3' 0

30" + 1' 0

30" +

Moment +

1' 0

30"

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From these results I drew the following conclusions :

(1.) The germicidal action of Disinfectol is a strong one.

(2.) Lysol and Disinfectol rank closely together as disinfectants.

(3.) Disinfectol is a better disinfectant and antiseptic than Jeyes' Fluid and other preparations of a similar composition.

The blood serum of a large number of suspected cases of enteric fever has been examined by WIDAL'S Test. In the majority of instances, the serum was obtained from patients in the Government Civil Hospital. The results would not appear to be so satisfactory as those obtained at home. Many cases which have been submitted to this test have given a negative result in equal parts of typhoid culture and blood serum. Obviously these could not be typhoid fever, yet the appearances presented clinically are typical of the disease.

An explanation of these discrepancies is as yet not forthcoming. I am con- vinced that many of the cases of continued fever have nothing to do with the specific typhoid bacillus.

It would appear that a number of medical men still decry the value of the agglutination test in typhoid fever. Such a test, like the majority of others, is not infallible, and a point of interest, to those apparently in ignorance, is the fact that specific agglutinins may persist in the blood serum for many years after an attack of the actual disease. It is a well recognised fact that occasionally positive reactions are obtained in very different diseases to typhoid fever, e.g., gonorrhoea, small-pox, etc., but should surprise be the result of the examination, it usually shows defective enquiry on the part of the clinician into the past history of his case.

On several occasions, pure cultures of the typhoid bacillus have been obtained from the spleen post-mortem.

A few swabs from the throat have been examined for the presence of the B. Diphtheria. Positive results have occasionally been obtained, both the long and short variety of the organism being present.

Diphtheria, though undoubtedly met with, is a rare disease in China. It would appear to be more commonly found in the northern parts of the country. Writers on the subject of Diphtheria state that the disease is more intense and fatal in natives than in European residents.

During the year, short report on cattle disease was published by Mr. GIBSON, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and myself. In it we drew attention to the existence of two new diseases amongst the cattle in Hongkong, namely, Trypano- somiasis and Pyroplasmosis. Further, we noted the inadvisability of encouraging the establishment of cattle raising industries in the Colony, until something more definite is known in regard to the diseases likely to seriously interfere with such an undertaking, and the methods of their prevention.

An outbreak of disease in goats occurred during the past summer, and was investigated bacteriologically. It appeared to be one of the forms of hæmorrhagic septicæmia.

The diagnosis of anthrax in cattle has also been established on several occa- sions.

The Bacteriological Examination of Water.

During 1904, a number of samples of water were sent to me for bacteriological examination. No sample of water was examined and reported upon, unless the sample sent was stored in a sterilised bottle and forwarded within a couple of hours to the Laboratory. Further, every sample on being forwarded was packed in ice. The usual methods of quantitative and qualitative bacteriological examina- tion were employed. The determination of the number of micro-organisms in the water examined, was carried out, according to the German and American practice of estimating the number of colonies of bacteria at the end of forty-eight hours.

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In samples of suspected polluted water, spicific organisms were isolated as far. as possible. In pronouncing upon the character of a potable water, the following arbitrary standard was established :-

(1.) Water containing less than 300 colonies of micro-organisms per

cubic centimetre is a good and potable water.

(2) Water containing from 300 to 1,000 colonies of micro-organisms per cubic centimetre is open to suspicion, and if used for potable purposes, ought to be filtered.

(3.) Water containing over 1,000 colonies of micro-organisms in 1 cubic centimetre is presumably contaminated by sewage or surface drain-

age.

A judicial interpretation of the sanitary quality of water is a matter of extreme difficulty. . No absolute standards of purity can be established which shall rigidly separate the good from the bad. The factors involved in sanitary` water analysis are so complex and the evidence so indirect that the process of reasoning much resembles au intricate question in medical diagnosis Any stan lar which is devised, as to the purity of a water, must be applied with great caution, and I trust that the limits of range set up by me are not stated in ton conservative a fashion. During the past year. I have had ample opportunity of comparing the results of my bacteriological examinations with those furnished by chemical, tests.

On estimating the delicacy and exactness of each method, I have drawn up the following summary of the position which the chemical and the bacteriological methods of examination at present occupy in their bearing upon the detection of pollution in water and water supplies.

The view that the chemical composition of water always has a direct relation to the number of micro-organisms, receives little support, unfortunately, from a large number of experiments which have been made.

Frequently a large number of micro-organisms is associated with an excess of solid matter. But the same chemical conditions may exist when the number of micro-organisms has been reduced to a vanishing point.

Again, water with little or no solid matter may contain a large number of micro-organisms, and the same chemical conditions may be present when these organisms are practically rendered non-existent.

In concluding from the standpoint of our knowledge at the present time, there is little doubt that, for the detection of actual sewage contamination, bacteriological methods are much more delicate and definite than chemical analysis.

It has, in fact, been shown that a recent contamination of a-water supply by sewage can easily be detected by bacteriological measures, even when the pollution is so slight as one part per million-a microscopic degree of pollution, which it is very

doubtful if chemical methods would be able to derect. At any rate chemical analysis would not be able to detect the pollution to such an extent as to allow of an exact diagnosis.

To take a broad view of the value of both methods of examination of water, the following may be said:

Chemical analysis may be of value when an exact quantitative estimation is required. Bacteriological examination should be definitely qualitative.

The two methods ought to go hand in hand.

One must bear in mind that the purification of water by filtration through sand is essentially a biological process. The purifying efficiency of a filtering bed, from a disease point of view, can only be ascertained by resorting to bacterio- logical methods of examination.

Micro-organisms, and not chemical substances, are, after all, the real materies

morbi.

Though the presence of chemical substances may indicate impurity, it does not follow that it is of a specifically dangerous kind.

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Relapsing Fever.

During the past year, a number of microscopic slides were forwarded to me by Dr. HILL of Pakhoi for diagnosis. On examining these with the ordinary tinctorial methods, I found them teeming with the Spirillum Obercieri, i.e., the exciting agent of relapsing fever. Dr. HILL had also found them but wished

his diagnosis confirmed.

This disease is known to exist in North China. I do not know of any cases having been found in Hongkong unless those imported from India or North China.

There is good reason to believe that the disease does not so far exist in Hong- kong.

The disease is mentioned as being the most common form of fever at Teng- chow-fu. In 1877 it was epidemic at Tientsin, and in former years has raged in North China, Pekin, Swatow, and the surrounding country. It is also common amongst the Chinese in Sumatra, and experts there say that the disease was originally introduced from Swatow (GRAHAM, Jour. Trop. Med., 1901).

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The factors determining the spread of this disease are as yet imperfectly un- derstood.

Recent work on protozoology, however, is interesting in this respect, that it throws a considerable possibility of the spirillum of relapsing fever being con- veyed from man to man by some form of mosquito.

As a matter of fact there has always been a considerable amount of doubt as to the real nature of this spirillum. For want of something better, it has been classed with the bacterial spirilla. It differs, however, from all of these, in being pointed at both ends, and in its flexibility, and it cannot be cultivated.

The recent researches of SCHAUDIUN, however, leave little doubt that the spirillum obermeieri is a protozoan parasite. It is probably a phase in the life of a Trypanosoma and is spread broadcast by some suctorial insect-most likely a form of culex mosquito.

Should cases of relapsing fever present themselves in Hongkong, it is propo- sed to carry on a research along the lines indicated by SCHAUDIUN. With a certain degree of care in such a research there ought not to be any great obstacle in the way

of satisfactorily proving the insectiverous spread of the exciting agent of this disease, in a manner similar to that of malaria, filiariasis, etc.

Malta Fever.

There is every reason to believe that Malta or Undulant fever has a much wider geographical distribution than is generally supposed. Beyond Europe the disease is certainly known in different parts of Asia. There has been frequent note made of the existence of the disease in Bombay, the Punjab, and in Simla.

In China the evidence for the presence of the disense is of the same nature. MANSON states that he has probably seen cases in Hongkong, and WRIGHT, DURAND, and others, have described cases of continued fever in persons from Hongkong, in which the blood gave a serum reaction with the bacterium melitensis.

Again, the fever would appear to be endemic in the Philippine Islands. Quite a number of authentic cases have occurred in Manila. With all this evi- dence before us, it is only just to admit, that in all probability, we have the disease with us in Hongkong, but, that in the absence of definite symptoms and the omission to apply the serum reaction, such cases of continued and indefinite fever, remain undiagnosed or classified as typhoid fever, septicænia, acute tuberculo- sis, or other vague febrile disorder.

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The Vaccine Institute.

During the year 1904, the preparation and output of small-pox vaccine was efficiently maintained. The following figures show the extent of the work done during the year :-

1. Number of Calves inoculated,

2. Expenditure in Calves,

3. Number of Tubes prepared,

4. Value of 1904 Lymph,

5. Number of Tubes issued,

6. Value of Tubes issued,

7. Tubes issued free of charge,

$100

5,284

$2,642

6,893

$2,215.50

4,709

8. Value of Tubes issued free of charge,

$1,442.00

2,184

$773.50

9. Tubes paid for,

10. Value of Tubes paid for,

These figures show the following increase in the value of the work done dur- ing 1904 :-

(1.) The number of Calves inoculated has been diminished by over 40%. (2.) The expenditure in Calves has been diminished by 50%.

(3.) The number of Tubes issued has been increased by 1,532 over that of 1903.

(4.) An increase in value of the Tubes issued by $368.

Out of the 17 Calves inoculated, one died. The cause of death of this animal was a form of septicemia, common in Hongkong.

It is a matter of common experience that for the preparation of small-pox vaccine, buffalo calves give the most uniform results. The lymph and adjacent granulation tissue have to be collected about the end of the fourth day. On an average about 400 tubes per calf are obtained.

Indian and Chinese calves have also been experimented with, in view of the fact that these animals can be more readily obtained for the preparation of the virus, and at a lower price. My expectations, however, have not been realised. Indian calves occasionally yield a plentiful supply of lymph. The results are inconstant. Chinese calves do not give good results; frequently no reaction whatever is obtained after thorough vaccination. Buffalo calf vaccine produces but a slight reaction in Indian and Chinese calves, and vice versa. One strain of vaccine may be converted into the other, but the strongest, most constant, and longest yield of lymph is generally obtainable by the regular use of buffaloes.

Considerable care has been taken to keep np the efficiency of the vaccine. It would appear that vaccine prepared in Hongkong, only retains its virulence for one month or six weeks.

Generally speaking, the vaccine has given satisfaction to all who have used it.

Issues of Vaccine during 1904.

Vaccine paid for,

The Victoria Gaol,

The Tung Wah Hospital,

The Civil Hospital,

The Alice Memorial Hospital,

The New Territory,

The Sanitary Department,

The Infectious Diseases Hospital,

Total,

2,184

1,500

1,300

248

110.

6,893

On the completion of the Bacteriological Institute, it is proposed to prepare all the vaccine there. There will be ample accommodation for the calves, and a room will be set apart for the manufacture of the lymph. A complete set of appa- ratus, similar to that used in the Lister Institute, in London, has been ordered from England. The use of these apparatus will greatly facilitate the manufacture of the vaccine, and insure, as far as possible, the intimate mixing of the lymph and glycerine, and a uniform consistence of the fluid. Again, the use of this new process will obviate the introduction of so large a number of extraneous mucro- organisms which constantly reach the vaccine when prepared by hand.

HONGKONG.

REPORT ON THE BLUE BOOK FOR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

No. 146.

HONGKONG.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 2nd June, 1905.

No. 22

1905

SIR,-I have the honour to submit for your information the following general Report on the annual Blue Book for the year 1904.

L-FINANCES.

The Revenue for the year, exclusive of Land Sales, amounted to $6,322,949.35, or $1.594,257.18 more than the previous year. Land Sales amounted to $486,098.64, or $24,067.07 less than in 1903. The total revenue from all sources was therefore $6,809,047.99, or $1,570,190.11 greater than in any previous year, and $200,739.99 more than the estimate. All the main sources of revenue show an excess over 1903 with the exception of Post Office, Miscellaneous Receipts, Water Account and Land Sales, and all items similarly show an excess of actual over estimated receipts, with the exception of Post Office, Miscellaneous Receipts and the Water Account.* Licences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified show an excess of $283,757.78, while Fees of Court or Office, &c., and Rent of Government Property yielded over $25,000 and slightly under $6,000 respectively over the estimate.

The Expenditure for the year was $4,993,421.18 exclusive of Public Works Extraordinary; inclusive of that item it was $6,376,235.30, or $979,565.82 more than the total expenditure of 1903. Deducting from the actual expenditure for 1904 the total actual receipts, there was a surplus of $432,812.69 on the actual working of the year.

(a.)--GENERAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

The following is a brief abstract of Revenue and Expenditure for the years

1903 and 1904-

Revenue.

1903.

1904.

Increase.

Decrease.

Light Dues,

74,960.00

72,330.16

2,629.84

Licences and Internal Revenue not

otherwise specified,

Fees of Court, &c.,

2,849,936.09 4,509,162.78 1,659,226.69 352,719.02 403.854.60 51,135.58

Post Office,

414,867.20

408,458.92

6.408.28

Rent of Government Property,

615,683.01

688,321.41

72,638.40

Interest,......

5.964.73

7.813.43

1,848.70

Miscellaneous,

178,602.00

167,059.66

11.542.34

Water Account.

235,960.12

65,948.39

170.011.73

Land Sales,

510,165.71 486,098.64

24,067.07

Total.....

5,238,857.88: 6,809,047.99 1.784,849.37

214,659.26

Deduct Decrease.............. 214,659.26

Nett Increase.

$1,570,190.11

* This account was formerly credited with 2 of the rates levied in those Districts which are supplied with filtered water.

The Right Honourable

ALFRED LYTTELTON,

His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,

&e..

&c..

$c.

Non-effective Charges,. General Administration, Law and Order, Public Health,

Public Instruction,

Public Works,

Defence,

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Expenditure.

1903.

1904.

$ C.

372,154.46

391,893.89

951,837.14 900,784.82

Increase.

Decrease.

19,739.43

51,052.32

866,206.38 855,506.25

10,700.13

685,206.11

647,926.69

37,279.42

132,619.74

155,189.34

22.569.60

1,369,532.14

2,129,900.58

760,368.44

999,374.08

1,314,773.16

315,399.08

Total.

5,396,669.486,376,235.30 | 1,098,337.12

118,771.30

Deduct Decrease,

Nett Increase,

118,771.30

$979,565.82

The following shows the total revenue and expenditure for the five years 1900-1904 :—

Revenue, Expenditure,

Surplus,

Deficit,

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

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$ (.

4,202,587.40 4,213.893.22 4,901,073.70 5,238,857.88 | 6,809,047.99 3,628,447.134,111,722.49 5,909,548.515,396,669.486,376,235.30

574,140.27 -102;170.73

432,812.69

1,008,474.81 157,811.60

(b.) ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

At the end of the year 1904, the assets of the Colony amounted to $1,445,381.80, exclusive of arrears of revenue which with the sum just mentioned bring the total assets up to $1,651,470.98. The total liabilities were $1,147,658.97, so that the surplus of assets over liabilities amounted to $503,812.01.

(c.)-PUBLIC DEBT.

There is a public debt of £341,799 15s. Id. outstanding. The original debt was incurred in connection with the Praya Reclamation, the Central Market, and Water, Drainage and Sewerage Works.

Interest at 3 per cent. is payable on the loan, which is being paid off by a Sinking Fund now amounting to £34,375.7.6.

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II. TRADE AND SHIPPING, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES,

AGRICULTURE AND LAND.

(a.) TRADE AND SHIPPING.

The

The following Table shows the principal articles of import in the year 1904 in vessels of European construction, compared with similar returns for 1903. figures represent the tonnage :-

Articles.

1903.

1904.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,...

3,120

750

2.370

Bones,..

400

-Coal, :

1,186,686

1,152,454

34,232

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,

20,795

19,350

1,445

Flour,

120,430

115,921

4,509

Hemp,..

24,149

19,382.

4,767

Kerosine (bulk),

40,607

56,965

16,358

(case),

82,960

100,692

17,732

Lead,

550

3,563

3,013

Opium,

4,997

2,955

2,042

Liquid Fuel,

1,000

9,727

8,727

Rattan,

4,020

5.080

1,060

Rice,.

597.730

823.339

225,609

Sandalwood,.

4,713

3,300

1.413

Sulphur,

961

187

774

Sugar

229,946

205,696

24,250

Tea,.

1,746

Timber.

64,400

66,200

1,800

General,

1,594,600

1,564,678

29.922

Total,

3,983,410

4,150,639

274,699

107,470

Transit,

2,874,950

3,151,926

276,976

Grand Total,

6,858,360

7,302,565

551,675

107,470

Nett,.

111,205

The total tonnage entering and clearing during the year 1904 amounted to 24,754,042 tons, being an increase, compared with 1903, of 714,180 tons, and the same number in excess of any previous year.

There were 58,093 Arrivals of 12,388,892 tons, and 5,099 departures of 12,365,150 tons.

Of British Ocean-going tonnage, 3,862,802 tons entered and 3,845,932 tons cleared.

Of British River Steamers, 2,849,896 tons entered and 2,847,464 tons cleared. Of Foreign Ocean-going tonnage, 2,679,908 tons entered and 2,670,939 tons cleared.

Of Foreign River Steamers, 235,144 tons entered and 235,227 tons cleared. Of Steam Launches trading to ports outside the Colony, 52,892 tons entered and 52,892 tons cleared.

Of Junks in Foreign trade, 1,524,874 tons entered and 1,547,396 tons cleared. Of Júnks in Local trade, 1,183,376 tons entered and 1,165,300 tons cleared. Thus:

British Ocean-going tonnage represented,.

River

Foreign Ocean-going

River

Steam Launches in Foreign traile

Junks

Local trade

Per cent.

31.2

23.1

21.3

1.9

0.5

12.5

9.5

100.0

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A comparison between. the years 1903 and 1904 is given in the following Table Steam Launches are not included :-

;

1903.

1904.

Increase.

Decrease.

British,.. Foreign,

Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage.

8,449 11,250,296 |10,190 | 13,406,094 | 1,741 2,155,798| 6.040 7,768,115 | 4,732|| 5,821,218

Junks in Foreign 31,766 2,698,459 36,251 3,072,270 4,485||| 373,811|

Trade,

1,308 1,946,897

Total,...... 46,255 | 21,716,870 51.173|22,299,582|| 6,226|2,529,609 1,308 1,946,897

Junks in Local

Trade,

58,215 2,136,514|62,965.||2,348,676 | 4,750| 212,162

Grand Total,... 104,470 | 23,853,384 |114,138 | 24,648,258 |10,976 2,741,771 1,308 1,946,897

NET,

9,668 794,874

* Including 17,210 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 637,052 tons.

† Including 32,424 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 1,176,625 tons.

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For vessels under the British Flag, this Table shows a total increase of 1,741 ships of 2,155,798 tons, viz., an increase of 352 ships of 930,300 tons to Ocean- going, and an increase of 1,389 ships of 1,225,498 tons to River Trade.

The above increase in Ocean-going trade is principally due to a large influx of colliers and other tramp steamers in ballast, attracted to the Far East by the War.

The increase in River Trade is due to 10 new vessels having started to ply during the year.

Under Foreign Flags, the Table shows a decrease of 1,308 ships of 1,946,897 tons of which 159 ships are River Steamers. The River Steamers tonnage, however, shows an increase of 36,008 tons, giving a net decrease in Foreign Ocean shipping of 1,149 ships of 1,910,889 tons.

This decrease is due to:

(1.) The disappearance of all Russian and almost all Japanese ships-

from the run since the War began.

(2.) The transfer of a large number of small German and Norwegian

vessels to the Japanese Coast Trade.

(3.) A considerable decrease in numbers (but increase in tonnage) of

vessels under United States of America colours.

The decrease in numbers of Foreign River Steamers is due to the smaller number of individual vessels plying, while the increased tonnage is accounted for by their larger size.

The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River Steamers and Steam Launches) entering the port during 1904 was 860, of which 498 were British and 362 Foreign. These 860 ships entered 3,981 times, giving a total tonnage entered of 6,509,919 tons. Thus compared with 1903, 119 more ships entered 38 times less and with a total tonnage decreased by 499,262 tons.

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STEAMERS.

No. of Times

Ships.

entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1903. | 1904.

British,

331

1903. 1904. 1903. 1904.

4981,9822,151 3.368,7883,843,355

Austrian,

Belgian,

32 1

106,944 102,349

Chinese,

172

180 222,164

2,047 241,085

Danish,

48,676 26.817

Dutch..

21: 44

French.

262

238

34,575 246,837 234.977

84.379

German.

126 147

937

861 1.345,567 1,268.835

Italian...

20 32,732

38.212

Japanese,

467

51 1.017.263

114.951

Norwegian,

318

253

319,685

276,211

Portuguese..

7,110:

12.167

Russian,

30.781

14,578

Spanish,

6,017

Swedish,

26,093

8.582

United States,

200,706

232,857

No Flag.

1.260

2.500

Total,

709 859 4.3833,981 7,009,181 6,509,919

SAILING VESSELS.

Ships.

No. of Times entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1903. 1904. 1903. 1904.

1903.

1904.

British,

27,525

19.447

Dutch.

French,

German, Italian...

NXN

7,194

3.411

2.045

...

994

Japanese,

120

Norwegian,

འ།

1.498

3.651

Sarawak,

2,676

1.338

Swedish,

1.271

United States.. No Flag,

11.177

2.867

1498

919

Total,

داد

26 55.004 32,791

During the year 1904, 14,922 vessels of European construction, of 19,227,312 tons (nett register), reported having carried 10,572,844 tons of cargo, as follows:--

Import cargo,

Export

Transit

Bunker coal shipped,

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Tons.

4,150,639

2,605,861

3,151,926

664,418

10,572,844

In Imports there is au increase reported of 167,229 tons.

In Exports there is an increase reported of 360,742 tons.

In Transit Cargo there is an increase reported of 276,976 tons.

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The total reported Import Trade of the Port for 1904 amounted to 26,588 vessels of 11,205,516 tons, carrying 7,889,978 tons of cargo, of which 4,738,052 tons were discharged at Hongkong. This does not include the number, tonnage, or cargo of Junks or Steam Launches employed in Local Trade..

Similarly, the Export Trade from the Port was represented by 26,639 vessels of 11,199,850 tons, carrying 3,436,726 tons of cargo, and shipping 670,811 tons

of bunker coal.

Seventy-six thousand three hundred and four (76,304) Emigrants left Hong- kong for various places during the year; of these, 52,496. were carried by British Ships and 23,808 by Foreign Ships; 149,195 were reported as having been brought to Hongkong from places to which they had emigrate 1, and of these, 121,735 were brought in British Ships and 27,460 by Foreign Ships.

The total Revenue collected by the Harbour Department during the year was $300,933.95, being an increase of $15,645.53 on the previous year :—

1. Light Dues, .

2. Licences and Internal Revenue,

3. Fees of Court and Office,

$ 72,330.16 62.418.00 166,185.79

Total,

.$300,933.95

(b.) INDUSTRIES.

For the first ten months of 1904 the Cotton Spinning industry suffered severely from the abnormally high price of Raw Cotton, and during the whole of that period short-time was resorted to. From November onwards a good demand was experienced for Yarn and full-time again adopted, but it was not until the middle of December that, as a result of large crops of Cotton in the chief producing countries, the cost of the raw material declined to a figure that permitted of spin- ning being carried on at a profit. At the end of 1904 the outlook for the industry was encouraging, and, provided the price of Cotton keeps at a reasonable level, the result of the working for 1905 is expected to be highly satisfactory.

The Sugar industry in the Colony during 1904 resulted in large profits to the two local refineries. Owing to the scarcity of supplies in consequence of the large deficiency in the European Beet Crop, prices gradually advanced throughout the year, without checking demand; the quantity of refined Sugar consumed in China largely exceeding that of any previous year, while there was also a good demand

from other markets.

41 Steam-launches and other vessels with an aggregate tonnage of 7,290 were built during the year.

The other large industries in the Colony connected with repairing aud docking ships and the manufacture of cement and rope, are in a prosperous condition.

(c.) FISHERIES.

A considerable proportion of the boat-population of Hongkong supports itself by deep-sea fishing, in which pursuit a large number of junks are engaged. The villages of Aberdeen, Stanley, Shankiwan, and many others in the New Territory are largely dependent upon this industry for their prosperity. Fresh-water fish is imported from Canton and the West River.

Rules for the regulation, control, and licensing of Oyster Fisheries in the New Territories were made during the year.

(d.) FORESTRY, BOTANICAL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE.

111,198 trees were planted in Hongkong during the year including 105.645 pine and 1,978 camphor trees. It was proprosed at the commencement of the year to introduce a scheme for felling and re-planting pine forests on the block system with a twenty-five years rotation. But as the scheme was looked upon

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with ill-favour by the public and as the opinion was expressed in well-informed quarters that a longer period of rotation was preferable, it was decided to suspend felling operations while the advice of the Indian Government was obtained. A scheme of issuing Forestry Licences in the New Territories was initiated in the hope of inducing the Chinese to adopt more economical methods in dealing with the considerable plantations of pine trees formed before the cession of the Terri- tories, and with the object of tempting them to take up fresh areas of waste lands for further planting. The small area available for rice cultivation and the unfer- tility of the soil combine to prevent agriculture from becoming a prominent indus- try in the Colony. The low-lying land in the New Territories is probably utilized to nearly the fullest extent possible, and it is therefore from the profitable cultiva- tion of the steep hill slopes that any increase in the productiveness of the Territo- ries may be derived. In this connection the cultivation of pine apple, and experiments that are being made with sisal hemp are of much interest.

(e.) LAND GRANTS AND GENERAL VALUE OF LAND.

The amount received from sales of Crown land was over $486,000, being some $24,000 less than the receipts for the previous year.

Building land in the urban portion of the Colony and in the Peak District is limited in extent and steadily increasing in value. The natural consequence is that house-rents, especially on the higher levels, have advanced to an extent probably unknown in other British Colonies.

III.

LEGISLATION.

Sixteen Ordinances were passed during 1904, of which six were measures for the amendment of existing Ordinances. The most important measure was the Sugar Convention Ordinance (No. 14 of 1904) giving effect to Article VIII of the Brussels Sugar Convention, 1902. By the Hill District Reservation Ordinance (No 4) a residential area is preserved at the Peak.

The Opium Monopoly was further protected by an Ordinance (No. 10) controlling the importa- tion and sale of compounds of opium. By the Pilots Ordinance (No. 3) provision was made for the examination and licensing of Pilots, who must be British sub- jects.

IV.-EDUCATION.

The number of Government and Grant Schools including Queen's College, is 81, of which 23 are Upper Grade Schools in which at least part of the staff is European, and 58 are Lower Grade Schools, under purely native management. Broadly speaking the Upper Grade Schools teach in English, and the Lower Grade Schools teach in the Vernacular.

The total number of Scholars in average attendance at Government and Grant Schools was 4,970. Of these, 1,665 were in Government and 3,305 in Grant Schools; 2,906 Scholars received instruction in English, and 2,064 in the Vernacular. The proportion of boys to girls was 3,236 to 1,734, or a little less than two to one.

A small Anglo-Chinese School was opened at Un Long in the New Territory early in 1904; and arrangements were made to open a new School for children of British parentage at Caroline Hill, East Point. The Kowloon School for children of similar parentage, opened in 1902, has had an average attendance of 54.8 as against 46.4 in 1903.

The new Code for Grant Schools has been in force during the year, and has worked very satisfactorily.

It was decided to introduce the study of Hygiene into all Government and Grant Schools and a suitable text book was prepared.

The Revenue derived from School Fees was $36,251.50. The Expenditure was $151,589, being 2.32% of the total expenditure of the Colony.

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V.-PUBLIC WORKS.

The principal public works in progress during the year were the Tytam Tuk Water-Works (1st Section) commenced in March and consisting of a Storage Reservoir with a capacity of 194 million gallons, 2 sets of Engines and Pumps capable of lifting 1 million gallons a day each with 18" pipe line; the construction of a new 20-foot road to accommodate the mains of the Tytam Tuk Water-Works and improve the road communications of the Island; the Kowloon Water-Works, previously described, on which good progress was made; the New Law Courts, Harbour Office, Western Market, Bacteriological Institute, Disinfecting Station at Kowloon, Gunpowder Depôt at Green Island; the further extension of the Cattle Depôr, and the foundations for the New Post Office and Government Offices. A commencement was made with Quarters for Officers at Taipo, and a Public School at Yaumati. Another Bath-house for both sexes in the western part of the Town was completed. An area in Kau U Fong, Victoria, recommended by the Sanitary Experts for resumption, was purchased by the Government at a cost of over $220,000. Good progress was made with the scheme of 100-foot thoroughfares in Kowloon, the road through the King's Park being completed and portions of several lots resumed for the extension of Robinson Road northwards. About $40,000 was spent on Nullah Training in the Colony and $20,000 on the re-construction of street gullies to improve the City drainage system. A beginning was made towards improving the lighting of the Harbour approaches by arranging for the transfer of the 1st order light at Cape D'Aguilar to a new Tower on Green Island. Reclamation was undertaken at Tai-kok-tsui, in conjunction with a private owner, by which that locality will be much improved. New Rifle Ranges near Kowloon were constructed by the Military Authorities at the expense of the Colony. The laying of a heavy specially wound cable for telephonic purpose across the Harbour was successfully undertaken during the year. The work of laying Rider-Mains was also commenced.

The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary, exclusive of the Praya East Reclamation and Rider-Mains, was $1,264,351.30 and on works- annually recurrent $532,751.85.

VI.-GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.

(a.) HOSPITALS.

Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital, and the hulk "Hygeia" used mainly for the treatment of small-pox.

The Civil Hospital contains 150 beds in 19 wards. 2,585 in-patients and 13,106, out-patients were treated during the year 1904. 223 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 346 in 1903 and 349 in 1902. The Maternity Hospital contains 4 beds for Europeans and 4 for Asiatics. 61 confinements occurred during the year with 2 deaths. The Victoria Hospital, opened in Novem- ber, 1903, by Sir HENRY BLAKE, is situated at the Peak and contains 41 beds.. During 1904, 111 patients were under treatment. Kennedy Town Hospital con- tains 26 beds in the main building. In 1904, 87 cases were treated, of which 78- were plague and 5 cholera. On the

On the "Hygeia" 40 cases were treated, of which 32 were small-pox.

(b.) LUNATIC ASYLUM.

The Asylum is under the direction of the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital. European and Chinese patients are separate, the European portion containing 8 beds in separate wards and the Chinese portion 16 beds. 166 patients of all races were treated during 1904, and there were 13 deaths.

(c.) THE TUNG WA HOSPITAL.

This Hospital, opened in 1872, is mainly supported by the voluntary subscrip- tions of Chinese, but receives an annual grant of $6,000 from the Government. Only Chinese are treated in this institution which takes the place of a poor-house-

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and hospital for Chinese sick and destitute, and is administered by an annually- elected body of 15 Chinese directors. Chinese as well as European methods of treatment are employed in accordance with the wishes expressed by the patients or their friends. The Hospital is managed by a Committee of Chinese gentlemen annually elected, their appointment being submitted to the Governor for confirm- ation. The financial position of the Hospital was improved during the year and its title to its investments in land was secured by Ordinance.

OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.

The Prison, Observatory, Post Office, Educational Establishments and other Government institutions are dealt with under separate heads.

VII. INSTITUTIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT.

Among institutions recognised and encouraged but not to any considerable extent supported by Government may be mentioned the Pó Leung Kuk, the College of Medicine for Chinese, and the City Hall.

The Pó Leung Kuk is an institution, incorporated in 1893, presided over by the Registrar-General and an annually-elected Committee of 12 Chinese gentlemen, for the protection of women and children. The inmates of the Home receive daily instruction in elementary subjects and are allowed to earn pocket-money by needle-work. During 1904, a total of 676 persons were admitted. Of these, 287 were released after enquiry, 38 were released under bond, 138 were placed in charge of their husbands, parents or relations, 8 were placed in charge of the Japanese Consul, 76 were sent to charitable institutions in China, 15 were sent to School, Convent or Refuge, 11 were adopted, 29 were married and 2 died. In con- sequence of an epidemic of beri-beri during the summer the women's quarters were vacated and the inmates temporarily distributed between the Tung Wa Hospital and the Italian Convent.

The Hongkong College of Medicine for Chinese was founded in 1887, for the purpose of teaching surgery, medicine, and obstetrics to Chinese. The govern- inent of the College is vested in the Court, of which the Rector of the College, who has always been a Government official, is President. Eighty-seven students have been enrolled up to the end of 1904, and of these 19 have become qualified. licentiates and have obtained various posts under Government and elsewhere. The institution is of great value in spreading a knowledge of Western medical science among the Chinese; and in addition to the employment of certain of the licentiates in the public service, the senior students have frequently been made use of for various purposes during epidemics. A Government grant-in-aid of $2,500 is made to the College, to be used as honoraria to the lecturers.

The City Hall receives an annual Grant of $1,200 from Government. It contains a Reference Library and Museum.

VIII. CRIMINAL AND POLICE.

The total of all cases reported to the Police was 11,812, an increase of 560 or 4.97 per cent. over those reported in 1903. In the division of these cases into serious and minor offences there is a decrease in the former as compared with the previous year from 4,862 to 3,532, that is of over 27 per cent., occurring in every nature of crime with the exception of offences against women and girls.

The number of serious offences reported was 334 below the average of the quinquennial period commencing with the year 1900.

The number of minor offences reported shows an increase of 1,890 over the number for 1903, mainly in offences against the Prepared Opium Ordinance due to a considerable rise in the price of opium and consequent surreptitious manu- facture and smuggling of the drug, and in offences against the Sanitary Bye-laws, which were more stringently enforced as the Public became better acquainted with the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of the previous

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The number of minor offences reporte: was 1,640 over the average of the quinquennial period.

The total number of persons committed to Victoria Gaol was 7,464, as com- pared with 7,273 in 1903, but of these only 4,027 were committed for criminal offences, against 4,644 in 1903. Of committals for non-criminal offences there were 439 more under the Prepared Opium Ordinance and 133 more for infringe- ment of Sanitary Bye-laws.

The daily average of prisoners confined in the Gaol was 726, the highest previous average being 653 in 1903. The percentage of prisoners to population, according to the daily average of the former and the estimated number of the latter, was .201 as compared with 189, the average percentage for the last ten years. The Prison discipline was satisfactory, the average of punishments per prisoner being 1.1, as compared with 2.34 in 1903 and 3.42 in 1902. The continued overcrowding of the Gaol emphasises the necessity for the proposed new Convict Prison, and the question of a fresh site has for some time past been under consideration.

The remunerative labour carried on in the Gaol consists of printing, book- binding, washing, carpentry, boot-making, net-making, painting and whitewashing, mat-making, tailoring, oakum-picking, etc., the value of the work done being $47,938.13.

The total strength of the Police Force for 1904 was Europeans 133, Indians 375, Chinese 485, making a total of 993, as compared with 921 in 1993 exclusive in each case of the four Superior Officers and a staff of clerks and coolies. Of this Force an Assistant Superintendent, who also acted as Magistrate, and 20 Europeans, 81 Indians and 43 Chinese were stationed in the New Territory during the greater part of the year.

The force of District Watchinen to which the Government contributes $2,000 per annum was well supported by the Chinese during the year and its strength increased by 13 to a total of 95.

IX.-VITAL STATISTICS.

(a.) POPULATION.

The population of the Colony according to the Census taken in 1897 was 248,880 and according to the Census of 1901 it was 283,975 exclusive of New Kowloon and the Army and Navy Establishments. The estimated population at the middle of the year under review, was 361,206, as follows:-

Non-Chinese Civil Community.....

10,181

Hongkong,

206,304

Chinese Population,

Old Kowloon.

65,072

New Kowloon (approximate),. Floating Population,.....

20,000

50,930

342,306

Army, Navy,

4,359

4,360

8,719

Total,.........

361,206

New Kowloon was brought under the jurisdiction of the Sanitary Board in 1904, and its estimated population has accordingly been included. The population of the remainder of the New Territories according to the census of 1901 was 85,011 making when added to the present estimate a grand total of 446,217.

The total strength of the British Fleet on the China Station was estimated at 10,067, as compared with 8,905 in the previous year. At the Census taken in 1901 the actual number of members of the Navy present in the Colony was 5,597 and the estimated average number resident in Hongkong during 1904 is put at 4,360.

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The total number of births registered in the Colony was 1,205, and of deaths 6,118. This gives an annual birth-rate, of 3.3 and a death-rate of 16.94 per 1,000, as compared with 3.2 and 18.9 in 1903. The death-rates both in the Chinese and non-Chinese sections of the community were lower than any recorded in the last 15 years. The excess of deaths over births is explained by the fact that thousands of Chinese families are represented in Hongkong by men only, there being a very large floating population of adult males, and that many of the Chinese in case of illness return to their own country. It should also be re- membered that a large proportion of births among the Chinese remains unregistered, though steps are being taken to remedy this irregularity as far as possible.

(b.) PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION.

It is satisfactory to note that during the year under review a better acquain- tance on the part of the Chinese with the requirements of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903 has resulted in a marked decrease in the opposition, especially with regard to the cleansing and disinfection of houses, that at first did much to impede its successful operation.

The houses that are in course of erection in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance show considerable improvement on the existing type of house as regards adequate lighting and ventilation. The question of overcrowding is still an urgent one, the number of persons per acre in the built over area of the Central Districts having increased from 562 in 1902 to 608 in 1904.

It was hoped that the Electric Tramway, opened early in the year, would cause the coolie classes to move to the outskirts of the City, but it has rather had the opposite effect, the tendency being for labourers to come into the centre of the City to live and to take advantage of the cheap fares to go out to their work.

Under the Insanitary Properties Resumption scheme an area of 24,898 square feet has been resumed in one of the most densely populated areas of the City for the purpose of forming a wide street through the existing block of houses, and a further open space has been given to the public by the opening of Blake Park in the Western Taipingshan District.

There were 495 deaths from plague; this was 756 less than in 1903 and except for the years 1895 and 1897 the lowest mortality since the first outbreak of the disease in 1894. Respiratory diseases accounted for 1,394 deaths among the Chinese, or 23.7 of the total number of Chinese deaths. The deaths from beri-beri were high, totalling 735 for the year. The result of the measures adopted for the prevention of malaria is seen in the continuous reduction in the number of deaths from this disease from 574 in 1901 to 301 in 1904.

(c.) CLIMATE.

The

The average monthly temperature throughout the year was 71.6° F. as com- pared with 71.5° F. in 1903 and 72.0° F. during the ten preceding years. maximum monthly temperature was attained in August, when it reached 86.0° F., and the minimum monthly temperature was recorded in January, when it was 55.4° F. The highest recorded temperature during the year was 91.1° F. on the 26th June, and the lowest 44.5° F. on December 24th.

The total rainfall for the year was 80.41 inches as compared with an average of 77.33 inches during the past ten years. The wettest month was August, with 27.64 inches, the dryest, January, with only 0.12 inch. The greatest amount of rain which fell on any one day was 11.135 inches on the 25th August, while no rain fell on 137 days of the year. The relative humidity of the atmosphere through- out the year was 7.7 per cent., as compared with an average of 77 per cent. during the past 10 years.

The average daily amount of sunshine was 5.2 hours being 46 per cent. of the possible duration.

X-POSTAL SERVICE.

The total Receipts paid into the Treasury in 1904 by the Postal Department amounted to $532,742.94 from which sum $124,282 was transferred to other heads of General Revenue under which fees and duties are paid in stamps, which are now sold exclusively by the Post Office, leaving the sum of $408,418.92 as

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Revenue of the Postal Service. The net profit of the Postal Department after deducting $316,756.56 as Expenditure, amounted to $91,702.36 being an increase of $11,012.56 more than that realized in 1903.

Books containing 1, 2 and 4-cent stamps to the value of $1 were available from the beginning of the year and were purchased to the number of 3,040. A direct exchange of money orders with the Transvaal Post Office was arranged. British Postal Orders are now cashed in Hongkong and the British Postal Agencies in China.

The Parcel Post Convention concluded with the United States of America came into force at the beginning of the year.

All branches continue to show an increase over the return for the previous year.

XI-MILITARY FORCES AND EXPENDITURE.

(a.) REGULAR FORCES.

The following return shows the number and composition of the Forces employed in the Colony during 1904-

CORPS.

EUROPEANS.

INDIANS.

CHINESE.

TOTALS.

Officers.

Warrant

Officers.

N, C. O.'s

& Men.

Native

Officers.

·W. O.,

N. C. O.'s

& Men,

N. C.O.'s

& Men.

General Staff,

Garrison Staff,

. 3

Royal Garrison Artillery,

Hongkong-Singapore Bn. R. G. A.,

Royal Engineers,

Chinese S. M. M. Co., R. E.,

1st Sherwood Foresters...

E: 85:

625

642

389

415

196

209

446

457

Army Service Corps,

Royal Army Medical Corps,

A. O. Department and Corps,

A. P. Department and Corps,

93rd Burma Infantry,

114th Mahrattas,

110th Mahratta L. I.,

2nd Royal West Kent Regiment,...

50 00 00 00 A

...

698

720

14 690

712

689

711

Totals.

105

1,426

2,466

4,115

(b.) COLONIAL CONTRIBUTION.

The Colony contributed $1,270,741.03 (being the statutory contribution of 20 per cent. of revenue) towards the cost of the maintenance of the Regular Forces in the Colony and Barrack Services.

(c.) VOLUNTEER CORPS.

The total establishment of the Cors is 426, of all ranks. The strength on the 31st December, 1904, was 272, made up as follows:-Staff, 8; two Garrison Artillery Companies, 202; one Engineer Company, 32; Band 3; Troop 27.

A small mounted Corps was formed in the latter part of the year under the designation of the Hongkong Volunteers Troop, for purposes of scouting and to act as orderlies in time of war.

An association called the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association was also formed. Members who must be over 35 years of age are required to make themselves proficient in rifle shooting and undertake to enrol themselves under the Volunteer Ordinance in the event of hostilities. The Association numbered ninety- six members at the close of the year.

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The expenditure on the Volunteers, which is entirely borne by the Colony, was $44,032.13.

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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

The outbreak of war between Russia and Japan on the 8th February was not without effect on the shipping trade of Hongkong. The percentage of British to total tonnage entering and clearing which had fallen continuously from 75 to 59 in the previous 10 years. rose to 70 in 1904 owing to causes already given in this report. The war brought in its train various questions, involving recourse to the law courts of the Colony, relating to its effect on charter parties and to the refusal of duty by seamen on ships carrying contraband. Speculation in blockade run- ning resulted in some heavy losses to the Chinese and there was tightness of money at the end of the year. After the naval action at Chemulpo on the 9th February some Russian wounded were treated in the Hongkong Hospitals pending removal to Europe and the attention paid to them was duly recognized by the Russian Government. Later 4 Officers and 61 men from a Russian torpedo boat destroyer, who had taken refuge at Weihaiwei, were transferred to Hongkong and arrangements for.their maintenance here made in consultation with the Russian Consul.

An attempt was made in the latter half of the year to start the shipment to South Africa via Hongkong of indentured labourers recruited in the Kwang Si and Kwang Tung Provinces on similar conditions as regards terms of engagement and arrangements for transport to those embodied in the Convention for shipment of labourers to South Africa from the Treaty Ports, which was signed in London on the 13th May, 1904. An agreement was made by the Acting Consul General at Canton with the Viceroy of the Two Kwang for despatching to Hongkong labour- ers recruited at Wuchow by the Chinese officials. The class of recruits obtained in this manner was not satisfactory nor were the numbers obtainable from the two Provinces, in the face of opposition from persons interested in recruiting for other countries, sufficient to justify the maintenance of the depôt here. The attempt was therefore abandoned after 1,746 labourers had been despatched.

A rebellion in Kwang Si, which died down towards the end of the year, enabled Hongkong to render a service to China by rigorously maintaining restric- tions on the export of arms and ammunition from the Colony.

The construction of a railway from Canton to the frontier of the territory under British jurisdiction, for which the British and China Corporation had made a preliminary agreement with the Chinese Government on the 28th March, 1899, formed the subject of discussion in London with the Directors of the Corporation with a view to an arrangement being made for working this railway with one to be constructed from the frontier of the New Territories to the sea at British Kow- loon. The strong feeling of the Government and of the entire commercial com- munity of the Colony as to the importance of the complete undertaking to the prosperity of Hongkong was expressed in the Rert on the Blue Book for 1903.

During the year the work of the New Territories Land Court, established in 1900, and subsequently reconstituted, was completed. 354,277 separate lots had been demarcated and their ownership determined at a cost of $143,615. Appro- priate titles to these lots have since been issued.

The rice crops in the New Territories were good, and an increase in the number of houses in nearly all the villages evidenced increased prosperity. The peasants appeared to appreciate the greater security they derived from adequate police protection and showed willingness to assist in improving road communica-

ations.

Building activity in old Kowloon and Yaumati gives hope that in time the considerable available area on the mainland south of the hills will furnish relief to the congested districts of Victoria. This relief will probably be accelerated when the proposed railway is in hand.

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On the Island satisfactory progress was made on the two large docks under construction by the Admiralty and by Messrs. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, The 3' 6" electric Tramway from Kennedy Town through Victoria to Shau-ki-wan village (94 miles of route) was opened to traffic and in spite of fares that are high for China is largely used by Chinese of all classes.

Generally the year was a healthy one marked by steady development but not characterized by any event of great importance.

The Government was administered by Mr. F. H. MAY, C.M.G., from the com- mencement of the

year until

my arrival on the 29th July.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble Servant,

M.. NATHAN,

Governor.

No. 1.

HONGKONG

REPORT ON THE BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

No. 8.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 24th March, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the Annual Report on this Department for the year 1904.

STAFF.

The Department was administered by the Superintendent throughout the year. The Assistant Superintendent, Mr. W. J. TUTCHER, went home on a well- earned year's leave on the 29th of March. During the four or five weeks in the Autumn that the Superintendent was obliged to be absent from the office on various services in the New Territory, the First Clerk, Mr. WONG LUN-I, was left in charge of the Department and discharged a difficult task with considerable tact.

Mr. TUTCHER while in England has been elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society, an honour upon which he is much to be congratulated.

BOTANIC GARDENS.

Water Supply.-The water service of the Gardens was greatly improved during the year by the substitution of an uniform system of 3" pipes for the previous irregular one. A considerable saving in labour and expense will be effected in consequence of this work, and the inconvenience to visitors necessitated by gardeners filling watering-cans from the fountain will be avoided.

Military and Naval Bands.-The fine band of the Royal West Kent Regiment played in the Gardens three times during the winter.

Dr. KRUGER's kindness in securing a performance of the band of the German Flagship S.M. gr. kr. "Fuerst Bismarck was also much appreciated.

Ornaments.-Two small field guns were kindly presented to the Gardens by H. E. the General Officer Commanding and have been placed one on each side of Sir ARTHUR KENNEDY'S statue.

Square Bamboos.--(Phyllostachys quadrangularis, Rendle). In consequence of a request from Sir ERNEST SATOW that this Department would endeavour to obtain and acclimatize the Square Bamboo with a view to providing specimens for the Calcutta Botanic Gardens, Mr. MORTIMORE, British Consul at Wenchow, was approached and asked to send a few clumps to Hongkong. Mr. MORTIMORE most kindly undertook to do so, and in March a box of them was received in good condition. The clumps were at once planted in various situations and all are doing well.

The bamboo grows on the Island at Wenchow upon which the British Consulate is situated. This is a new record of the species for the Province of Chekiang and connects the two previously known habitats in Kiangsu and Fokien.

Rainfall.-Details of daily rainfall throughout the year will be found in Appendix E. The most remarkable falls occurred at the ends of June and July respectively.

Exchanges.-The chief recipients of plants and seeds were :-

Sir THOMAS ACLAND (England), Lady BLAKE (Ceylon), Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, Brisbane, Calcutta, Capetown, Ceylon, Christchurch (N. Z.), Durban, Jamaica, Kew, Lagos, Melbourne, Saharanpur, Sierra Leone, Singapore and Sydney, Hon. A. W. BREWIN, Com- modore DICKEN, Capt. FITZWILLIAMS, Dr. FRANCESCHI (California), Forestry Bureau (Manila), Government Civil Hospital, H. H.

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GOMPERTZ, Rev. G. GUSSMANN, Dr. HASS (Tsingtau), E. R. HALIFAX, Capt. HODGINS, E. HUTCHINGS, Mrs. IRVING, Capt. LIGHT, LI PAK, Police Stations at Aberdeen, Cheung Chow, Shatin, Tai O, and Tung Chung, Dr. A. PROSCHOWSKY (France), C. ROEBELEN (Siam), Mrs. SHARP, Mrs. SLADE, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Inspector A. WATSON, and Victoria Gaol.

The chief donors of plants were as follows :-

Lady BLAKE (Ceylon), Botanic Gardens of Durban, Kew, Saharanpur, Singapore, Sydney and Trinidad, Mrs. EHMER, Forestry Bureau (Manila), Harvard University, U. S. A., Dr. HASS. Tsingtau), H. E. Major-General V. HATTON, Capt. HODGINS, Capt. LIGHT, Rev. L. MARIE, S. W. MOORE, R. H. MORTIMORE (Ningpo), Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., W. B. PRICE (California, Mrs. SHARP, Mrs. SETH, Mrs. SLADE, J. GRANT SMITH, South California Acclima- tization Association, Prof. Sargent (U. S. A.), C. ROEBELEN ( Siam), W. H. WALLACE (Amoy), E. L. WOODIN (Sandakan).

OTHER GROUNDS.

Protestant Cemetery.-Gardening operations were carried out by the Foreman, and two resident gardeners during the year. Much damage was done to the flower borders by wild deer and it will probably be necessary to fence the Cemetery when funds admit.

Blake Garden.-The resumed area in Taipingshan district had been modelled as a garden, turfed and partially planted before the end of the year. When the operations accompanying the spring planting have been carried out it will be possible to admit the public, but the garden will not of course assume a finished appearance for some time.

King's Park, Kowloon.-Work upon the valley at the south-west corner of this area was entered upon at the beginning of the year with the object of com- bining accommodation for games with a certain amount of landscape effect, owing however to the great demand for flat ground for games this scheme had to be abandoned and every foot levelled to accommodate them. When the funds provided in the Estimates of this Department were expended an extended scheme of draining and levelling was begun by the Public Works Department.

Roadside Rockeries and Ornamental Plots.-These were maintained as usual during the year. Agaves were planted round Rockeries Nos. 19, 20 and 31 (which are near chair-stands) to keep the chair coolies from walking on the plants.

West End Park. This area was taken in hand and thoroughly tidied up during the autumn and its appearance is now further improved by the removal of the large heap of builders' rubbish that had been shot over from the road. The contractor who threw this rubbish on to public land was compelled to remove it himself and the great extra expense incurred should be a warning to contractors meditating similar incursions.

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Mountain Lodge. The remodelling of the valley below the house on the south-east was completed and the slopes turfed before the spring. The planting of the sides of the valley with flowering shrubs was commenced. The footpath round the rocky peak to the west of the house was completed, being about half a mile long and opening up a very picturesque but otherwise inaccessible part of the grounds.

Victoria Hospital. A small grant for improving the surroundings of the new building was spent in levelling and turfing the space at the west end for tennis, and in planting shrubs on the newly made banks, and creepers on the walls. live fence of bamboo was made between the tennis ground and the road.

East Point Bamboo Nursery.-It has become more and more difficult of recent years to keep this unfenced nursery tidy. During May a high bamboo fence was constructed round it which will be an advantage to the nursery itself and to the neighbourhood.

A list is appended (Appendix A.) of the various Gardens, Parks, Rockeries, etc., for which the Department is solely or conjointly responsible.

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HERBARIUM.

The arrears of work in the Herbarium have gradually been overtaken with the help of the two Chinese Herbarium Assistants appointed at the commencement of the year.

Their appointment has been amply justified. The generous policy of the Government towards this scientific adjunct of the Department is already bearing fruit and it is evident that with the collections now flowing in from all parts of China the Colonial Herbarium will soon assume the place which it ought to occupy with regard to the flora of the country. The mere fact that it is the only public Herbarium in China, and that the flora of China is probably now receiving more attention from European and American botanists than any other part of the world, warrants it a carreer of usefulness. Sir JOSEPH HOOKER once described Hongkong as "the key of the botanical position as regards the Chinese Empire" (Vide Memorandum, 1. 2. 78), and perhaps this point may be now said to be captured, for while individual enterprise has done much to supply information and material to the botanical establishments of Kew, Paris, Berlin and St. Petersburg no part of China is so well represented in any Herbarium as is Kwang- tung and especially the neighborhood of Hongkong in the great Herbarium of Kew. Such assistance as this establishment can give to Kew is its most important national work, but it is also becoming more and more a centre of botanical enter- prise in the far east. A recognition of this is already being shown by the increasing number of requests for botanical information from different parts of China. than 600 specimens have been examined and determined for correspondents from other ports during the year. The Chinese Assistants have shown remarkable aptitude in dealing with this kind of work.

All local specimens preserved in the Herbarium if of sufficient interest receive separate consecutive numbers to insure accuracy of reference and the progress of the numbering is some guide to the annual increase of the collection. At the ends of the last three years the numbers have reached-1902, No. 700; 1903, No. 1091; 1904, No. 1750.

One of the chief difficulties in keeping the collections in good order is the great dampness of the summer months. The Herbarium has to be artificially. dried during this period. Formerly a wood stove was used, but the riskiness of this method with so valuable a collection is now recognized and a gas stove has been substituted. This has the additional advantage of being usable during the night and thus avoiding the excessive heat of a stove in working hours during the summer. Even this source of heat has been some anxiety during the recent vagaries of the gas supply.

Besides the collections made by the Department specimens have been received from other establishments as follows:-

Arnold Arboretum, 25 (Chinese); Botanical Department, Manila, 188 (Philippines); Forestry Department, Tsingtau, 90 (Shantung). Duplicates have been despatched as follows: to Kew, all the most interesting specimens collected in the last two years per Mr. TUTCHER.

Arnold Arboretum, 128; Botanical Department, Manila, 316; Museum de Paris, 67; Botanic Gardens, Calcutta, 23; Parks and Open Spaces, Shanghai, 94; British Museum, 52; St. Petersburg, 17; Tokyo University, Japan, 21; and Prof MARTELLI, 2.

BOTANICAL INVESTIGATIONS.

Ginkgo biloba, L. (Salisburia adiantifolia, Sm.).-In the Index Flora Sinenis, ii. 547, Dr. MASTERS quotes Mrs. BISHOP as saying that she had met with several fine specimens of Ginkgo in the magnificent forests which surround the sources of the Great Gold River and the smaller Min in Szechuen. Sir ERNEST SATOW once told me that he doubted the indigenous status of this tree in China and he recently sent me a letter from Mr. HOSIE supporting his view, with regard particularly to Szechuen. Mr. HOSIE states that it is common in that Province but only as a cultivated tree, the seeds being a general article of commerce through- out most parts of China. Mr. E H. WILSON, too, during his extensive botanical· explorations in West China, did not meet with it in a wild state. In view of these opinions it is probably safer at present to omit the Ginkgo from the Chinese indigenous flora. The fact probably is, as SOLMS-LAUBACH has pointed out, that the Ginkgo has long outlived its natural age in the flora of the earth and has only been preserved from extinction by the care of the Chinese priests.

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The tree is without near relations in our extant flora and when Mr. ARCHIBALD LITTLE described to me in 1903 a most remarkable tree, like Ginkgo, which he had seen near Chengtu, I begged him, if again in that neighbourhood, to revisit the spot and secure details for investigation. Accordingly when Mr. and Mrs. LITTLE were near Chengtu in April of last year they most kindly made a detour of 140 li, took several photographs of the tree and sent them to Hongkong with an interest- ing description. The tree proved to be, not a variety, but a very old specimen of of the true Ginkgo, covered with the peculiar outgrowths to which the species is subject in old age. The outgrowths take the form of cylinders varying from a few inches to several feet in length and about 4 inches thick, pendant from the trunk and lower branches. Enquiry was made from Professor MATSUMARA of Tokyo as to the occurrence of similar trees in Japan and he most courteously sent me a copy of FuGu's paper on the subject in which the occurrence and origin of the outgrowths are described in detail. They are considered to be merely malformations and are commonly met with on old trees in Japan. The above instance, however, is the only one of which I am aware in China.

Flora of South East Kwantung.-In July and August, 1903, a Chinese collector was sent to explore Sze-tse Shan, a mountain in Kwantung Province 70 miles to the west of Hongkong and near the city of Sanning, and to make collections of plants there and in the surrounding country. Sze-tse Shan, like many of the mountains in South Kwantung, is densely covered in most parts with Bamboo. It has much the same flora as Tai-mo Shan. The mountains to the west of Sanning are well wooded on their lower slopes, but have grassy tops. At the foot of these hills, near the village of Ng Sap, are some hot springs. All these localities were visited and an interesting collection of plants brought back, containing a new genus of Rubiacea and several new species. Not the least interesting of the discoveries was that of a second locality for Symplocos urceolaris, Hance, and for Randia densiflora, Benth. The former was only once collected before on the West River in 1876, the latter was identified as a Chinese plant only from Hongkong.

Flora of Hunan.-Captain LIGHT of the 114th Mahrattas, on his return from a trip in Hunan in September, brought to the Herbarium a number of speci- mens of plants which he had hastily gathered en route. It well illustrates the present state of our knowledge of the flora of China when we find that out of these plants, 3 proved to be new to China, 24 new to Hunan, and 3 new to Fokien. Capt. LIGHT is to be congratulated on having made this valuable collection in spite of having no adequate collecting outfit; the specimens were pressed and brought home in a book about 6" x 4". In order that zeal of this kind might be better utilized in future for the benefit of science, an assurance was sent to Head Quarters and appeared in Orders-that any military officer intending to visit the interior and wishing to be provided with collecting outfit could be so accommodated on application to this Department.

Flora of North-East Kicantung.-In September and October three Chinese collectors were dispatched to Hoi Fung, about 100 miles up the coast, with instruc- tions to proceed inland to the Lien Fa Mountains, to explore these and then, crossing them, to make collections on the further side round the sources of the Han. They succeeded in carrying out this program and brought back an interest- ing collection. Among the most important discoveries was that of Manglietia fordiana, Hemsl., only previously known as a single tree in Hongkong and that in a precarious state owing to its failure to propagate itself or to admit of artificial propagation. The tree was found in fruit and seeds were brought back, some of which were sent to Kew. The collection is not completely worked out, but enough has been done to show that the flora of these mountains is an extension of that of the Lo Fou Mountains, well known from the labours of SAMPSOM, FABER, and FORD. A large number of the interesting species discovered there by these collectors are repeated in Lien Fa Shan. The numbers for this collection in the Colonial Herbarium are from 1535-1684 and 1825-1894.

Examination of the Constituents of Natural Forest in Hongkong.-The largest natural wood left by our Chinese predecessors is near Little Hongkong Village. About 500 acres of the hillsides above the village are densely covered with wild trees having an average height of about 20 feet and containing individuals up to 40 and 50 feet high. With a view to sampling the botanical constitution of the wood, an acre was marked out and all the trees over 9 inches in girth measured and identified.

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The result was as follows:-

Name.

Garcinia multiflora, Champ.,

Av. Height. Av. Girth.

Number.

Feet.

Inches.

Sterculia lanceolata, Cav.,

Grewia Microcos, L.,..

Nephelium Longana, Cambess,

Turpinia pomifera, D. C.,......

Poupartia Fordii, Hemsk.,

Eugenia millettiana, Hemsl.,

Eugenia sp.,

Pavetta indica, L.,

Ardisia pentagona, A. D. C.,

Cinnamomum Burmanni, Bl.,

Litsea sebifera, Pers.,

Helicia erratica, Hook. f.,

Aquilaria grandiflora, Benth.,

Bischoffia javanica, Bl.,

Antidesma Bunius, Spreng., Aporosa leptostachya, Benth., Ficus chlorocarpa, Benth., ..

Flora of Hongkong and New Territory.-A three days' exploration of Cape D'Aguilar made in June resulted in the discovery of the followings plants:-

Millettia pachycarpa, Benth., growing in great profusion over rocks in the ravines. New to South-East China. This record extends the known range of the species about 14 degrees to the east.

Webera attenuat, Hook. f.-A rediscovery and addition to the Herbarium. The only locality for the shrub in China, viz., Hongkong Happy Valley, had long

been lost.

Symplocos neriifolia, S. & Z.-New to the Colony.

Callicarpa longifolia, Lam.-New to the Colony.

Piper Hance, Maxim:-A new record for the Colony. The plant had, however, been found eight years ago in the same place by BODINIER and was in the Colonial Herbarium but under the wrong name.

The tree was apparently

Ficus infectoria, Roxb.-New to South China. quite wild in a rocky ravine. There are planted trees in the town on the other side of the Island.

Other new plants brought to light during the year were:-

Ranunculus pensylvanicus, L.-On stony slopes North of Victoria Gap. New to Hongkong.

Grewia asiatica, L.-New to China. Probably introduced from India where it is much cultivated. Colonel BIRDWOOD..

Zanthoxylum ovalifolium, Wight.-Mt. Parker S. New to Hongkong.

Zanthoxylum myriacanthum, Wall.-(fide Mr. TUTCHER writing from Kew.) Sha Lo Tung, New Territory. New to China.

Rubus hexagynus, Roxb.-(compared by Mr. TUTCHER at Kew.) Sai Kung. Mrs. BIRDWOOD. New to China.

Memecylon nigrescens, H. & K.-(compared by Mr. TUTCHER at Kew.) Happy Valley woods. A rare and interesting tree only previously known at

Macao.

Cleidion javanicum, Bl.-(fide Mr. TUTCHER writing from Kew.) Ravine S. of Sheko Gap. New to China.

Ficus altissima.-Bl. (fide Mr. TUTCHER after comparison at Kew.) New to Hongkong.

Enanthe benghalensis, Benth.-Ravine on the Pokfulam Road. New to the Colony.

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Randia leucocarpa, Champ.-Happy Valley woods. An interesting redisco- very, for its one known habitat in the world (on Hongkong Peak) had long been lost.

Symplocos crataegoides, Hance.-Kowloon. New to the Colony. Colonel BIRDWOOD.

kong.

Calamintha gracilis, Benth.-Common in the Peak district. New to Hong-

Chenopodium ambrosioides, L.-New to China. Becoming a common weed in Hongkong.

Helicia erratica, Hook. f.-In the Little Hongkong woods. New to the Colony.

Quercus Eyrei, Champ.-Mr. TuTCHER discovered the fruit of Champion's tree in the Happy Valley woods in March. The fruit proves it to be not an Oak at all, but a Castanopsis. The new name which this discovery necessitates is purposely left to be published in some more widely circulated work.

Quercus polystachya, Wall.-Mr. TUTCHER Writing from Kew tells me that an unnamed plant in the Herbarium (Nos. 981 and 2,032) proves to be this species. It has been collected on Mt. Nicholson and above Wanchai. New to the Colony.

Myrica rubra, S. & Z.-Tytam. Not previously found in the Island for forty years.

Aspidium aculeatum, Sw.-Mt. Nicholson. New to South-East China. Dr. MATHEW.

Mr. TUTCHER has devoted a considerable amount of his leave to work in the Kew Herbarium, and, besides the information contributed as above, he is describing a new genus and 7 new species of plants from the Hongkong Herbarium in a forthcoming number of the Linnean Journal.

LIBRARY.

The following periodicals and other works have been purchased :-

Botanical Magazine,

Botanisches Centralblatt,

Gardener's Chronicle,

Geographical Journal,

Journal of Botany,

Revue des Cultures Coloniales,

Acta Horti Petropolitani, Vols. XI-XXII.

Maximowicz.-Diagnoses des Plantes Nov. Asiatiques, fasc. 1, 2 & 7. Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) Vols. I—XXXIII & Index

(bound in 32 vols.)

Franchet Plantae Delavayanae, Parts 1-III.

Index Kewensis. Fasciculus I-III.

Some of the above works were difficult to obtain and if it had not been for the kindness for Dr. F. N. WILLIAMS of Brentford many of them could not have been secured at all. Our warmest thanks are due to Dr. WILLIAMS for the trouble which he has taken in searching for and ordering the books.

Periodicals were presented by the following establishments :-

Agricultural Departments of Calcutta, Cape Colony, Jamaica, London, Manila, Straits Settlements, United States, University of Califor- nia, Victoria, Western Australia, and West Indies.

Botanic Gardens of British Guiana, Calcutta, Ceylon, Gold Coast, Jamaica, Kew, Natal, Saharanpur, St. Lucia, Tobago, Straits Settlements and Trinidad.

Forestry Reports were received from India relating to Bengal, Baluchis- tan, Central Provinces, Coorg, Madras Presidency, Oudh, Assam and Punjab, and from Cape of Good Hope, Manila, and Straits Settlements.

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The following works were also presented:-

Schlich's Manual of Forestry, Vol. II, presented by Secretary of State

for India.

Catalogues and Reports presented by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great

Britain.

To the donors of such works as have not been separately acknowledged our best thanks are now due.

FORESTRY.

Felling and replanting on the basis of a 25-year rotation were commenced this year.

The question of what is the best rotation for Pinus massoniana in Hong- kong is, however, still open to doubt; experts differ on the point and H. E. the Governor has decided that no more felling shall take place until the results of this year's operations have been calculated and the whole question put before an inde- pendent authority.

The heavy work of replanting was well in hand before the end of this year. A commencement was also made in afforesting the bare sandy hills behind Kowloon with 50,000 pine seedlings. In Appendices B, C and D will be found particulars of the kinds and localities of trees planted, and the positions of trees stolen.

Forestry Licences in the New Territory. When the New Territory was taken over by the British in 1899 there were about as many large pine trees growing in the district as there are small ones now. The Chinese, being afraid that their new masters would confiscate the trees, began to cut them down wholesale: From the accounts which have been collected there must have been something like eight million disposed of in this way, a course which has been ere now, no doubt, bitterly repented; for as a matter of fact the only restriction enforced by the Police was with regard to the cutting down of large wild trees' and Fung Shui trees round the villages. The confidence of the tree farmers towards English rule having become gradually re-established and safety from encroachments by neighbouring owners being further secured by the presence of the Police, re-afforestation soon began. The scheme of defining and registering the plantations was therefore received in general with great readiness by the far mers who came forward when called on and paid their licence fees. The scheme was designed to encourage the farmers to re-afforest by giving them secure tenure of the trees, to secure re-sowing of felled areas and to provide a proper demarcation of the ground in case of disputes. The Superintendent, accompanied by the newly appointed Licensing Clerk, visited about 80% of the plantations between August and December, issuing about 300 licences and collecting $5,700.00 in licence fees. The fees were at the rate of 10 cents per acre so that the total acreage licensed is about 57,000 acres. In several cases disputes arose in consequence of the wrong persons having come forward and secured licences for plantations to which they had no right; the proper owners in spite of repeated notices and warnings failing to present themselves until they found the licensee cutting down their trees. The rules published in the Government Gazette (24th February), by which the assistance of the Land Court is provided, will, it is hoped,. obviate many of these difficulties in future. The rules have been framed with great care and apparently provide for all contingencies, but time alone can show how far the objects aimed at will be realized.

China New Year Shrub. (Enkianthus quinqueflorus.)-This shrub, which is one of the most beautiful of all our rich shrub-flora has yearly been becoming more and more scarce on the hills in consequence of the amount that has been cut by the Chinese at each New Year to sell for decorations. If the cutting had been judicious little harm would have been done, but in consequence of the ruthless destruction of whole shrubs the species was, at any rate in this Island, on its way to extinction, an eventuality which would suit the Chinese as little as the other nature-loving residents. An effort was therefore made at the proper time to protect our hills and, although there appears to have been a plentiful supply of the shrub in the market, the greater part of it must have come from Canton for very little cutting took place in Hong- kong and the New Territory.

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Aleurites cordata.-The flourishing plantation of young Tung Yau trees at Kang Hau Nursery was further increased by a thousand plants raised from seed obtained from the interior.

Cassia.-Twelve forlorn Cassia trees (Cinnamomum Cassia), possibly the last of the large numbers planted out on the hills in former years, were rescued from a valley near Aberdeen, where they had been almost killed by the repeated stripping off of their valuable bark by the Chinese, and transplanted into the Government Nusery at Sookunpo.

Clearing.-A large amount of time of the forestry staff has again been occupied in clearing trees on Crown land for the construction of water-works and roads.

Pollard Pine-trees. During the Forestry Licence rounds a system of cultiva- ting the local Pine (Pinus massoniana) was met with at Lung Ko Tan, which is, so far as can be ascertained, unique. In this method the same advantages are aimed at as by the well known European system of pollarding. But the pollarding of coniferous trees seems to be unknown in Europe. The exact method employed with the Pines here is as follows: At 10 years old when the tree is about 12 feet high the top half is cut off. After 5 years more the lower branches are cut off. Shoots soon appear from the cut parts and these are cut every 5 years together with the upper remaining internode this tree produces annual whorles of branches-until, after 20 to 25 years, the whole is used up. This method is not used in any other part of the New Territory. The Hakka families who practise it believe that they came from Wei Chou in North-East Kwantung about 150 years ago.

VISITORS.

The chief visitors to the establishment were: Dr. MATHEW of H. M. S. Eclipse, Col. BIRDWOOD and Capt. LIGHT, who each did a good deal of work in the Herbarium; Herr MALTE HASS, Head of the Forestry Department at Tsingtau, to see the pine plantations and the organization of the Department; Dr. HALLIER, of Hamburg; Mr. E. D. MERRILL, Head of the Botanical Department in Manila, to use the Herbarium and Library.

STREET TREES.

In connection with the new Tramway, 17 Banyans were transplated near Causeway Bay and in Arsenal Street.

Forty-five Albizzia and 28 Celtis were planted in the West part of Des Voeux Road. In fine weather in summer this road is one of the most mercilessly hot and glaring spots in the town. It will be greatly benefitted by the freshness and shade

of these trees.

AGRICULTURE.

Cattle food.-In cooperation with the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, some experiments were made with a view to ascertain whether any of the common evergreen trees of the district could provide sustenance for cattle during the winter season. Six kinds of leaves were tried-Ficus retusa, Quercus salicina, Quercus fissa, Bambusa sp., Hibiscus sp., Sterculia lanceolata.

Sterculia lanceolata. The first four were probably too hard and dry, and the Bamboo leaves proved injurious; the Sterculia leaves were, however, readily eaten and might in conjuction with rice-straw prove a serviceable food.

Castle Peak Estate.-A large consignment of Pineapple suckers, which were kindly sent by request from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore, were divided between the Castle Peak Estate and the Government Nursery at Sookunpo. This is a better variety than any that we had previously and when the stock has multi- plied sufficiently it can be distributed to the Chinese farmers.

Exhibition of Colonial-grown Fruits in London.-The facilities offered by the Royal Horticultural Society to Colonial fruit-growers and fruit-tinners for exhibit- ing at their Exhibition in London in December, were duly advertized by the Government in Hongkong and advantage was taken of them by one or more Chinese merchants. Among the tinned fruits sent were Litchis, Wampees, Longans, Carambolas, Plums, Peaches and Pears.

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Adoption of European methods by Chinese-Advice was sought on several occasions by Hongkong merchants as to the supply of chemical fertilizers, etc., to farmers in the interior. European gardening tools are also said to be in request.

Sisal Hemp Continues to do well. It is on poor stony ground and might, if sucessful, provide a valuable new industry for the New Territory farmers and at the same time utilize ground that is now of little value.

Cotton.-Arrangements were made for commencing experiments on Cotton- growing at the commencement of the rains. Great interest attaches to these trials and every effort will be made to render them a success. The first crops will not be gathered until next Autumn when the result will be calculated and fully reported.

Agricultural Census. In order to forestall the demand for information upon the agricultural industries of the New Territory, which is sure to occur as measures are adopted to improve and augment them, officers of the Department have been employed, as often as other duties allowed, in taking an agricultural census of the various districts. The information is entered on special printed forms one for each village.

About 500 of these are now filed in the Office. The aggregates for the districts now completed are tabulated in Appendix F.

REVENUE.

Particulars of the Revenue collected by the Department during the year are given in Appendix G.

I have, &c.,

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent,

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTation DeparTMENT.

The Honourable COLONIAL SECRETARY.

APPENDIX A.

LAND UNDER COMPLETE OR PARTIAL MANAGEMENT

OF BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTION DEPARTMENT.

1. Botanic Gardens.

2. Blake Garden.

3. Peak Garden, (site).

4. King's Park, Kowloon.

5. West End Park.

6. Government House Grounds.

7. Mountain Lodge Grounds.

8. Government Offices Grounds.

9. Colonial Cemetery.

10. Sookunpo Government Nursery. 11. Kang Hau Forest Nursery. 12. Sookunpo Bamboo Nursery. 13. North Point Tree Nursery.

14. Kowloon Nursery.

15. Albany Nursery.

16. Rockery in Garden Road.

17. Do. (upper) in Albert Road.

18. Do. (lower) .do.

19.

Do. (upper) in Peak Road.

20. Do. (lower) do..

21.

Do. (upper) at St. Joseph's Church.

22. Do. (lower)

do.

Do. in Glenealy Road, below Robinson Road.

•

below first bend.

below second bend.

23.

24.

Do.

25.

Do.

do. do.

26. Do.

do..

below third end.

27.

Do.

do.

below Cathedral.

28.

Do.

do.

lower part, W.

29.

Do.

do.

do., E.

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30. At junction of Seymour and Robinson Road.

31. Over Garden tank at junction of Bowen and Garden Roads. 32. Plot above Garden Cottages.

33. Do. in front of S. Joseph's Church, Garden Road.

34. Bank in Bridges St.-

35. Do. opposite main entrance to Government House Grounds.

Do. between Garden Road and Albert Road.

36.

37. Do. between Upper and Lower Albert Roads.

38. Do. south of Lower Albert Road, opposite Government Offices. 39. Do. south of Volunteer Parade Ground.

40. Do. Lower Albert Road, opposite Volunteer Parade Ground. 41. Do. between Albany Road and Upper Albert Road. 42. Do. on north boundary of New Garden, Caine Road.

43. Do. between Wyndham Street and Lower Albert Road.

44. Do. on north side of Government House Grounds.

45. Do. between Lower Albert Road and Ice House Street.

46. Do. on south side of Battery Path.

47. Do. on north side of Battery Path.

48. Do. east of Garden Road Nullah, between Kennedy Rd. & Macdonnell Rd. 49. Do. east of Garden Road Nullah, between Macdonnell Rd. and Bowen Rd.' 50. Do. above Bowen Road at junction of Bowen and Garden Roads.

51. Do. west of Glenealy Nullah below Robinson Road Bridge.

52. Do. west of Garden Road Nullah between Garden Cottage and Bowen

Road Bridge.

53. Do. between Tramway and Garden Road Nullah, below Kennedy Road.

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent,

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTIOn Department.

Date.

March,

April,

•

May,

APPENDIX B.

TREES PLANTED IN 1904.

Place.

.Pokfulam,

..Pine,........

Des Voeux Road, ....Albizzia,

Tytam, Military Road,

Tree.

Number.

15,283

....Celtis,

..Pine,..

32,534

4,250

..Camphor,

.Miscellaneous,

125

Victoria Hospital,

.Taipo Road,

Plantation Road, ...Camphor,

Bamboo,

2,042

1,335

.Pine,.

53,578

Tytam,

.Kennedy Town, ..

30 1,840

Total,.................... 111,198

S. T. DUNN,

· Superintendent,

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPATMENT.

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Appendix C.

BLOCKS PLANTED WITH PINE, 1903-1904.

No.

FOREST DIVISION.

BLOCK.

1. Victoria,

2 Wongneichong,

3 Shaukiwan,

4 Tytam,

5 Stanley,

6 Aberdeen,

7 Pokfulam,

New Territory,

Total,.....

4,250

...

15,283

TOTAL.

Acres.

...

32,534

...

32,534 4,250

...

....

15,283

52,067

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent,

BOTANICAL AND ÅFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT.

Appendix D.

PINE TREES STOLEN.

No.

FOREST DIVISION.

BLOCK.

TOTAL.

CD E F

GAcres.

1 Victoria,

•

2 Wongneichong,

Shaukiwan,

4 Tytam,

5 Stanley,

6 Aberdeen,

Pokfulam,...

Kowloon,

Total,..

...

185

7 84

194

18:

55.

249

123

471

1,185

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent,

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT.

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Appendix E.

RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE BOTANIC GARDENS DURING

1904. (ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.).

Date.

Jan.

Feb. Mar. Apr.

Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

2.63 .02 .02

.02

.16

.02

.02 .02

.08

.01

10.

11,

.02

12,

13,

14,

.14

15,

.01

16,

.89

17,

18,

19,

20.

21.

.01. .01

22,

..01

23.

24,

25,

26,

27,

28,

29,

30.

31,

: : 48 : 888488 : ಹ ಸ : : : : : : : :

2.00 2.04 4.07 1.47

...

.85

1.00 .02

.53

.01

.02

.20

.02

.30

.32

.01

.14

.33

.09

.02

1.02

1.40

.05

.06

.85 .74

.02

2.20

.25

.03

.40

.34

.13

.12

.43

.36

...

.15 .02

.02

.01

.24

.02

.57 .03

.54 .21 .17

.56 .01

.18

.29

.04

228282 28

.02

1.75

.0.9

2.37

.01

.21

2.55 1.00

.01

.07

1.07

.63

.03

2.80

.39

.14

.06

.64

.14

.04

.57

.28

.73

.09

.05

.01

.46

.03

.13

.67

.86

1.01

.02

.45

.91

.01

..01

.77

.93

.38

.17

...

.38

.04

.14

.02

.06

.07

.02

.03

.26

.05

2.35 .20

.04

3.90 .24

.02 .03.

.02

.27

7.90 .12

.04

.13

.01

.56

.28

•

.06

.22

1.29

.05

.38

2.26

4.53 .02

.01

.10 .02

...

.29

.72

7.74

..31

.02

...

.86 .05

.16

Total,.

.15 .19 4.33

2.11

8.41

22.86 10.24 24.89 11.33

2.90

.23

Total inches for the Year=87.97. Observation made at 10 a.m.

S. T. DUNN, Superintendent,

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT.

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Appendix F.

AGRICULTURAL CENSUS.

DISTRICT.

PRODUCT.

Taipo.

Sha Tin.

San Tin.

Au Tau.

Rice,

mows.

71,060

3,927

1,359

11,652

Rice Straw,

pcls. 5,121

1,951

16,154

Sugar Cane,

mows.

252

Sweet Potato,

999

459

134

1,479

Taro,

171

167

253

Green Cabbage,

101

Turnip,

124

109

Peanuts,

188

Long Bean,

Pineapple,

111

300

...

Hemp,

...

Litchi,

117

Mango,

Pear,

trees.

....

234

...

250

328

1,670

Persimmon,

Guava,

...

Pine trees,.

Small fuel,

328,710 pels. 1,527,739

267,559 434,380

...

4,960

447,810

61,440 1,067,430

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent,

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT.

Appendix G.

REVENUE FOR 1904.

Sale of Forestry Products,.

Sale of Plants,....

Loan of Plants,

Forestry Licences in New Territory,

$ 18,208.34 736.94 492.16 5,764.00

Total,............

$ 25,201.44

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent,

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT.

न

HONGKONG.

FINANCIAL MINUTE No. 13.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

No. 18

1905

EASTERN MAIL SERVICE.

On the 7th November, 1896, the Secretary of State forwarded for Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON'S Consideration and report a copy of a letter from the Treasury dated the 30th October of that year showing the principles which it was proposed to adopt for the apportionment between the different contributory Governments of the subsidy to be paid to the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the Eastern Mail Service for seven years from the 1st February, 1898.

2. These principles were as follows:-

(1.) Ascertain the number of miles traversed annually upon each section

of the service.

(2.) Ascertain the cost of each section by dividing the subsidy in pro-

portion to the annual mileage of each section.

(3.) Charge one half of the cost of each section to the United Kingdom and divide the other half between India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, Hongkong and the United Kingdom, respectively; India and the Colonies being charged proportionately according to the number of letters sent and received by them and the United Kingdom being debited with the letters which it exchanges with other places (such as Egypt, Dutch East Indies, Japan, Zanzibar, East Coast of Africa, etc.)

(4.) Divide incidental expenses in the same proportion as the cost of the

service.

5.) Divide amounts received for sea postage on Foreign Closed Mails between the contributing parties in the proportion which each bears of the cost of the service.

3. The Acting Postmaster General, Hongkong, calculated, as far as he was able to do so with the incomplete information available, that on the foregoing principles the annual payment of the Colony would be £15,264 less £3,368 received for sea postage or £11,896. This meant an addition of £5,896 per annum to the sum of £6,000 per annum at which the subsidy had stood since 1883.

4. The despatch with the Acting Postmaster General's calculations was for- warded to the Chamber of Commerce for their views, and on the 5th June, 1897, the Chamber made an emphatic protest against the basis on which the Colony's share of the subsidy was proposed to be calculated. They considered that as postal rates within the Union were fixed without reference to the distance over which mail matter was carried, payments for this carriage should also be irrespective of distance, that a British mail service was not so necessary to the Colony as to justify a payment for it which was deemed excessive, and that the lower speed at which the mail was carried from India Eastward compared with that at which it was carried to India should be taken into account in calculating the Colony's con- tribution. The Chamber further grouped the subsidy with the Military contribu- tion as both devoted to Imperial interests and forming a heavy tax on the inhabit- ants of the Colony.

5. The Acting Postmaster General's report to the effect that the adoption of the Treasury's proposals would involve an increased payment to the Colony of approximately £5,896 per annum and the Chamber's views were submitted by Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON to the Secretary of State in a despatch, dated the 30th of June,

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1897, in which he pressed the arguments against a mileage basis of calculation and in favour of the speed of transit over the various sections being taken into con- ideration in apportioning the contribution, and further urged the burden on the Colony involved by increases in gold payments with a falling value of silver.

6. In July, 1898, the questions at issue between the Postmaster General and the Secretary of State for India as to the proportion of the cost of the Eastern Mail service to be charged to the Government of India were submitted to the arbitration of the EARL OF MORLEY. The case of the Post Office dated the 22nd of July, 1898, is printed as Appendix I to this Minute. It embodied the same principle in its 23rd paragraph as the proposals of the Treasury letter of the 30th October, 1896. The total amount of the subsidy for the Indian and Eastern service was taken as £245,000, a further sum of £85,000 being taken to be the share to be paid for the Australian service.

7. Lord MORLEY's award dated November 8th, 1898, is printed as Appendix II. to this Minute. It adopts the principles above referred to subject to (a.) the desirability when the contract expired of separate contracts being entered into for the Indian and Eastern and for the Australian services; (b.) India only paying transit rates and not towards the subsidy on the sections between Colombo and Shanghai; (c.) the net receipts of the two countries on account of mails being pooled and equally divided between them; and (d.) India bearing the whole expense of sea-sorting on the Bombay Line.

8. Clause (c.) of Lord MORLEY's award subsequently formed the subject of the correspondence which is printed as Appendix III to this Minute.

9. A full expression of the views of the Governors of Hongkong and Sing- apore upon the question of accepting the application of Lord MORLEY'S award to the Eastern Service was invited by Mr. CHAMBERLAIN on the 13th July, 1900, and Sir HENRY BLAKE again consulted the Chamber of Commerce who on the 11th of September of that year simply desired to reiterate and emphasise the remarks made in their former letter. They considered that the loss of Revenue due to the adoption of the penny postage rate throughout the Empire, which had been forced on Hongkong by the Imperial Government furnished "another strong argument why this Colony should not be called upon to make good the losses on correspond- ence passing through it to the Chinese Treaty Ports.

10. Sir HENRY BLAKE in despatches dated the 10th of August and the 14th September, 1900, objected to accepting Lord MORLEY's awards on the grounds that—

(a.) The sum of £85,000 proposed to be regarded as the cost of the Australian service was too small. (It was below the amount which would have been arrived at by adopting the same mileage basis as proposed for the Eastern Colonies.)

(b.) The section Hongkong-Shanghai should not be taken into con- sideration in the apportionment. "The comparatively small value to this Colony of the mail matter from the North, combined with the threatened increased cost and the fact that owing to the number of steamers running to and from the Northern Ports this Colony is quite independent of the P. & O. Company's steamers, would justify the contention that the subsidised mail service should not be carried beyond Hongkong."

(c.) The pooling and equal division of net receipts on account of mails

was not applicable to the Colony.

(d.) The mileage basis for the apportionment of the subsidy was unfair.

Sir HENRY BLAKE further objected to the number of letters apart from printed matter being taken as a criterion of the general value of the service to the com- munity and to the choice of the year 1901 for statistics as a basis for payment by the Colony, the mails to Hongkong and the North being abnormal in that year by reason of the disturbances in China.

11. The division of cost between the United Kingdom, India and the Eastern Colonies in accordance with the principles embodied in Lord MORLEY's award was worked out by the Imperial Post Office. The result is printed in Appendix IV to this Minute and shows with regard to Hongkong an annual payment of £13,131

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for "cost of sections" and after making certain deductions, which are detailed, a total annual contribution of £12,893.

12. During the years 1901-1904 the Colonial Office carried on a lengthy correspondence with the Imperial Post Office and the Treasury with a view to getting these departments to agree to an apportionment of the subsidy on lines that would be acceptable to the three Eastern Colonies. No agreement having been arrived at, Mr. LYTTELTON informed Mr. MAY on the 20th May last that the question was to be submitted to the arbitration of Lord BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH, for whose consideration statements were prepared by the Imperial Post Office and by the Colonial Office, the Colonies concerned being consulted in the preparation of the case for the Eastern Colonies.

13. The case for the Eastern Colonies dated the 12th October, 1904, is printed as Appendix V to this Minute, that of the Imperial Post Office dated the 22nd October, 1904, as Appendix VI.

14. Appendix. VII is the rejoinder of the Imperial Post Office dated the 7th November, 1904, and Appendix VIII the Colonial Office reply to that rejoinder. This reply was prescribed verbally to Lord BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH on the 21st November, 1904.

15. On that date and on the 19th December, 1904, the Arbitrator heard Mr. G. W. JOHNSON of the Colonial Office and Mr. C. A. KING of the Post Office on behalf of their respective departments.

16. His award dated the 21st December, 1904, is printed as Appendix IX to this Minute. It will be seen, as regards the annual payments in respect of the cost of sections no principle which would be thoroughly logical could be arrived at and that these have been fixed arbitrarily, while the principles laid down in Lord MORLEY'S award as to sea-sorting and incidental expenses have been applied but under deduction of the respective shares of extra receipts on Foreign Closed Mails and one half excess collected in the United Kingdom. The "cost of sections" for Hongkong was fixed at £11,500 against £13,131 according to the principle of Lord MORLEY'S award applied to India and the Eastern Colonies only and against £9,605 proposed by the Colonial Office applying Lord MORLEY's award also to Australia and taking speed into calculation.

The financial effect of the award as far as annual contribution in respect of the P. & O. ending the 31st January, 1905, this amounts to

Hongkong is concerned is a total Service of £12,170 for the 7 years £85,190.

17. The Secretary of State's despatch No. 26 of the 10th February, 1905, communicating the award, which is printed as Appendix X to this Minute, explains that for the 3 years ending the 31st January, 1898, for which the contract with the P. & O. Company has been extended with an addition of £10,000 per annum to the subsidy, the total annual contribution of Hongkong is respect of the P. & 0. Service will be £12,529.

18. It also explains that the arrears for the 7 years ending the 31st January, 1905, due from the Post Office of Hongkong to the Imperial Post Office in accord- ance with an account, which it encloses, amount to £18,933, of which sum about £15,680 is actually due in consequence of the award (i.e., £2,240 per aunum for seven years).

19. The Secretary of State asks that the sum of £18,933 may be paid as soon as convenient after March 31st, 1905. Of this sum a refund of some £3,753 will be made to the Colony when certain accounts are brought down to date.

20. The Governor accordingly recommends the Council to vote a sum of £18,933 for payment of arrears to the Imperial Post Office on account of the P. & O. Company's Mail Service.

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APPENDIX I.

THE CASE OF THE IMPERIAL POST OFFICE TO BE SUBMITTED

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF MORLEY.

1. Under a contract for the Eastern Mail Service, working to and from Brindisi, which came into operation on the 1st February 1888, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company received an annual subsidy of 265,0007.

2. And, in accordance with the desire of the Australian Colonies for a weekly Mail Service, contracts, to run from 1st February 1888, were concluded by the Imperial Government with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for a fortnightly service from London viâ Brindisi and with the Orient Steam Navigation Company for a similar service viâ Naples, the two companies together thus providing a regular weekly service by direct steamers. each Company received a subsidy of 85,0007. per annum.

3. All three contracts expired on 31st January 1898.

For these services

4. In response to the invitation of tenders for the respective services from 1st. February 1898,. the Orient Company offered to continue their portion of the Australian Service at a higher speed for the same subsidy of 85,000%.

5. The Peninsular and Oriental Company, who declined to tender for one service without the other, offered to continue the Eastern Mail Service and their portion of the Australian Service at higher rates of speed for each Service for a total subsidy of 330,000l.-as against 350,000l., the total under their two expiring

contracts.

6. The acceptance of these tenders was recommended by a Committee of which the Right Honourable W. L. Jackson was chairman, and on which India was represented.

7. The total subsidy of 330,000l. asked by the Peninsular and Oriental Com- pany was taken by Mr. JACKSON's Committee as representing 85,000l. for the Australian Service and 245,0007. for the Eastern Service-an apportionment based on the fact that the Orient Company offered a corresponding Australian Service for 85,000l. and that the expiring contract of the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the separate Australian Service was also for that amount. The Indian Post Office, however, was disposed to think that a larger sum should be assigned to the Australian Service; and, at its request, the Peninsular and Oriental Company were asked to say what part of the subsidy of 330,000l. was assigned to the Australian Service and how the balance was sub-divided among the sections of the Eastern Service. In reply the Directors stated that it would be impossible to separate the sections as desired, but that they had always had in view that they should obtain. the sum of 85,000l. for the Australian portion of the work, and that out of the total subsidy the sum of 245,000/. was for the Eastern Mail Service.

8. The Australian Post Offices, on the other hand, argued that the Australian Service provided by the Peninsular and Oriental Company should be credited with some portion of the reduction of 20,000l. effected in the combined cost of that Company's services. But this argument was met by the Imperial Post Office with the considerations already referred to, and the point was not pressed.

9. The cost of the Eastern Mail Service has accordingly been taken at 245,000l., and the benefit of the whole reduction of 20,000l. effected under the new contract for both Eastern and Australian Services is thus secured to the Eastern Mail Service. A further advantage to it is secured by the fact that the subsidy under the new contract covers the conveyance of parcels-a service which formerly gave rise to additional expense to India, &c.

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10. As to the method of division of cost, the principle upon which the cost of the Eastern Mail Service has been divided rests upon the fact that the Service is organised for commercial and political reasons, as well as for postal reasons, and that the intercourse promoted by it is a matter of equal interest to the Mother Country and to the Dependencies with which communication is maintained. It has accordingly been held that the revenues of the United Kingdom and of the several British Possessions benefited by the Service should contribute in equal proportions to any expenditure in the common interest which has the encourage- ment of intercourse for its object..

11. Up to the year 1866 the Service was regarded as one for the mutual benefit of the United Kingdom and India only, the extension to China &c. being looked upon as conferring equal advantages upon British and upon Indian trade. While this view prevailed the net cost of the whole Service was divided equally between the United Kingdom and India.

12. In 1866 a Select Committee of the House of Commons was appointed to consider the subject of mail communications with India and the East, and the outcome of the Committee's inquiry (so far as division of cost was concerned) was a recognition of the fact that circumstances had modified the relative value to the United Kingdom and India of the Mail Service with the farther East, and a recommendation that India should no longer be considered as interested to the extent of one-half of the cost of the China &c. sections of the Service.

13. An equal division of the whole cost being no longer equitable, it became necessary to divide the cost of the Service into sections, and to find a basis for determining the new apportionment.

14. Of the three considerations-commercial, political, postal-for which expenditure was incurred, only the postal element could be conveniently expressed in figures. And among the classes of matter making up the mails, it was held that the Letter, which differs from other classes of postal matter in that it represents a presumably equal interest whether it be sent or received, was the best practical index of the general value of the Service to a community, so far as that value could be gauged by a purely postal test. Experience has proved the soundness of this view, as opposed to an apportionment based on the gross weight of mails, or on the "value" of the mails-whether determined by the standard of postage collections or by that of the recognised rates of payment made by one country to another for sea transit. As regards gross weight carried, it is noticeable that the volume of mails has no influence on the cost of the Service, for subsidies have diminished while mails have increased; and as regards postage collections and rates of payment for transit successive reductions have continually disturbed the ratio between the different classes of mail matter.

15. Starting with the principle that the interest of the Mother Country is equal to the sum of all the other interests in a Service maintained for mutual benefit, one half of the cost of each section was assigned to the United Kingdom. The other half was assessed proportionately according to the number of letters sent and received by India and other places for the benefit of which the Service was main- tained, India being charged only with the percentage represented by the proportion which her letters bore to the total number of letters proper to the section.

Apart from the general advantages of the single contract system in giving a cheaper service and a better fleet of ships than separate contracts for each section, India has derived considerable benefit from her correspondence being associated with other correspondence: for instance, it is owing to the aggregate bulk of mail matter carried by the special trains across the Continent of Europe that France and Italy have been induced by the Imperial Post Office to reduce the rates for this transit. The rate per kilogramme of letters thus carried has been reduced from 25 francs 52 centimes, to 4 franes.

£40,000 19,900

700

£60,600

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17. Until the 1874-80 Contract the respective shares of cost were ascertained by means of a voluminous account prepared annually by the Imperial Post Office and audited by the India Office. The preparation and audit of this account entailed considerable labour and expense, and Lord Halifax considered that the decisions which he had given would enable the Imperial Post Office to make out an account for 1874-75, and that then it would be a simple calculation to ascertain what per- centage of the whole cost of the Mail Service for that year was chargeable to India. That percentage of the cost, in every subsequent year to the end of the contract, he decided should be paid by India. When this contract terminated, it was proposed that India should make a contribution of a fixed annual sum for the term of the next contract. To this India agreed, and the arrangement came into operation

with the contract of 1880-88.

18. A copy of the account prepared by the Imperial Post Office and audited by the India Office after the Award is annexed, marked." A.”

19. From the 1st February 1888, the subsidy for the Eastern Mail Service was reduced from 360,000l. to 265,000l., although a marked increase of speed was, at the instance of India, secured for the Indian mails.

20. There was some discussion as to whether the proportion of subsidy assignable to the increase of speed should not be taken into account in apportioning the cost of the service, because the colonies of Ceylon, Straits Settlements, and Hongkong, which had become contributors during the previous contracts, were not benefited in the same degree as India by the increased speed. The Indian Govern- ment urged, however, that to "graft the element of speed" upon an apportionment hitherto based on a calculation of simple mileage would constitute a departure from the system approved by the award of Lord Halifax. The matter was fully dicussed by representatives of the Treasury, the India Office, and the Post Office, with the result that Mr. Goschen (then Chancellor of the Exchequer) agreed to a compro- mise under which the Indian share of the subsidy was fixed at 40,000l. a year for the whole term of the contract, without prejudice to the claims of either party; but at that time a certain portion of the postage collected in India was also paid over towards the cost of the service.

21. On 1st January 1891 the rate of Letter Postage between the United Kingdom and India was reduced from 5d. to 2d. Up to that time an inland rate of 1d. per ounce letter had been assigned to each side for inland service, and the balance of the collection, less the cost of the transit by special trains through France and Italy, had been treated as sea postage. This sea post- age was collected and retained by the United Kingdom on the outward Mails, and India collected it on the homeward Mails, and paid it over to the United Kingdom. The Indian contribution, therefore, represented 40,0007. plus the amount of sea postage collected in India.

22. Out of a collection of 2d. no margin was available for sea postage, and the Indian Government proposed that the division of receipts should be discontinued in favour of the Postal Union system under which, between two countries exchanging mails, no accounting for postage collections takes place but each country retains all the postage which it receives, whether prepaid upon outward correspondence or collected on the delivery of unpaid or insufficiently paid inward correspondence; and, in lieu of the contribution of sea postage which disappeared in this process, India offered to increase her main contribution by a lump sum of 19,9007. a year. This offer was accepted; and the Indian contribution was further increased by 7007. in connection with an application of the same principles to newspapers and book-packets when the postage on these was reduced to the uniform rate of d. per 2 ounces on the 1st January 1892. India continued to make a contribution of 60,6007. up to the termination of the contract on 31st January 1898.

23. The Imperial Post Office proposes that the subsidy of 245,000l., applicable to the Eastern Mail Service under the new Contract, should be apportioned in accordance with the principles which have governed the apportion- ment since 1866, the procedure being as follows:-

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(A.) Divide the service into the following sections, corresponding to the See tabular principal points of call :-

Brindisi and Port Said.

Port Said and Aden.

statement annexed, marked “B.,

Column 1.

Aden and Bombay.. Aden and Colombo.

Colombo and Singapore.

Singapore and Hongkong.

Hongkong and Shanghai.

3 and 4.

(B.) Ascertain the number of miles traversed annually upon each section of Columns 2, the service by multiplying the length of each section by the number of voyages performed annually.

(C.) Ascertain the cost of each section by dividing the subsidy in proportion Column 5. to the annual mileage of the section.

(D.) Charge one half the cost of each section to the United Kingdom.

Columns 6

and 7.

(E.) Divide the other half of the cost of each section proportionately, charg- Columns 8 ing India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, and Hongkong according to the number of to 17. letters sent and received by them, and charging the United Kingdom with the letters which it sends to and receives from other places-such as Egypt, Dutch East Indies, Siam, Japan, Zanzibar, East Coast of Africa, &c. The number of letters being ascertained from the latest weights procurable, and the average num- ber per pound weight being ascertained by means of special returns agreed upon by each office, as on previous occasions.

[It is because India is provided with a weekly mail service, and Ceylon, &c. only with a fortnightly mail service, that the sections, Brindisi-Port Said, and Port Said-Aden, over which the Indian Mails are annually conveyed 104 times and the Ceylon, &c. mails 52 times, have to be subdivided in order to ascertain the re- spective charges assignable. One moiety (a) of the cost of each of these sections is and would still be apportioned to the 52 sailings provided exclusively for Indian correspondence, and the other moiety () is and would still be apportioned to the 52 sailings provided for the combined services.]

F.) Divide incidental expenses, which are chiefly incurred in connexion with the conveyance of the mails between the United Kingdom and Brindisi, in the same proportions as the cost of the service.

(G.) Deduct the extra receipts of the service (i.e., sums received for sea conveyance of foreign closed mails) sharing the amount between the contributing parties in the proportion which each bears of the cost of the service.

24. The Imperial Post Office further proposes--

(1.) That each Administration contributing its full share of the cost assessed as above indicated, shall make no further payment in respect of mails despatched by it over the service, and shall be credited with a proportionate share of the amount of any penalties inflicted upon the Packet Company in respect of the Eastern Mail Service; and

(2.) That when the principles are decided by the Arbitrator, an account shall be prepared by the Imperial Post Office and audited by the India Office, the amounts thus ascertained to be payable by India, &c., to the end of the present contract.

General Post Office, London,

22nd July, 1898.

S. WALPOLE.

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£ 109,662

2,277

The INDIAN GOVERNMENT in ACCOUNT with the IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT in respect of MAIL PACKET SERVICE and SEA POSTAGE for the year ended 31st March 1875.

To the Indian proportion of the cost of the Packet Service for the year ended 31st March 1875 (as per Statement "a" annexed)

Less: The Indian share of the balance of Penalties incurred over Premiums earned

By the Indian share of the Sea Postage for the year ended 31st March 1875

Balance due to India on

54,412

the account for the year to 31st March 1874

£ 5,230

107,385

Less: Balance due to the United Kingdom on the account for the year to 31st March 1873-

727

To the Indian proportion of the Inci-

dental Expenses for the year -

4,503

4,197

Cash received from the India Office, viz.:-26th

June 1874

15,000

24th Sept. 1874

15,000

20th March 1875

16,497

46,497

Balance in favour of the Imperial

Government

6,170

£ 111,582

STATEMENT "a.”—Showing the Percentage of the Cost of the INDIA, CHINA, and JAPAN MAIL SERVICES payable by the INDIAN GOVERNMENT for the Year ended 31st March 1875, and every subsequent Year to the end of the present Contract with the PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. This Statement has been prepared in accordance with the decisions given by Viscount HALIFAX, G.C.B., on the 25th February

1876.

"Division of Cost.

Sectional Lines.

Cost of Sectional Lines calculated according to the Mileage of each Section.

Percentage chargeable to

Amount chargeable to

United Kingdom.

India.

United Kingdom.

India.

Mileage.

Mediterranean

392,704

141,242

Per cent. Per cent.

98,862

42,380

Suez and Bombay -

309,088

111,168 50

55,584

55,581

Suez and Galle

178,984

64,375 100

64,375

Bombay and Galle-

47,372

17,038

42.15

57.85

7,182

9,856

Galle and Singapore

Singapore and Hongkong

82,888

29,812 97.03

2.97

28,926

886

}

74,724

26.876 98.55

1.45 26,486

390

Hongkong and Shanghai

Hongkong and Yokohama

129,480 46,569 98.78

1.22 46,003

566

1,215,240

437,080

74.91

25.09

327,418

109,662

General Post Office, London,

16th February, 1877.

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EASTERN MAIL SERVICE.

Tabular Statement showing the method of division of Cost.

Number

Length

Cost

Annual

Section of the Service.

Section.

Voyages

per

annum.

Mileage

Section.

Certain places in respect of which United Kingdom. the Cost is borne by the United Kingdom.

India.

Amount payable by

Ceylon.

Straits

Settlements.

Hongkong,

Percent-

age.

(1.).

(2.).

(3.)

(4.)

(5.) (6.)

Amount.

(7.)

Percent-

age.

(8.)

Amount.

Percent-

age.

Amount.

Percent-

aye.

Amount.

Percent-

age.

Percent-

Amount.

age.

-----(9.) (10.) (11.) (12.)

(13.) (14.) (15.)

(16.) (17.)

Miles.

No. Miles.

Brindisi and Port Said :-

Subsection A

930

Subsection B

930

52-

223

48,260

16,231

8,116

48,369

16,231

8,115

Port Said and Aden :-

Subsection A

1,395

52 72,540

24,341

12,171

Subsection B

1,395

72,540

24,341.

12,170

Aden and Bombay

1,66-1

104| 173,056

58,089

50 29,045

Aden and Colombo

2,093

32|108,836 36,530

50* 18,265

Colombo and Singapore

1,659

Singapore and Hong Kong

1,437

Hong Kong and Shanghai

870

52 86,269 52 74,724 25,088 45,240 15,190

28,959

50 14,479

50 12,544

50 7,595

729,924 | 245,000

50122,500

Add incidental

expenses

Gross amount

payable

Deduct share of extra receipts (Sea Postage on Foreign Closed Mails)

Net amount

payable

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Appendix II.

LORD MORLEY'S AWARD.

31 Prince's Gardens, S. W.

8th November 1898.

1. In accordance with the request contained in your Lordship's letter of 20th July, I have enquired into the questions at issue between the Postmaster General and the Secretary of State for India as to the proportion of the cost of the Eastern Mail Service to be charged to the Government of India.

2. The case of the Post Office and the case of the Indian Government, which were forwarded to me on 27th July, are annexed to this award.

3. I have had several interviews with Mr. J. J. Cardin, C.B., representing the Post Office, and Mr. H. M. Kisch, the Postmaster General of Bengal, who have argued the cases of their respective Governments before me.

4. Since Lord Halifax's award in 1876 circumstances have considerably changed, and on the occasion of each subsequent contract the Indian Government has raised questions of importance which have never been definitely settled. Dur- ing the two contracts, from 1880 to the present time, the Indian contribution to the Mail Service has been fixed by a series of compromises, the details of which are given in the two cases. It was, therefore, necessary for me to go very fully into the principles which have regulated the apportionment of the cost of the Service between the two countries.

5. On the conclusion of a new contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Com- pany for the conveyance of the Eastern and Australian Mails for seven years from 1st February 1898, the Post Office made the following proposals:-

(a.) That of the total subsidy of 330,000l., 85,000l. should be regarded as applicable to the Australian Service, leaving 245,000l. to be taken as the cost of the Indian and Eastern Service.

(b.) That each country should retain its own collection of postage as they

have done since 1891.

(c.) That the cost of each of the seven sections into which the Mail route is divided, should be ascertained by dividing the subsidy in propor- tion to the annual mileage of each section. That one half the cost of the section should be charged to the United Kingdom, the other half should be paid by India and the various Colonies interested, in proportion to the number of letters sent and received by them, the United Kingdom paying for any letters which it exchanges with

other countries.

That the incidental expenses should be divided in the same pro- portions as the cost of the service, and that the amounts received for sea-postage on foreign mails should be divided between the contri- buting countries in the proportion which each bears of the cost of the Service. In the main principles this is the mode in which the apportionment has been hitherto adjusted.

6. The Indian Government objects to these proposals on the following grounds:

(a.) That the amount (85,0007.) appropriated to the Australian Service

is too small.

(b.) That India should not be charged with any portion of the loss

accruing on the sections between Colombo and Shanghai.

(c.) That, if each Administration retains its postal collection, the share of the subsidy charged to India is too large, having regard to the fact that the mails from England to India are far heavier than the mails · from India to England.

The discrepancy between the homeward and outward traffic in letters is not very great; but England sends to India about six times as many newspapers, circulars, &c., as she receives. The follow- ing figures for the year 1896-97 were given to me:-

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From the United Kingdom.

From India and Aden.

Letters and postcards

Newspapers, circulars, &c.,

lbs. 96,300

1,561,200

lbs.

83,800

259,400

The result, it is argued, is that the United Kingdom makes more use of the Service than India, and also that the United Kingdom has the advantage of the larger collection of postage, whereas India has to bear the expense of distributing the heavier mails.

7. To meet this case, the Indian Government suggests that a new principle should be adopted. viz., that the Postal Union rules should be applied to the sea-transit, as if it were provided by a foreign Government, and that Postal Union rates should be charged on all mails to the sending country.

As an alternative scheme it is stated in the Indian case (page XIII.) that India would be prepared to return to the arrangement for the pooling of postage and sea-postage which was in force from 1857 to 1891."

8. The Post Office, on the other hand, states that if the principles of Lord Halifax's settlement are re-opened, there are various claims which can be equitably raised against India which have not thus far been pressed, e.g.-

a.) The cost of extra speed on the Bombay Line;

b.) The cost of sea-sorting (7,5007.), which, it is alleged, was established

at the instance and for the benefit of India.

9. After a careful consideration of the two cases, and of the arguments used in support of them, I have arrived at the following conclusions:-

(a.) That, as regards the Australian Service, the arrangement proposed by the Post Office should be adopted during the continuance of the contract, and that 85,000l. should be appropriated to that Service. When the present contract expires, it appears to me that it would be desirable to enter into separate contracts for the two Services.- (b.) That, as regards the sections between Colombo and Shanghai, India should not continue to be made liable for any loss which may be incurred on these sections, but that she should pay transit rates for any use she may make of this portion of the mail route, the receipts from such transit rates being credited to the sections. (c.) That the postage collected in the two countries, and the receipts from other administrations for land and sea transit on mails sent over the line should be pooled, and the balance of the united collections, after deducting the cost of continental transit and rates paid to other countries, should be equally divided.

(d.) That, subject to the above-mentioned conditions, the apportionment of the subsidy, 245,000l., should be regulated in accordance with the principles laid down in paragraphs 23 and 24 of the case of the Post Office (now embodied in paragraphs 26 and 27 of the present case), with this exception, that the Indian Government should bear the whole expense of sea-sorting on the Bom' ay line, which, by Article 35 of the contract, is fixed at 7,500.

Under this article the Postmaster-General may give notice to the Company that he no longer requires provision to be made for sea-sorting, and may deduct 7,5007. from the subsidy. I under- stand that he would be willing to give this notice if the Indian Government desires him to do so.

(e.) That an account should be prepared by the Imperial Post Office and audited by the India Office, and that the amounts thus ascertained shall be payable by the contributing countries to the end of the

contract.

The Lords Commissioners' of

Her Majesty's Treasury..

I have the honour to be,

My Lords,

Your obedient Servant,

(Signed) MORLEY.

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Appendix III.

COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE TREASURY, THE INDIA OFFICE, AND THE POST OFFICE RESPECTING THE INTERPRETATION OF CLAUSE (c.)

192/1900. MY LORD,

OF LORD MORLEY'S AWARD.

Treasury Chambers,

5th February 1900.

I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to say that they regret to learn that a difference of opinion has arisen between the Post Office and India Office as to the exact interpretation to be placed on Clause (c.) of paragraph 9 of the award given by you in the arbitration upon the questions at issue between those Departments respecting the apportionment of the cost of the Eastern Mail Service.

The point upon which difference of opinion has arisen is set out in the letter from the India Office to this Department of the 2nd instant, of which a copy

enclosed.

Extracts from the correspondence which has passed between the Post Office and the India Office are also enclosed.

In the opinion of My Lords the Postmaster General has correctly interpreted your Lordship's intention to have been not to limit the pooling to the postage collected in each country on correspondence for delivery in the other, but to decide that from the amounts received by the Indian and Imperial Post Offices on all mails in respect of which India is charged in the apportionment of cost, according to the principles laid down in Clause (d) of the award there should be deducted the payments made by each Post Office for Continental or other transit, and that the balance should be equally divided between the two Governments.

My Lords are very reluctant to trouble your Lordship again with the matter, but in view of the doubts entertained by the Secretary of State for India in Council My Lords feel that they cannot refuse to refer the point at issue to your Lordship, as they are unable to accept the alternative proposals put forward by the India Office.

They would accordingly be much obliged to your Lordship if you would say whether the interpretation of the Postmaster General or that adopted by the India Office as to the meaning of Clause (c.) of paragraph 9 of your award is correct.

The Earl of Morley,

House of Lords.

I am,

My Lord,

Your obedient Servant,

(Signed) E. W. HAMILTON.

(1st Enclosure.)

F. 6251.

India Office, Whitehall, London, S.W., 2nd January 1900.

SIR,-With reference to your letter, No. 16,834/98, of the 18th November 1898, I am directed by the Secretary of State for India in Council to address you regarding a question which has arisen in connection with Lord Morley's award in the arbitration between the Imperial Post Office and the Government of India.

2. Since the receipt of your letter, several communications have passed between the British Post Office and this Office, regarding the steps to give effect to the award; and Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the Secretary of State are, it is believed, in agreement on all points except one. That point is the meaning to be

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attached to the words "the postage collected in the two countries," in Clause (c.) of paragraph 9 of the award, which runs as follows:-"(c.) That the postage "collected in the two countries, and the receipts from other administrations for "land and sea transit on mails sent over the line should be pooled, and the balance "of the united collections, after deducting the cost of continental transit and rates "paid to other countries, should be equally divided."

3. The meaning attached by the Secretary of State in Council to the words "the postage collected in the two countries" is "the postage collected in the two "countries on mails posted in either country for delivery in the other"; and this interpretation is held for the following reasons:-

(1) It accords with paragraph 6 (c.) of the preamble to the award, in which the mails from the United Kingdom to India are contrasted with those from India to the United Kingdom;

(2) It accords with the second clause of paragraph 7 of the preamble which refers to the arrangement for pooling in force from 1857 to 1891, as the pooling of entire postage (excluding only out-of-pocket expenses for continental transit) as distinguished from the portion called sea postage, was limited to mails between the two countries; (3) It accords with the statistical statements regarding the pooling system which were put before the Arbitrator by the representative of the British Post Office (through the representative of the Treasury); for those statements appeared to show, were understood at the time to show, and did, it is believed, actually show, only the collections of each country on correspondence for delivery in the other country. (4) The words are necessarily subject to limitation by the context and spirit of the award, for, otherwise, the pooling of postage would cover all postage-inland and foreign-collected in the two countries, or at least all postage collected in the two countries on mails sent over the line, and neither of these interpretations, although favoura- ble to India, is suggested by the British Post Office, or was, it is thought, intended.

(5) The limitation given by the interpretation of this Office not only accords with the context of the award, but is in itself equitable, for the pooling of postage (as distinguished from the portion of postage called sea postage) is, it is thought, rightly applicable only to articles in respect of which the two countries (the United Kingdom and India) share all the services-inland (despatch and delivery) as well as transit-i.e., articles exchanged between the two countries.

4. The interpretation placed by Her Majesty's Postmaster General on Clause (c.) of the award is given in the following words in Sir George Murray's letter, No. 32929, of the 15th May 1899:-

"The clause is understood as deciding that, from the amounts received by the Indian and Imperial Post Offices on all mails, in respect of which India is charged in the apportionment of cost, according to the principles laid down in Clause (d.) of the award, there should be deducted the payments made by each Post Office for continental or other transit, and that the balance should be equally divided between the two Governments.'

5. For this unequal limitation and alteration of the words of Clause (c.) there would seem to be no justification in the wording of the award, in past practice, under the pooling system, or in equity. Clause (c.), which relates to the revenue derived from the Service, makes no reference to Clause (d.), which (together with Clauses (a.) and (b.), relates to the apportionment of the gross subsidy. The prac- tical effect of the Postmaster General's interpretation would be that India would divide equally with the United Kingdom not only the postage on mails between the two countries, in respect of which the two countries share all services (inland and transit), but also both the inland and the sea postage on mails for Aden, Egypt, Continental, Europe, and other places, although in respect of all these mails the United Kingdom contributes to only the sea service, and not to any of the inland services of collection, sorting, inland transit, despatch, and delivery, to meet which part of the postage is paid and required. On the other hand, owing to the insertion in the Postmaster General's interpretation, of the words "in respect of which India is charged," the United Kingdom would not divide with India the postage on any articles for which India does not perform half of the inland services.

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6. The Secretary of State is aware that, in the course of the arbitration pro- ceedings, the British representative urged that India should not obtain the carriage of her despatches to the Continent of Europe in return for only an increased charge in the subsidy account, in respect of those mails. On the other hand, the Indian representative urged that the unequal services obtained by the several contributors from the non-contract extensions of the mail lines should be provided for. Neither of these matters is mentioned in the award, but the Secretary of State, accepting the award in its entirety, understands that these and all other matters, not otherwise provided for, are treated by the Arbitrator as set off against each other, and cover- ed by the accepted principle of paragraph 24 (1) (now 27 (1)) of the British case.

7. In discussing the steps to be taken to give effect to the award, and its application to the details of so complicated a subject as the account in connection with the charges and profits of the P. & O. Company's service, a number of questions necessarily arose besides the one which forms the subject of this letter. On all these questions a friendly understanding has been established between Her Majesty's Postmaster General and the Secretary of State in accordance with the principles of the award; and, as there is only one point on which there is any difference of opinion, the Secretary of State now suggests, as a settlement of that point, that, in respect of foreign mails from India for countries other than the United Kingdom, passing over the line Bombay-Brindisi, India should, according to the principle of the old system of pooling, divide equally with the United Kingdom sea postage at the usual (Union) rates on the quantities actually sent, the pooling of entire postage being then restricted to mails between the two coun- tries. Lord George Hamilton hopes that this suggestion will save any further trouble regarding the interpretation of Clause (c.), either now or hereafter when the account is prepared.

8. In the event of their Lordships being unable to accept either the Secretary of State's interpretation of Clause (c.) of the award, or the proposal in the preceding paragraph of this letter, Lord George Hamilton can only suggest that the question be referred to Lord Morley. The Secretary of State would ask that, in that case, a copy of this letter be forwarded to Lord Morley, and that a copy of the letter of reference, and any communication that may be submitted to Lord Morley in support of the contention of the British Post Office, may at the same time be forwarded to this Office.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

•

The Secretary

to the Treasury.

(Signed)

HORACE WALPOLE.

(2nd Enclosure.)

(a) Extract from Post Office Letter to India Office, dated 28th July 1899.

The exception taken by the Secretary of State to the construction placed by the Post Office upon Clause (c.) of the award may perhaps be removed if the follow- ing points are considered :

(1) Such pooling as formerly obtained was abandoned at the instance of India; and the re-introduction of pooling formed no part of the Post Office case presented to the Arbitrator.

(2) Lord Morley, however, favoured pooling; and, from the wording of the award and the fact that he brought land transit rates within its scope, it is clear that he contemplated a wider application of the pooling principle than that in force from 1857 to 1891.

(3) The United Kingdom, which bears in the first instance an equal share of cost with each contributor, has to pool with that contributor the receipts on all mails which determine the particular proportion of cost assignable. It cannot share with India the receipts on mails exchanged with Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, or Hongkong; and it is presumed the Secretary of State does not hold that the receipts on mails exchanged between the

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United Kingdom and places in respect of which the charges in the assess- ment are made exclusively against the United Kingdom should be divid- ed with contributors who are relieved from any charge in respect of such mails. Sea postage received by the United Kingdom on purely foreign mails which do not enter into the division of cost account, will of course be shared with all the contributors.

(b.) Extract from India Office Letter to Post Office, dated 24th August 1899.

It is not denied that, as regards receipts from other Administrations, the award gives in some respects a wider application than heretofore of the pooling principle; but, as regards the pooling of postage, the Secretary of State sees no reason to doubt that he has correctly understood the Arbitrator's words. Any wider interpretation, if applied uniformly, as it must be, to the mails in both direc- tions, would, it is thought, be less favourable to the British Post Office, and, from the remarks in Clause 3 of paragraph 3 of your letter, this would seem also to be the view of your Office.

(c.) Extract from Post Office Letter to India Office, dated 28th November 1899.

The Postmaster General has again scrupulously examined Clause (c.) of the award of Lord Morley, but without being able to arrive at any other view than that already set forth in letters from the Post Office. Indeed, the points brought for- ward in your communication had not been lost sight of when those letters were written.

·The Postmaster General greatly regrets that the friendly understanding which he has established with the Secretary of State does not cover the whole ground. But for the circumstance that an exchange of views on the subject of Clause (c.) of the award has, as a matter of fact, already occupied much time, he would have thought that the meaning of the clause admitted of no possible doubt; and he scarcely thinks that the solution of the question raised at the India Office can be facilitated by any further observations on his part. He would therefore suggest that the point at issue should be referred to the Lords of the Treasury.

3200/1900.

MY LORD DUKE,

Treasury Chambers,

27th February, 1900.

With reference to the letter from this Department of the 5th instant (192/1900), I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to forward herewith, for your Grace's information, a copy of a letter from the Earl of Morley interpreting Clause (c.) paragraph 9 of his award on the apportionment of the receipts of the Indian Mail Service as between India and the United Kingdom.

The Postmaster General.

I am,

My Lord Duke,

Your obedient Servant,

(Signed)

E. W. HAMILTON.

192/1900.

SIR,

House of Lords,

15th February, 1900.

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of February 5th relating to the difference of opinion which has arisen between the Post Office and the India Office as to the interpretation of Clause (c.) paragraph 9 of the award given by me upon questions at issue between these Departments respecting the apportionment of the cost of the Eastern Mail Service.

In reply I have to state that the interpretation of the Postmaster General is, in my opinion, the correct interpretation of the paragraph in question.

I have the honour to be,

Your obedient Servant,

The Secretary of the Treasury.

(Signed) MORLEY.

Section of the Service.

Length

Section.

No. of

Voyages

per

Annum.

Annual

Postage

India.

Mileage. Gross.

credited

to Sections!

Net.

under

Clause B.

Per-

of Award.

Appendix IV.

DIVISION OF COST in accordance with the principles embodied in the AWARD of LORD MORLEY.

COST OF SECTIONS.

Less Sea

AMOUNT PAYABLE BY

Straits

Ceylon.

Settlements.

Per-

Certain Places in respect of

is borne by the United Kingdom.

Per-

centage. A mount. centage. A mount. centage. A mount. centage. Amount. centage. A mount. centage. Amount.

Hongkong.

United Kingdom. which the Cost

Per-

Miles.

No. Miles.

Brindisi and

Subsection A.

930

48,360 15,668

15,668

7,105

7,834

667

Port Said,

Subsection B.

930

48,360 15,668

15,668

5,672

618

363

403

7,834

778

Port Said

Subsection A.

1,395

52 72,540 23,497

23,497

11,417

11,749

232

and Aden,

Subsection B.

1,395

52 72,540 23,496

23,496

8,488

919

539

594

11,748

1,208

Aden and Bombay,..

1,664

104

173,056 56,074

56,022

28,011

Aden and Colombo,

2,093

108,836 35,262

35,230

5,096

2,993

3,289

17,615

6,237

Colombo and Singapore,.

1,673

86,996 28,191

439

27,752

3,555

3,437

13,876

6,884

Singapore and Hongkong,... Hongkong and Shanghai,

1,440

853

1....

52 74,880 24,265 386 23,879 44,356 14,379 174 14,205

5,408

11,939

6,532

14,205

Total Annual Mileage,.

729,924

53.02 | 124,811 9.57 22,538

Cost of Sections,

Cost of Sea Sorting,

Subsidy to P. & O. Co.,

236,500

8,500

245,000

1,083 235,417 25.78

60,693 2.82

6,633

3.23

7,611

5.58

13,131

62.59 | 147,349

7,500

500

Add:-Share of Incidental Expenses (3,806.),....

25.78

981 2.82

69,174

107

3.23

123

5.58

213

62.59 2,382

6,740

8,234

13,844

149,731

3,331 2.82

365 3.23

417 5.58

721 62.59

8,087

63,843

6,513

6,375

320

7,817

13,123

230

£141,644

£59,330

£6,055

£7,719

£12,893

GROSS AMOUNT payable,

Deduct: Share of Extra Receipts (12,9217.) for Sea Postage on Foreign Closed Mails,...... 25-78

NET AMOUNT payable,.......

POOLING ACCOUNT :-Allow one-half of excess collected in the United Kingdom,

General Post Office,

30th June 1903.

ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION,

C. A. KING,

Comptroller and Accountant General.

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Appendix V.

CASE OF THE EASTERN COLONIES.

The cost of the Eastern and Australian Mail Service by the packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company is £330,000 a year for seven years from the 1st February, 1898. Towards this cost the Colony of Ceylon has hitherto contributed £1,400 a year, besides paying about £3,300 a year at Postal Union transit rates for all its mails sent over the system. Of this last amount a portion is paid in respect of mails sent over the Singapore-China and Australian sections, and will in any case continue to be paid; and for the purpose of the present argument only the sum paid in respect of the mails sent westwards need be considered, as will appear below, and this sum has been on the average about £2,500 a year. Similarly Hongkong has contributed £6,000 and about £3,000 for sea postage at transit rates, while the Straits Settlements has made an inclusive contribution of £ 6,000 a year. In addition each Colony bas paid sea postage for the carriage of parcels, and the amounts paid on this account were in 1901: Ceylon about £125, Straits about £175 and Hongkong about £480. Thus the total annual contributions from these Colonies have amounted to: Ceylon £ 4,025, Straits £ 6,175 and Hongkong £ 9,480.

• 2. The Treasury and Imperial Post Office having from the first contended that the contributions of India and the Eastern Colonies were insufficient, the question as between the Imperial Government and the Government of India was submitted to the arbitration of Lord Morley; India has accepted that award, but the Eastern Colonies, which were not invited to take part in the arbitration and had no opportunity of stating their case or of being heard by the arbitrator, object to the proposal of the Treasury to extend to them without qualification the principles of apportionment laid down by Lord Morley as between His Majesty's Government and the Government of India.

4. The Imperial Post Office proposed in their case as submitted to Lord Morley (the full text of which is given in Appendix A.) that £85,000 of the total subsidy should be regarded as the cost of the Australian section and (para. 23):

"that the subsidy of £245,000 applicable to the Eastern Mail Service should be apportioned in accordance with the principles which have governed the apportionment since 1866, the procedure being as follows:-

(A) Divide the service into the following sections, corresponding to the principal points of call :-

Brindisi and Port Said.

Port Said and Aden. Aden and Bombay. Aden and Colombo. Colombo and Singapore. Singapore and Hongkong. Hongkong and Shanghai.

(B) Ascertain the number of miles traversed annually upon each section of the service by multiplying the length of each section by the number of voyages performed annually.

"(C) Ascertain the cost of each section by dividing the subsidy in proportion to the annual mileage of the section.

"(D) Charge one half the cost of each section to the United Kingdom.

(E) Divide the other half of the cost of each section proportionately, charging India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, and Hongkong according to the number of letters sent and received by them, and charging the United Kingdom with the letters which it sends to and receives from other places-such as Egypt, Dutch East Indies, Siam, Japan, Zanzibar, East Coast of Africa, &c. The number of letters being ascertained from the latest weights procurable, and the average number per pound weight being ascertained by means of special returns agreed upon by each office, as on previous occasions.

"[It is because India is provided with a weekly mail service, and Ceylon, &c., only with a fortnightly mail service, that the sections, Brindisi-Port Said, and Port Said-Aden, over which the Indian mails are annually conveyed 104 times, and the Ceylon, &c., mails 52 times, have to be subdivided in order to ascertain the respective charges assignable. One moiety (a) of the cost of each of these sections is and would still be apportioned to the 52 sailings provided exclusively for Indian correspondence, and the other moiety (b) is and would still be apportioned to the 52 sailings provided for the combined services.]

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(F) Divide incidental expenses, which are chiefly incurred in connection with the conveyance of the mails between the United Kingdom and Brindisi, in the same proportions as the cost of the service.

(G) Deduct the extra receipts of the service (ie., sums received for sea con- veyance of foreign closed mails) sharing the amount between the contributing parties in the proportion which each bears of the cost of the service.

"24. The Imperial Post Office further proposes

"(1) That each Administration contributing its full share of the cost assessed as above indicated, shall make no further payment in respect of mails despatched by it over the service, and shall be credited with a proportionate share of the amount of any penalties inflicted upon the Packet Company in respect of the Eastern Mail Service; and

(2) That when the principles are decided by the Arbitrator, an account shall be prepared by the Imperial Post Office and audited by the India Office, the amounts thus ascertained to be payable by India, &c., to the end of the present contract."

5. Lord Morley's Award (the full text of which is given in Appendix B.) was to the following effect :-

(a) That, as regards the Australian Service, the arrangement proposed by the Post Office should be adopted during the continuance of the contract, and that £85,000 should be appropriated to that service. When the present contract expires, it appears to me that it would be desirable to enter into separate contracts for the two services. (b) That, as regards the sections between Colombo and Shanghai, India should not continue to be made liable for any loss which may be incurred on these sections, but that she should pay transit rates for any use she may make of this portion of the mail route, the receipt from such transit rates being credited to the sections.

(c) That the postage collected in the two countries, and the receipts from other Administrations for land and sea transit on mails sent over the line should be pooled, and the balance of the united collect- ions, after deducting the cost of continental transit and rates paid to other countries, should be equally divided.

(d) That, subject to the above-mentioned conditions, the apportionment of the subsidy, £245,000, should be regulated in accordance with the principles laid down in paragraphs 23 and 24 of the case of the Post Office, with this exception, that the Indian Government should bear the whole expense of sea sorting on the Bombay line, which, by Article 35 of the contract, is fixed at £7,500. Under this article the Postmaster-General may give notice to the Com- pany that he no longer requires provision to be made for sea sort- ing, and may deduct £7,500 from the subsidy. I understand that he would be willing to give this notice if the Indian Government desires him to do so.

(e) That an account should be prepared by the Imperial Post Office, and audited by the India Office, and that the amounts thus as- certained shall be payable by the contributing countries to the end of the contract.

6. Appendix C shows how the award works out if applied to India and the Eastern Colonies on the basis of the statistics of 1901, the middle year of the contract, with the result that the contributions would be: India, £59,330; Ceylon, £6,055; Straits, £7,719; and Hongkong, £12,893.

7. If the Colonies agree to the proposal that the principles of Lord Morley's Award should be extended to them, it is understood that they would be relieved from the payments for parcels, referred to in paragraph 1 above, and that the receipts for parcels in the various countries would be pooled in the manner des- cribed in Appendix D.

8. The Secretary of State for the Colonies is not prepared to agree, without qualification, to the extension of the principles of Lord Morley's Award to the Eastern Colonies, as he maintains that their case is different from and their interest in some measure in conflict with those of India, but he has agreed to the matter being submitted to arbitration on the understanding that the Colonies are not to

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be prejudiced by the assumption that £85,000 is the proper amount to be assessed to the Australian portion of the contract, or that India's share is fairly assessed under Lord Morley's Award. In other words, the question to be decided is what proportion of the total subsidy of £330,000 the Eastern Colonies may fairly be called upon to pay, and not what is their fair share of the £185,670, which is the balance after deducting £85,000, assumed to be the cost of the Australian section, and £59,330 assessed to India under Lord Morley's Award.

9. It has been further agreed with the Treasury that the result of the arbi- tration shall be applied to the three Colonies as from the beginning of the present contract (1st of February, 1898).

10. It might be objected that the assessment according to annual mileage (see paragraph 23 (C) of Post Office case) is at variance with the practice of the Postal Union, which provides a fixed maximum transit rate for each group of articles, carried by sea over any distance exceeding 1,500 miles, and that it is particularly hard on the more distant Colonies; but the Secretary of State, on behalf of the Colonies, would not press this objection if this mode of assessment is uniformly applied over the whole service, and if some allowance is made for the extra speed of the Indian section of the service.

11. It is contended that as the tender of, and contract with, the Peninsular and Oriental Company was for the combined Indian and Eastern and Australian Mail Service, and not a sectional tender and contract, whatever principles of apportionment may be adopted should be applied throughout, and not limited to the Indian and Eastern sections. The share of the subsidy payable by the United Kingdom and Australia towards the Australian section has, however, been fixed at £85,000 without any regard to the mileage principle. This sum has been taken because it is the amount paid to the Orient Company for its Australian Service, but it is submitted that the cost of the Australian section should be calculated according to the mileage principle, if that principle is to be applied to the rest of the Service. If this were done the division of the cost of the subsidy into sections would work out as shown in the first five columns of Appendix F.

12. Adopting these revised figures for the cost of the various sections, the liabilities of the United Kingdom and Australia in respect of Australian corres- pondence, if calculated according to the number of letters exchanged, on the principles of Lord Morley's award amount to £113,813 (see Appendix E), instead of £85,000, the amount referred to above.

13. As to this sum of £113,813 it will be seen that the cost of carrying the outward and homeward Australian mails over the Brindisi-Colombo sections works out at £36,010, and over the Colombo-Adelaide section at £77,803, but if the latter amount is deducted from £85,000, the sum assumed by the General Post Office for the whole service to and from Australia, there remains a balance of £7,197 only towards paying the cost of the Brindisi-Colombo sections. Of the deficiency of £28,813 one half falls on the United Kingdom and the other half on India, the Eastern Colonies, and "certain places in respect of which the cost is borne by the United Kingdom." Appendix F shows the figures for India and the Eastern Colonies corrected by relieving them of the above-mentioned excess charge, viz., India £57,200, Ceylon £2,538, Straits £5,797, and Hongkong £10,973.

14. Turning now to the question of speed. The average speed of the Peninsular and Oriental service between Brindisi and Bombay is about 14-5 knots, between Aden and Adelaide about 13.7 knots, and between Colombo and Shanghai about 12.6 knots. The Eastern Colonies contend that for a slower service they should not be charged the same rate per mile as India is charged for a service of 14.5 knots. The rate of speed is undoubtedly the chief factor con- sidered by contractors in estimating the cost of different services, and logically it should be equally considered in apportioning the subsidy. It would appear from paragraph 8 (a) of Lord Morley's award that the additional cost of the extra speed on the Bombay line was put forward by the General Post Office as an argument. in favour of imposing a larger share of the subsidy on India, and, similarly, it is fair to argue that the slower speed on the Aden-Shanghai sections entitles the Eastern Colonies to a material reduction on the share of the cost assigned to them in Appendix F.

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15. It has been ascertained from the Admiralty that the approximate relative cost of coal used in steaming at 14.5, 137, and 12-6 knots is 131, 117, and 100. Coal being the largest item of expenditure, it is submitted that the case of the Eastern Colonies is not overstated if the relative cost per mile over the Brindisi- Bombay sections, the Aden-Adelaide sections, and the Colombo-Shanghai sections, is estimated at 128, 115, and 100. The cost of the various sections, corrected on this basis, works out as shown in the fifth 'column of Appendix G, (where the ratios 109, 98, and 85 have been taken instead of the equivalent ratios 128, 115, and 100, so as to make the total cost come to the same figure as before, £321,500). The remaining columns of Appendix G give the approximate share of the subsidy which should be paid by the various Colonies and India, when difference in speed is thus taken into account, viz., India, £62,420; Ceylon, £2,625; Straits Settle- ments, £5,345; Hongkong, £9,607; and Australia about £54,000.

16. In Appendices F and G the items "Incidental Expense" and "Re- ceipts from Foreign Closed Mails" have been increased by figures supplied by the Imperial Post Office, so as to include the Australian section, and have been distributed according to the general apportionment of the subsidy in the same way as in Appendix C. It is, however, contended that the sea postage received in respect of foreign closed mails should more properly be credited to the sections over which the foreign mails travel, as in the case of the analogous receipts. referred to in paragraph (b) of Lord Morley's award, instead of being divided in the saine proportion as the subsidy. See paragraph 23 (G) of Imperial Post Office case (Appendix A).

17. The Colonial Office does not possess (1) the statistics necessary for mak; ing the last mentioned adjustment; nor (2) those required for making the correct- ions of the figures in the sixth column of Appendices F and G, referred to in foot- notes to Appendix F; nor (3) those relating to parcels, referred to in paragraph 7 above, which would involve further credits to the Eastern Colonies in the Pool- ing Account.

18. Subject to the corrections in respect of the three points referred to in last paragraph, the figures given in Appendix G show that a fair contribution from Hongkong would be only slightly in excess of the amount hitherto paid, viz., £9,480, while Ceylon and the Straits Settlements have been paying each year since the commencement of the contract about £1,400 and £830 in excess of their fair contribution.

19. The contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Company has been extend- ed for three years from the 1st February, 1905, the subsidy being increased from £330,000 to £340,000 in return for an acceleration of 24 hours on the service. As this acceleration will be gained by increased speed on the Brindisi-Bombay section, the present speed being retained on the other sections, the arguments in paragraphs 14 and 15 above will apply more forcibly to the apportionment of the increased subsidy of £340,000, and it is contended that during the extended con- tract the contributions of the three Eastern Colonies should only be increased beyond the figures shown in Appendix G by about 3 per cent., i.e., the ratio of the increase to the original subsidy.

Colonial Office,

October 12, 1904.

Appendix A.

The Case of the Imperial Post Office to be submitted to the Right Honou- rable the Earl of Morley.*

Lord Morley's Award. †

Appendix B.

Appendix C.

Division of cost in accordance with the principles embodied in the Award of Lord Morley.‡

* Sec Appendix I of Minute.

+ See Appendix II of Minute.

See Appendix IV of Minute.

Section.

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Appendix D.

EASTERN MAIL SERVICE.

DIVISION OF SEA-POSTAGE ON PARCELS.

By agreement with India, Parcel mails conveyed by P. & O). services were not introduced into the assessment of cost based on Lord Morley's Award, but were the subject of a separate settlement in the monthly accounts.

As between the United Kingdom and India the sea-postage on parcels (ie., the proportion of the postage collections assigned to the sea service) is allotted on the following lines in harmony with the general tenour of the Award :-

(1) On parcels exchanged between India on the one hand and the United Kingdom, the Continent of Europe or Egypt on the other, the sea- postage is divided equally.

(2) On parcels despatched by India eastward (¿.e., over sections of the Service for which India is not assessed as regards letter mails) the whole sea-postage is accounted for by India.

(3) On purely foreign parcels (e.g., those exchanged between Italy and Egypt) the sea-postage is regarded as an extra receipt of which India receives the same proportion (25.78 per cent.) as of the extra receipts which are dealt with in the assessment.

If the Eastern Colonies accept the application of the principles of the Morley Award to the division of the cost of the Service, it is proposed to make with them a similar arrangement as regards the Parcel sea-postage corresponding to that fall- ing under divisions (1) and (3). The parallel is not precisely applicable to divi-. sion (2), but the amount involved is very small, and there would be no difficulty in coming to an agreement.

General Post Office,

10th May, 1904.

Appendix. E.

(Sd.) C. A. KING.

COST OF BRINDISI-ADELAIDE SERVICE.

Actual number of letters and

postcards brought into com- putation of Appendix C.

Estimated number of Austra-

lian letters and postcards.

Total.

Approximate percentage of Australian letters and cards.

post-

Per cent.

Brindisi and Port Said (Subsection B),

7,686,329 3,530,000 11,216,329

5,008

Port Said and Aden

(Subsection B), ... 7,432,806

3,530,000 10,962,806 |

7,752

68.

Aden and Colombo,.... 1,974,278 | 3,530,000

5,504,278

23,250

Colombo and Adelaide,

Total.....

3,530,000 3,530,000

100

77,803

113,813

NOTE. The figures in the third column are arrived at in the following manner : —

In the Annual Report of the Postmaster-General for the year 1894-5 (p. 49 of C. 7852) the total number of letters and postcards to and from Australasian is given as 5,506,900. In recent reports the estimated weight instead of the number of such letters is given, and it appears that the weight of Australasia letters rose from 182,510 lbs. in 1896 to 234,000 lbs. in 1901, or an increase of over 28-2 per cent. It may fairly be assumed that the number of letters approximately increased by the same percentage, which would make the Australasian letters for 1901 about 7.060,000. Assuming that one-half of these letters are carried by the Orient mail there remains 3,530,000 as the number carried by the P. & O. mail.

Cost of Australian Service.

and Balance percentage to be dis- tributed over India, Ceylon, "Certain places, &c.," in Straits, Hongkong,

same

proportions as

Appendix C.

Appendix F.

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICE.

DIVISION OF COST in accordance with the principles embodied in the AWARD of LORD MORLEY.

Cost of Sections.

Amount payable by

Length

Section of the Service.

Section.

No. of

Voyages

Less Sca

Straits

Annual

Postage

per

Annum.

Mileage.

credited to (Approxi-

Ceylon. Settle:

India.

Austra- Hong-

kong. lia.

United

Gross.

Fections

mate)

ments.

King-

dom.

under

Net.

Clause B.

of Award.

Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount.

Certain Places in respect of which the Cost is borne

by the United Kingdom.

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Amount.

Miles.

No.

Miles.

Brindisi and Port Said

Subsection A.

930

48,360

16,155

16,000

7,250

70..

8,000

680

Subsection B.

930

48,360

16,156

16,000

3,980 440

260

290 2,480

8,000

550

Port Said and Aden

Subsection A.

1,395

72,540

24,225

24,000

11,650

110

12,000

240

Subsection B.

1,395

72,540

24,225

24,000

5,950 650

370

340 3,840

12,000

850

Aden and Bombay

1,664

104

173,056

57,774

58,000 29,000

29,000

Aden and Colombo Colombo and Singapore Singapore and Hongkong Hongkong and Shanghai. Colombo and Adelaide..

2,093

108,836

36,329

32.

36,000

1,850

1,080

1,190 11,620

18,000

2,260

1,673

86,996

29,031

439

28,500

3,660

3,560

14,250

7,060

1,440

74,880

24,981

386

25,000

5,660

12,500

6,840

853

4,479

44,356

14,821

174

15,000

232,908

77,803

1,917

76,000

38,000

166,750

18,480

Cost of Sections

321,500

3,000

318,500

57,830 2,940

5,550 11,010 55,940

185,230

Cost of Sea Sorting

Subsidy to P. & O. Co.

8,500

7,500

500

330,000

65,330 2,940

6,050 11,510 55,940

185,230

Add:-Share of Incidental Expenses (£6,090 †)

1,105

* 106

210

1,070

3,543

GROSS AMOUNT payable.

66,435

Deduct-Share of Extra Receipts (£15,000 ) for Sea Postage on Foreign Closed Mails

2,722

2,996

138

6,156

261

11,720

517

57,010 188,773

2,635

8,727

NET AMOUNT payable.. POOLING ACCOUNT: Allow one-half of excess collected in the United Kingdom

63,713 2,858

6,513 320

5,895

11,203

230

54,375

180,016

ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION

57,200 2,538

5,797

10,973

* This figure is a rough estimate, but the correct figure would not materially affect the shares of the Eastern Colonies. This figure includes the incidental expenses assigned by G.P.O. to Australian section.

This is the approximate amount from foreign closed mails, including the Australian section. These figures require some correction by including receipts from Australian mails.

Appendix G.

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICE (taken speed into consideration). DIVISION OF COST in accordance with the principles embodied in the AWARD of LORD MORLEY.

Cost of Sections (Corrected

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for speed).

Amount payable by

Cost of

Sections as Approxi- Correction

Section of the Service.

given in

mate

in respect

Appendix

speed.

of speed.

Approxi-

mate

Gross.

Less Sea

Postage credited to

Sections

Straits

Approxi-

India. Ceylon. Settle- kong. lia.

Hong- Austra-

under

mate

Net.

ments.

United

King-

dom.

Certain Places in respect of which the Cost is borne

by the United

Kingdom.

Clause B

of Award.

Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount.

Amount.

Knots.

Per cent.

Subsection A.

16,155

14.5

Brindisi and Port Said

Subsection B.

16,156

14.5

Subsection A.

24,225

14.5

a a a

17,620

7,980

8,810

750

17,620

17,620 4,380

490

290

320

2,730

8,810

600

Port Said and Aden

26,420

12,820

120

www.tw

13,210

270

Subsection B.

24,225

14.5

26,420

26,420 6,550

710

410

380 4,230

13,210

930

Aden and Bombay

57,774

14.5

62,990

62,940 31,470

31,470

Aden and Colombo

36,329

13.7

35,620

35,590

1,830

1,070

1,175

11,490

17,795

2,230

Colombo and Singapore- Singapore and Hongkong Hongkong and Shanghai.. Colombo and Adelaide.

29,031

12.6

24,690

439*

24,250

3,115

3,000

12,125

6,010

24,981

12:6

21,250

386*

20,860

4,730

10,430

5,700

14,821

12.6

12,610

174*

12,440

6,220

77,803

13.7

76,260

1,917*

74,340

37,170

159,250

22,710

Cost of Sections

321,500

3,000

318,500 63,200

3,030 5,085

9,605 55,620

181,960

Cost of Sea Sorting

Subsidy to P. & O.

.£

8,500

330,000

7,500

500

70,700

3,030 5,585

10,105 55,620

181,960

Add :—Share of Incidental Expenses (£6,090*).

1,208

183 1,063

3,481

GROSS AMOUNT payable

71,908

Deduct-Shure of Extra Receipts (£15,000*) for Sea Postage on Foreign Closed Mails

2,975

.3,088

143

5,682

239

10,288 56,683 451 2,618

185,441

8,574

NET AMOUNT payable. l'OOLING ACCOUNT: -Allow one-half of excess collected in the United Kingdom

68,933

6,513

2,945

320

5,443

9,837

230

54,065

176,867

ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION

£62,420

2,625

5,345

9,607

* See Notes to Appendix F.

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Appendix VI.

THE CASE OF THE IMPERIAL POST OFFICE TO BE

SUBMITTED TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH.

1. Under a contract for the Eastern Mail Service, working to and from Brin- disi, which came into operation on the 1st February 1888, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company received an annual subsidy of 265,0007.

2. And, in accordance with the desire of the Australian Colonies for a weekly Mail Service, contracts, to run' from 1st February 1888, were concluded by the Imperial Government with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for a fortnightly service from London viâ Brindisi, and with the Orient Steam Navigation Company for a similar service viâ Naples, the two companies together thus providing a regular weekly service by direct steamers. For these services each company received a subsidy of 85,000l. per annum.

3. All three contracts expired on 31st January 1898.

4. In response to the invitation of tenders for the respective services from 1st February 1898, the Orient Company offered to continue their portion of the Australian Service at a higher speed for the same subsidy of 85,0007.

5. The Peninsular and Oriental Company, who declined to tender for one service without the other, offered to continue the Eastern Mail Service and their portion of the Australian Service at higher rates of speed for each Service for a total subsidy of 330,0007., as against 350,000l., the total under their two expiring

contracts.

6. The acceptance of these tenders was recommended by a committee, of which the Right Honourable W. L. Jackson was chairman, and on which the Colonial Office was represented.

7. The total subsidy of 330,000l. asked by the Peninsular and Oriental Company was taken by Mr. Jackson's Committee as representing 85,000l. for the Australian Service and 245,0007. for the Eastern Service, an apportionment based on the fact that the Orient Company offered a corresponding Australian Service for 85,000l., and that the expiring contract of the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the separate Australian Service was also for that amount. The Indian Post Office, however, was disposed to think that a larger sum should be assigned to the Australian Service; and at its request, the Peninsular and Oriental Company were asked to say what part of the subsidy of 330,000l. was assigned to the Australian Service, and how the balance was subdivided among the sections of the Eastern Service. In reply the Directors stated that it would be impossible to separate the sections as desired, but that they had always had in view that they should obtain the sum of 85,000. for the Australian portion of the work, and that out of the total subsidy the sum of 245,0007. was for the Eastern Mail Service.

8. The Australian Post Offices, on the other hand, argued that the Australian Service provided by the Peninsular and Oriental Company should be credited with some portion of the reduction of 20,0001. effected in the combined cost of that Company's services. But this argument was met by the Imperial Post Office with the considerations already referred to, and the point was not pressed.

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Country and to the Dependencies with which communication is maintained. accordingly been held that the revenues of the United Kingdom and of the several British Possessions benefited by the Service should contribute in equal proportions to any expenditure in the common interest which has the encouragement of inter- course for its object.

11. Up to the year 1866 the Service was regarded as one for the mutual bene- fit of the United Kingdom and India only, the extension to China, &c. being looked upon as conferring equal advantages upon British and upon Indian trade. While this view prevailed the net cost of the whole Service was divided equally between the United Kingdom and India.

12. In 1866 a Select Committee of the House of Commons was appointed to consider the subject of mail communications with India and the East, and the outcome of the Committee's inquiry (so far as division of cost was concerned) was a recognition of the fact that circumstances had modified the relative value to the United Kingdom and India of the Mail Service with the farther East, and a recom- mendation that India should no longer be considered as interested to the extent of one half of the cost of the China, &c. sections of the Service.

13. An equal division of the whole cost being no longer equitable it became necessary to divide the cost of the Service into sections, and to find a basis for determining the new apportionment.

14. Of the three considerations-commercial, political, postal-for which expenditure was incurred, only the postal element could be conveniently expressed in figures. And among the classes of matter making up the mails, it was held that the Letter, which differs from other classes of postal matter in that it repre- sents a presumably equal interest whether it be sent or received, was the best prac- tical index of the general value of the Service to a community, so far as that value could be gauged by a purely postal test. Experience has proved the soundness of this view, as opposed to an apportionment based on the gross weight of mails, or on the "value" of the mails-whether determined by the standard of postage collections or by that of the recognised rates of payment made by one country to another for sea transit. As regards gross weight carried, it is noticeable that the volume of mails has no influence on the cost of the Service, for subsidies have diminished while mails have increased; and as regards postage collections and rates of payment for transit successive reductions have continually disturbed the ratio between the different classes of mail matter.

15. Starting with the principle that the interest of the Mother Country is equal to the sum of all the other interests in a Service maintained for mutual benefit, one half of the cost of each section was assigned to the United Kingdom. The other half was assessed proportionately according to the number of letters sent and received by India and other places for the benefit of which the Service was maintained, each contributor being charged only with the percentage represented by the proportion which its letters bore to the total numbers of letters proper to the section.

16. The principles of apportionment laid down after the Parliamentary inquiry of 1866 were reconsidered ten years later by Lord Halifax, in connection with his arbitration upon certain points of difference which had arisen between the Indian and Imperial Post Offices, and these principles were confirmed by his award. Lord Halifax considered that the Eastern Service should continue to be treated as a whole on account of the numerous advant- ages gained thereby. Apart from the general advantages of the single contract system in giving a cheaper Service and a better fleet of ships than separate contracts for each section, India and the Eastern Colonies have derived con- siderable benefit from their correspondence being associated with other corres- pondence for instance, it is owing to the aggregate bulk of mail matter carried by the special trains across the Continent of Europe that France and Italy have been induced by the Imperial Post Office to reduce the rates for this transit. The rate per kilogramme of letters thus carried has been reduced from 25 francs 52 cen- times to 3 francs 70 centimes.

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17. Until the 1880-88 contract India was the only contributor which bore a proportionate share of the loss on the Service, though in common with India the Eastern Colonies paid over to the United Kingdom the portion of their postage collections proper to the sea Service.

18. Out of the higher rates of postage then prevailing a delivery rate of 1d. per oz. was credited to India and the Eastern Colonies on each outward letter. They on the other hand deducted from their postage collections a similar rate on each homeward letter and paid over the balance to the Imperial Post Office, which after defraying the cost of transit by special trains through France and Italy, and assigning 1d. per oz. to its own inland Service, applied the remainder towards the reduction of the loss on the sea Service.

19. In 1874 the Government of the Straits Settlements complained that its rates of postage to the United Kingdom were unduly high as compared with those of India. The Imperial Post Office replied that India contributed about 60,0007. a year towards the loss on the Service, whereas the Straits Settlements contributed nothing, and therefore had no equitable claim to a reduction of postage which would augment the Imperial loss.

20. The Earl of Carnarvon, then Secretary of State for the Colonies, there- upon suggested that in the commercial interests of the Straits Settlements a reduction of postage should be conceded, and that in return "the charge occasioned "by their Mail Service should be divided between the Imperial and Colonial "Governments." His Lordship further suggested that the Governments of Cey- lon and Hongkong should be invited to consider the matter from this point of

view.

21. Lord Carnarvon's suggestions did not result in a definite arrangement, but when in 1877 postage rates were reduced on the entry of the Eastern Colonies into the Postal Union, it was made a condition that they should bear one half of the additional loss thus thrown on the Imperial exchequer.

22. The question of direct contributions towards the loss on the Service thus remained in abeyance, but in 1879 the Treasury revived it in view of a new contract. An assessment of the cost of the new Service was made by the Imperial Post Office on the lines approved by Lord Halifax, and the liabilities of the Eastern Colonies were found to be as follows:-

COLONY.

Ceylon,

Straits Settlements,

Hongkong,

GROSS SHARE OF Cost.

LESS COLONIAL

SHARE OF

NET SHARE OF COST.

SEA POSTAGE.

£ 2,721

1,321

1,400

7,071 -

1,071

6,000

13,771

1,071

12,700

23. The Earl of Kimberley, while agreeing in principle with his predecessor that the Eastern Colonies should share the burden with India and the United Kingdom, expressed the opinion that neither Hongkong nor the Straits Settle- ments should be called upon to pay more than Ceylon, "the wealthiest and most populous colony." Eventually his Lordship proposed a payment of 2,500l. by each of the three Colonies, but this was not approved by the Treasury.

24. A settlement as regards the 1880-88 contract was come to in 1884, when it was arranged that Ceylon should contribute 1,4001. and sea postage in accord ance with the result of the assessment; that a contribution of 6,000l. and sea postage (in lieu of 12,7001. and sea postage) should be accepted from Hongkong, and that the Straits Settlements should contribute 6,000l. in complete settlement of all postage accounts with the United Kingdom-that is to say, without handing over in addition the sea postage which had been allowed for in the assessment..

25. The compromise thus arrived at was allowed to stand throughout the term of the succeeding contract, 1888-98.

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26. In regard to the present contract, which came into operation in 1898, certain differences as to the method in which the cost should be apportioned arose between the Imperial and Indian Post Offices. The Indian point of view was to some extent shared by the Eastern Colonies, and the points at issue were submitted in 1891 to the arbitration of the Earl of Morley.

The Imperial Post Office proposed a division of the subsidy based on the principles settled by the award of Lord Halifax in 1876, to be applied as fol- lows:

(A.) Divide the Service into the following sections, corresponding to the principal points of call:-

Brindisi and Port Said.

Port Said and Aden.

Aden and Bombay.

Aden and Colombo.

Colombo and Singapore.

Singapore and Hongkong.

Hongkong and Shanghai.

(B.) Ascertain the number of miles traversed annually upon each section of the Service by multiplying the length of each section by the number of voyages performed annually.

(C.) Ascertain the cost of each section by dividing the subsidy in proportion to the annual mileage of the section.

(D.) Charge one half the cost of each section to the United Kingdom.

(E.) Divide the other half of the cost of each section proportionately, charg- ing India, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, and Hongkong according to the number of letters sent and received by them, and charging the United Kingdom with the letters which it sends to and receives from other places such as Egypt, Dutch East Indies, Siam, Japan, Zanzibar, East Coast of Africa, &c. The number of letters being ascertained from the latest weights procurable, and the average num- ber per pound weight being ascertained by means of special returns agreed upon by each office, as on previous occasions.

[It is because India is provided with a weekly mail service, and Ceylon, &c. only with a fortnightly mail service, that the sections, Brindisi-Port Said, and Port Said-Aden, over which the Indian Mails are annually conveyed 104 times and the Ceylon, &c. mails 52 times, have to be subdivided in order to ascertain the respective charges assignable. One moiety (a) of the cost of each of these sections is and would still be apportioned to the 52 sailings provided exclusively for Indian correspondence, and the other moiety (b) is and would still be apportioned to the 52 sailings provided for the combined services.]

F.) Divide incidental expenses, which are chiefly incurred in connection with the conveyance of the mails between the United Kingdom and Brindisi, in the same proportions as the cost of the Service.

(G.) Deduct the extra receipts of the Service (ie., sums received for sea conveyance of foreign closed mails) sharing the amount between the contributing parties in the porportion which each bears of the cost of the Service.

27. The Imperial Post Office further proposed

(1) That each administration contributing its full share of the cost assessed as above indicated should make no further payment in respect of mails despatched by it over the Service, and should be credited with a proportionate share of the amount of any penalties inflicted upon the Packet Company in respect of the Eastern Mail Service; and

(2) That when the principles had been decided by the arbitrator, an account, subject to audit, should be prepared by the Imperial Post Office, and that the amounts thus ascertained should be payable to the end of the present contract.

Appendix A,

Appendix B.

Appendix C.

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28. Lord Morley's award-a copy of which is appended to the present case- while confirming generally the procedure outlined above, introduced some new features:-

(1) India was practically relieved of all liability in respect of sections

eastward of Colombo (paragraph 9, clause (b) of award).

(2) To provide for any disparity between the volume of outward and homeward mails, the pooling of postage receipts was instituted (clause (c)).

(3) The United Kingdom was relieved of all liability for the cost of sea

sorting (clause (d)).

29. A question having been raised by the India Office as to the interpretation of clause (c) of the award, the point was referred to Lord Morley, who decided in favour of the interpretation adopted by the Imperial Post Office. The correspond- ence relating to this question is also appended.

30. The annexed account shows the division of the cost of the Service under the current contract, and the pooling of the receipts, in accordance with the prin- ciples embodied in Lord Morley's award. In applying the new rulings to the three Colonies, care has been taken that the relief accorded under clause (b) to any con- tributor should not have the effect of increasing the liabilities of any other contributor. The additional burden has, in each case, been assumed by the United Kingdom.

31. The Indian contribution thus arrived at (59,3307.) has been accepted and paid by the India Office as from 1st February 1898, the date of commencement of the contract, and it is agreed that the contributions of the Eastern Colonies, to be settled by the present arbitration, shall be payable as from the same date. A con- tribution in full would, of course, entitle Ceylon and Hongkong to be relieved of the payment of the sea postage-hitherto credited to the United Kingdom through the postage accounts, and estimated at 2,500l. and 3,000l. a year respectively-as from the date at which the new contributions begin.

32. The Imperial Post Office submits that the principles of Lord Morley's. award should be regarded as applicable to the whole Service. As shown in Appen- dix C., the application of these principles in the case of the Eastern Colonies would result in an inclusive annual payment of 6,0557. by Ceylon, 7,7197. by the Straits Settlements, and 12,8937. by Hongkong.

General Post Office, London,

22nd October, 1904.

(Sd.) H. BABINGTON SMITH.

Appendix A.

Lord Morley's award. *

Appendix B.

Copy of correspondence exchanged between the Treasury, the India Office and the Post Office respecting the interpretation of clause (c.) of Lord Morley's award. †

Appendix C.

Division of cost in accordance with the principles embodied in the award of Lord Morley. ‡

* See Appendix II of this Minute.

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Appendix VII.

REJOINDER OF THE IMPERIAL POST OFFICE TO THE CASE OF THE EASTERN COLONIES, SUBMITTED TO THE RIGHT

HONOURABLE LORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH.

INCLUSION OF AUSTRALIAN SERVICE IN THE ASSESSMENT.

QUOTATION FROM THE COLONIAL OFFICE CASE.

11. It is contended that as the tender of, and contract with, the Peninsular and Oriental Company was for the com- bined Indian and Eastern and Austra- lian Mail Service, and not a sectional tender and contract, whatever principles of apportionment may be adopted should be applied throughout, and not limited to the Indian and Eastern sections. The share of the subsidy payable by the United Kingdom and Australia towards the Australian section has, however, been fixed at 85,000l. without any regard to the mileage principle. This sum has been taken because it is the amount paid to the Orient Company for its Australian Service, but it is submitted that the cost of the Australian section should be calculated according to the mileage prin- ciple, if that principle is to be applied to the rest of the service. If this were done If this were done the division of the cost of the subsidy into sections would work out as shown in the first five columns of Appendix F.

REJOINDER OF THE POST OFFICE.

On reference to paragraphs 1 to 9 of the Case of the Imperial Post Office it will be seen that the share of the subsidy proper to the Australian section has been taken at 85,000l., not merely because that is the amount now paid to the Orient Company under its contem- porary contract for the Australian service, but also because that was the amount paid to each of the two Packet Com- panies (P. and O., and Orient) for the same service under contracts which expired in 1898, and which were abso- lutely distinct from the Indian and Eastern Mail Service contract.

It is incontrovertible that so long as there were two contracts with the P. and . Company, the cost of the Eastern and Australian services was 265,000%. and 85,000l. respectively, and that when the P. and O. contracts were combined, the Orient Company continued to perform the Australian service at the old rate of subsidy. By combining the P. and O. services under one contract a reduction of the subsidy by 20,0007. was effected, but in view of the failure to obtain any reduction in the Orient contract, the saving on the P. and O. service was wholly allocated to the Eastern service

-au arrangement which did not pass without criticism from the Australian Colonies.

Reference to the Directors of the P. and O. Company produced the response (al- ready quoted in paragraph 7 of the case of the Imperial Post Office) that it would be impossible to separate the sections as desired, but that the Directors had always had in view that they should obtain the sum of 85,000l. for the Australian por- tion of the work, and that, out of the total subsidy, the sum of 245,000l. was for the Eastern Mail Service.

If as contended by the Colonial Office the Australian Colonies should be assessed on the same lines as India and the Estern Colonies, then the Australian Colonies might well claim that Ceylon should bear her share of the loss on the Orient Company's service, instead of merely paying Postal Union Rates of sea transit.

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HIGHER SPEED PROVIDED. IN CONTRACT ON THE INDIAN LINE.

QUOTATION FROM THE COLONIAL OFFICE CASE.

14. Turning now to the question of speed. The

average speed of the P. and O. service between Brindisi and Bombay is about 14.5 knots, between Aden and Adelaide about 13.7 knots, and between Colombo and Shanghai about 12-6 knots. The Eastern Colonies contend that for a slower service they should not be charged the same rate per mile as India is charged for a service of 145 knots. The rate of speed is undoubtedly the chief factor considered by contractors in estimating the cost of different services, and logically it should be equally considered in appor- tioning the subsidy. It would appear from paragraph 8 (a) of Lord Morley's award that the additional cost of the extra speed on the Bombay line was put forward by the General Post Office as an argument in favour of imposing a larger share of the subsidy on India, and simi- larly, it is fair to argue that the slower speed on the Aden-Shanghai sections entitles the Eastern Colonies to a material reduction on the share of the cost assigned to them in Appendix F.

REJOINDER OF THE POST OFFICE.

The comparison of the different rates of speed is misleading. The average Con- tract rate of speed for the whole extent of the Indian route is compared with an estimated rate of speed over selected portions of the. Eastern and Australian routes, thus veiling the fact that the Eastern Colonies benefit not only by the high speed, about 17 knots, in the Me- diterranean, but also by the compara- tively high speed at which their mails are conveyed between Aden and Colombo. If like things are to be compared with like, the data for the Admiralty estimate of the relative cost of coal on the three mail routes should be, not 145, 13 7, and 12-6, but 14.5, 140, and 13.3 knots.

The considerations which weighed with the Directors of the P. and (). Company in tendering for their present contract are already on record. In their letter to the Post Office of 25th Septem- ber 1896 they wrote: "It is a fact which must be well known to your Department that it is passenger traffic which mainly pays for speed," and the Annual Statement of Accounts of the Company shows that more than one- third of their gross income of 3,100,0001. in 1903 was derived from passengers.

In further confirmation of the view bere presented that the prime factor in determining the amount of the subsidy is not the Contract rates of speed, it may be noted that the actual average speed is considerably in ex- cess of the Contract rates on all the lines. The actual average steaming speed per hour to and from the differ- ent ports during six months of 1901 (the middle year of the Contract), and of 1904, was as follows:-

Brindisi and Bombay.........15.7

1901.

1904.

15.4

Colombo.........15'6

Singapore......14*5

15.7

14.8

Do.

Hongkong......141 14.4 Adelaide.........148

15.1

Six months in each of the two years were selected in order to avoid the com- plication of the monsoon allowances; but taking the whole year, 1901, and the year ended September, 1904, the average time saved per voyage (including the mon- soon periods) was:-

Indian Line

1901. Hours. Min.

19 32

1904. Hours. Min.

17 24

China Line....... 28 50

34 52

15. It has been ascertained from the Admiralty that the approximate relative cost of coal used in steaming at 145, 13.7 and 12.6 knots is 131, 117, and 100. Coal being the largest item of expendi- ture, it is submitted that the case of the Eastern Colonies is not overstated if the relative cost per mile over the Brindisi- Bombay sections, the Aden-Adelaide sections, and the Colombo-Shanghai sec- tions, is estimated at 128, 115, and 100. The cost of the various sections, correct- ed on this basis, works out as shown in the fifth column of Appendix G (where the ratios 109, 98, and 85 have been taken instead of the equivalent ratios 128, 115, and 100, so as to make the total cost come to the same figure, as be- fore, 321,5007.). The remaining columns of Appendix G give the approximate share of the subsidy which should be paid by the various Colonies and India, when difference in speed is thus taken into account, viz., India, 62.4207.; Ceylon, 2,6251.; Straits Settlements, 5,3457.; Hongkong, 9,6071.; and Aus- and Aus- tralia about 54,0007.

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The ratios 131, 117, and 100 furnish- ed by the Admiralty are understood to be based on the general formula that on any ship the cousumption of coal for steaming at various rates is proportion- ate to the square of the several speeds. If the assessment were to be based ou these figures. it would be necessary to inquire whether the formula is accurate when applied to the particular ships and the particular rates of speed in question; but apart from this, it is to be noted that the Colonial Office has applied the ratios as if coal were substantially the only item of expense in the maintenance of a fleet. The Company's Statement of Accounts for 1903 shows their expendi- ture on coal to have been 634.0007. out of a total of 3,100,000l. including 520,0007. for Interest on Capital, Reserve Account and Surplus.

But even this expenditure of 634,0007. needs discounting to the extent of at least 10 per cent., to allow for the cost of coal consumed on board for purposes other than that of speed, e.g., electric lightings, heating, ventilation, refrigera- tion, &c., &c. The expense for coal consumed for propulsion is therefore 10 per cent. less than 634,0007. or 570,0007 and 570,0002, is only about 18 per cent. of the Company's expenditure as shown above. The ratios in excess of the mi- nimum of 100 need therefore to be re- duced by 82 per cent., and the result is a reduction of the higher ratios from 131, 117, and 100, to 106, 103, and 100.

But there is also an actual economy to the Company from the increased speed in respect of the pay of commanders, officers, and crews, and of the provisioning of the passengers, commanders, officers, and crews. These items of expense amount to 627,000%., and in order to arrive at an equitable result there should be a mate- rial reduction in the amended ratios (106, 103, and 100).

A further correction must be applied any attempt to arrive at the cost of Indian and Eastern Services on a basis other than that of mileage. Coal suppli- ed to the Colombo-Shanghai steamers in- curs higher expense for freight, and as these steamers do not come home their coal must be carried to them. It is stated that the cost of Welsh steam coal at Hongkong is at present 38s. per ton, as compared with 14s. in England. If the steamers on the Eastern section use Japanese coal the price would not be so high, but that coal is stated to be 25 per cent. inferior to Welsh coal in steam power.

In these circumstances the Imperial Post Office submits that the Contract rates of speed should not be taken into

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account in apportioning the cost of the Service; and it is to be inferred from the award of Lord Morley in 1898, that his Lordship concurred in this view.

TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS FROM FOREIGN CLOSED MAILS.

QUOTATION FROM THE COLONIAL

OFFICE CASE.

16. In Appendices F and G, the items "Incidental Expenses" and "Receipts from Foreign Closed Mails" have been increased by figures supplied by the Im- perial Post Office, so as to include the Australian section, and have been distri- buted according to the general appor-. tionment of the subsidy in the same way as Appendix C. It is, however, contended that the sea postage received in respect of foreign closed mails should more properly be credited to the sections over which the foreign mails travel, as in the case of the analogous receipts re- ferred to in paragraph (b) of Lord Mor- ley's award, instead of being divided in the same proportion as the subsidy.

REJOINDER OF THE POST OFFICE.

As a matter of principle there is no objection to the suggestion of the Colo- nial Office. The Post Office abandoned the practice because it involved a large amount of clerical work without appre- ciable difference to the result.

ACCELERATION UNDER THE THREE YEARS EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT.

QUOTATION FROM THE COLONIAL OFFICE CASE.

19. The Contract with the P. & 0. Company has been extended for three years from the 1st February 1905, the subsidy being increased from 330,000l. to 340,0007. in return for an acceleration of 24 hours on the service. As this acceleration will be gained by increased speed on the Brindisi-Bombay section, the present speed being retained on the other sections, the arguments in paragraphs 14 and 15 above will apply inore forcibly to the apportionment of the increased subsidy of 340,0007., and it is contended that during the extended contract the contributions of the three Eastern Colonies should only be in- creased beyond the figures shown in Appendix G. by about 3 per cent., i.e., the ratio of the increase to the original subsidy.

REJOINDER OF THE POST OFFICE.

The acceleration will be gained not merely on the Brindisi-Bombay section but on the Brindisi-Colombo section; thus all places benefit alike.

APPENDICES F. AND G.

"Division of cost in accordance with the principles embodied in the award of Lord Morley."

REJOINDER OF THE POST OFFICE.

As Lord Morley decided that the Australian service should not be brought into the assessment, the head- ings of these Appendices should ap- parently be amplified by the addition of the words "except as regards para- graph 9 (a) of the Award."

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GENERAL.

If the general lines of Lord Morley's Award be disturbed, the Imperial Post Office submits (1) that the relief accorded to India under paragraph 9 (6) of the Award should not be extended to Colonies so intimately concerned in regular communication with China as Hongkong and the Straits Settlements, and (2) that Ceylon should be assessed with her share of the. loss in respect of her mails conveyed by packets of the Orient Company.

General Post Office, London,

7th November, 1904.

H. BABINGTON SMITH.

Appendix VIII.

REPLY TO POST OFFICE REJOINDER.

The purport of this reply was presented verbally to Lord Balfour of Burleigh on 21st November 1904.)

INCLUSION OF AUSTRALIAN SERVICE IN THE ASSESSMENT.

The facts appear to be as stated by G. P. O., but the Eastern Colonies under Paras. 1, 2 the old contracts had never accepted the G. P. O.'s proposals for apportioning the and 3.

cost.

The view that £85,000 is not a fair estimate of the Australian share of the subsidy receives confirmation from the annexed copy of a letter from the Orient Steam Navigation Company which has been communicated to the Colonial Office since the above was written and from which it appears that that Company had decided that £85,000 was not a sufficient subsidy for their service and had asked for £150,000 a year on the expiration of the present contract claiming that that sum calculated on a mileage basis is equivalent to the subsidy received by the P. and O. Company.

A comparatively smaller sum for the Australian mails was in all probability originally asked for by the P. and (). Company because there was a competing line. Practically there was no competition for the combined Indian and China

mail.

If the Colonial Office contention, that Australia should be assessed on the Para. 4. same lines as India and the Eastern Colonies, is accepted, the Colonial Office would not object to the suggestion that Ceylon should bear. her share of the loss on the Orient Company's service calculated as in Lord Morley's award, in lieu of paying sea postage on mails sent from Colombo to England.

N.B.-This would cease on 31st January 1905, as the Orient Company's contract has not been continued beyond that date.

QUESTION OF SPEED.

The calculations in Appendix G. did not "veil the fact that the Eastern Para. 1. Colonies benefit" by a higher speed over the earlier sections of the service, but charged each of the Eastern Colonies its share of the extra cost of those sections, assumed to be due to extra speed, and thus with strict mathematical accuracy compared like things with like.

The letter here quoted does not affect the argument that the greater speed on Para. 2. the earlier sections as compared with the later can only be obtained by a greater consumption of coal. The fact that the Company has obtained an increase of £10,000 a year on the extended contract in return for increased speed, illustrates the point.

Paras. 4 & 5.

Para. 6.

Para. 7.

Last

paragraph.

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This argument in these paragraphs is somewhat misleading. We are not concerned with the gross cost of the service to the Company but with the cost of the service to the Government, viz. :-the amount of the subsidy, which is about one-ninth of the Company's total receipts. As practically the only condition im- posed on the Company by the Contract was regularity and a certain minimum speed, it is fair to argue that the subsidy is intended to meet the addition to the cost of the already existing service, caused by the requirements of the Contract in the matter of speed.

There is practically no economy to the Company in respect of the pay of Commanders &c., unless the increased speed is so great that a less number of steamers could effect the same number of voyages, since the officers and the grea- ter part of the crew at any rate are presumably paid all the year round and not merely for the period of the voyages.

As regards provisions the Company doubtless considers this item in fixing the passengers' fares, which are not fixed in the Contract and are altered from time to time.

The figures quoted as to the relative cost of Welsh steam coal appear to be somewhat exaggerated, as it is understood that the approximate rate when the ordinary cost of coal at the London Docks is about 20s., is about 35s. 6d. at Hong- kong. It is, however, of course true that the price of coal on the Eastern section is materially higher than on the sections to Bombay, but over against this may be set the fact that the depreciation and insurance of the much smaller steaners on the Shanghai-Colombo section of the service are much less than those incurred in connection with the larger steamers used on the earlier sections.

In any case, the fact remains that the Straits and Hongkong have to put up with a slower service and smaller boats between Colombo and Shanghai than are provided from Europe to Bombay and Colombo; and it is submitted that if an equally slow service were provided to Bombay the saving to the Company would be considerable, and the Colonial Office still contends that this saving is approxi- mately represented by the ratios adopted in paragraph 15 of the Colonial Office case.

FOREIGN CLOSED MAILS.

As the Post Office do not object in principle to the suggestion made in the Colonial Office case, it is hoped that the concession will be allowed.

EXTENDED CONTRACT.

If the allowance for speed claimed in Appendix G. to the Colonial Office case is not granted to the extent there claimed, it is contended that the whole of the extra £10,000 should be added to the cost of the sections up to Colombo, a some- what larger proportion being added to the sections to Bombay than to that be- tween Aden and Colombo, and that nothing should be added to the sections between Colombo and Shanghai since there is no appreciable reduction in the contract time between Colombo and Shanghai.

As to (1) the trade of the Straits with China is about th of its total trade while the Indian trade is nearly as great-th, so that the argument does not apply, at any rate, to the Straits Settlements.

Hongkong is of course more closely associated with China but practically the whole of the Hongkong trade is an entrepot trade and the Colonial revenues derive no direct benefit from the enormous passing trade since there are no Customs duties, and when, a few years ago, an attempt was made to raise a slightly increas- ed revenue from shipping and harbour dues, the English Ship-owners led by the P. & 0). Company made such representations to the Colonial Office that the pro- posal was abandoned.

Regular communication between Shanghai and Hongkong is not solely dependent upon the P. & ().

(2) This point has already been dealt with.

(Sd) GEORGE W. JOHNSON.

19th November, 1904.

SIR,

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Appendix IX.

AWARD OF THE ARBITRATOR

IN THE MATTER OF THE

CONTRIBUTIONS OF CEYLON, THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND HONGKONG.

LORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH TO TREASURY.

December 21st, 1904.

Adverting to the letters which I received from the Treasury in March and April of this year, and of date October 27th, with relative enclosures, and to the letter of November 14th, with enclosure, of which the reference number is given above, I have now to say that I have carefully considered all the documents referred to, and on the 21st ultimo, and again on the 19th instant, I had the advantage of having interviews with Mr. Johnson of the Colonial Office, and Mr. King of the Post Office.

2. I note with satisfaction that in no case is the accuracy of the facts and figures laid before me the subject of any difference of opinion.

3. The question submitted to me concerns the division of the subsidy of £330,000 paid to the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the postal service to Australia, India, and the Eastern Colonies. Of this sum £85,000 has been taken as representing the Australian service, the apportionment being based on the fact that the Orient Company offered a corresponding Australian service for £85,000, and that the contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Company for the separate Australian service was also for that amount. The Indian Post Office, however, challenged this division, "and at its request the Peninsular and Oriental Company were asked to say what part of the subsidy of £330,000 was assigned to the. Australian service, and how the balance was sub-divided among the sections of the Eastern service. In reply, the Directors stated that it would be impossible to separate the sections as desired, but that they had always had in view that they should obtain the sum of £85,000 for the Australian portion of the work, and that out of the total subsidy the sum of £215,000 was for the Eastern Mail Service." (Post Office Case, paragraph 7.)

4. This matter was referred to the Earl of Morley, and his award was given in the following terms:-

"After a careful consideration of the two cases, and of the arguments used in support of them, I have arrived at the following conclusions :-

"(a) That, as regards the Australian service, the arrangement proposed by the Post Office should be adopted during the continuance of the contract, and that £85,000 should be appropriated to that service. When the present contract expires, it appears to me that it would be desirable to enter into separate contracts for the two services. (b) That, as regards the sections between Colombo and Shanghai, India should not continue to be made liable for any loss which may be incurred on these sections, but that she should pay transit rates for any use she may make of this portion of the mail route, the receipts from such transit rates being credited to the sections. "(c) That the postage collected in the two countries, and the receipts from other administrations for land and sea transit on mails sent over the line should be pooled, and the balance of the united collections after deducting the cost of continental transit and rates paid to other countries, should be equally divided.

of the

(d) That, subject to the above-mentioned conditions, the apportion- ment of the subsidy, £245,000, should be regulated in accordance with the principles laid down in paragraphs 23 and 24 of the case of the Post Office (now embodied in paragraphs 26 an present case), with this exception that the Indian should bear the whole expense of sea-sorting on the which, by Article 35 of the contract, is fixed at £7,

ment

line,

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Under this Article the Postmaster-General may give notice to. the Company that he no longer requires provision to be made for sea-sorting, and may deduct £7,500 from the subsidy. I under- stand that he would be willing to give this notice if the Indian Government desires him to do so.

"(e) That an account should be prepared by the Imperial, Post Office and audited by the India Office, and that the amounts thus ascer- tained shall be payable by the contributing countries to the end of the contract."

5. The result of this award has been to assess to India a sum of £59,330, and the question submitted to me is what proportion of the balance should be paid respectively by the Imperial Post Office and the Eastern Colonies.

6. The figures stand thus: The total subsidy under the existing contract is £330,000; the share placed to the account of the Australian service is £ 85,000, leaving a balance of £245,000, from which sum, after deducting the sum of £59,330 assessed to India, there remains a balance of £185,670, which falls to be found between the Imperial Post Office and the Eastern Colonies.

7. The Secretary of State for the Colonies (paragraph 8 of the Colonial case), states that he is not prepared to agree without qualification to the extension of the principles of Lord Morley's award to the Eastern Colonies, as he maintains that their case is different from, and their interest in some measure in conflict with those of India, and he states that the matter is submitted to arbitration on the under- standing that the Colonies are not to be prejudiced by the assumption that £85,000 is the proper amount to be assessed to the Australian portion of the contract, or that India's share is fairly assessed under Lord Morley's award; while the Post Office (paragraph 32 of their case) "submits that the principles of Lord Morley's award should be regarded as applicable to the whole service. As shown in Appendix C. the application of these principles in the case of the Eastern Colonies would result in a total annual payment of £6,055 by Ceylon, £7,719 by the Straits Settlements, and £12,893 by Hongkong." Taking only the cost of the sections as shown in the same table gives the following figures :

Ceylon £6,633, Straits Settlements £7,611, Hongkong £13,131.

8. Other calculations worked out, in figures are shown in Appendix F. and Appendix G. of the Statement put before me on behalf of the Eastern Colonies. Appendix F. is based on a division in accordance with the principles embodied in the award of Lord Morley, but including Australia; Appendix G. in accordance with the same principles, but with a different calculation of the question of speed, which is taken specially into consideration, as explained in paragraphs 14 and 15 of their statement.

9. It will be convenient, for purposes of reference, to put these three figures in the form of a table :-

India.

Ceylon.

Straits Settlements.

Hongkong.

Appendix F... Appendix G. General Post Office.

£ 57,830

2,940

5,550

11,010

63,200

3,030

5,085

9,605

60,693

6,633

7,611

13,131

10. To some extent the questions submitted to me have arisen out of certain new features and methods of calculation introduced by Lord Morley's award:

1. India, was practically relieved of all liability in respect of sections

eastward of Colombo.

2 To provide for any disparity between the volume of outward and homeward mails, the pooling of postage receipts was instituted.

he United Kingdom was relieved of all liability for the cost of sea-

rting.

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Number 2 was, however, simply a renewal of principles affirmed on a former occasion by Lord Halifax (G.P.O. case, paragraph 16).

11. The difficulty of deciding the question submitted to me arises in no small degree from the fact that, while the Colonial Office does not accept the justice of the principles by which the Australian contribution of £85,000 and the Indian contribution of £59,330 have been fixed, yet neither of these sums is open to argu- ment before me, and it is obviously no part of my duty to express any opinion.

12. The Australian contribution has been settled on grounds only applicable to that particular part of the case, while the contribution of India has been mainly decided by an apportionment of cost in accordance with the volume of the traffic; it is thus not possible, in the position in which I am placed, to come to a decision which will apply the same principles all round in each case.

13. Tested by the principles applied to India under Lord Morley's award, the Australian contribution would be obviously much too small, and it is not surpris- ing, under these circumstances, that the Eastern Colonies should demur to the justice of the principles adopted, although it seems to me that, in the argument of the Colonial Office, insufficient weight is given to the fact that the Australian service is subject to competition between two powerful companies, and is, there- fore, likely to be done for them at lowest margin of cost, whereas the service to the Eastern Colonies is more or less the subject of a monopoly.

14. It is obvious that I must assume that the Australian contribution is fixed, and that the contribution of India is also settled, even although the Eastern Colo- nies were not represented before Lord Morley.

15. The difficulty involved was, however, clearly present to his mind because (paragraph 9, sub-section (a), of his award) he says that when the present con- tract expires" It appears to me that it would be desirable to enter into separate contracts for the two services."

16. Under the circumstances as they are put before me, I am not surprised that the suggestion should have been made to endeavour to find a principle of apportionment by the cost incurred, but it is obvious that the only source from which an accurate division of cost can have been obtained is from the Peninsular and Oriental Company itself. As I have already pointed out, the Company has professed its inability to undertake the task, and it is obvious that if they cannot do it, no one else can make the attempt.

17. The Colonial Office have suggested taking into consideration the ques- tion of speed, but for the same reason that it is not possible for me to ascertain the cost of the whole service, I do not feel able to arrive at the cost of one rate of speed as compared with another, and I think that any one who reads carefully the suggestion of the Colonial Office with the rejoinder of the Post Office on this point will come to the same conclusion which I have done, that it is not possible to make any fair apportionment based on the principle of speed, and I, therefore, reject, as a basis for consi leration, the figures in Appendix G. of the case of the Eastern Colonies, but it does not follow, and I do not intend it to be understood as my opinion, that such questions as that of speed, size of boats employed, and other similar considerations, should be left altogether out of sight.

Mr. Johnson urged strongly upon me that the Secretary of State only agreed to the matter being submitted to arbitration on the distinct condition "that the Colonies are not to be prejudiced by the assumption that £85,000 is the proper amount to be assessed to the Australian portion of the contract or that India's share is fairly assessed under Lord Morley's award," and that the Treasury did not demur to this. He therefore urged that the only fair way to arrive at a settle- ment of the portion of the subsidy to be paid by the three Eastern Colonies is to find some uniform system and to see how it would work out if applied to India and Australia. He represented that if this were done on the basis set forth in Appendix F. of their case, that it should not be taken as judging the cases of India and Australia, or to saying that under existing circumstances Australia is let off too easily. I am not able to concur in this view; I am afraid that the inference would certainly be drawn that, in my opinion, Appendix F. is the true method of calculation. It seems to me impossible to accept any basis of a general nature without the opportunity being given to every interest affected to appear

and state its case.

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But there is enough in the presumption that such a basis of general application as that afforded by Appendix F. to make me hesitate to say that the United Kingdom should bear the whole loss, which it would have to bear if this contention of the Colonial Office were given effect to.

18. The figure suggested for Ceylon by the Post Office is £6,633, as against £2,940, so that in that case the difference is £3,693.

In the case of the Straits Settlements the figure suggested is £7,611, as against £5,550, the difference being £2,061.

In the case of Hongkong the figure suggested is £13,131, as against £11,010, the difference being £2,121.

19. I am afraid I am not able to suggest any principle which would be thoroughly logical, having regard to all difficulties of the case, and I am, therefore, reduced to suggesting that an arbitrary figure should be taken as a basis for settle-

ment.

20. It will be seen that the difference between the two suggestions is greater in the case of Ceylon than in that of either of the other Colonies; relatively to the respective amounts involved it is very much greater, but there is a special point in connection with Ceylon which is mentioned at the conclusion of the rejoinder of the Post Office.

21. The figures which I suggest should be taken:-

That Ceylon should pay an annual sum of £4,700, The Straits Settlements an annual sum of £6,600, Hongkong an annual sum of £11,500,

in respect of the cost of sections, and that the principles laid down in Lord Mor- ley's award as to sea sorting and incidental expenses should be applied as at pre- sent, but under deduction of the respective shares of extra receipts on Foreign Closed Mails and one half excess collected in the United Kingdom.

In order that the precise financial effect of this might be actually shown, and with the object of securing that there shall not be any room for difference of opi- nion hereafter on minor points, I append a statement showing in figures how effect should be given to my award.

This statement has been compiled for me by Mr. Johnson and Mr. King, and it is my intention that it should be taken as my award, and that the detailed figures should be shown to the Colonial Office if they desire.

The only matter not dealt with in this statement is that of the parcels which should be accounted for in detail, and should be dealt with as shown in Appendix D. of the Colonial Office case.

22. I think the sum of £10,000 by which the subsidy will be increased on the commencement of the new contract should, after deducting the proportion payable by India, be met by an apportionment on similar principles.

I think it right to say I owe much to the ability and care with which Mr. Johnson and Mr. King have put the cases of their offices before me, and to add that I have greatly appreciated the trouble they have taken to make my duty as little difficult as was possible.

To the Secretary

of the Treasury.

I am &c.,

BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH.

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EASTERN MAIL SERVICE.

Division of Cost in accordance with the principles embodied in the Award of

Lord Balfour of Burleigh.

Payable by-

Ceylon.

Straits Settlements.

Hongkong.

Amount.

Percentage of Total Cost.

Percentage

Amount. of Total Amount. of Total

Cost.

Cost of Section as Settled by para-

graph 21 of Award,

4,700

2.00

6,600 2.80

11,500

4.88

Cost of Sea Sorting,

500.

500

Incidental Expenses (£3,806)

shared rateably on basis of Total Cost of Sections,

2.00

106

2.80

186

4.88

Gross Contribution payable,

4,776

7,206

12,186

DeductExtra Receipts (£12,921)

shared as above,

258

2.00

362

2.80

631

4.83

Net Contribution payable,... 4,518

6,844

11,555

Pooling Account:-Allow one-half of excess collected in the United King- dom,

320

230

4,198

6,746

11,325

Annual Contribution,.........

Add:-For Sea Postage at Postal Union Rates on Colonial Mails charged in the Division of Cost against the United Kingdom-which would be payable in any case, viz. :-

(a.) On mails from Ceylon, &c., to places east & south (e.g., Singapore, China, Australia),

§ 1 of Colonial Office Case. (b.) On mails from Hongkong Agencies in China (prepaid in Hongkong

postage

stamps)........

(c.) Collected by the Colonies

from Foreign Countries, &c.,

on behalf of the United Kingdom...

966

183

153

600

180

Total Annual Contribution in respect of P. & O. Service.

5,220

6,990

12,170

December 21, 1904.

B. OF B.

Appendix X.

COLONIAL OFFICE DESPATCH TO GOVERNOR SIR M. NATHAN.

No. 26.

DOWNING STREET,

10th February, 1905.

SIR,-With reference to my confidential despatch of December 22nd and to previous correspondence, which need no longer be regarded as confidential, I have the honour to forward to you 12 copies of the award given by the Arbitrator in the matter of the contributions payable by the Eastern Colonies towards the cost of the Peninsular and Oriental mail service.**

* Appendix VII.

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2. You will observe that the effect of the award is to increase the amount of the contribution in respect of the cost of sections payable by Hongkong for the period of the original contract to £11,500 a year, the total amount to be paid as shewn in the appendix to the Arbitrator's award being £12,170 a year, subject to adjustment in respect to parcels in the manner shewn in Appendix D to the Colonial Office case.

3. I enclose a statement, dated 7th February 1905, which shews that for the three years of the renewed contract a further yearly sum of £359 will be payable. This additional amount is liable to be refunded in the event of the contract being further renewed until 31st January 1910, as provided for in Clause 3 of the sup- plementary Agreement, enclosed in my despatch No. 257 of the 31st of August last, and a further refund will be due to the Colony in the event of the contract being extended to 1912.

4. I enclose also a further statement shewing the amount of arrears due from Hongkong in respect of the seven years ending on January 31st last. This state- ment shews the arrears as amounting to £18,933 but this amount really includes some arrears due under the arrangements previously in force, since you will observe that some of the figures in the statement are not brought down later than 1902 or October 1904. The additional sum actually due in consequence of the Award would appear to be about £15,680.

5. It is desired to include this sum in the Packet Service Estimates for 1905- 1906 and I have therefore to request that you will arrange for the amount due to be paid to the General Post Office as soon as convenient after March 31st next but not before that date.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

(Sd.) ALFRED LYTTELTON.

(Enclosure.)

From the 1st February, 1905, the cost of the Peninsular and Oriental Com- pany's Contract Services is increased from £330,000 to £340,000, or, excluding the cost of Sea Sorting (£8,500), from £321,500 to £331,500 a year, i.e., by £10,000 a year.

As the Subsidy of £330,000 was apportioned in the ratios of £236,500 to the India and China Service, exclusive of £8,500 for Sea Sorting, and £85,000 to the Australian Service;

and as both Services benefit equally by the increased speed, it is submitted that the extra cost of £10,000 should be shared thus 321,500: 236,500:: 10,000 £7,356 India and China Service.

321,500: 85,000::10,000

£2,644 Australian Service and that of the share falling to the India and China Service the Eastern Colonies should contribute as follows:

Ceylon,

Straits Settlements, Hongkong,

2.00% of £7,356

147

2.80% do.

206

4.88% do.

359

The revised contributions, as from 1st February 1905, would therefore be

Contribution from 1st February 1905.

Present Contribution.

Ceylon, .... .£ 5.220+147

Straits Settlements,

6,990 + 206

Hongkong,

12,170+359

General Post Office,

7th February, 1905.

£ 5,367

7,196

12,529

(Sd.) CHARLES A. KING,

Comptroller and Accountant General.

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EASTERN MAIL SERVICE.

Adjustment of accounts between the Imperial Post Office and the Post Office of Hongkong under the award of Lord Balfour of Burleigh, relating to the P. and O. Contract for the seven years from 1st February 1898 to 31st January 1905.

Gross amount of Colonial Contribution,-including

sea postage on other than Parcel Mails, (£12,170 × 7),

Deduct:-

1. Provisional Contributions (£6,000 × 7), ..........£ 42,000

2. Sea postage, on other than Parcel Mails, already

accounted for :-

(a.) In monthly net Weight Accounts from 1st February 1898 to 31st October 1904, (6.) In Postal Union Statistical Accounts from

1st February 1898 to 31st December 1902, *.

3. Colonial Share of sea postage on Parcel Mails for

the 7 years, estimated as per Appendix D. of the Colonial Office case,

14,686

6,400

£85,190

3,103

4. Colonial Share of Penalties incurred by P. and O.

Company 4.88% of £1,400,

....

66,257

Balance due to Imperial Post Office.

£18,933

General Post Office, London,

10th, January, 1905.

(Sd.) CHARLES A. KING,

Comptroller and Accountant General.

*. Any sums provisionally credited to the Imperial Post Office in subsequent Accounts will be refunded direct to the Post Office concerned.

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No. 1905

景

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 9th March, 1905.

SI,I have the honour to report to the Government on the Education Department for the year 1904.

་

STAFF.

Appointments.-Mrs. MAIN to be Headmistress of the Kowloon School. from 20th November, 1904.

Mrs. MURRAY to be Second Mistress of the Kowloon School, from 5th December, 1904.

Miss HEANG to be Junior Assistant at the Belilios Public School, from 19th April, 1904.

Mrs. WHITEHEAD to be Mistress of the Indian School, from 1st January, 1905.

Resignations. Mrs. JAMES, Headmistress of the Kowloon School, from 19th November, 1904.

Mrs. HATWELL, Mistress Indian School, from 31st December, 1904.

Miss VANSTONE, Junior Assistant Belilios Public School, from 18th April, 1904.

Leave. Mrs. TUTCHER, First Assistant Belilios Public School, from 30th March, 1904.

There have also been several changes in the Chinese staff of the District Schools.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

Excluding $500 paid by Mr. ARCULLI towards the cost of the Indian School as explained below, the Revenue collected by the Department amounts to $7,177.50. Details are given in Appendix A. A comparative statement of the revenue collected during recent years is given in Appendix B. It has increased from $922 in 1900 to $7,177.50 in the year under review, or nearly eight-fold.

The Expenditure on Education, including Queen's College, for the year was $151,589, being 2.32 per cent. of the estimated Expenditure. A statement shewing this ratio for recent years is given in Appendix C.

NUMBER AND CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS

AND SCHOLRAS.

The number of Schools (Government and Grant) including Queen's College, is 81, of which 23 are Upper Grade Schools and 58 are Lower Grade Schools. An Upper Grade School means one in which at least part of the Staff is European. Lower Grade Schools are those under purely native management. Broadly speak- ing the Upper Grade Schools teach in English, and the Lower Grade Schools teach in the Vernacular. There are, however, a few exceptions, details of which can be seen in the Grant List (Appendix E.).

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The following Table shews the number of Schools managed by Government and the various educational bodies, divided into Upper and Lower Grade Schools, with the number of scholars in average attendance:----

Managing Body.

Upper Grade.

Lower Grade.

Total.

Schools. Scholars. Schools. Scholars. Schools. Scholars.

Education Department,

Queen's College,..

424

1,000

241

665

1,000

American Board Mission,

Basel Mission,...............

159

Church Missionary Society,

332

580

912

London Missionary Society,

.37

605

642

Berlin Foundling House,

Rhenish Mission,

Roman Catholic Missions,..

391

730

1,121

Wesleyan Mission,

127

Secular (Ellis Kadoorie School),

186

2,404

2,566

4,970

Thus, by far the most important educational bodies, after the Government, are the Church Missionary Society, and the various Roman Catholic Missions con- sidered as one. Further details are given in Appendices A. (Government Schools) and E. (Grant Schools).

In Appendix F. are shewn graphically the fluctuations in numbers of the scholars of the Colony during recent years. The calculations on which these figures are based require some explanation. The number of scholars in the Government and Grant Schools are calculated from the average attendance. Now the average attendance in Hongkong Schools compared with the numbers on the rolls is very low, partly owing to the annual plague epidemic, which seriously depletes the schools during certain months of the year, and partly because the Chinese scholars are constantly withdrawn by their parents to attend social and religious functions at their homes on the mainland. The severity of the plague in 1896 and 1901 is reflected in the serious drop in the attendances for those years.

actual state of affairs is calculation, than would The scholars of Hong-

Nevertheless a more accurate reproduction of the obtained by making the average attendance the basis of have been arrived at, had the total enrolment been used. kong, in the Vernacular Schools especially, consider it desirable to change their schools with great frequency; and consequently a considerable proportion of them appear on the rolls of two or more schools in the same year. The greater regularity in the curves of the Government and Grant Schools during the past few years must be ascribed in some degree to the greater strictness of the method of checking the attendances.

The slight decrease in the number of scholars in Government and Grant Vernacular Schools is mainly due to the closing of Government Vernacular Schools at Saiyingpun and Wantsai. As, however, the Chinese Written Language is now taught in all the Anglo-Chinese Government and Grant Schools, the number of scholars receiving instruction in it has really increased.

The curves shewing the numbers of scholars in English and Vernacular Schools not in receipt of aid from Government, are based on enquiries made by the attend- ance officer, and cannot be considered as at all accurate. The Vernacular Private Schools are increasing in numbers, and some of them are now much more efficient than were the Government and Grant Vernacular Schools of a few years ago, so rapidly is reform in education spreading. The private English Schools are in some cases also very efficient. They include a school under the Church Missionary Society for the wealthier Chinese students, as well as one for European children, with an enrolment of over 40, recently opened on the Peak,

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The proportion of girls to boys is shewn below:-

Boys,

Girls,

In Government

In Grant

Schools, including

Total.

Schools.

Queen's College.

1,378

1,858

3,236

287

1,447

1,734

1,665

3,305

4,970

Thus the ratio of girls to boys is rather more than 1 to 2.

Appendix F. further shews the number of scholars in English and Vernacular Schools under Government to be:-

English Schools,..

Vernacular Schools,

2,906

..2,064

4,970

Reckoning the average attendance to be 80% of the total enrolment it may be estimated that about 6,200 scholars have attended Government and Grant .Schools during the year.

Appendix F. also gives an estimate of the scholars in private Schools :—

English Schools, Vernacular Schools,

980 ..2,540

3,520

Thus the total number of scholars in receipt of education in the Colony may be reckoned as between 9,500 and 10,000, of whom about two-thirds are in schools supported in one way or another by the Government.

If the figures for 1895 in Appendix F. are accurate, it appears that 10 years ago there were 5,000 scholars in average attendance at Government and Grant Schools, and that the numbers now are about the same with this difference, how- ever, then ths but now ths of the scholars are learning English. The value of the education given has very greatly increased, both in English and Vernacular Schools. Reports on' the work of the schools are given in Appendix D. I add a few comments of a more general character, with extracts from the reports on the principal Government Schools.

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.

KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL.

The school has been unfortunate in losing the services of Mrs. JAMES, who resigned towards the close of the year on account of ill-health. Mrs. JAMES has taught in the school since its opening, and its success is due in no small degree to her energy and skilful teaching.

In other respects the year has been a prosperous one. The average attend- ance was 54.8, as against 46.4 in 1903, and 39.3 in 1902, though this increase is only in part due to the increase of scholars. It is partly due to the improved regularity in attendance (88% of the total enrolment as against 84% in 1903).

Fees amounting to $1,952.50 were collected, as against $1,849.50 in 1903.

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The following extracts are from the Annual Report of the Headmaster

"Health.―The general health of the School was excellent throughout 1904. "Only on one occasion was a child suspected of suffering from an infectious "disease.

Scripture Teaching.-The teaching of Scripture History, coupled with the reading of the Lord's Prayer after roll call each morning, was instituted this

year.

"School Building.-The roof received a good deal of attention from the Pu- "blic Works Department; but a recent shower of rain clearly demonstrated the "fact that it is not yet rain-proof. In all other respects the School buildings and "furniture are in very good condition.

"Games.-Permission to use the wood behind the School as a play-ground "has been granted.

"Holidays.-The new holiday scheme, ordained by Sir HENRY BLAKE, was "adopted at the beginning of the year, and, so far as I can gather, has given com-

'plete satisfaction to the parents.

Empire Day. Empire Day was observed in the usual way. An Address was delivered by the Headmaster in the big school-room, which had been decorated "with flags for the occasion. The prizes, which had been provided by some kind "friends of the School, were then given away. After this, God save the King' "was sung, and the pupils were given a holiday. A short account of the cele- bration was printed, and copies were forwarded to those schools in all parts of "the Empire with which, under the auspices of the Empire League, we are in

"communication.

"Children's Play.-Early in the year. Mrs. JAMES organized a children's play at the school. The proceeds of the two performances ($277) were forwarded to "a Children's Hospital in London.

"School Magazine.-I had hoped to bring out at Christmas a School Magazine "giving the school history during the year and containing, in addition, contri- "butions from the pens of several distinguished people. Its publication has been "delayed, owing to pressure of Government printing work at the Victoria aol.

Syllabus. At the end of the present term, ¿.e., at Easter, which will also be "the end of the school year, I intend to hold an exhaustive examination in all the "subjects that appear in the 1904-1905 Kowloon School syllabus. I shall then "send you a report containing my impressions as to the amount and quality of the "work that has been accomplished here in the course of the school year."

BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR GIRLS-ENGLISH DIVISION.

I have again to draw attention to the decreasing numbers at the school. Things are not quite as bad as they look, because 16 Indian boys, who would last year have swelled the attendance, have, as explained elsewhere, been drafted out of the school. The following return shews the diminution in attendance. It does not give the figures for the summer months as they are largely affected by the prevalence or otherwise of plague :

Average Number of Scholars enrolled.

Jan.-April,

1900,

Sept.-Dec.,

Jan.-April,

1901,

Sept.-Dec.,

Jan.-April,

1902,....

Sept.-Dec.,

Jan.-April,

1903,

Sept -Dec.,

1904,

Jau.-April, Sept.-Dec.,

* Fees doubled.

† Kowloon School open.

..169

...173

.163

...120 *

..119

.101 † .117

.107

103 1 84

16 Indian boys drafted out of the School,

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The numbers in the non-English-speaking Lower School keep up well (see Appendix D. subhead Belilios Public School); but those in the upper classes continue to diminish. The teaching in these upper classes is well up to the average; and I can only conclude that they are not filled, because they are not wanted, except by a small minority of parents, who cannot find elsewhere educa- tional establishments, where their own creed is taught. The school is rapidly tending to become exclusively an Anglo-Chinese School for girls.

Appendix A. shews that the cost to Government of each scholar in this School is very heavy, bring $117.38 per unit of average attendance.

The arrangemant described in paragraph 5 of Mrs. BATEMAN's report below is an experiment, and I am by no means certain whether it should be continued. My object in allowing it was to enable the senior girls to obtain a broader surface of contact with Western civilisation than was possible in the Chinese Division.

The following extracts are from the report of the Headmistress:-

“Attendance.—1. The attendance has, on the whole, been very regular, some pupils, living as far away as Kowloon and Wantsai, having made the full num- "ber-206-while several have only been absent one or two days throughout "the school year.

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Changes in the School.-2. At the beginning of the year a new arrangement "of the Infant Department was made Till that time, all beginners, no matter "what their age or nationality, were admitted to the Infant School, and one saw English children of 6 and 7 learning with Chinese of 17 and 18 years of age. By the new arrangement all the English-speaking infants were formed into a class with Miss WINNIE BATEMAN as their teacher. All the non-English-speaking pupils were placed under the care of Miss ADA BATEMAN with Miss VANSTONE to "assist her. Later a minor change was made by drafting all the Indian boys "attending the school to form the nucleus of a school for Indians. They occupy

at present one of the class-rooms on the top floor.

"3. The number of Chinese girls learning English has increased under the present arrangement from 32 to 69. The number entered on the roll for the "year being 98.

"4. The number of English Infants under Miss WINNIE BATEMAN has also 6. increased. When the class was formed it numbered 16 and the number on the "roll in December was 32. It is certainly easier, as well as more pleasant to "teach pupils all speaking the same language, whether that language be Chinese "or English.

"5. The two highest classes in the Chinese Division come up every morning "for 2 hours to take lessons in English with Miss BATEMAN'S pupils. The girls "are shy and awkward when they first come, but they soon overcome this and to "judge by their faces, enjoy their English lessons.

"6. In the Senior Division Class I, representing Standard VII, are young for such advanced work, their ages averaging 14 years only. But by diligence and "co-operation with my efforts they have overcome many difficulties, and it has "been a great pleasure to work with them. They have all worked very well, and "those who have obtained prizes have done so by gaining a few marks only more "than their less successful classmates.

"School Grant.-An increase was made in the amount granted by Govern- ment to the school, and we were thus able to send home an order for several ap- pliances that were badly needed. The rooms, with the new pictures and maps on the walls, look much brighter, and the lessons, with the pictures to illustrate "them, are much more attractive in the eyes of the juniors. There is still a want "unsupplied, and that is, suitable readers for those learning to speak English. "The ordinary readers are either altogether too childish in their ideas or else too "advanced in language. It is surprising the long and difficult words that are used "in English children's story books."

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BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL-CHINESE DIVISION.

Mr. Họ KAN-PO, who has been Headmaster of the School for twelve years, retired on pension at the end of the year under review. The fact that he, with the assistance of two Chinese mistresses of no great ability, maintained good discipline and gave a fair elementary education to nearly 300 girls, reflects great credit on his methods. Nevertheless, it is only natural that in such circumstances the instruction should have been limited to a study of the Chinese Written Language, and a very little arithmetic and geography. If the school is to attempt to awaken more fully the intelligence of its scholars and widen their mental horizon, the staff will need to be greatly strengthened. Happily it is now easy to find Vernacular masters of broad views, and possessed of considerable ability as teachers. I think the time is approaching when a small fee might reasonably be required from the scholars.

THE INDIAN SCHOOL.

At the beginning of the year, the Indian boys in the Belilios Public School · were drafted into a separate school under an English mistress. It has been housed in an empty class-room, an arrangement to which there has hitherto been little objection, as the scholars have not exceeded 10 or 11 years of age. It is now, however, highly desirable that the school should be removed elsewhere. Pro- perly developed it seems likely to prove a success, and should in time be able to prepare Indian boys for the Upper School at Queen's College. The needs of the Indian community were recognized by the Committee on Education, and they have become somewhat more pressing, now that the Chinese Written Language fills a considerable place in the curriculum of the lower classes at the College. It would: be a logical and popular step if Urdu were made a subject in the Indian School. That it was possible to open this school last year, was due to the liberality of Mr. ARCULLI who has subscribed $50 a month towards its cost.

THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

Saiyingpun School. The average attendance shews a serious falling off, being only 69 as against 95 in 1903. I have endeavoured to ascertain the reasons. One seems certainly to be the number of changes in the Chinese staff. Chinese boys readily attach themselves to a master, and often do not care to remain at school under other tuition. One Chinese master died of plague during the year, and two resigned. Another possible cause has been that the Headmaster has spent a larger proportion of his time on the three highest Standards, than may have seemed fair to the boys in the lower Standards, who pay a larger fee ($2 a month) than that charged in neighbouring schools where the staff is wholly Chinese: it may seem to them that having paid for European instruction they should get more of it. It is questionable whether the circumstances of the school justify a Standard VI or VII.

The new play-ground was completed during the year; it is greatly appre- ciated.

The Normal Class at Saiyingpan has been continued during the year, and some of the Chinese masters have benefited greatly. Others do not seem to' improve. In addition, Mr. WILLIAMS has throughout the year given weekly a course of geography lessons to the masters of the District Schools, and to any others who cared to attend; and his course, which has been most interesting, was greatly appreciated, though only one master from an outside school (Mr. TANG of St. Stephen's) competed successfully in the examination for certificates held at the end of the year. Certificates were also given to Messrs. CHAN CHIU-UN and KUNG HON of Saiyingpun School, and to Mr. NG FUNG CHAU of Yaumati School.

Yaumati School-The foundations of the new building were laid during the year, and it is hoped that the School will be ready for occupation towards the close of 1905. The site and design are all that can be desired. With the increasing demand for a good English education, there seems reason to hope that the Yau- mati School will in time become a very important institution. If this is to be so, the need of a strong European staff is apparent.

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The average attendance during 1904 was 85, as compared with 74 during 1903, and the fees collected $1,219.50, against $308. No inore rapid increase in numbers can be hoped for, while the school is lodged in its present temporary and unsuitable quarters. On this subject the master, Mr. CURWEN, writes:-

"The present buildings are altogether unsuitable for a school. At times the "rooms have been unbearable, on account of the intense heat and the foul smells "which have penetrated from the Chinese cook-shop in the basement. During "the early part of the year much annoyance was caused by a boiler-maker's shop, "which commenced operations opposite. This was removed after a time.”

Wantsai School. The average attendance was 115 in 1904; 96 in 1903. The fees collected were $1,591.50, as against $612. The last column of Appendix 4. shews that the cost to Government of each scholar is only $19. There are no other schools of the same class in the neighbourhood: were the staff increased so that 150 scholars or more could be conveniently taught, there would, I believe, be no difficulty in finding the numbers. As things are, the lower Standards are apt to be overcrowded. The new Lower Grade District School, which was opened at Tang-lung-chau early this year, will perhaps relieve this overcrowding to some extent. The Headmaster, Mr. YOUNG HEE, points out that the desks and forms are in a very dilapidated condition, rendered so by long years of use.

Ven Long District School. The circumstances of this school are interesting, first, because it is the first opened in the New Territory with the support of the Government; and, secondly, because it is the first Lower Grade Anglo-Chinese School opened under Government; since the report of the Committee on Education. This second point is considered under the heading "New Schools" below.

Appendix 4. shews that the cost of each scholar to Government has been high for a school of this nature, $58; and had it been opened at the beginning of the year instead of on the 1st April as it actually was, it would have been still higher. The total cost, however, was not great, being under $1,000. Situated as it is in a not easily accessible part of the New Territory, it was thought necessary to pay the master the comparatively high salary of $100 a month. Nor was it thought desirable to charge fees during the first months of it existence. A monthly fee of 50 cents is being charged from the beginning of 1905.

Aberdeen, Tang-lung-chau and Sheko Vernacular Schools.-The first two were closed at the end of the year, to be superseded by the new Lower Grade Anglo-Chinese Schools at those places. If these prove successful, a similar change may be advantageous at Sheko, where a small Vernacular School of no great educational value has been provided by Government for many years.

NEW SCHOOLS.

Victoria British School.-In the Spring of the year, it was made known that if the European community considered the time were ripe to open a British School on the Hongkong side, corresponding to the Kowloon School, it would be well to petition the Government, and shew the existence of a general feeling in that direction. The formation of such a school had been recommended by the Com- mittee on Education. No steps were taken at that time by the parents concerned; and I therefore asked for no increase in the Estimates under this heading.

I was therefore pleasantly surprised, when towards the end of August a petition was sent in, pointing out the urgent need of such a school. His Excel- Jency the Governor approved the scheme. Sanction froin home was obtained. The existing school on Caroline Hill was evicted. Furniture was ordered, and a staff engaged. On completion of the structural improvements, the school will be opened on March 20th, within seven months of the receipt of the petition.

It has been laid down that girls over twelve years of age shall not be admitted; and that similarly at the Kowloon School boys shall not be retained nor admittel after that age.

The School curriculum cannot be decided on until the number and ages of the scholars are known.

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Tang-lung-chau and Aberdeen.-Sanction has been obtained during the year under review for replacing the Vernacular Schools at these places by Lower Grade Anglo-Chinese Schools. In recommending this change I wrote:-

"It is now quite certain that Chinese masters, when under English super- "vision, can teach the rudiments of English in accordance with modern methods; "and I now propose to open two Lower Grade Anglo-Chinese Schools, giving in- "struction up to Standard III-one at Tang-lung-chau and one at Aberdeen. "The people of these neigbourhoods are poor, and can hardly afford to keep their "children at school more than three years. In that time it is proposed to teach "them how to speak English, to write a simple letter in English and Chinese, "simple arithmetic, a good deal of general information, good manners.

There are "Government buildings available, the one at Aberdeen being lent at present to the "Church Missionary Society. I propose to put one master on a salary of $600 "at each school.

"Furniture and incidental expenses would amount to $100 at each school."

As a fact, it is necessary to hire a room for the Tang-lung-chau school to make room for the Victoria School. Still the cost of the two schools combined is not likely to exceed about $1,600, against which fees should be obtained amounting to perhaps $300 or $400, the cost per scholar being about $20.

GRANT SCHOOLS.

English Schools, Non-Chinese. There is nothing in particular to report under this heading. The schools have for the most part readily adopted the changes necessary to bring them under the new Code. The two Diocesan Schools, St. Joseph's, the Italian and French Convents and St. Mary's are the most important of this class. A large proportion of the boys at the Diocesan School and St. Joseph's are Chinese. They are being taught the Written Language; and that is the most important change that has taken place in the curriculum during the year.

St. Mary's at Kowloon was put on the Annual Grant List in the course of the year, and has not yet been reported on.

Some of these schools are still rather old-fashioned in their methods. Taken as a whole I believe them to be up to the standard of similar schools at Home. They differ from the other classes of schools next described, in that they do not require much special modification to suit them to our peculiar local needs.

English Schools, Chinese.--The most important are the Ellis Kadoorie aud the Roman Catholic Cathedral Schools.

The instruction in schools of this class has been completely revolutionised under the new Code. The changes that have taken place have been so fully described in various reports, that it is not necessary to treat them at length here. It is sufficient to recall that eighteen months ago these schools earned Grants on an examination of the scholars, which ignored their ability to speak English and write Chinese. The improvement already effected is great but there is plenty of room for more. All the same it is satisfactory to note that the changes which seemed advantageous in theory, have proved so in practice, to the satisfaction of the masters and scholars alike.

Vernacular Schools. Of these Schools the Committee on Education wrote as follows, at the beginning of the year 1902-(pages 4 and 6 of their Report):-

Beginning with the Trimetrical and Thousand Character and certain other "Classics which are learned by heart, the scholars are taught first to read and then "to write the characters. Subsequently they learn their meanings, first as isolated "characters and afterwards in their context. Unfortunately they nearly all leave "school before getting as far as this, that is to say, unable to read. The Vernacu- "lar Grant Schools are left, with few exceptions, so far as secular instruction is concerned, to the charge of the Chinese teachers, who do not appear as a class to "be sufficiently impressed with the necessity of maintaining their schools in dis- "cipline, cleanliness and order; while the children, provided as they are with a

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"free education at the hands of the Government, remain to all appearances desti- tute of any conception of the obligations they are under. Geography is taught (very badly) in the Fourth Standard, where many of the scholars were at the last "examination ignorant that Hongkong was a British Colony: a number hazarded "the opinion that it belonged to Russia. Most of them, as well as some of the "teachers, seemed unaware that the Chinese expression meaning "red-headed man "as applied to Englishmen is resented by them."

That description was at the time by no means too strongly expressed. To-day, it would be ridiculously untrue. as must be clear from the reports upon the individual schools in Appendix D. Adhering to my opinion that the number of Vernacular Schools should not be largely increased, so long as the demand for English education remains unsatisfied, I am bound to say that the masters and mistresses of the Vernacular Schools, under the active advice of some of the managers, have in a very short time effected changes, which are as satisfac- tory as they are striking.

What has been accomplished could not have been accomplished had the awakening of teachers been upon the hands of the managers and the Department alone. But fortunately a spirit of enlightenment is rapidly affecting Chinese education. Translations of English and Japanese books are being made every day at Shanghai and elsewhere; the number of progressive Chinese is daily increasing. Among the Vernacular Schools of the Colony under purely native management are some, where the curriculum and methods of teaching are very creditable better indeed than in the great majority of our Lower Grade Schools of a few years ago.

The change in our methods has taken place in time, though only just in time, and it cannot now be said that we need learn from China how to conduct schools on Western methods.

GENERAL.

Needlework. This subject is still examined on the old system in all Grant Schools. At an annual examination a piece of hemining is done by every girl, and the results having been examined by a competent person, the schools are thereupon graded accordingly. To anyone acquainted with the creations of such schools as the French or Italian Convents the test must seem absolutely fantastic, and the verdict can have little significance; but a real inspection and serious criticism in the case of the majority of the smaller schools is a matter of some urgency. Needlework is not a compulsory subject in all the girls' schools, as it certainly ought to be.

Sanitation.-The very moderate requirements of the Code in the matter of floor space have in several instances not been complied with. I think it would be fair and advisable in future years to deduct from the average attendance of each month the number by which it exceeded the maximum sanctioned for the School.

A Reader on hygiene was published by the Government towards the close of the

year. It is to be made a compulsory study in all Government and Grant Schools in Standards III and above.

Honourable F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

I have, &c.,

EDWARD A. IRVING,

Inspector of Schools.

DESCRIPTION.

Appendix A.

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.

SCHOOL STATISTICS.

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Number of

Number

Standards,

Maximum

Rate

No.

Name and Nature.

Classes

School

Monthly

Enrolment.

Average

Gross

Attendance.

Cost.

Fees.

Fees

Collected.

Forms.

Days.

Net Cost

Government.

Cost to Govt. per Scholar reckoning by

Average Attendance.

1 Kowloon British School. Children of European British parentage. Boys under thirteen, and Girls,....

5 including

the Infant

201

2.00 to 5.00

6,655.21

1,952.50

4,702.71

85.50

School.

Belilios Public School. English. Boys under twelve, and Girls...

206

117

0.50 to 1.50

10,265.55

1,278.50

9,978.05

117.38

3 Saiyingpun Anglo-Chinese School. Boys,

Yaumati

Do.

Boys,

5 Wantsai

Do.

Boys,

Uen Long

Do.

Boys,

Indian School. English. Boys,

8 Belilios Public School. Vernacular. Girls,

9 Tang-lung-chau. Boys,.

Pokfulam.

Do.

11 Sheko.

Do.

7O62N7N4 co

210

111

1.00 to 2.00

4,927.11

934.00

3,993.11

57.87

198

111

Do.

5,159.41

1,219.50

3,939.91

46.35

198

149

115

Do.

3,785.67

1,591.50

2,194.17

19.08

144/

Free.

981.70

57.75

206

0.50 to 1.50

300.00*

201.50

98.50

6.15

259

233

175

Free.

1,212.00

6.92

237

Do.

120.00

8.00

240

Do.

120.00

8.57

233

Do.

108.00

5.63

898

665

$33,634.65

$7,177.50

$27,448.15

* After deducting the contribution of $50 a month made by Mr. ARGULLI,

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Appendix B.

REVENUE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,

(SCHOOL FEES) 1900-1904.

Name of School.

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

Belilios Public

School,..

Kowloon School,

Saiyingpun School,

Yaumati School,

Wantsai School,

School for

Indians,

922.00 1,132.50

...

$ C.

1,452.50

1,604.00 1,278.50

924.00

1,849.50

1,952.50

118.50

587.50

•

934.00

3.50

308.00 1,219.50

34.00

612.00

1,591.50

201.50

922.00 1.132.50 2,532.50

4,961.00 7,177.50

Appendix C.

PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY

Year.

BORNE BY EDUCATION.

(includes Queen's College.)

Expenditure Expenditure Per cent.

of the Colony.on Education.

1895

2,972,373

60,140

2.05

1896

2,474,910

76.511

3.09

1897

2,641,410

72,984

2.76

1898

2,841,805

72,420

2.54

1899 3,162,792

75,152

2.37

1900

3,628,447

79,994

2.20

1901 4.111,722

86,946

2.11

1902 5,909,549

92,356

1.56

1903 5,396,669

130,620

2.42

1904 6,531,349

151,589

2.32

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Appendix D.

DETAILED REPORTS ON SCHOOLS.

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.

GRANT SCHOOLS.

[NOTE.--The numbers in A. and B. correspond with

those in Appendices A. and E. respectively.]

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.

(1).-Kowloon British School.

Staff.-B. JAMES, M. A., and 3 Mistresses.

The

Discipline and Organization. With few exceptions the scholars are under twelve years old, so that the bulk of the work is of an elementary nature. general tone and discipline continue to be excellent.

Sanitation.--Very satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 288 scholars.

Apparatus. Very satisfactory.

English.The children are as a whole well up to the standard of elementary schools at Home.

Reading. Particularly good.

Handwriting. Neat, but somewhat laboured more insistence should be laid in the lower Forms on making the children join their letters. Great pains are taken with Composition in the higher Forms. The constant correspondence with scholars in other schools in England, Canada and elsewhere, conducted through the instrumentality of the League of Empire, is evidently of great value in culti- vating the ability to describe circumstances and events vividly and with accuracy.

General Intelligence.--Papers are set weekly, and these are also well adapted to the same end, as the subject matter is such as appeals readily to the minds of the scholars. At an inspection during the recent visit of the King of Portugal to England, I was pleased and amused to find that a junior Form not only were aware of the fact, but insisted particularly on his resemblance to a certain citizen of the Colony.

Science and Chemistry. The properties of the commoner elements were taught with the aid of the usual apparatus during the greater part of the year to the two highest Forms. On Mrs. JAMES' resignation these lessons had to be dis- continued. Some kind of scientific teaching is undoubtedly desirable: but it is not easy to draw up a syllabus suited to the conditions of the school. The plan now to be tried is to use the handbook on hygiene, recently issued by the Government, as a basis of instruction. It appears to me that the object lessons usually taught to little children might also be so given as to have their bearing on the subject. The purpose of object lessons is often forgotten. It is not so much to teach a number of isolated facts, as the cultivation of the observation at an age when it is naturally extremely vivid. King's Park, a rat, a water tap, are (for instance) objects of interest to childish minds; but their study may also be made a direct preparation for lessons in the higher Forms on the maintenance of health, precautions against disease, and water supply.

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Drawing. This is a new subject, and it is being regularly taught. It is in natural sequence to the crayon work in the lowest classes of the Infant School, where that, as well as similar Kindergarten subjects, is taught with a view to train, the eye as well as the hand, and the hand to other movements than the somewhat cramping one of penmanship. It is for this reason that I recommend that the "free-arm system of drawing (ie., from the shoulder without any support for the elbow) should be given a trial. I have scen it followed with great

success in schools at Home.

Geography.—The subject is well taught throughout the School. Map-draw- ing is a weak feature in the upper Forms.

History. The course followed is in its general features that prescribed by the Committee on History and Geography. As however the great majority of the scholars are withdrawn from the School before the age of 16, it is necessary to begin this four years' course at least two years earlier than was contemplated- by the Committee; and thus, as the text books prescribed for the first two years' work would be altogether beyond the comprehension of the scholars, the facts bave to be put before them in a more easily assimilated form. The Headmaster has attempted to do so by making the biographies of famous men the centres round which the desired information is grouped. And this method which has been now tried for two years has proved very successful.

Arithmetic.—The Arithmetic is well up to the standard of schools at Home. In the upper Forms the work is neat and accurate, but slow. Time is wasted in fair copying the questions, and the processes might be shortened in many instances, e.g., where a number of 3d. pieces were first reduced to pence and then divided by 12 to find their value in shillings.

Musical Drill.-Well done. I observe that some of the performers in the back rows do not put as much energy into it as they might.

(2).-Belilios Public School.

Staff.-E. A. BATEMAN (Headmistress) and 3. Assistant Mistresses.

Discipline and Organization.-Important changes in organization have taken place during the year. In last year's report I drew attention to the difficulties consequent on the various ages, races, and wants of the scholars. To remedy the somewhat chaotic classification which had arisen in consequence, I recom- mended, early in the current year, a re-organization of the School in the following manner. In the first place, the Indian and other non-Chinese but non-English speaking boys were segregated in a class by themselves, as described under the heading "Indian School" below. Of the remaining children, those not qualified to be placed in the 3 senior classes were divided into two groups-English-speaking and non-English-speaking. The foriner, and very much the smaller group, was put under Miss W. BATEMAN; the latter, which now composes considerably more than half the School, continued as before under the charge of Miss A. BATEMAN, aided by the second junior assistant teacher. This group of non-English speaking girls may for convenience be called the Lower School, and is described below under that name. The general discipline of the School is very good, especially in the upper classes under Mrs. BATEMAN. There has been a marked improvement in the standard of manners prevailing among the Chinese girls during the year.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 728 scholars.

Apparatus. Maps, pictures and the ordinary appliances of modern teaching have been badly needed. But the school is now much better equipped than it was

a year ago.

LOWER SCHOOL.

English. As I pointed out in my last year's report, the system employed by Miss BATEMAN is very effective in teaching the scholars to compose readily in English. As an instance, a girl of 10 who had been under instruction only 9 months wrote 70 or 80 words in description of a dog, full of mistakes of course, but in a good hand, employing a vocabulary and phrases which proved that she

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really was beginning to have an insight into the language. For the first year or so Readers are not used, but the girls write out the main points of simple subjects discussed in class, and so a great deal of useful information is almost uncon- sciously absorbed. ·

Geography.-The newly introduced local maps have been studied: but they were not particularly well understood.

Arithmetic.-This subject is also taught to a great extent as a conversation lesson: the real meaning of the processes of multiplication, division, &c., was un- derstood in a way which is far from common with beginners.

UPPER SCHOOL, INCLUDING THE PREPARATORY ENGLISH-SPEAKING CLASS.

The girls with few exceptions are not more than 14 or 15 years of age; and the work done in Class I corresponds roughly with that of Standard VI in other schools of the same class.

History.-Questions were put to Class I on Magna Carta, the Repeal of the Corn Laws and the Postal System, among others. The girls had evidently been taught the right things in the right way and their knowledge of the subject so far as it goes is valuable. While I think that the present Readers are a great improve- ment on the books formerly employed, it is necessary to point out that enough dates must be learned to give a definite shape to the scholars' conception of the sequence of events. Class III had an intelligent recollection of the stories related in their History Reader; they were able to give a vivid picture of Trafalgar; but were extremely vague as to whether the battle took place 10, 100, or 1,000 years

ago.

Geography.-Map-drawing shews a considerable improvement as compared with last year, and the subject seems to have been well taught. The papers shew neatness as a rule, and were generally well expressed. Many girls forget to put the number of their class at the head of their papers. The working in both History and Geography is slow, owing partly to an unnecessary habit of making rough copies, as well as to the too frequent use of the ruler.

English.-Spelling and Composition are very satisfactory. Handwriting on the whole has improved, though it is still not all that could be desired.

Arithmetic.-Satisfactory in the result. But in many cases, it is impossible to follow the process by which the result is arrived at. All the work not done men- tally should be shewn, no fair copying should be necessary, and the use of slates should be absolutely prohibited.

Drill.-The Drill Instructor informs me that the drill done is as good as he has seen in any School at home or abroad.

(3).-Saiyingpun Anglo-Chinese School. Boys.

Staff.-W. H. WILLIAMS and 5 Chinese Masters.

Discipline and Organization.-This School has been very unfortunate in the loss of several of its Chinese masters during the year with the consequent changes, and in a sense it is unfortunate that nearly all the boys in the two highest Standards left to get work during the year, so that at the Annual Examination I was unable to test the work done by these Standards to much purpose. But the impression left in my mind is that seven Standards are more than can be conveniently man- aged by the existing Staff, and that it would be better if time now given to Standard VII by the English master, were shared more equally with the lower Standards. The discipline is very well maintained.

Sanitation. The condition of the School has been immensely improved by the construction of a play-ground and by the new offices. At my last visit I noticed that the boys' desks were not kept as clean as they should be.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 234 scholars.

·Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

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English.The old difficulty of getting Chinese boys to talk, having quite dis- appeared, the next thing is to get them to talk grammar. There is room for improvement in this respect, but the methods employed in the lowest Standards leave little to be desired and merely need to be amplified. Great credit is due to the Chinese master in charge. The boys do not recite distinctly enough.

Composition. The Composition in the lower Standards is very satisfactory, and is good in Standard V. The few boys presented in Standards VI and VII do not shew any proportionate improvement.

Geography.The local Geography was well learned in the lower Standards. In Standards V and VII the same course-Asia-was studied and there was no appreciable difference in the written work done by them. After holding a written examination the impression left in my mind was that of well-prepared notes learned too much by heart and reproduced by boys whose knowledge of English is still hardly equal to the task. They had had excellent material, but too much of it it also appeared to be rather too difficult. At the same time most of the answers given were considerably above what is usually expected from Standard V. Sketch maps were poor, with few exceptions.

History.-I looked through the notes given, which were complete, but appeared rather too detailed. I did not set a paper for the reason that the boys had only been taken in Greek History as far as the period prior to the Persian Invasion, and it would not have been possible to set the broad questions to which alone valuable replies could have been expected. In teaching a period of History, I strongly recommend the concentric method. The main outlines of the period should first be given, the main dates can conveniently be arranged, shewn graphi- cally on lined paper, the different countries to which reference is made being repre- sented by parallel columns. On revision, more dates and less important events can be filled in.

Mathematics.-The Arithmetic is well done, though not noticeably better than at the other two District Schools, as might perhaps have been expected from the much longer time devoted to mathematics. It was strange to find that a com- pound division sum which might have been done by reduction to half crowns was done in every case by reduction to pence. In several instances the answer (a number of pounds) was given as the same number of pence, shewing that com- mon sense had not been enlisted.

Algebra. Has been taught in the highest Standards, which as has already been explained had melted away before the examination.. I cannot but regret that so much pains spent on this subject should thus in a sense have been wasted.

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(4).—Yaumati Anglo-Chinese School.

Staff.-W. CURWEN (Headmaster) and 3 Assistant Chinese Masters. Discipline and Organization.-Very satisfactory.

Sanitation.-As good as can be expected, considering the nature of the build-

Floor space.-Sufficient for 156 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

English.The study of.colloquial English continues to shew good results. Lists of about 200 verbs have been prepared, from which the lower Standards have been taught to make sentences, illustrating them by appropriate actions. The system might well be extended so as to include the use of the future and past tenses of these verbs. I believe if this were done the number of grammatical inistakes made in the compositions of the higher Standards would be materially -diminished. Spelling and handwriting are good. Standard II might be more practised in reproducing very easy stories told them.

Geography.The local Geography, and that of the Canton Province were very well known. Mr. CURWEN has taken his boys for walks and taught them to use their eyes. I strongly commend this method. The papers done on Asia by the bigher Standards were by no means good.

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History. Standards III to VI have in six months gone roughly through the first year's course prescribed by the Committee on History and Geography. I was pleased with the answers to a written paper on Greece and the early civilisations, and still more with an oral examination which I held. The subject has been taught with great discrimination. Considering the newness of the subject, the results in Standard III seem distinctly promising.

Arithmetic. In the lower Standards it would be better if the black-board were used less, and sums were given out orally. Otherwise the results were good. Slates should not be used for work in this or any other subject above Standard III. When they are used they should be cleaned with a sponge or a piece of cloth. I attach much importance to making the Arithmetic taught such as will be of the greatest practical use to the scholar in after life. A great deal that appears in old- fashioned Arithmetic books can be dispensed with, e.g., the boys should be taught to work long Compound Interest sums by means of tables. They should, wherever it is practicable to do so, be taught to get approximate answers by short methods. There is a large field for improvement in this respect, e.g., in a long simplification sum set at examination the answer could have been seen at a glance to be less than 2. In many cases it was worked out as 60 odd.

Chinese.-Composition in the higher Standards was well done. The Readers were not known at all well. This seems to have been due to an attempt to push

the boys through them too fast.

The Chinese classes have hitherto been formed without reference to the position : of the scholars in the English School. In future, however, a system of pari passu examinations will be insisted on, and a minimum knowledge of Chinese made a condition before promotion is granted.

(5). Wantsai Anglo-Chinese School.

Staff.-YOUNG HEE (Headmaster) and 5 Assistant Chinese Masters.

Discipline and Organization.-Very good masters' notes on lessons should be kept in a suitable book, the alternate pages being left blank for notes respecting any improvements which may suggest theinselves after the lesson has been delivered. This will save much trouble, and be a great help in future years.

Sanitation.--Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 302 scholars..

Apparatus. Satisfactory.

English.The good beginning of teaching colloquial English in the junior Standards, which was made last year, has been well continued. Object lessons, reading lessons and the study of local Geography are all turned to this end. In consequence English Composition has greatly improved and is now very good in Standard V.

Geography.—Local Geography has been well taught. There is room for im- provement in the work done by the higher Standards. It is a pity that more advantage has not been taken of the course in Geopraphy given to masters during the year by Mr. WILLIAMS at the Normal School. Map-drawing was weak.

History.-Pains have been taken, but the results were not as good as there is every reason to hope they may soon be, when the proper method of teaching the subject is better understood.

Arithmetic. The general remarks made upon the Yaumati School apply equally to the Wantsai School. The working was accurate and neat.

Chinese. Composition is very good in the upper Standards. The Readers

have been intelligently taught and are well understood.

(6).-Uen Long Anglo-Chinese School. Staff.-One Chinese Master.

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Discipline and Organization.-This School was opened on 1st May During the year under review no fees have been charged: but a monthly fee of 50 cents will be charged in future. The master, Mr. PUN UE-SAM, has shewn much dili- gence and intelligence.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 25 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

English-Colloquial.-The boys have made a very good beginning. Their pronunciation is excellent.

What may be called "Colloquial Grammar' has

received considerable attention.

Writing. The boys write a good hand.

Arithmetic-In 7 months the first 3 rules have been thoroughly mastered. I have requested the master to put the boys through the rudiments of practical mensuration next year, the work to be done in the field.

Chinese.--Will be begun next year.

(7).—Indian School, Belilios Public School.

Staff.-C. W. WHITEHEAD.

Discipline and Organization.-Good.

Sanitation.--Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 92 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

English. The boys have made good progress in colloquial, reading and writing.

Arithmetic.-Good. •

(8).-Belilios Public School. Chinese Division, Girls.

Staff-One Chinese Master and 3 Chinese Mistresses.

Discipline and Organization.-This School, with an average attendance of 174.70 and seven Standards, has for its staff only the Chinese master, Mr. Ho KAN- PO, and 3 female teachers. It follows necessarily that the organization is rather defective. That so much has been done under purely Chinese management and in difficult circumstances, reflects much credit upon the master, who, I regret to

has now retired upon a pension.

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Sanitation.-Fair. Requires some attention.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 364 scholars.

Apparatus.-A good deal is needed. Little or nothing has been spent for

many years on apparatus.

Chinese. The Chinese Composition in Standard VII reached a high standard, and the subject was well taught throughout the School. The usual method of writing Chinese, i.e., from the top of the page to the bottom should not be de- parted from. Reading was good though there was a tendency to learn the explan- ation by heart in the lower Standards.

Arithmetic. Not more than the 4 simple rules are taught, which is much less than is done in Grant Schools of the same nature. Easy problems were as usual found to be beyond the scholars. The mechanical processes of addition, multipli- cation, &c., were correctly performed.

Geography. The map of Hongkong was fairly well known in the lower Standards. In Standard V the Canton Province had not been studied to great advantage. Standards VI and VII do not study this subject, but go up to Miss BATEMAN'S class instead.

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GRANT SCHOOLS.

(1).-Roman Catholic Mission-St. Joseph's College.

Discipline and Organization.-There are so many classes of boys, including Portuguese, Chinese, Indians, Filipinos and Spanish, that it must always be a matter of difficulty to draw up a satisfactory syllabus. As English is not the native tongue of so many of the boys, promotion through the School should be made to depend more upon a sound knowledge of colloquial and written English. The boys in class VI failed badly in both Composition and Grammar, and it may be supposed that their comparative failure in Arithmetic was due to their not under- standing the wording of the sums.

Another weak point in the organization of the School is that the Chinese boys receive no instruction in their own language. This is a serious matter in the lower Standards, where more than 20 per cent. of the boys are Chinese. Discipline is excellent throughout the School.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory. Sometimes I have noticed that the windows and doors of the class rooms are kept tight shut and that the rooms have become "stuffy" in consequence.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 652 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

English-Composition and Grammar.-At the midsummer test examination Standard IV shewed up only about 50 words on an average. At least twice as much should have been done. It was consequently hard to test the Compositions, but they seemed very good, though handwriting is poor. In Standard V two boys did very good papers, one paper was fair, and four were worthless. Standard VI two papers were poor, and six worthless. In Standard VII two papers were excellent, and three were good, and one worthless.

Reading.-Was generally good. In Standard II the meaning is not suffici- ently explained. In Standard III the boys must be made to speak louder.

Chinese. Although this subject is not taught, I held a test examination of the Chinese boys. Thirty-nine boys were presented, of whom the majority were unable to read even colloquial Chinese intelligently. They were also required to write an essay or a letter on a simple subject. Very few made any attempt to do this, though two boys acquitted themselves with credit.

Geography-Taught in the old-fashioned way by definitions in Standard II, but very intelligently in Standard III, and is well taught in the Upper School.

Mathematics-Arithmetic.-Seemed taught with great success in the lower classes especially in Standard IV where all the boys examined obtained full marks- a remarkable achievement. In Standard VII verv good work was done also, which makes the poor work done in V and VI the harder to understand. In this and most other Schools the boys waste time by fair copying the questions before proceeding to answer them.

Algebra. An intelligent beginning was made in Standard IV. Standard V was weak; many papers examined shewed carelessness as to signs. This weak- ness also appeared in Standard VI, which otherwise was good. The work done by Standard VII is excellent.

(2).-Roman Catholic Mission-Italian Convent.

Discipline and Organization.-There has been a most praiseworthby attempt made by the staff of this School to re-model the teaching in accordance with modern ideas. This attempt has been most successful in the lower Standards. It will be seen below that the higher Standards are not equally satisfactory, but they can only be expected to improve gradually until they are filled by scholars who have had a better grounding. I do not think that the best results can be obtained in the higher Standards unless more English teachers are employed.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

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Floor space.-Sufficient for 537 scholars.

Apparatus. Satisfactory.

English--Composition.-Very good in Standard IV but shewed an unaccount- able falling off in Standard V. Standards VI and VII were good and might have been considered very good, but for the work of two or three girls in each. More attention should be given to the subject matter. Ideas should be arranged. A simple style should be cultivated, and high sounding, meaningless phrases avoided. It must be borne in mind that a large proportion of the girls do not speak English as their native tongue; and it is therefore desirable that conversation in English should be encouraged as far as possible. Reading was good and the subject matter well understood in the lower Standards. Tire recitations which are a prominent feature in the School work are only fair. More distinctness of utterance is wanted. The subject should always be well within the comprehension of the scholar.

Object lessons. In the lower Standards these were very well taught. Geography. The local Geography taught to the lower Standards was well known. The subject was, however, generally weak in the upper Standards.

History. This subject is also not so well taught in the upper Standards as in the lower, where in the form of story-telling the information is imparted in a manner well suited to the intelligence of the scholars. But I think that too much work is being put upon Standard I where this subject had better be dropped.

Arithmetic.-Is taught up to decimals in Standard III. Mental Arithmetic, a new subject, was well done. Except in Standard V where very good work was done, the work of the Upper School was not altogether satisfactory. A somewhat less ambitious syllabus is probably desirable.

Kindergarten work has been successfully introduced in the Infant School.

(3).—Roman Catholic Mission-French Convent.

Discipline and Organization.-Discipline seems lax.

I left one Class to do a

paper under the charge of a teacher and returned to find the girls in open colla- boration. Girls should be taught to reply to questions without giggling. The spirit of the New Code does not seem to have sufficiently infused itself.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 173 scholars.

The essays in Standard V was

Apparatus. Requires modernizing in some particulars. English-Composition and Grammar.-Fair on the whole. Standard VI were weak both as regards grammar and matter. good except as regards handwriting. Standards II and III were weak both in writing and spelling, though a good beginning seems to have been made in Standard I. Reading.-In the lowest Standard not enough attention is paid to correctness of pronunciation and distinctness of utterance. On the other hand great attention is paid to useful realing. Two good series of Readers on domestic economy and kindred subjects are in use in the School.

Geography. No attempt seems to have been made to modernize the teaching of this subject in the junior classes. For instance, in Standard III, I was told that Africa was a "compact mass" by a child who had no notion of what a compact mass was. In Standard IV the Geography of England was not known in an intelligent

way.

Arithmetic.In Standard I the girls should be taught to write down a simple addition sum from dictation. This subject is weak throughout the School.

(4).-Roman Catholic Mission--Victoria English School. Discipline and Organization.-Very good. This was one of the Schools which under the old Code had a Portuguese side, now closed. It is satisfactory to report that the attendance has not been materially, diminished.

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Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 72 scholars..

English-Colloquial-It is to be borne in mind that nearly all the children speak English as a foreign language. The teachers fully recognize that practice in colloquial English is essential. Composition.-Good.

Arithmetic. Very well taught.

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Geography.-A weak subject. Local Geography should be taught in the lawer Standards.

(5).—Roman Catholic Mission-Bridges Street.

Discipline and Organization.-Very good. Considering the class of children attending, the results obtained are satisfactory.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space. Sufficient for 236 scholars. Apparatus.Satisfactory.

English.-Reading is hurried, and the ends of words are clipped. The Reader "Christian Brothers" is too difficult and generally unsuitable. Great pains have been taken to teach colloquial by means of pictures. Composition is good.

Geography.The map of Hongkong was thoroughly understood and known. Arithmetic.-Good.

(6).-Roman Catholic Mission-Sacred Heart. Discipline and Organization.-Very good.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 110 scholars.

Apparatus. Satisfactory.

English-Reading and Colloquial.--Very good. This is only to be expected, as the children are boarders, and are made to talk English among themselves.

Writing. Good.

stood.

Geography.-The local maps were not correct and were naturally misunder-

Arithmetic.--Good.

(7)-Church Missionary Society-Diocesan School for Girls. Discipline and Organization.-Good. The girls seem on the whole to be pla- ced in rather higher Standards than their attainments warrant.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for $0 scholars. Apparatus. Satisfactory.

English.-Reading is well taught. The weak point is that the girls are not sufficiently practised in reading in a loud voice and are often inaudible in conse- quence. Writing, Composition and Grammar.-Good on the whole. In the higher Standards the essays written seemed rather lacking in matter considering the appa- rent ages of their authors. Special attention should be paid to punctuation. Margins should be left, and ink and not pencil should be used.

Geography.—This subject was well taught in Standard II. In Standards III and IV the selection of facts to be taught did not seem very judicious. Note- books were neatly kept and the map-drawing was very good.

Arithmetic Standards I-III were examined orally, and seemed well taught, but higher Standards failed badly in writtern papers set them.

Musical Drill has been introduced with considerable success.

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(8).-Diocesan School for Boys.

Staff.-G. PIERCEY (Headmaster), 3 English Assistant Masters, 2 English Mistresses, 2 Chinese Masters.

Discipline and Organization.-Very good. The requirements of the Code have been carefully carried out. The boys are well mannered and attentive, and the instruction is well imparted.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 588 scholars.

Apparatus. Has been considerably increased during the past year, and is now all that can be required.

English.-A large proportion of the boys are boarders, and many are English- speaking, so that the usual difficulty experienced in getting the Chinese boys to speak English does not seem to occur, and special colloquial classes do not seem needed. In the lower Forms the boys read in a loud voice, but the pronunciation of the Chinese boys leaves much to be desired. Composition in the higher Forms is good, though Form VII was not so strong as last year. The essays might have

been neater.

Geography.-In Form II the old tendency was seen, of relying too much on definitions learned by heart, and the map of the Island was by no means well understood. The subject was very well taught in all the other lower Forms. The teaching in the upper Forms is very sound; and their map-drawing is ex- cellent.

History. Not nearly so strong a subject. To the higher Forms, I set paper which included questions set on the work done in previous years. as I see no use in studying the subject on the water-tight compartment principle. On the whole I obtained fair results: but general tendencies should rec ive more atten- tion. A question on, the philanthropic movement in the 18th and 19th centuries obtained no replies worth mentioning. Great ignorance was displayed also as to the date of acquisition of our Colonies. It is noteworthy that of 21 boys presented for the Oxford Local Examination, 100 per cent. passed in Geography and 44 per cent. in History.

Shorthand.-Form VII has made a very small beginning of the subject.

Book-keeping.-Fair. The explanation of current business terms was satis- factory. No boy succeeded in working out a correct balance-sheet. Assets and Liabilities should be summarized before entering them into the balance-sheet.

Arithmetic and Algebra.--Mental Arithmetic is being taught in all the lower Forms; but more attention might be paid to the subject, especially to fractions. Such a question as "What is the fifth part of 20" made boys hesitate even in Form V. In the upper Forms the Algebra was good throughout, but the Arith-

31-2 × 2.45 × 23.8 metic in Form V was weak. In a long decimal sum e.g.,

1.92 it is possible and advisable to guess an approximation of the answer (ie., to treat 31×2×24). If this had been done mentally, many inistakes in the position

it as

of the decimal point in the answer would have been avoided. In Forms VI and VII it was satisfactory to note that in working a long sum in multiplication of decimals the boys start with the integers, as this shows that they have grasped the principle of approximating. Graphs were not well done. The principle of graphs would be better understood, if the results of statistics and observations were graphed, and then the same principle were applied in the case of algebraic functions. It is difficult for boys to recognize that there is a connection between Geometry and Algebra, between lines and figures.

Euclid.-Forms VI and VII did fairly. Form V was distinctly weak, the failure being apparently due to the fact that Euclid's proofs have been studied without any preliminary knowledge of practical geometry. Even in Form VI and VII much more experimental work is advisable. Though most boys attempted Prop. i 47 none succeeded in making a square equal in area to the sum of 2 squares.

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Chinese.-In conformity with the suggestions of the Officer Administering the Government, Chinese is now taught daily to the Chinese boys in the lower Forms. But unfortunately the new method was not adopted till after the Summer term. Considering this, the progress made is satisfactory. I think it is a mistake to teach two volumes of the Reader at the same time to a Form. Nor do I see why the composition of simple sentences should not be begun in the first year.

(10).—Roman Catholic Mission-Cathedral School.

Discipline and Organization.-The organization is weak. The Headmaster should be personally acquainted with the work that is going on in the lower Stand- ards, and that all the more since one at least of the Chinese masters is by no means well qualified for his position.

The discipline of the School has considerably improved. But it is necessary to say that boys should address the Inspector as Sir'.

The requirements of the Code had not at the end of the School year been_ful- filled in one important particular, the proper teaching of the Chinese Written Lan- guage. Attention had previously been drawn to this weak point more than once.

Sanitation. Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 558 scholars.

Apparatus.—Insufficient. Reading-sheets in particular are needed.

English-Colloquial.-By the end of the School year some improvement was noticeable but the subject is very weak throughout the School. Reading.-Pro- nunciation is good; but the old fault of making boys read what has not been properly explained to them is perpetuated in the lower Standards. The "Christian Brothers" Reader is old-fashioned and unsuitable. Composition.-Very weak throughout the School.

Arithmetic.-Fair. The upper Standards fail to do easy problems, through their ignorance of English. They should be made to practise them more.

Geography.--My recommendation, that local Geography should be taught in the lower Standards, has been ignored. General Geography is well taught in the highest Standards.

(11).-Ellis Kadoorie School.

Discipline and Organization.-The School is well organized with good pro- vision for teaching the Chinese language. If however a minimum standard of pro- ficiency in Chinese were fixed for each class, it would obviate the inconvenience caused by some boys in each class having to study Chinese while the rest are doing other subjects. At my first visit this year I found that the time-table was not being strictly adhered to.

Sanitation.-Fairly satisfactory. Some of the rooms are dark.

Floor space.-Owing to the nature of the building, lack of fresh air is impossible.

English-Colloquial.-Sufficient attention is not being paid to colloquial, though a fair beginning has been made. Proper coloured sheets of pictures are almost a necessity, and should be provided: in the highest Class but two I could not get the boys to talk at all., Better results were obtained in the lower Classes.

The top Class talked well and fluently. Writing, Composition and Grammar.-Composition was fair in the top Class. In many instances good work was spoiled by careless- ness. In the lower Classes it was as good as could be expected from boys who do not practise talking English sufficiently.

Arithmetic.-A very strong subject: some time is wasted in examination by copying out the questions. Sufficient pains are not always taken to read through and understand the questions before answering them.

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Geography. The weakest subject. The Geography of the Island should be begun in Class VI. It is not begun till Class IV, where the master attempted to teach it without a map. The top Class did very badly, and seemed to take very little interest in the subject. They knew a good deal about the seat of war: but not a boy attempted to answer a simple question about railways in China.

Chinese.-Well taught, with satisfactory results.

(12).—Church Missionary Society-Fairlea.

Discipline and Organization.-Another year it will be necessary to prepare a syllabus for each class, as at present it is not very easy to discover what the dif- ferent degrees of attainment are. The drill is fair. Discipline might be better. I noticed several instances of copying.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 55 scholars.

Apparatus.-Reading-sheets, more local maps and more modern Readers are

needed.

English-Colloquial.-The upper girls speak nicely though somewhat inaudibly. The lowest Class were very weak in this respect. The teaching of colloquial in the two lowest Classes requires to be modernized. If the girls had been encouraged to talk more, very much better results might have been attained, as great pains have evidently been taken with their pronunciation, which is remarkably pure. Read- ing.-Good. Composition.--Very promising among the senior girls.

Arithmetic. Very weak. Advanced Arithmetic is not required; but it is necessary that the girls should be able to apply the rules they have learned to simple problems, such as might occur in every-day life.

History. The leading facts connected with the early civilisations have been studied in the highest Class, with very encouraging results. The subject has evidently been taught intelligently and skilfully.

Geography.-Commercial Geography has been studied to good purpose in Class I. In the lower Classes the map of Hongkong has not been made a vehicle for teaching English as it might have been.

Needlework.--Very good.

(13) —Roman Catholic Mission-St. Francis.

Discipline and Organization.-This School has not had a European Staff during the whole year, and is therefore only eligible to a grant under section 34 (i.) of the Code.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 184 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Arithmetic.-Fair.

Reading. Pronunciation poor.

Writing -Fair.

Object Lessons.-Taught with some intelligence.

Needlework.-Good.

(14)-Church Missionary Society-St. Stephen's.

Discipline and Organization.-This is by far the largest of the Anglo-Chinese Schools under Chinese masters alone, and considered as such it is in a very credit- able condition. The conduct of the boys is good, and the standard of discipline a high one. That I have not been able to report the School as thoroughly efficient

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within the meaning of § 36 of the Code is due to some rather obvious weak points in the teaching of the lower Standards as remarked on below. It is not due to the failure of the higher Standards in History and Geography, because I do not think that Schools coming under § 34 (i.) can very well be expected to have a Staff capable of teaching these subjects to the higher Standards in the broad way in which alone they can be taught to any useful purpose.

Sanitation.— Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 233 scholars.

Apparatus.-The maps require renewal. Reading-sheets and local maps are badly needed.

English-Colloquial.-A great improvement has taken place in the methods of teaching. But there is still room for inuch more. No actual colloquial lessons appear in the time-table, and many orders such as "look at your books" are still be- ing given in Chinese to boys who have been studying English for 4 years and more. Lessons from reading-sheets in the lower Standards are much to be desired. Nevertheless Standard I were able to answer simple questions in English; and Standard V were quite willing to try and converse. Reading.-Great pains have been taken to correct the pronunciation. The pictures and subject matter are well understood. I was, however, surprised to find the time-honoured heresy per- petuated, of giving a reading lesson to-day and explaining what it was all about to- morrow. Composition was very fair in Standard V. Original composition does not seem to be sufficiently practised in the lower Standards. It should be attempted even in Standard I.

Chinese. Chinese Composition has been taught regularly throughout the year with satisfactory results: the senior boys have a useful knowledge of the written characters. Standard I was, however, very weak in its Reader. I cannot help thinking that it must have been neglected to give time for the memorisation of the classics. Translation from English to Chinese and vice versâ does no good to beginners, and should be dropped, and English Composition substituted therefor, as recommended above.

Geography.It is the more surprising that this subject should be begun in the old-fashioned manner, seeing that the headmaster has, during the current year, undertaken the task of translating the Geography lectures given at the Normal School into Chinese. It is typical of this style of teaching, which begins with the memorisation of Geography Definitions, that Standard III knew something about the South American Republics, but nothing about Chinese emigration to to the Transvaal. In the upper Standards the Geography of the world in outline and of the British Empire, had been taught with much pains.

History. A period of English History had been begun in the higher Stan- dards. But it had not been studied to any practical purpose.

Mathematics.-The Arithmetic is neatly and on the whole correctly done. Algebra has been taken, up to the removal of brackets. It is perhaps doubtful whether the subject is worth pursuing if it cannot be more fully studied. Pro- bably some thing of the elements of practical geometry would give more useful results.

(15).—Church Missionary Society-No. 37 Hollywood Road. Discipline and Organization.-Discipline and drill good. The requirements of the Code have not been fulfilled in several respects. The time-table is not strictly adhered to.

This school is reported as "inefficient."

Sanitation.-A very dark room.

Overcrowded at times.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 36 scholars.

Apparatus.-Wall pictures and maps are badly wanted.

English. The old-fashioned methods are still in force. The teacher does not talk enough English to the boys, nor make them reply. He relies upon transla- tions too much. The boys, however, read fairly, and seem to understand what they have read.

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Geography.--Bad. "The world" is still taught in the old way. The local maps were quite misunderstood by the boys.

Arithmetic.-Good.

Chinese.---The requirements of the Code have been overlooked and none is

taught.

(16).-Church Missionary Society-West Point.

Discipline and Organization.-The requirements of the Code in the matter of roll-calling were at my last visit still not complied with. The boys obey orders smartly, and are well mannered.

Sanitation.—I have had to complain of the School not being kept clean. An improvement in this respect was noticeable on my last visit.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 66 scholars.

Apparatus.-More local maps and wall pictures are wanted.

English-Colloquial. The teacher has made a praiseworthy attempt to follow the new method with good results. But too much trust is placed on a hand-book of English and Chinese sentences. Pronunciation good on the whole.

Reading. The teacher does not make the general meaning of a new lesson sufficiently clear, before proceeding to explain it in detail. He does not question his boys enough.

Writing.-Good.

Chinese. This was not taught in Code hours as it should have been. Proper Readers should be adopted another year.

Geography. More attention should be paid to local Geography and plan- drawing.

Arithmetic. The boys work in exercise books quickly and neatly. They fail to answer very easy problems; and much more attention should be paid to this.

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(17).-Berlin Foundling House.

Discipline and Organization.-The European teacher does not exercise supervision over the native teacher, which is a very serious shortcoming. The discipline is only fair. The girls are almost inaudible and do not stand up when addressed. My standing instructions on the general working of Schools do not appear to have been carefully studied. No syllabus has been yet submitted.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.--Sufficient for 102 scholars.

Apparatus.-More maps are needed.

Chinese. The Readers have been taught very intelligently and are well understood. Romanized writing is very thoroughly taught. Chinese Composition is bad. Even in Standard VI the baldest colloquialisms are employed.

Geography. Physical Geography has been very well taught throughout the School by the European teacher, and really useful results have been attained. General Geography has been left to the Chinese teacher and has been taught with very little intelligence in the higher Standards. The map-drawing in Standard V was particularly bad. The local maps have been much better taught.

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Arithmetic.-Well taught by the European teacher. But my recommendation to drop sums involving English money has been disregarded.

Needlework.-Not taken.

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(18). Church Missionary Society, "Fairlea."

Discipline and Organization.-Very good.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 136 scholars.

Apparatus. More local maps needed.

Chinese. Very fair, with the exception of a few girls in Standard IV. The new system has been adopted with great thoroughness.

Geography.-Very good, though a more elaborate syllabus might be worked through next year.

Arithmetic. The rules are very well taught, but the girls have little idea of applying them.

Needlework.Good.

Muscial Drill-Singing.-Have been taught with great success.

(19). Church Missionary Society-Victoria Home and Orph- anage, Kowloon.

Discipline and Organization.-As there has been regular European instruction in sewing and physical drill, this School becomes qualified for a grant under section 35 (ii) of the Code. The discipline is very good; but insufficient attention has been paid to the requirements of the Code in the matter of keeping particulars of

routine.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor space. -Sufficient for 145 scholars.

Apparatus. More local maps needed. Otherwise satisfactory.

Chinese. Very good, both in Reading and Composition.

Geography. Not very intelligently taught, and the requirements of my Circular on the subject have not received sufficient attention.

Arithmetic. Very good, especially in the solving of problems.

Musical Drill.-Considering that this subject has been taught only since the adoption of the new Code, and considering the reluctance of Chinese girls to take part in such exercises, a very promising beginning has been made.

Needlework.-Not taken.

(20) -London Missionary Society-Training Home for Girls. Discipline and Organization.-Very good, except that the girls will not speak out loud, nor the Chinese teachers either. This, I am told, is because Standards IV, VI and VII have to use a common class room. Before the School can again qualify for the maximum grant, these defects will have to be remedied. Other- wise this School is very well organized. Much care has been taken in preparing suitable courses of instruction. The girls are very well mannered. I note that they have been taken to see the museum, and, generally speaking, a great deal has been done to awaken their intelligence.

Apparatus.Satisfactory.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 56 scholars.

Chinese.-Good, especially in the upper Standards.

Geography.-Physical, very good; Political, very good. Map-drawing excel- lent. It is a pity the girls are not taught to use paints.

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History. A praiseworthy attempt has been made to master the very great difficulties met in teaching this subject to Chinese in the Vernacular.

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Drawing.-Free hand drawing has been begun with encouraging results. Arithmetic.-Very good; the work is done quickly and correctly. Arithmetic is also well done. The figures in the lower Standards might be improved.

Needlework. Very good.

(21).-Roman Catholic Mission-Italian Convent.

Discipline and Organization.-Good, with the serious exception that the teachers have not sufficiently impressed the need of honesty during examination on the girls. Had it not been for this, I should have recommended the maximum grant.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 127 scholars.

Chinese. Very good.

Geography-Excellent.

Arithmetic.Good.

Needlework. Very good.

(22).-Roman Catholic Mission, Bridges Street.

Discipline and Organization.-Very good.

Sanitation. The School was seriously overcrowded at times.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 51 scholars.

Apparatus. Satisfactory.

Chinese. Very good.

Arithmetic.-Very good.

Geography.-Fair.

Needlework.—Very good.

(23).-Roman Catholic Mission-Sacred Heart.

Discipline and Organization.-Very good.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 78 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese. Very good.

Geography. Very good.

Arithmetic.-Very good.

Needlework.-Fair.

(24).-Roman Catholic Mission-Holy Infancy.

Discipline and Organization.- Poor.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 92 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Fair.

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Geography.-Poor. Arithmetic.-Fair.

Needlework. Very good.

(25).—Roman Catholic Mission, Hunghom. Discipline and Organization.—Poor.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 72 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Fair. Standard I bad.

Geography.-Good.

Arithmetic.-Poor.

Needlework.-Good.

(26).-Roman Catholic Mission, Yaumati.

Discipline and Organization.-Poor.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 81 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.--Fair.

Arithmetic.-Good.

Geography.-Fair.

(27).—Roman Catholic Mission, Shaukiwan.

Discipline and Organization.-Good. The expression passes uncor- rected by the teacher.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 118 scholars

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese. Very good.

Arithmetic.-Good.

Geography.-Very good.

Needlework.—Very good.

(28).—Roman Catholic Mission-Aberdeen School.

Discipline and Organization.-Good.

Sanitation.—The School though clean is dark. It is not well situated.

space.-Sufficient for 38 scholars.

Floor space.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Very good.

Arithmetic.-Very good.

Geography.-Very good.

Needlework.-Not taken.

(29).-London Missionary Society, Second Street.

Discipline and Organization:-Very good.

Sanitation.-The School building is satisfactory, considering the class of

School: but it was very often overcrowded to a serious extent.

Apparatus.--Satisfactory.

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Floor space.-Sufficient for 74 scholars.

Chinese. Very good. The reader does not seem very suitable. Arithmetic. Very weak.

Geography.-Weak, though the seat of the war was well known. The expression passes uncorrected by the teacher.

History.-The Reader is quite unsuitable.

(30).—London Missionary Society, Square Street. Discipline and Organization.-Fair. Girls quite inaudible at times. Sanitation. Satisfactory. Overcrowding at times.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 39 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Fair. Writing very poor in Standard I. Explanation weak. Arithmetic. Good in Standard III, but weak in lower Standards. Geography.-Very poor; not even the flags of countries known. Needlework.-Not taken.

(31).—London Missionary Society, Shek-tong-tsui. Discipline and Organization.-Weak.

Sanitation.-The School-room is sometimes untidy. Floor space.-Sufficient for 40 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Writing including Composition weak throughout. The scholars have been pushed on too fast with their Reader.

Arithmetic.-Figures are badly formed. There was a remarkable inequality in the work done by boys of the same Standard. As a whole the subject was weak.

Geography. The local maps and the flags of countries well known.

(32).-London Missionary Society, Shek-tong-tsui.

Discipline and Organization.-Very weak, though some improvement was noticeable towards the end of the School year. The girls must be taught to stand up when addressed, and reply audibly and without giggling. The teacher seems

to find it difficult to maintain order.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 44 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Fair. Some girls in Standard I had not Readers.

Arithmetic.-Tables well known in lower Standards. But Standard IV broke down completely over subtraction and multiplication sums.

Geography.-The map of Hongkong was not at all well understood by Stand-

ard 11.

Needlework.-Fair.

(33).-London Missionary Society, Queen's Road, East.

Discipline and Organization.-A very well managed School. The syllabus drawn up in each subject gives evidence of much thought and hard work. Drill very good. Girls must speak louder.

Sanitation.-The School is badly situated, being opposite a boiler factory. It should be moved to a less noisy quarter.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 51 scholars.

Apparatus. Very satisfactory.

Chinese.-Very good.

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Arithmetic. Very good, both mental and paper work.

Geography.-Good.

Needlework.- Good.

(34).-London Missionary Society, Yaumati.

Discipline and Organization.-- Discipline is somewhat lax, in spite of the fact that European drill is taught. Copying from each other was too frequent during examination.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 51 scholars.

Apparatus. Satisfactory.

Arithmetic. Very good. Figures badly formed in the lower Standards. Geography.-Fair; well taught in the upper Standards.

(35).-London Missionary Society, D'Aguilar Street. Discipline and Organization.-Shewed much improvement towards the end of the year.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 43 scholars. Chinese. Very bad, but improving.

Arithmetic. Very bad, but improving. Geography.-Very bad.

Needlework.-Fair.

(36).—London Missionary Society-Wantsai Chapel.

Discipline and Organization.-Were very bad, but have latterly shewed some improvement.

year.

Sanitation.—Sufficient attention is not paid to cleanliness.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 96 scholars.

Apparatus.-The necessary Readers were not provided until late in the School

Chinese. Very good.

Arithmetic. -Poor.

Geography.-Bad.

(37).-London Missionary Society-Hospital Chapel.

Discipline and Organization.-Fair and improving.

Sanitation.-The room is very dark, and occasionally overcrowded.

stop the teaching of an overflow class in the basement.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 71 scholars.

Apparatus. Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Good,

Arithmetic.-Poor.

Geography.-Good.

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(38).-London Missionary Society, Yaumati. Discipline and Organization.—Poor. Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.--Sufficient for 37 scholars.

Apparatus. Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Fair.

Arithmetic.-Good.

Geography.- Fair.

Needlework.-Not taken.

(39).—London Missionary Society, Hunghom.

Discipline and Organization.-The routine books are well kept. The drill is poor. General intelligence was not of a high order.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 50 scholars. Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Good.

Geography.-Poor. Plans of School-room fair. Arithmetic.--Poor.

(40).-London Missionary Society, Queen's Road West. Discipline and Organization.-An irregularity detected in the keeping of the roll alone prevents me from classing this School as thoroughly efficient.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 40 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese. Very good..

Arithmetic.-Very good.

(41).-London Missionary Society, Shaukiwan.

Discipline and Organization.-A grave irregularity was discovered in the attendance roll, and a deduction of 5 per cent. was made in consequence. This has also been considered when making recommendations as to the amount of the grant: except for this, the discipline and organization were good.

Sanitation.-The School-room is badly situated and very hard to keep clean. Floor space.-Sufficient for 40 scholars.

Apparatus. Satisfactory.

Chinese. Very good in lower Standards. Poor in Standard IV.

Geography.-Good. General intelligence high.

Arithmetic.-Very good, especially mental Arithmetic in lower Standards.

(42).-London Mission-Tung-lung-chau, No. 1.

Discipline and Organization.-This School is kept very clean. There is some- times a bad smell coming from the ground floor. Slightly overcrowded at times.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 65 scholars.

Apparatus.----Satisfactory.

Chinese. Very good, except Standard IV in which Composition is poor. Geography.Good. A high standard of intelligence.

Arithmetic.-Very good.

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(43).-London Mission-Tung-lung-chau, No. 2.

Sanitation. Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 80 scholars.

With an average attendance of less than 5, this School is obviously unnecessary within the meaning of the Code, section 24, and I therefore have to report that it is inefficient under section 29 (i).

(44).-London Missionary Society, Aberdeen Street.

Discipline and Organization.-Very satisfactory. The girls are well discipli- ned and have good manners.

Sanitation. The School is kept very.clean.. The room is rather dark. Floor space.-Sufficient for 59 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese. The amount got through in the year is too little. There was a tendency to learn the Readers by heart. Standards, but was poor in Standard IV.

Geography.-Fair.

Writing was well begun in the lower

Arithmetic. The lower Standards did very well. Not nearly enough atten- tion paid to Problems in Standard IV.

Needlework.Good.

(45).-London Mission-Tang-lung-chau. Discipline and Organization.—Good.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.

Sufficient for 45 scholars.

Apparatus.-Two good blackboards are needed.

Chinese.-Not enough read in Standard III, and that little not well taught.

Results in lower Standards somewhat better.

Writing bad.

Geography.-Taught very unintelligently.

Arithmetic.Good.

Needlework.Good.

(46).—London Mission, Wantsai Chapel.

Discipline and Organization.-This School has suffered during the year from causes which lay outside the teacher's power of remedy.

the discipline and organization were good.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory..

Floor space.-Sufficient for 81 scholars.

Apparatus. Another blackboard required.

Under the circumstances

Chinese.-Poor. Not enough done. Standard I have not been taught suffi-

ciently to understand what they write.

Geography. Not taught very intelligently.

Arithmetic.-Fair.

Needlework.-Bad.

(47).- American Board Mission, Bridges Street.

Discipline and Organization.-Good.

Sanitation. The building is a good one, but has been seriously overcrowded.

Floor space-Sufficient for 79 scholars.

Apparatus.--More maps wanted.

Arithmetic.--Fair.

Reading and Explanation.-Good. Composition.--Poor.

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(48).—Basel Mission, Sham-shui-po.

Discipline and Organization.-As boys and girls are admitted to this School and taught in separate rooms, a second teacher is a necessity. Discipline is weak.

Sanitation.-Not altogether satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 146 scholars.

Apparatus. Another blackboard and more local maps are needed. Chinese. Not enough has been done to represent a year's work. Geography. Satisfactory; except as regards plan-drawing. Arithmetic.-Fair. Mental Arithmetic should be more practised. Needlework.-Not taken.

(49).-Basel Mission, Shaukiwan.

Discipline and Organization.-Satisfactory. A creditable attempt has been made to teach the boys European drill.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 87 scholars.

Apparatus.-More maps required.

Chinese.-More should have been read in the year.

Geography. The teacher evidently does not understand clearly how this sub- ject should be taught.

Arithmetic.-Satisfactory, considering the class of boys.

(50).-Basel Mission, To-kwa-wan.

Discipline and Organization.-Shewed considerable improvement by the end of the year.

Apparatus.-More local maps needed.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 127 scholars. Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Chinese.-Fair.

Geography. Good. It was a pleasure to find that places which were known on the School map were identified in the view which the school commands.

Arithmetic.-Fair. More might have been done.

›ì).—Basel Mission, West Point.

Discipline and Organization.-Discipline bad. Copying at examination very prevalent. The requirements of the Code have been neglected in many instances. Sanitation.-The School is not kept sufficiently clean, and the manners of the girls lack refinement.

Floor space.--Sufficient for 167 scholars.

Apparatus. More maps required; the blackboards want mending.

Chinese.—All the Standards have been reading the 2nd Reader, so that it is not possible to judge the progress made in the higher Standards. The work of Standards I and II was fair.

Geography. The subject is not taught with a view to local requirements. Arithmetic.-Good in upper Standards.

Needlework.-Not taken.

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(52).---Church Missionary Society, To-kwa-wan.

Discipline and Organization.-It seems very doubtful if the numbers in this School justifiy its retention on the Annual Grant List, and it is necessary to report it as inefficient." The requirements of the Code have not been carried out in several important particulars.

Sanitation.--Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 66 scholars.

Apparatus.--There are no maps. .

Chinese.--Bad. Three children out of five examined seemed to have learned next to nothing.

Arithmetic.--Bad.

Needlework.--Not taught.

(53).—Church Missionary Society, No. 218 Hollywood Road

Discipline and Organization.-The requirements of the Code in respect of the keeping of a log-book have not been fulfilled in spite of repeated reminders.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 66 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.--Standard III have very little idea of the meaning of what they read. Composition in Standard IV very good.

Geography. A good beginning has been made.

Arithmetic.-Backward in lower Standards as compared with most other

Schools.

(54). — Church Missionary Society, Hunghom.

Discipline and Organization.-Fair. The time-table is not always strictly adhered to, and the teacher should be ready for a visit from the Inspector of Schools at any time within. Code hours.

Sanitation. Satisfactory, but somewhat overcrowded at times. Floor space.-Sufficient for 40 scholars.

Apparatus.-Local maps needed.

Chinese. Fair.

Geography. Not well taught. Plans of School-room well done. Arithmetic.-Bad.

Needlework.Not taken.

(55).—Church Missionary Society, Lyndhurst Terrace.

Discipline and Organization.-Fair and improving.

Sanitation.-Good, except for serious overcrowding at times.

·Floor space. Sufficient for 39 scholars.

Apparatus.-Good.

Chinese.-Fair.

Geography.-Fair in lower Standards.

Standard IV poor.

Arithmetic.- Lower Standards good. Standard IV fair.

Needlework.-Good.

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(56).—Church Missionary Society, Hollywood Road.

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Discipline and Organization.-Bad. My criticisms have not received suffi- cient attention, Girls should stand when addressed. The teacher should not en- tertain visitors during School hours. The roll is not properly kept.

Sanitation.-Fair.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 32 scholars.

Apparatus. Another blackboard and more maps are required. All the children should have Readers.

Chinese.-Fair. But in Standard III the explanation of what is read does not accompany, but lags behind, the reading.

Arithmetic.-Bad. Standard III does not know the multiplication table. Needlework.-Fair.

(57).—Church Missionary Society, Saiyingpun, Praya.

Discipline and Organization --Poor. The requirements of the Code have been neglected in many instances. The teacher does not seem keen about her work. All the scholars except three or four are in the two lowest Standards.

Apparatus.-More local maps are needed, many of the scholars were not pro- vided with Readers.

Sanitation.Good.

Floor space-Sufficient for 49 scholars.

Chinese.-Poor.. A good Composition was done in Standard IV.

Geography.-Poor.

Arithmetic.-Fair.

Needlework.-Bad.

(58).-Church Missionary Society, Yaumati.

Discipline and Organization. -The Manager has not entered his visits in the log-book as required by the Code. The boys are smart and well mannered. Sanitation.--Very satisfactory, except for overcrowding at times. Floor space.- -Sufficient for 59 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory. Local maps are needed.

Chinese.--Very good..

Geography.--Bad. The old-fashioned plan of teaching was followed for the greater part of the year.

Arithmetic.--Very good. Standard IV has been taught the beginning of practical mensuration and shews much intelligence.

(59).-Church Missionary Society, Yaumati.

Discipline and Organization.--The School has been closed several times, and the staff changed, without notification. Drill good, and girls well mannered.

Sanitation.-Very satisfactory.

Floor

space. -Sufficient for 64 scholars. Apparatus.-Local maps are needed.

Chinese-Not enough has been done in the year, but the method of teaching

is good.

Geography.-Not taught intelligently, but plans of School-room were well

dra wn.

Arithmetic. -Very good. Needlework.Not taken.

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(60) Church Missionary Society, No. 232 Hollywood Road.

Discipline and Organization.-Discipline very good.

Sanitation.Good.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 62 scholars.

Apparatus.-Good. There are plenty of coloured pictures, which give the room a cheerful appearance.

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Chinese.-Good.

Geography.Good. Considerable general intelligence shewn.

Arithmetic.-Bad. The multiplication table not all well known in Standard III. This is partly accounted for by the fact that the subject was not taught last year.

Needlework.-Fair.

(61).—Church Missionary Society, Pokfulam Road.

Discipline and Organization.-Fair. Sanitation.Good. A noisy neighbourhood.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 39 scholars.

Apparatus.-More local maps are needed.

Chinese.-Chinese Composition well taught. But not much intelligence shewn by Standard II as to the meaning of their Reader.

Geography.-Shewed a considerable improvement, but not satisfactory.

Arithmetic.- Fair. Mental Arithmetic weak. Standard II should know more of the multiplication table.

Needlework.Good.

(62).—Church Missionary Society, Shaukiwan.

Discipline and Organization.-Good on the whole. The girls are remarkable for speaking audibly.

Sanitation.-lhe School is kept fairly clean; but the same can hardly be said of the scholars, and certainly not of their books.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 41 scholars.

Apparatus. More maps required.

Chinese.-Considerable improvement shewn towards the end of the year : Standard IV should practise letter-writing.

Geography.-Poor.

Arithemetic.-Very weak in Standard IV.

Needlework.-Fair.

(63).-Church Missionary Society, Stanley.

The log-

Discipline and Organization.A great improvement on last year. book was, however, not forthcoming. The School should do well next year.

Sanitation. Satisfactory.

Floor space. Sufficient for 89 scholars. Apparatus.-Local maps needed.

Chinese.-Explanation poor, but teacher has evidently taken pains. Writing fair. Geography.This subject cannot be taught unless the teacher is supplied

with maps.

Arithmetic.-Good in Standard II. But the teacher of Standard I appears to have taught simple addition incorrectly. It would be well if the Headmistress exercised more supervision in this direction.

Needlework.-Not taken.

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(64).-Rhenish Mission, West Point.

Discipline and Organization.-Greatly improved towards the close of the

Boys well mannered and intelligent. Log-book and roll well kept.

Sanitation.-Good. But the School was overcrowded at times.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 62 scholars.

Apparatus.-Fair, more maps wanted.

year.

Chinese.-Explanation and Reading very good. Composition fair. Geography.-Very good. Standard IV shoved an intelligent knowledge of the duties of the chief officials of the Colony, and of local Geography.

Arithmetic.-Good in lower Standards.

Bad in Standard IV.

clean.

(65).-Wesleyan Mission, Hollywood Road.

Discipline and Organization.-Poor.

Sanitation. Not satisfactory. The School was crowded and not kept very

Floor space.-Sufficient for 23 scholars.

Apparatus. Satisfactory.

Chinese.-Fair.

Geography.-Poor.

Arithmetic.-Fair.

(66).—Wesleyan Mission, No. 9 Stanley Street.

Sanitation.-Satisfactory.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 25 scholars.

This School was opened in April, it was a failure, and at my suggestion and with the consent of the Manager it was closed on November 15th.

(67).-Wesleyan Mission, Queen's Road, East.

Discipline and Organization.-The School shewed considerable improvement late in the year and should do better next year. The boys are smart and well mannered. More attention should be paid to the instructions of the Inspector.

Sanitation.-Fair. The building is not very suitable for a School. Floor space.--Sufficient for 32 scholars.

Apparatus.-Satisfactory.

Chinese.--Readers well known. Composition poor.

Geography.-Intelligently taught.

Arithmetic.-A weak subject.

(68).-Wesleyan Mission, Elgin Street.

Discipline and Organization.-Not satisfactory. The books and registers re- quired by the Code were not properly kept. The girls often do not stand up when spoken to. Discipline generally speaking was lax. Cribbing was common.

Sanitation.-Good. Occasional overcrowding.

•

;

558

Floor space.-Sufficient for 42 scholars.

Apparatus. More maps required.

Chinese. Not enough done and that badly taught.

Geography. Poor.

Arithmetic.-Backward.

Needlework.-Very good.

(69).-Wesleyan Mission, Hollywood Road.

Discipline and Organization.-Discipline poor. The girls giggle more than is necessary and copying is too frequent. The roll is not kept regularly.

Sanitation.-The School is airy, bright and clean.

Floor space.-Sufficient for 55 scholars.

Apparatus. More maps wanted.

Chinese.-Composition in Standard IV fair. Readers well understood and

known.

Geography.-Fair in lower Standards. Bad in Standard IV, where the Geo- graphy of China seems to have been taught without any intelligence.

Arithmetic.-Good.

Needlework.Good.

DESCRIPTION

Appendix E.

ANNUAL GRANT LIST, 190

SCHOOL STATISTICS

Number of

No.

Name and Nature.

Mission.

Standards, Classes or Forms.

Number of Maximum

School Monthly

Principa

Average

Rate.

Attendance.!

Days. Enrolment.

6729) CTIA CO N-

St. Joseph's College, (B.) Italian Convent, (G.)

French Convent, (G.)

Victoria English School, (M.)

Bridges Street, (G.) *

Sacred Heart, (G.) *

Diocesan School, (G.)

Diocesan School, (B.) * * St. Mary's, (G.) †

ENGLISH SCHOOLS

Upper Grade (Code Sec. 34 ii.)

Non-Chinese.

R. C. M.

C. M. S.

776 00 00 N

214

288

201

235

215

219

26.7

30-

247.

30,- 370 10 187.54

281 6 46.77 25/- 58 9

246

22.26

33 7

2031

27.02

40 10

189

44.53

66 15 1

242

221

188.

282 0

R. C. M.

59.61

972

849.43

Cathedral School, (B.)

Ellis Kadoorie School, (B.) Fairlea, (G.)

R. C. M. Secular.

C. M. S.

St. Francis,

456

St. Stephen's Anglo Chinese, (B.) * *

* *

Hollywood Road, (B.) West Point, (B.)

Berlin Foundling House, (G.)

Fairlea, (G.) *

Victoria Home & Orphange, (G.)

20 Training Home for Girls, (G.) **

663

Chinese.

224

199

143.14

25-

240

308

185.85

30/-

2011

22.17

535

351.16

Lower Grade (Code Sec. 34 i.)

Non-Chinese.

R. C. M.

2034

14.63 $6

14.63

C. M. S.

Chinese.

00 00 01

1745

241

171.1

184

1671

29.94 48.97

756

342

250.01

178186 278156 33 52

VERNACULAR

SCHOOL:

Upper Grade (Code Sec. 35 ii.)

* *

B. F. H.

C. M. S.

L. M. S.

0345

269

34.37 15/- 25 16

215

34.32

17,6 30 9

227

42.53

212

36.72

20'-

36 1443

174

147.94

ф путала

And An

Appendix E.

NNUAL GRANT LIST, 1904.

SCHOOL STATISTICS

GRANT

Grant in

Principal Grant.

aid of

Total

REMARKS.

Tumber of

Number of Maximum

Standards, Classes

or Forms.

School Days.

Monthly Enrolment.

Average Attendance.

Rate.

S. d.

ENGLISH

SCHOOLS

Upper Grade (Code Sec. 34 ii.)

Non-Chinese.

Rent.

7764KND

214

288

247.

201

235

187.54

30- 370 10

281

215

46.77

25/-

219

26.7

0690

4,136

3,140

"Thoroughly efficient."

653

447

240

687

246

22.26

373

2031

27.02

40 10 7

452

189

44.53

66 15 10

745

320

1,065

242

221

188.

282 0 0

3,076

"Thoroughly efficient.”

59.61

972

849.43

13,582

063

Chinese.

224

199

240

308

2013

143.14 25|- 185.85 30/-

22.17

178 186

1,997

278156

3,112

33 52

363

535

351.16

5,472

Lower Grade (Code Sec. 34 i.)

Non-Chinese.

203

14.63

Chinese.

10 30 00

1744

241

171.1

184

29.94

1673

48.97

342

250.01

756

1,197

150

208

358

"Inefficient."

294

160

454

2,009

ERNACULAR SCHOOLS

Upper Grade (Code Sec. 35 ii.)

269

215

40 43

34.37. 15/- 34.32

281

17,6 30 9

332

227 212

42.53

406

36.72 20/-

14 4

401

"Thoroughly efficient."

174

147.94

1,420

Berlin Foundling House, (G.)

Fairlea, (G.)

Victoria Home & Orphange, (G.) Training Home for Girls, (G.)

VERNACULAR SCHOU

Upper Grade (Code Sec. 35 ii.)

B. F. H.

269

34.37

15/- 25

C. M. S.

215

34.32

17/6

227

42.53

L. M. S.

212

36.72

20/-

361

174

147.94

Lower Grade (Code Sec. 35 i.)

Italian Convent, (G.)

R. C. M.

Aberdeen, (M.)

Bridges Street, (G.) Sacred Heart, (G.) Holy Infancy, (M.) * Hunghom, (G.) *

Yaumati, (G.) Shaukiwan, (G.)

10 00 00 1 CO CT

275

65.51 $7

246

43.19

253

32.94

255

54.91

268

51.23

271

37 51

259

23.12

272

39.34

Second Street, (B.) Square Street, (G.)

L. M. S.

206

62.79

227

26.34

31.

Shektongtsui, (B.)

Do. (G.)

Queen's Road East, (G.) Yaumati, (B.)

D'Aguilar Street, (G.)

241

22.91

221

15.06

217

41.76

200

34.65

230

25.47

Wantsai Chapel, (B.)

234

55 24

101-10 CO

Hospital Chapel, (B.)

220

63.81

Yaumati, (G.)

Hunghom, (B.) *

Queen's Road West, (B.)

Shaukiwan, (B.) * *

Tanglungchau, No. 1 (B.)

220

23.57

2055

11.80

226

41.34

214

43.56

2341

49.27

Do.

No. 2 (B.)

219

4.45

Aberdeen Street, (G.)

215

32.24

Tanglungchau, (G.) *

213

25.9

Wautsai Chapel, (G.)

218

26.

Bridges Street, (B.)

A. B. M.

222

111

77.59

Shamshuipo, (B.)

B. M.

233

50.74

Shaukiwan, (B.)

* *

226

36.42.

Tokwawan, (B.)

* *

205

30.50

High Street, West Point, (G.)

240

41.34

Tokwawan, (G.)

C. M. S.

228

5.06

Hollywood Road, (B.) *

247

34.08

Hunghom, (G.) * *

224

23.80

Lyndhurst Terrace, (G.)

233

35.89

Hollywood Road, (G.)

Saiyingpun, Praya, (G.) * *

Yaumati, (B.) * *

Do. (G.) * *

Pokfulam Road, (G.)

West Point, (B.)

Hollywood Road, (G.)

Shaukiwan, (G.)

Stanley, (M.)

* *

Hollywood Road, (B.) *

* *

R. M. S. W. M.

Stanley Street, (B.)

* *

Queen's Road East, (B.)

Elgin Street, (G.) *`*

Hollywood Road, (G.) * *

FOTOFFWANA 00 05 00 IA 1A 001

260

25.86

252

20.29

206

48.16

218

25.60

FIO CO 10 CO 10

21-6

233

39.34

251

16.35

258

27.61

2405

26.05

2283

46.47

239

24.09

167

8.64

240

27.13

228

31.24

227

38.52

*10 10 10

2,468

1,691.93

4,516

3,305.15

Note.-R. C. M. = Roman Catholic Mission.

C. M. S.

B. F. H.

L. M. S.

A. B. M. B. M. R. M. S.

W. M.

Church Missionary Society. Berlin Foundling House.

London Missionary Society. American Board Mission.

= Basel Mission.

Rhenish Missionary Society. = Wesleyan Mission.

Boys.

B. = G. = Girls.

Mixed.

= School year ends 30,6,0

31/127

30/6/0

ERNACULAR

SCHOOLS

Upper Grade (Code Sec. 35 ii.)

6347

269

34.37. 15/-

25 15

215

34.32

17/6

30 9

हीम

281

332

227

42.53

406

212

36.72 20/-

36 14

401

.401

"Thoroughly efficient."

174

147.94

1,420

Lower Grade (Code Sec. 35 i.)

DICO AIAIA 10 10 00 00 JA WA OR

275

65.51

459

"Thoroughly efficient."

246

43.19

302

Do.

253

32.94

231

Do.

255

54.91

329

264

51.23

307

271

37 51

259

23.12

272

39.34

206

62.79

227

26.34

**NOTO

307

225

162

236

280

440

520

158

124

282

241

22.91

137

108

245

221

15.06

112

202

217

41.76

376

464

"Thoroughly efficient."

200

34.65

243

298

230

25.47

127

136

263

234

5524

315

220

60.81

365

220

23.57

141

170

2053

11.80

226

41.34

214

43.56

234

49.27

219

4.15

30 19 On do do do d0 00 00 12

215

32.24

*ION 100

289-

111

400

248

297

345

"Inefficient."

193

142

335

213

25.9

155

218

26.

222

111

77.59

233

50.74

226

36.42.

2054

30.50

240

41.34

228

5.06

247

34.08

224

23.80

233

35.89

260

25.86

AFRA PROC1O 1O 1O

156 466

156

466

304

217

183.

183

248

"Inefficient.”

205

244

449

119

215

164

379

129

148

277

252

20.29

101

128

229.

206

48.16

337

218

25.60

154

3302142 — 10 10 TH

233

39.34

236

251

16.35

112-

210

2581

27.61

166

2405

26.05

130

2283

46.47

$25

194

519

239

24.09

120

128

248

167

8.64

103

130

"Inefficient."

240

27.13

228

31.24

227

38.52

230106

165

128

293

156

160

316

231

251

482

2,468

1,691.93

13,317

4,516

3,305.15

32,122

3,766

35,888

B. = Boys.

Girls.

Mixed.

School year ends 30,6,04. Grants (when in sterling) paid at the rate of 1s. 91⁄2d.

31/12/04. 30/6/05.

وو

of 1s. 10d.

Number of Scholars (Average Attendance).

3,100

3,000

2,900

2,800

2,700.

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,300

2,200

Appendix F.

CHART.

1895.

1896. 1897. 1898.

1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904.

2906

2540

2,100

.2,000

1,900

2064

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

900

800

700

600

500

Red Line

Black Line

Dotted Red Line

Government and Aided Schools, English (with Queen's College).

-Government and Aided Schools, Vernacular.

Private Schools, English.

Dotted Black Line

Private Schools, Vernacular.

980

HONGKONG.

No. 34

ABSTRACT SHEWING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR 1905 AND 1906.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

1905

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS :—

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS :--

New Posts,..............

63,663

Abolition of Posts,

32,964

Stipulated Increments,

17,479

Reduction on New Appointments,

7,859

Increase of Salary,

11,881

Exchange Compensation,

7,940

Increase due to posts being placed in the

Allowances,

5,125

Grading Scheme (including stipulated

Other Items,

2,332

increments),

6,805

Other Charges,

108,004

Exchange Compensation,

5,057

Special Expenditure, Post Office,

15,000

New Appointment on Sterling Salary,

360

Miscellaneous Services,.

19,916

Posts formerly paid for out of Other

Military Contribution,

Charges,.

576

Allowances,

4,045

Other Items,

4,254

Other Charges,

160,550

Specal Expenditure, Harbour Master's De-

partment,

15,400

Pensions,

15,676

Public Works, Recurrent,.

28,700

Total Increase,

$ 334,446

Total Decrease exclusive of P. W. Extra-

ordinary.....

Public Works, Extraordinary,

Deduct Increase,

TOTAL DECREASE inclusive of P. W.

Extraordinary,

$ 199,183 253,500

$ 452,683 334,446

118,237

HONGKONG.

No. 33

MEMORANDUM ON THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR 1906.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor,

1905

Note.-18. 8d., as for 1905, has been taken throughout these Estimates as the rate of conversion for sterling salaries, and as the basis for payment of exchange compensation.

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Extra Chinese Writer (Temporary:)—The holder of this temporary appoint- ment is Mr. LAU TSZ PENG who was originally engaged as Expert in New Territory Land Cases. After the closing of the Land Court he was employed in this Office on $75 a month, the equivalent of his former salary, as an understudy to Mr. Au, the First Chinese Writer, who contemplates retirement some time next year. As the date of the latter's resignation has not been definitely fixed, salaries for these two posts are provided for the whole.

year.

Interpretation Sub-Department.—All the Interpreters who have passed the prescribed examination have been placed in the Grading Scheme as from 1st January, 1906, it being the intention gradually to bring all the posts in the Inter- pretation Sub-Department into this scheme. There are at present thirteen 3rd Class and two 2nd Class Interpreters who have so qualified, and the increase involved in 1996 by these changes is $1,737.

Translator.-The salary for the 1st Grade of the Grading Scheme has been inserted. The present incumbent who is on the temporary establishment is receiving $90 a month, and the higher salary will not be drawn unless he has passed the prescribed examination, or until a properly qualified man has been appointed.

AUDIT DEPARTMENT.

In order to secure uniformity throughout the Estimates the rate taken for this Department for the conversion of sterling into dollars is 1s. 8d., instead of 1s. 10d. as adopted by the Exchequer and Audit Department.

TREASURY.

A.-Treasurer's Office.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

2 Clerks, Grade V.-These are departmentally styled the 9th and 10th Clerks. The latter is a new post, created for checking the large number of counterfoil-books in use in all departments, and for general assistance in the Office. Both these clerks were given the maximum of the grade which is equivalent to the salaries of clerks doing similar work in other departments, as there has been difficulty in getting competent men for less.

696

Assistant Collector of Villages Rates.-This clerk will be given his first incre- ment on the 1st January, 1906, as his initial pay-$240-is too low.

OTHER CHARGES.

Incidental Expenses, Lighting.—In the former Estimates these 2 items were amalgamated in the vote "Incidental Expenses" which was much under-estimated for the last 3 years.

The charges for lighting is now shown as a separate item, and

an increase of $60 is made in "Incidental Expenses."

B.-Office of Assessor of Rates.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Clerk to Assessor placed in Class VI, as he has been reported as a good Inter- preter and Translator, and deserving of an increase of salary.

Interpreter, I. D. 3rd Class.-Vide remarks on Interpretation Sub-Department under Registrar General's Departinent.

POST OFFICE.

A.-Hongkong Post Office.

OTHER CHARGES.

Mail Bags & Parcel Post Receptacles.--Until recently bags belonging to other Administrations have been used for forwarding mails in contravention of the rules of the Postal Convention.

B.- Postal Agencies in China.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Shanghai.

2 Marine Officers.-The original proposal as approved in C. O. Telegram of 20th April, 1905, was to place these two officers in Grade III, giving them $1,080 and $960 per annum respectively. Since then, the 2nd Marine Officer has resign-. ed, and it has been found necessary to allow the 1st Marine Officer to draw the maximum of the scale, and the successor to the 2nd Marine Officer to begin at $1,080 in order to obtain a suitable officer.

3 Shroff's, Grade VI.-Provision is made for an additional Shroff for assisting the Compradore at the Stamp Counter, as owing to the increased sale of stamps, the Compradore has to spend too much of his time at the stamp window.

Canton.

1st Assistant has been placed in Grade VI, his present pay --$360 per annum being inadequate when compared with that of men employed on similar work at the French and Chinese Post Offices.

4 Postmen-Owing to the general rise in wages of men of this class, the wages of the Senior Postman have been increased from $108 to $120 per annum, and of the other 3 postmen from $84 to $96 per annum.

Sampan Man. --The Consul-General has now abandoned his share. in the use of the sampan, and the whole wages of the sampan man-$84 per annum-have consequently to be born by the Agency.

697

Foochow.

Post Office Agent and Assistants.—The salaries of these officers have been increased in order to bring them to the level of those employed in similar capacities in other Agencies. It will be noted that the Assistants are merely put on an in- cremental scale, but do not get any increase next year.

Hoihow.

2 Postmen.-Provision for an additional postman at $72 per annum is made on the recommendation of His Britannic Majesty's Consul at the port. The one postman there is at present entrusted with the sale of stamps and also has to carry all the mails, &c.

Liu Kuny Tau.

2 Assistants. 4 Postmen and 2 Couriers.-The additional expenditure now provided for has this year been paid by the Agent out of the $2,400 allowed to him.

OTHER CHARGES.

Shanghai.

Travelling Expenses of Marine Officers.-The increase of $1,550 is for pro- viding passages for the Marine Officers who have to leave Shanghai earlier than hitherto owing to the accelerated service under the new contract with the P. &. O. S. N. Co. These Officers have formerly travelled free of charge by the P. & O. Steamers which now arrive here a day too late to connect with the outward English Mail..

Liu Kung Tau.

Incidental Expenses.-See explanation under "Personal Emoluments."

HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT,

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

A. -- Harbour Office.

House Allowance to Boarding Officers has been increased from $420 to $720 per annum, the former sum being considered inadequate compensation for free quarters to which these officers are entitled under the terms of their original appointment.

B.--Mercantile Marine Office.

Allowance to First Clerk for Overtime.-The services of this clerk are often required on board steamers for the engagement or discharge of crews, for which the Government collects a fee. It is considered fair to remunerate him for such service when rendered out of office hours.

D.-Marine Surveyor's Office.

Messenger. --- This man has been 17 years in the office, and has done his work satisfactorily. The increase is personal to himself only.

G-Lighthouses.

2 Assistants for Cap-Sui Mun Light. The new Light recently fixed requires better supervision than the present Lamp Trimmer can give. It is therefore proposed to replace him by 2 Chinese Assistant-keepers.

698

Harbour Office-Special Expenditure.

Fairway Lights and Buoys.-This apparatus which was designed by Trinity House is required for the better lighting of the fairway leading to the Western Entrance to the Harbour.

JUDICIAL AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS.

A.-Supreme Court.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Interpreter, I. D. 3rd Class, appointed to understudy the present interpre- ters, so that his services may be available when an interpreter goes upon leave or retires.

OTHER CHARGES.

Law Reports, Contribution towards printing, &c.—There are at present no authorised reports of judgments and arguments in important cases. A sum of $2,100 is therefore provided for the following expenses:-

Editing Law Reports,

Printing Do.

Shorthand Writer,

$600

$900

B.-Magistracy.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

2nd to 5th Clerks, Shroff and Ushers-Opportunity was taken of the vacancy. simultaneously, of the posts of 2nd and 3rd Clerks and Shroff, occasioned by retirement and dismissals, to introduce the Grading Scheme into the Department en bloc. These changes in salaries together with the abolition of the allowance of $288 to the Coroner's Clerk and Interpreter whose duties are distributed among the Clerical Staff, effect a saving of $263 in 1906.

Chinese and Hindustani Interpreter.-This Interpreter, through lack of know- ledge of the Chinese character, has not passed the examination prescribed in the Interpretation Scheme. He speaks 2 Chinese Dialects besides Hindustani, and is reported to be a good Interpreter. It is proposed to give him $1,200, the maxi- mum of a 2nd class Interpreter.

2 Messengers at $96.-It is no longer possible to get reliable men at $84 owing to the general rise in wages of the coolie class. It is proposed to increase the pay of these 2 messengers to $96 each per annum.

Interpreter, I. D. 3rd Class.-Vide remarks on similar post under Supreme.

Court.

D.-Land Registry Office.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Clerk and Translator.-Though the present incumbent of the post is drawing $720 per annum, $960 is placed on the Estimates, as it is expected that by 1906 he will have passed the prescribed examination.

Clerk for New Territory work in Hongkong.-The maximum pay of the pre- sent scale having been reached, this clerk is placed in Class VII as approved in C. O. D. No. 196 of 27th May, 1903.

699

Temporary Copying Clerk.-The appointment of this clerk at $180. per annum has been approved in C. O. D. No. 74 of 19th April, 1905. As this salary is too small for a clerk, it has been raised to $300 per annum which is the rate at which other clerks doing the same work are paid.

OTHER CHARGES.

Travelling Allowances.-An allowance of $360 per annum is provided for each of the 2 Land Bailiffs, and $192 for one of the Punti and Hakka Interpreters, as they have much travelling to do, and the Land Bailiffs at Hongkong and the Interpreter to the Police Magistrate in the New Territories are receiving allowan- ces of the same amounts.

POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS.

A.- Police.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

3 Chinese Sergeant-Interpreters, I.D. 3rd Class.-Vide remarks on Interpre- tation Sub-Department under Registrar General's Department.

Sergeant-Major, Chinese Force.-It is desirable that the present Chinese Barrack Sergeant should receive the rank and pay of a Sergeant-Major, his duties being similar to those of the Indian Sergeants-Major.

B-Fire Brigade.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

2 Stokers at $180.-The pay of the second class stokers has been raised from $156 to $180 per annum as from 1st January, 1906, as they rank with 1st Class Chinese Firemen whose pay is $180.

Floating Engine.-(a). It is considered that the European Police Officer in charge of the floater should have the rank and allowance of an Engine Driver, instead of those of an Assistant Engine Driver.

(b). The pay of the 2 seamen has been increased from $120 to $156 per annum, as their work on the floater is practically that of firemen whose pay ranges from $156 to $180 a year.

C.-Prison.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Clerk and Storekeeper.-The salary of this officer has been increased to $1,632, the pay of a 1st Class Police Inspector, in consideration of his long and faithful service.

Chief Warder, 2nd Class.-The Principal Warder in charge of the Branch Prison (Reformatory) is discharging duties more responsible than those of the other Principal Warders. It is proposed to give him the rank of 2nd Class Chief Warder with a salary of $1,440 to $1,680. by $48 annually, the year 1905 during which he has been in charge of the Branch Prison counting for purpose of incre-

ments.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

B.-Hospitals and Asylums.

Allowance to. Wardmasters for Knowledge of Chinese.-It is considered desir- able to extend to this Department, the allowance for knowledge of Chinese, which is now accorded to the Police and Sanitary Departments.

700

6 Nurses and 2 Amahs. The pay of the senior amah who has nearly 13 years' service has been increased from $144 to $180 per annum. Her pay is at present the same as that of a newly joined amah,

C_Institutes.

· Assistant Bacteriologist. On the recommendation of the Government Bacterio- logist a European Assistant on £360 to £420 by £30 triennially will take the place of the three Chinese Assistants who cannot be got to take a real interest in their work. It is hoped that greater efficiency in research work will be thus secured, and that the risk of contamination in the preparation of sera will be minimized.

Clerk, Grade V.-Hitherto the work of keeping books and checking stores has been done by the Bacteriologist with the assistance of the Accountant of the Civil Hospital. It is considered necessary to appoint a special clerk for this work.

General. The various items have been re-cast and re-arranged, but the total estimated expenditure for this sub-department shows a decrease of $3 as com- pared with that for 1905.

OTHER CHARGES.

B.-Hospitals and Asylums.

Medicine and Surgical Appliances, Civil Hospital. -$5,000 is added to this vote for 1906 in order to provide a sufficient reserve stock.

SANITARY DEPARTMENT.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Clerk, $ 180, has been placed in Class VII, as his duties are similar to those of the other two clerks in that Class.

Messengers.—It is no longer possible to engage messengers at $84. Their wages have consequently been re-cast as follows:-

1 Messenger at $96 raised to $108 per annum.

8 Messengers at $84

1 Messenger at $72

raised to $96 per annum.

Clerk and Draughtsman, Surveyor's Office, $480, has been placed in Class VII, with first increment.

8 Interpreters to Sanitary Inspectors, I. D. 3rd Class.- Vide remarks on Inter- pretation Sub-Department under Registrar General's Department.

Telephone Clerks.-There are seven telephone clerks at $420 per annum each. As satisfactory men cannot be got at this salary it is proposed to promote five to Class VII, and to keep one on his present salary on the temporary staff.

Sextons' wages of 3 at Mt. Davis, 1 at Mt. Caroline, 1 at Ma Tau Wai, and 2 at Happy Valley raised from $84 to $96 owing to general rise in wages among the coolie class. See Messengers above

Foreman Scavenger, Scavengers and Night Watchmen, Old Markets. This staff has been reorganized at a saving of $864.

New Western Market, New Mong Kok Tsui Market.

}

-Staff has been provided for these markets at a total cost of $2,688. It is anticipated that the market rents will exceed this sum,

_701

OTHER CHARGES.

Cemetery Expenses, Disintermerit of Dead Bodies.--Exhumation has hitherto been undertaken by the Tung Wah Hospital who have been paid by Government out of an open vote. It is proposed to place this work in future under the control of the Sanitary Department, and a special vote for the expenditure has been added accordingly.

Watering Streets.-Arrangement has been made with the Electric Tramway Company whereby the Sanitary Board undertake the watering of the Tramway tracks, the Company repaying the Government for the work. The additional expense involved by this arrangement is estimated at $1,000 a year.

EDUCATION.

A.- Department of Inspector of Schools.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Sub-Inspector for Girls' Schools.-A lady with a knowledge of Colloquial Chinese is to be engaged to explain educational methods to Teachers in the Vernacu- lar Girls' Schools.

Sub-Inspector for Vernacular Schools.-It is desirable that a better qualified man should be substituted for the Chinese Teacher to the Inspector of Schools, to assist him in examining the work of the higher Vernacular Standards.

2 Messengers. An additional messenger at $96 is required on account of increasing office work.

Belilios Public School, English Division. Mrs. BATEMAN, Head Mistress, will retire on 20th May, 1906, and it is proposed to revise the salaries, and appointments as follows:-

Head Mistress-$2,160 to $2,700 by $180 biennially + Exchange Com-

pensation.

Assistant Mistress-$1,680 to $2,040 by $120 biennially, commencing on

$1,800+ Exchange Compensation.

Second Assistant Mistress-$1,380 to $1,860 by $240 triennially + Ex-

change Compensation. Post to be abolished.

Three Junior Assistants instead of two-$240 to $420 by $60 annually.

Chinese Division.-Formerly included with English Division. It is proposed to re-organize this division, and the Inspector of Schools is of the opinion that with the small increase involved ($828 in 1906) it can be made thoroughly efficient. It is proposed to charge a monthly school fee of 25 cents which should produce a revenue of some $350,

ances.

Wantsai School -Third Assistant Master required owing to increased attend-

Anglo-Indian School.-Owing to the increase in the number of pupils it is considered desirable to replace the present English Mistress by a capable Indian Teacher and a Chinese Assistant.

Tai Po Anglo-Chinese School.—A new school is needed in this populous district.

GENERAL.

The Grading Scheme has been introduced, and examination grants and quar- ters' allowances have been abolished.

702

OTHER CHARGES.

Belilios Public School, Chinese Division. -Expenditure necessary owing to re-organization of the division.

Anglo-Indian School. This school was temporarily housed in the Belilios Public School, and has now separate quarters.

B.Queen's College.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Chinese Staff.-The Chinese Assistant Masters, Clerk, Pupil Teachers and Vernacular Masters have been placed in the Grading Scheme for 1906, it being deemed equitable and desirable to do so in view of the introduction of the Scheme in the Department of the Inspector of Schools.

The pay of the 5 Vernacular Masters is $360 each per annum. As this rate is considered too low to attract suitable men, it is proposed to place them in Grade V in 1906.

OTHER CHARGES.

Laboratory.-This item is needed for a course of Chemistry and Physics proposed to be established in the College. It will, however, not be drawn on unless there is a sufficient number of pupils to form a class.

Electric Fans, Maintenance.—It is considered desirable to provide fans for the European Staff during the hot weather.

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Grant to District Watchmen's Fund continued for another year owing to certain extraordinary expenditure to be incurred in alteration and enlargement of quarters.

PUBLIC WORKS.

A.-Public Works Department.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Temporary Land Surveyor.-A temporary Land Surveyor at $200 per men- sem was engaged in January last, because of the large amount of work outstanding in the Land and Survey Branch. His services will be retained in 1906 as the work of the Branch is greatly increased by the great additional area of land to be dealt with. A salary of £250 to £300 by £25 triennially has been inserted.

Head-Storekeeper has been placed in Grade IV of the Grading Scheme with the first increment as from 1st January, 1906. He has received no increase in his salary since his appointment in 1899, while his work has increased considerably.

Overseer, £210.-Required in connexion with the Tytam Tuk Water-works, as it is considered desirable to have European control over the Chinese Engine- drivers, and other employés for a work of such magnitude.

Assistant Foremen.-Owing to the great amount of work in progress it is necessary to augment this establishment. Two more assistant foremen have been added, and the salaries of the whole staff have been re-cast as follows:

10 at $480 to $600 by $60 biennially.

8 at $360 to $480 by $60 biennially.

The total increase involved is $1,200.

703

6 Turncocks at $120 each.-Required for the working of the Rider Main

System.

Engine-driver-$540,

3 Assistant Engine-drivers at $144, . Linesman-$120,

Watchman, ...$300

4 Coolies,

7 Do.,

$222 $384 3 Turncocks, .$153

This staff is required for the Tytam

Tuk Water-works.

These men are required for the maintenance of the New Kowloon Water-works for 6 months. The watchman and 4 coolies are for the Storage Reservoir Bungalow, the 7 coolies for the Filter Beds, and the 3 turncocks for the Distribution System.

Dredger.-(a.) The present salary of the Dredging Master is $960 per an- num, which, with Exchange Compensation, is equivalent to £144. The post is now put on a sterling basis-£140 to £170 by £10 biennially, starting at £150 on 1st January, 1906.

(b.) The salary of the Engineer has been increased from $216 to $240 with 2 biennial increments of $60. His services cannot be retained at the present salary, and a capable successor could not be engaged at less than $240.

24 Survey Coolies. The increased amount of survey work necessitates the engagement of 5 more coolies. The wages of the whole staff have been re-cast as follows:-

8 at $108, 8 at $98, and 8 at $90 each, involving a total increase of $624.

OTHER CHARGES.

Conveyance Allowance to 10 Overseers, $1,800.-In this amount is included. an allowance of $180 per annum to an overseer for the upkeep of a pony which he uses for proceeding to outlying districts in connexion with his duties. The allow- ance is granted for such time only as the pony is kept for the purpose.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Hongkong,

1905.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Colonial Secretary.

Receipts..

HONGKONG.

FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 19

Laid before the Legislative Council by Comn

His Excellency the Governor.

HONGKONG.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE

Amount Estimated.

Actual Receipts.

More than Less than Estimated.

Estimated.

$ 177,830.83

Payments.

Nett Balance, 1st January, 1904,

HEADS OF REVENUE.

1. Light Dues,

2. Licences and Internal Revenue, not

otherwise specified,

3. Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes and Reimbur- sements in aid,

4. Post Office,

5. Rent of Government Property,

6. Interest,

7. Miscellaneous Receipts,

Account,

. 70,000.00

2,330.16

$35

72,330.16

283,757.78

4,225,405.00 4,509,162.78

378,273.00 403,854.60 25,581,60

475,000.00 408,458.92

614,200.00 688,321.41 74,121.41

2,000.00 7,813.43 5,813.43

193,430.00-167,059,66.

250,000.00

65,948,39

Nett Balance (overpaid) 1st Ja

HEADS OF EXPENDITUR

Charge on account of Public Pensions,

Governor and Legislature,.... Colonial Secretary's Departm Audit Department,...

Treasury,.

Post Office,

Registrar General's Departm

66,541.08 Harbour Master's Departmen

Light-houses, ..:

Observatory, .

Botanical and Afforestation I Legal Departments,

Land Court, New Territory, -

26,370.34 Ecclesiastical,

Educations

184,051,61 Medical Departments,

Magistracy,

Police,

Sanitary Department,.

276,963.03| Charitable Allowances,

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales,... 6,208,308.00 6,322,949.35

9. Land Sales,

400,000.00 ,486,098.64

391,604.387

-86,098.64

Total Revenue,.

6,608,308.00 | 6,809,047.99

477,703.02 276,963.03 276,963.03

More than Estimated,

200,739.09

Transport,

Miscellaneous Services, Military Expenditure,

Public Works Department,. Public Works Recurrent,

Public Works Extraordinary.

Deposits Available, (Subsidiary Coin),

2,735,120.00

Total Expend

Deposits Available,

400,000.00

Deposits Not Available,

588,619.37

Less than Est

Crown Agents,

4,016,302.61

Crown Agents' Advance,

1,262,062.12

Crown Agents Bills outstanding,

260,000.00

Deposits Available, (Subsidia Deposits Available,

Advance Account,

304,018.76

Deposits Not Available,......

No. 1905

HONGKONG.

NCIAL RETURNS FOR THE YEAR 1904,

fore the Legislative Council by Command of

His Excellency the Governor,

HONGKONG.

ING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR 1904.

More than Less than

Estimated.

Payments.

Amount Estimated.

Actual

Payments.

More than Estimated.

Less than Estimated.

2,330.16

78 283,757.78

Nett Balance (overpaid) 1st Jan., 1904,

HEADS OF EXPENDITURE.

Charge on account of Public Debt, Pensions,

185,000.00

172,107.45

12,892.55

189,000.00

200,047.01

11,047.01

Governor and Legislature,

81,574.00 74,225.81

Colonial Secretary's Department,

86,192.00 63,253.35

7,348.19 22,938.65

Audit Department,..

16,579.00 11,813.13

4,765.87

Treasury,

49,098.00

51,229.21

2,131.21

25,581,60

Post Office,

348,241.00

316,756.56

31,484.44

Registrar General's Department,

35,606.00

31,339.71

4,266.29

66,541.08 Harbour Master's Department,

121,408.00

111,714.90

9,693.10

Light-houses, ...

41,414.00

35,237.00

6,177.00

74,121.41

Observatory,.

23,608.00 21,937.15

1,670.85

Botanical and Afforestation Dept..

46,763.00

49,688.98

2,925.98

5,813.43

Legal Departments,

151,893.00

143,294.61

8,598.39

Land Court, New Territory,

9,554.00

21,612.59

12,058.59

26,370.34

Ecclesiastical,

2.400.00

3,600.00

1,200.00

391,604.38

34 86,098.64

Education

184,051,61 Medical departments,

Magistracy,

Police,

Sanitary Department,

276,963.03| Charitable Allowances,

Trausport,

Miscellaneous Services, Military Expenditure,

Public Works Department, Public Works Recurrent,

164,979.00

151,589.34

13,389.66

240,743.00

211,732.68

39,398.00-

38,486.48

692,338.00

652,112.57

497,522.00

386,505.03

29,010.32

911.52 40,225.43 101,016.97

5,260.00

4,697.56

562.44.

8,000.00 15,997.12

154,854.00

162,583.32-

12,997.12 7,729.32

1,345,227.00

1,314,773.16

245,598.00

214,334.61

30,453.84 31,263.39

490,700.00

532,751 85

42,031.85

477,703.02 276,963.03

276,963.03

200,739.09

از

Total,

Public Works Extraordinary,

92,141.08 356,668.90

5,257,949.00 4,998,421.18

1,273,400.00 1,382,814.12 109,414.12

Total Expenditure,

6,531,349.00 6,376,235.30

201,555.20 356,668.90 201,555.20

Less than Estimated.

155,113.70

Deposits Available, (Subsidiary 'Coin), Deposits Available,

2,575,120.00 400,000.00

1. Light Dues,

2. Licences and Internal Revenue, not

otherwise specified,

3. Fees of Court or Office, Payments for specific purposes and Reimbur- sements in aid,

4. Post Office,

5. Rent of Government Property,

6. Interest,

7. Miscellaneous Receipts,

8. Water Account,

70,000.00

72,330.16

2,330.16

4,225,405.00 | 4,509,162.78 283,757.78

378,273.00 403,854.60 25,581.60

475,000.00 408,458.92

614,200.00 688,321.41 74,121.41

2,000.00 7,813.43 5,813.43

193,430.00 167,059.66

250,000.00

65.948.39

26,370.34

184,051,61

Charge on account of Public Pensions,

Governor and Legislature,. Colonial Secretary's Departu Audit Department,

Treasury,

Post Office,

Registrar General's Departm

66,541.08 Harbour Master's Departme

Light-houses,

Observatory,

Botanical and Afforestation Legal Departments,

Land Court, New Territory: Ecclesiastical,

Education

Medical Departments, Magistracy,

Police,

Sanitary Department, Charitable Allowances, Transport,

...

Miscellaneous Services, Military Expenditure, Public Works Department, Public Works, Recurrent,

TOTAL, exclusive of Land Sales,... 6,208,308.00 6,322,949.35 391,604.38

276,963.03

9. Land Sales,

400,000.00 .486,098.64 86,098.64

Total Revenue,.

6,608,308.00 |· 6,809,047.99

More than Estimated,

Deposits Available, (Subsidiary Coin),

2,735,120.00

Deposits Available,

400,000.00

Deposits Not Available,

588,619.37

Crown Agents,

4,016,302.61

Crown Agents' Advance,

1,262,062.12

Crown Agents' Bills outstanding,

260,000.00

Advance Account,

304,018.76

Family Remittance,

.34,266:58

Subsidiary Coin,

2,575,147.55

Money Order,

183,140.71

Suspense House Service,

29,957.23

Exchange,

10,158.15

477,703.02 276,963.03

276,963.03

200,739.09

Public Works Extraordinar

Total Exper

Less than E

Deposits Available, (Subsid Deposits Available, Deposits Not Available,

own Agents,

Crown Agents' Bills outsta Advance Account,

Family Remittance, Subsidiary Coin, Money Order,

Suspense House Service,

Total,.......

19,207,841.07

Total Payments,.........................

Nett Balance 31st I

Total Receipts, with opening Balance, $19,385.671.90

Hongkong, 23rd March, 1905.

2,330.16

Charge on account of Public Debt,. Pensions,

185,000.00

172,107.45

12,892.55

189,000.00

200,047.01

11,047.01

Governor and Legislature,

81,574 00

74,225.81

3 283,757.78

25,581.60

Colonial Secretary's Department,

86,192.00

63,253.35

7,348.19 22,938.65

Audit Department,

16,579.00

11,813.13

1,765.87

Treasury,..

49,098.00

51,229.21

2,131.21

Post Office,

348,241.00

316,756.56

31,484.44

Registrar General's Department,

35,606.00

31,339.71

4,266.29

66,541.08

Harbour Master's Department,

121,408.00

111,714.90

9,693.10

Light-houses,

41,414.00

35,237.00

6,177.00

74,121.41

Observatory,

23,608.00 21,937.15

1,670.85

Botanical and Afforestation Dept..

46,763.00

49,688.98

2,925.98

5,813.43

Legal Departments,

151,893.00

143,294.61

8,598.39

Land Court, New Territory,

9,554.00

21,612.59

12,058.59

う

26,370.34

Ecclesiastical,

2,400.00

3,600.00

1,200.00

Education

164,979.00

151,589.34

184,051,61

13,389.66

Medical Departments,

240,743.00

211,722.68

Magistracy,

39,398.00-

38,486.48

Police, ................

692,338.00

652,112.57

Sanitary Department,..

487,522.00

386,505.03

86,098.64

391,604.38 276,963.03 Charitable Allowances,

Transport,

Miscellaneous Services, Military Expenditure, Public Works Department,' Public Works Recurrent,

8,000.00 15,997.12

1,345,227.00 1,314,773.16

5,260.00

4,697.56

29,010.32 911.52 40,225.43 101,016.97

562.44.

12,997.12

154,854.00

162,583.32

7,729.32

30,453.84

245,598.00

214,334.61

31,263.39

490,700.00

532,751 8.5

42,051.85

477,703.02 276,963.03

276,963.03

200,739.09

Total,

Public Works Extraordinary,

5,257,949.00 4,993,421.18

1,273,400.00 1,382,814.12

92,141.08 356,668.90

109,414.12

Total Expenditure,.

6,531,349.00| 6,376,235.30.

201,555.20

356,668.90 201,555.20

Less than Estimated,

155,113.70

Deposits Available, (Subsidiary Coin),

Deposits Available,

Deposits Not Available,

own Agents,

Crown Agents' Bills outstanding,

2,575,120.00

400,000.00

434,836.88

4,010,214,00

1,090,782.61

Advance Account,

Family Remittance,

Subsidiary Coin,

Money Order,

Suspense House Service,

367,260.62

55,727.95

3,566,621.84

166,016.01

28,599.50

Total Payments,....

19,071,414.21

Nett Balance 31st Dec., 1994, .

314,257.69

Total,

..$19,385,671.90

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Treasurer.

169

STATEMENT OF ASSETS

LIABILITIES.

AND

ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1904.

LIABILITIES,

ASSETS.

Crown Agents' Drafts in Transit,

Military Contribution,

260,000.00

Balance in Bank,

326,413.17

22,928.27. Subsidiary Coins in Transit,

991,473.79

Deposits not available,.................

596,808.87 Advances,

111,272.36

Refund of Rates,

5,350.00

Suspense House Service,..

1,222.48

Officers' Remittances,

359.37

Profit, Money Order Office,.....

15,000.00

Money Order Remittances,

33,489.00

Transit Charges, General Post Office,.

16,500.00

Civil Pensions,

22,600.00

Police Pensions,

15,700.00

Public Works,

145,896.17

Miscellaneous,

15,871.81

Balance overdrawn, Crown Agents,

12,155.48

Total Liabilities,

1,147,658.97

Balance,

297,722.83

Total,...$ 1,445,381.80

Total Assets,*

$1,445,381.80

* Not including Arrears of Revenue amounting to $206,083.18.

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Treasurer,

Treasury, Hongkong, 30th March, 1905.

Balances

1st January, 1904.

170

Summary of Advances and Repayments of Advances for the Year ended 31st December, 1904.

Names.

Repayments of Advances during the year.

Balances

31st Dec., 1904. ›

Advances during

Total.

the

year.

Money Order,

( 256,290.15

27,352.08

(1) 802.69

284,444.92

255,495.85

28,949.07

Government of Singapore,

610.15.

1,946.47

Supreme Court,

100.00

2,556.62 100.00

1,786.55

770.07

Captain Superintendent of Police,.

25.00

740.00

765.00

740.00

Praya Reclamation,..

4,501.31

2,336.90

6,838.21

4,501.31

Crown Solicitor,

1,100.00

183.75

100.00

25.00 2,336.90 916.25

Sanitary Department,

1,000.00

Treasury,

500.00

H. K. Phelips,·

591.60

Public Works Department,

8,000.00

Private Street Improvements,

1,709.72

1,000.00

500.00

8,000.00 593.37

...

591.60

1,116.35

H. B. Lethbridge,

159.77

14.36

146.63

160.99

(3) 1.22

J. R. Crook

12.58 Cr.Bal. 12.58

Ada Robertson, W. & O. Pensiou,

269.84

{ (4)

122.85

65.45

(4) 81.54

H. J. Gidley,...

218.18

Jane Wildey, W. & O. Pension,

20.00

185.70

198.18

408.33

99.03

(5) 123.60

E. A. Carvalho,

537.81

Weihaiwei Account,.

6,649,34

6,649.34

Ceylon Government,

443.66

515.52

53.40

(6) 18.46

Passage of Kindall and Wife,

106.87

(2) 0.01

106.83

106.88

Furniture for Government Pavilion,.

800.00

200.00

600.00

W. H. Williams,

22.66

J. D. Ball,

498.31

.498.31

498.31

H. Garrod,

108.78

Electric Tramway Company,

132.14

Praya East Reclamation,

13,112.59

27,679.03

40,791.62

125.90

40,665.72

J. M. Seymour, W. & O. Pension,

180.44

Post Office,..

538.80

Colonial Secretary's Department,

25.00

Money Order,

10,000.00

M. T. Edwards,

Mrs. Kent,

M. Earner,

98.68

33.39

132.07

512.00

$12.00

124.60

F. Allen,

E. C. Lewis,

G. E. Thomas,

183.40 435.58

...

183.40

183 40

435.58

220.00

215.58

267.14

156.00

111.14

M. J. Wood, W. & O). Pénsion,...

63.75

129.59

18.41

(7) 47.43

Rider Main Scheme,

D. Wood,.......

Transvaal Government,

24,120.51 500.87 15,827.15

24,120.31

500.87 15.827.15

Inspector of Schools,

Queensland Government,

A. Dixon, W. & O. Pension,.

Mauritius Government,

J. W. Ironside,

F. A. Gidley, W. & O. Pension,

M. Waters,

D. McKenzie,

Gold Coast Government,

Bombay Government,.

M. Moore, W. & 0. Pension,..

12.00

648.97

408.69

408.68

9.49 350.00 9,272.73

12.00

637.11

ì (8) 11.86

184.07

150.87 6,554.42

24,111.02

99.56

(9) 125.05

237.11

502.43

502.13

246.92

(10) 18.40

650.82

51.05

169.24

85.44

(11) 32.75

86.05

561.75

· 86.05 561.75

22.20

21.82 (12) 0.38

12.80

14.65

121.89

98.09

(13) 9.15

Li Hong Mi,

W. Orchar,

401.14

401.11

80.00

321.14

44.78 Cr.Bal. 44,78

F. W. Clark,

763.64

75.00

688.64

48,101.91

368,063.32

416,165.23

304,892.87

111,329.72

Less Credit,...$

57.36

$ 111,272.36

(1) Profit in Exchange...$802.69

(2)

(3) Loss in Exchange $ 0.01 (+)

1.22

81.54

123.60

$802.70

ད་

18.46

47.43

(8)

11.86

(9)

125.05

;

(10)

18.10

(11)

32.75

(12)

0.38

(13)

9.15

$469.84

Treasury, Hongkong, 16th March, 1905.

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Treasurer.

171

Summary of Deposits and Refunds of Deposits for the year ended 31st December, 1984.

Names.

Balances on 1st January, 1904.

Deposits received dur- ing the year.

Total.

Deposits

Balance on

repaid during 31st Decem-

the year.

ber, 1904.

Intestate Estate,

1,395.92

243.26

1,639.18

Sikh Police Fund,

3,116.00

2,550.00

1,639.18

566.00

Police Fine Fund,

789.74

1,279.64

2,069.38

1,662.28

407.10

Chinese Recreation Ground,

4,519.75

1,328.07

5,847.82

571.21

5,276.61

Estate of deceased Policemen,

197.42

Tender Deposit,

2,085.00

14,350.00

16,435.00

10,165.00

Post Office Fine Fund,

271.53

29.08

Suitors' Fund,

118,151.54

463,973.41

300.61 582,124.95

5.00

6,270.00 295.61

346,724.47

235,400.48

Widows' and Orphans' Fund,

163,162.46

38,351.40

201,513.86

4,988.11

196,525.75

Custom Duties on Parcels,

1,283.90

3,040.46

4,324.36

3,244.28

1.080.08

Medical Department Fine Fund,

Praya Reclamation Fund,

Sale of Land Deposit,

Sanitary Department Fine Fund,

145,208.72

23,222.18

168,430.90

38,990.27

129,440.63

400.00

1,850.00

2,250.00

2,150.00

100.00

173.36

75.65

249.01

65.79

39.61

105.43

66.80

38.63

Market Caretakers Securities,

900.00

20.00

920.00

Hongkong Volunteers Corps Fund, Miscellaneous,

34,915.69

1,134.31

1,415.00

2,549.31

· 900.00 18,133.37

765.00

20.00

16,782.32

1,784.31

Board of Trade,

Gaol Library,

67.04 103.90

1,682.89

1,749.93

1,721.09

28.84

103.90

House Service Deposit,

Sugar Convention,

603.00 2,200.00

603.00

2,200.00

443,026.38 588,619.37 1,031,645.75

434,836.88 596,808.87

Hongkong, 16th March, 1905.

L. A. M. JOHNSTON, Treasurer.

Statement of Funded Public Debt or Loans borrowed for Fixed Periods outstanding on the

31st De ember, 1904, and of the Accumulated Sinking Funds at the same date.

Designation of Debt or Loan.

Legal

Amount Authority. Outstanding.

L'ongkong 31% In- Ordinances 1&2 £341,799.15.1

scribed Stock.

Sterling.

of 1893.

SINKING FUNDS.

Amount of Stock, &c.

Cost. Price.

Market Value.

South Australia, 31% Stock. New Zealand,

Do.. Western A'tralia, 3

Trinidad,

Do.,

Gold Coast,

Brit. Guiana

£ s. d.

1,104.19. 0 2.468. 3. 2 327.15. 3 2,100. 0. 0 5.000. 0. 0 4,000. 0. 0 5.000. 0. 0

s. d.

2,000. 0. 0

Queensland,

Cape of G. Hope, 3

2,000. 0.0 2,000. 0. 0

Natal,

Victoria,

Sierra Leone,

3300

200. 0. 0 5,000. 0. 0 3,174.10. 1

£34,375. 7. 6

1.196. 3. 2 2,459. 9. 4 295. 2. 8

(981) 2,431. 2. 8 (89) 291.14.2

2,010. 2.10 |(85) 1,785. 0. 0 4,746.15. 0 |(90) 4,500. 0. 0 4.082.12. 0 (105) 4,200. 0. 0 4,480.11. 6 (85) 4.250. 0. 0 1,932.17. 3 ( 89 ) 1,780. 0. 0 1,948. 5.10 ( 85 ) 1,700. 0. 0 1,941. 1. 0 (871) 1,750. 0, 0 189.19. 5 (881) 177. 0. 0 4.734. S. 6 (961) 4,825. 0. 0 3,056.11. 3(99) 3,142.15. 2

£33,073.19. 9 £ 31,909.18. 6

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

(97) 1.077. 6. 6

Treasury, Hongkong, 30th March, 1905.

Treasurer.

}

PRAYA RECLAMATION FUND.

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1904.

Adjustment of Expen-

Balance

spent

1-90.

1891.

1892.

1893.

1894.

1895.

1896.

1897.

1898.

1899.

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

diture up to 31st December, 1904.

Total

Expenditure.

Estimated

Cost.

Balance

available.

in Excess

Additions. Deductions

Estimated

Cost.

Private Marine

· Lot Holders.

Section No. 1,*

Do. No. 2,

Do. No. 3,

Do. No. 4,

Do. No. 5,

Do. No. 6,

Do. No. 7,

3,113.67 6,552.99 7,019.62 5;004.19 9,187.60 14,215:46 7,876.47 14,630.92|· 27,669.30 21,7×8.35 31,817.53 77,925.38

7,128.41 42,019.54| 43,791.64| 24,984.84 46,758.18 63,318.02 14,086.90 24,596.23 29,091.12 32,355.42| 29,025.13| 16,322.59 31,256.52 55,887.63 34,580.26 49,612.81 | 35,455.12 36,245.99 6,202.29 5,754.83 11,705.77 | 10,903.57 6,548.41 2,343.63 2,205.13. 6 051.14 65,631.55 112,573.89 | 33,075.47, 31,593.99 36,697,68 48,599.71 43,961.02 25,030.76 14,247.88 4,206.01 3,892 45. 1. 1,822.21 7,063.88 55,601,67 | 39,144.85 | 11,964.17| 31,946.66| 28,704.10 7,998.26 6,377.75 3,428.36 14,169.36 8,670.52 63,670.23 62,780.32 49,058.88 58,331.35| 15,581.31 12,793.76 5,666.01| 53,029.15 57,374.26 | 29,767.10 50,382.14 52,327.67 52,553.60 67,275.01| 35,311.07| 9,600.81 51,701.26 44,519.27 27,309.82 27,919.28 12,423.70 7,630.77 | 3,516.38

3,909.14 1,791.69 21,920.74

29,976.01 31,316.36 28,256,13 437,770.81 2,658.99 2,135.99 630.25 9.954.36 4,663.93

423,260.67

14,510.14

252,916.31

251,176 20

1,740.11

414,035.87

2,745.75

1,545.07 5,203.77 253.62 5,230.11 3,094.12 | 19,819:21 47,505.71| 22,053,48| 37,966.13 | 15,995.72 5,422.41 3,049 55| 19,531.62 | 15,753.05

459,378.56 216,640.80 227,392.11 10,751.31

45,342.69.

345,034.78 329,686.00

15 348.78

515,122.33 523,788.60

21,633.73

32,433.11 316,238.44

12,164.67

105,850.19 204,450.45 332,808.10|111,032.85 240,561.81 | 272,503.71 | 228,333.44 233,308.93 198,358.66 205,164.46 | 134,060.12 | 80,449.13 99,483,42 | 65,763.36 116,259.03 92,135.65 |2,540,254.01 | 2,530,950:58

56,094.00

65,397.43

Gocerument.

Section No. 4, '

Do. No. 5,

Do. No. 6,

413.53

233.81

511.73

Do. No. 7,

814.38 1,260.26 303.87 9,727.49 5,464.26 3,290.36 5,661.37 4,678.83 1,406.59 1,107.42 442.73 258.19 1,130.16 1,418.47 2,520.21 4,213.30 1,003.11 774.39 1,697.95 16,858.62 18,515.52 11,741.06 3,430.13 2,811.06 1,135.21 €75.91 214.09 19,406.64

755.45 1,400.02 2,119.82 637.44 1,036.00 1,541.61 3,337.25 1,094.88 5,888.25 8,925.85 4,585.20 6,747.30 3,263.24 7,321.91 32,304.19 48,472.28 |111,086.04|12,473.23| 10,156.55 5,709.57 12,954.74 3,393.29 3,005.03 2,178.41 2,827.40 2,818.70 | 2,900.13 2,716.98 897.12 11,156.16

36,223.55 38,734.40

2,510.85

47,602.42 67,194.90 | 19,592.48 49,198.95 46,818.03 242,767.53 259,218.77 16,451.24

2,380.95

Total,

172

375,792.45 411,966.07 38,554.57 2,380.95

34,921.64 | 53,205.92 | 118,679.42 | 14,324.94 11,802.19 18,171.01 36,819.23 28,536.42 9,761.28 24,486,58 | 16,589.97 11,322.38 11,225.37 6,944.62 9,563.28 30,562.80 Grand Total,.$141,771.83 257,657.37 451,487.52||128,357.79 252,364.00 290,674.72 265,152.67 261,845.35 208,119.94 229,651.04 150,650.09 | 91,771.51 110,708.79 72,707.98 125,822.31 122,696.45 2,916,046.46|2,942,916.65 | 94,648,57

* This includes Marine Lots Nos. 184, 188, 189 R. P., which belong to the Government.

67,778.38

Hongkong, 30th March, 1905.

L. A. M. JoHNSTON,

Treasurer.

་

HONGKONG.

No. 90%

1905

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ESTIMATES FOR 1906.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1904.

LIABILITIES.

ASSETS.

Crown Agents' Drafts in Transit,

260,000.00

Balance in Bank,

326,413.17

Military Contribution,

22,928.27

Subsidiary Coins in Transit,

991,473.79

Deposits not available,......................

596,808.87

Advances,

111,272.36

Refund of Rates,

5,350 00

Suspense House Service,.....

1,222.48

Officers' Reinittances,

359.37

Profit, Money Order Office,.......

15,000.00

Money Order Remittances,

33,489.00

Transit Charges, General Post Office,.

16,500.00

Civil Pensions,

22,600.00

Police Pensious,

15,700.00

Public Works,

145,896.17

Miscellaneous,

15,871.81

Balance overdrawn, Crown Agents,

12,155.48

Total Liabilities,

1,147,658.97

Balance,

207,722.83

Total,.....$1,445,381.80

Total Assets,*

$1,445,381.80

* Not including Arrears of Revenue amounting to $206,089.18.

Treasury, Hongkong, 21st August, 1905.

L. A. M. JOHNSTON, Treasurer.

(P. T. 0.

__708

ESTIMATED BALANCE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ON 31sг DECEMBER, 1905.

Ordinary Revenue, 1905, Land Sales,

....

Ordinary Expenditure, 1905, Public Works Extraordinary,

..$6,680,100.00 400,000.00

.$ 5,385,660.00 1,773,200.00

-$,7,080,100.00

-$7,158,860.00

Debit Balance,

Balance of Assets, 1904,

Estimated Arrears, 1905,

Treasury, Hongkong, 2nd September, 1905.

Dr.

To Inscribed Stock Loan at 34% interest,

$ 297,722.83 113,000.00

Balance of Assets on 31st December, 1905,

LOAN ACCOUNT 1904.

.$ 78,760.00

$410,722.83

.$331,962.83

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Treasurer.

Cr.

to be paid off on the 15th April, 1943,.. £ 341,799.15.1 By Sinking Fund,

..£

33,073.19.9

ESTIMATED LOAN ACCOUNT 1905.

To Inscribed Stock Loan at 33% interest,

to be paid off on the 15th April, 1943,...£ 341,799.15.1 By Sinking Fund,

37,535. 9.1

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Treasurer.

Treasury, Hongkong, 21st August, 1905.

No. 1905

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE BRIGADE, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 10th February, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit the following report on the Government Fire Brigade, for the year 1904.

2. There were 57 Fires and 64 Incipient Fires during the year, as against 49 and 55 in 1903. The Brigade turned out 63 times during the year.

The estimated damage caused by Fires was $761,736.00 and by Incipient Fires $743.00.

3. There was an intermittent supply of water in the mains from 1st January to 3rd July, during which period sea water was used as much as possible in order to save the fresh, water.

4. One serious Fire occurred during the period of intermittent water supply, on 25th February, at No. 444 Des Voeux Road West, where six houses were wholly or partly destroyed, and the total damage was estimated at $62,000, part of which was covered by insurance.

5. Five Fires occurred in the Harbour during the year.

6. Two cases of attempted arson were discovered, one at No. 45 Gough Street on the morning of the 20th March by District Watchman No. 41 who raised an alarm and with the assistance of the occupants of the first floor extinguished the fire before much damage was done. The two men were prosecuted for arson, they were convicted at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment with hard labour. The other was at No. 123 Wellington Street on 8th September when an employé of the Restaurant on the 2nd floor set fire to some furniture. He was convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour.

7. Two large fires took place at the Kowloon Godowns.

On 10th April at 2.50 p.m. fire broke out in Godown No. 22 of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company followed almost immediately by several explosions. The Brigade with No. 3 Engine and the Floater were soon at the scene of the fire and also the Engines from the Torpedo Depôt and the Godowns, but owing to the inflammable nature of the goods stored in the Godown and the explosions that took place, the fire spread rapidly to Godowns Nos. 21 and 23. The explosions were caused by the bursting of large iron cylinders containing carbonic acid

gas. The damage is estimated at $100,000, which was covered by insurance.

The second fire took place on 29th April at 12.05 a.m. in Godown No. 9 in which a large quantity of hazardous goods were stored. The Brigade and also the Engines from the Torpedo Depôt and Godowns were turned out promptly, but owing to the inflammable nature of the goods the godown was completely gutted. The damage, which is covered by insurance, is estimated at $80,000.

This fire was caused by fumes of arrack coming in contact with a lighted gas lamp, and the first fire probably originated in the same manner.

8. I attach a list of places where Fire Despatch Boxes are kept and of private telephones to which the Police have access in the event of a fire. I also enclose a copy of a report by the Engineer on the state of Fire Engines, which are all in good

order.

9. The conduct of the Brigade has been good.

10. I returned from leave on 18th March, and the Deputy Superintendent (Captain LYONS) left for England on leave on 2nd March, and during his absence Mr. HALLIFAX acted for him.

11. Mr. LANE was appointed Assistant Engineer and Station Officer and arrived in the Colony on 19th March.

The Hon. THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

I have, &c.,

F. J. BADELEY, Superintendent, Fire Brigade.

List of Places where Fire Brigade Despatch Boxes are kept.

1 Box. No. 1 Police Station.

2 Boxes. Engine House at No. 2 Police 1

Station.

1 Box.

Naval Dock Yard.

Government Offices.

Clock Tower.

Government House.

2 Boxes. No. 7 Police Station.

box.

No. 7, Queen's Garden, Royal | 1

Engineers' Mess.

Central Police Station.

Wellington Street at Lyndhurst 3 Boxes.

Terrace.

Government Civil Hospital.

1 Box.

Staunton Street at Sing Wong1

Street.

Water Lane at Queen's Road

Bonham Strand West, at West

End.

Gas House, West Point.

Fat Hing Street, at Queen's

Road West.

Ko Shing Theatre.

Government Lunatic Asylum. Nam Pak Hong Fire Station Man Mo Temple.

No. 5 Police Station. Kennedy Town Hospital. Collinson Street West.

No. 463, Queen's Road West. Police Matshed, Connaught

Road.

Central.

List of Telephones to which the Police can have access to communicate with Central Station in the event of a Fire breaking out.

Hongkong and China Gas Company, East and West Point, from 7 A.M. to 9 P.M. Tung Wá Hospital, Po Yan Street. Man On Insurance Office, Queen's Road

West.

Clock Tower.

Hongkong Hotel, Des Voeux Road Central. Royal Naval Yard, Queen's Road East. Mr. J. KENNEDY's, Causeway Bay. Electric Light Company, Queen's Road

East.

Fire Alarms.

Harbour Master's Office at Wing Lok Street. Hollywood Road at Queen's Road West. Wilmer Street at Des Voeux Road West.

HONGKONG, 9th February, 1905.

SIR,I have the houour to forward the annual report on the state of the Government Fire Engines, for the year ending 31st December, 1904.

STEAMER NO. 1.

FLOATING FIRE ENGINE.

Engines and Pumps by Shand & Mason.

This Engine has been 7 years in service; and was docked and thoroughly over- hauled in August, 1904, by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company. The Hull, Machinery and Boiler are all in good working order.

STEAMER No. 2.

Land Engine by Shand & Mason.

This Engine has been 26 years in service (Boiler 7 years old). It has been regularly used and tested at Drill for Drivers and Fire, was overhauled at regular intervals during the year, and is now in good working order.

STEAMER NO. 3.

Land Engine by Shand & Mason.

This Engine has been 22 years in service, was regularly used and tested at monthly Drill for Drivers. Boiler was retubed in May last, machinery thoroughly overhauled, and is now in good working order.

STEAMER No. 4.

Land Engine by Shand & Mason.

This Engine has been 23 years in service, regularly used and tested at Drill for Drivers and Fires. New Firebox and shell plate fitted to Boiler in April, all thoroughly overhauled, and now in good order and condition.

STEAMER No. 5.

Land Engine by Shand & Mason.

This Engine has been 18 years in service, it was regularly used and tested at Drill for Drivers and Fires during the year, overhauled at regular intervals, and is now in good working order. The Firebox of this Boiler is getting thin, and I would recommend that a new one be purchased from the makers to replace the old one during the year.

All the Manual Engines and Gear, Hose, Reels, and Supply Carts, have been kept in repair, and are now in good order and condition.

I have, &c.,

D. MACDONALD, Engineer, Fire Brigade.

No. DATE.

TIME.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1904.

NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

Wholly. Partly.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

1 January

567

1.50 a.m.

3.10 a.m.

5.40 p.m.

22 | 1.50 a.m.

24 12.10 a.m.

26 10.45 a.m.

30 11.55 a.m.

9 p.m.

8 February 5

12 March

9.48 p.m.

House No. 98, Queen's Road Central,

Fore Peak of S.S. Prima in Victoria Har- bour,

House No. 13, Seymour Road,

House No. 314, Des Voeux Road Central,....

House No. 31, Cochrane Street,..

A matshed at Gas Works, West Point, House No. 264, Des Voeux Road Central,... House No. 74, Bonham Strand Central,. House No. 352, Queen's Road Central, House No. 95, Jervois Street,.....

House No. 444, Des Voeux Road West,. House No. 128, Kramer Street at Tai Kok Tsui,

Honse No. 37, Jervois Street,....

12.15 a.m.

2.45 a.m.

1 a.m.

17 11.45 a.m.

3.55 a.m.

House No. 236, Queen's Road West,

15 April

1.45 a.m.

6 11.50 p.m.

17.

3.30 a.m.

...

$14,000

3,400

23,000

Sparks from a lighted torch,... [the ship's riding light, Dropping and exploding of Unknown,

Damage partly covered by insurance. Not insured.

Damage covered by insurance.

...

20,000

Careless use of matches, or fire by workmen in the Store,...

2,456

Unknown,

Damage covered by insurance. Damage covered by insurance.

500

Unknown,

Damage covered by insurance.

30,000

Unknown,.

Damage covered by insurance.

40,000

Unknown,

Damage covered by insurance.

23,500

Unknown,

Damage fully covered by insurance.

2,500

...

62,000

500

Unknown,...

3,400

22,000

Arson,

ง

House No. 115, Des Voeux Road, Kowloon, On board S.S. Holstein in Victoria Habour,

House No. 138, Wellington Street,.. Godown No. 22, Kowloon,

..10

2.50 p.m.

1,300

...

2,659

.....

1,400

Arson,

100,000

of arrack,

14 11.05 p.m.

House No. 288, Queen's Road Central,

20,300

Unknown,....

Overheating of a drying stove, Damage covered by insurance.

Unknown,..

Carelessness of carpenters and workmen on the 1st floor,

Sparks from a furnace,

Carelessness of some steve- dore's coolies,

Unknown. Probably fumes

Damage partly covered by insurance.

Damage covered by insurance.

Damage covered by insurance. Damage covered by insurance. Four men were arrested and discharged. Damage covered by insurance.

One man was arrested and discharged by the Magistrate.

Damage covered by insurance. Damage partly covered by insurance.

Carried forward.

$372,915

FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1904, Continued.

No. OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

No.

DATE.

TIME.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

Wholly. Partly.

Brought forward,

$372,915

20 April

1.25 a.m.

Houso No. 210, Queen's Road Central,

35,000

Unknown,

1.05 a.m.

House No. 165, Wing Lok Street,

40,000

Unknown,

29 12.05 a.m.

Godown No. 9, Kowloon,

80,000

Accident,

6 a.m.

On board S.S. Sung Kiang lying off Quarry Bay,

50,000

Unknown,.

24 May

4.27 a.m.

House No. 37, Bonham Strand West,

6,300

Unknown,

2.50 a.m.

House No. 36, Connaught Road West,

17,500

Unknown,

6.50 a.m.

9.50 p.m.

House No. 185, Queen's Road West,... House No. 109, Queen's Road Central,

2,000

Unknown,.

2,000

of arrack,

9 p.m.

29 June

32 July

2.40 p.m.

9.40 a.m.

House No. 2, Lewis Square, Kowloon City, Star Ferry Co's. Wharf, Connaught Road Central,

House No. 41, Bonham Strand East,.

150

Unknown,

...

2,800

Accident,

Accident. Ignition of fumes

Damage covered by insurance. Damage covered by insurance. Damage covered by insurance.

Damage covered by insurance. Damage partly covered by insurance. Damage partly covered by insurance.

Damage covered by insurance. Not insured.

Not insured.

10,000

Unknown,

11.10 p.m.

A matshed in Temple St., Yau Ma Ti,

4 matsheds.

100

Unknown,

Damage partly covered by insurance. Not insured.

2.50 a.m.

House No. 67, Station Street North, Yau Ma Ti,

1,200

Exploding of a kerosine lamp, Damage covered by insurance.

4.20 a.m.

House No. 51, Bonham Strand East,.

7,000

Unknown,

Damage covered by insurance.

34 Sept.

35 ""

36 October

1.50 p.m.

House No. 45, First Street

...

1,500

Accident,

Not insured.

•

26 10.30 p.m.

On board S.S. Sai Ning lying off Causeway Bay,

18,030

Accident,

Cargo covered by insurance.

11 a.m.

A matshed near the Disinfecting Station below Caine Road,

1 matshed.

100

Accident,

Not insured.

7.15 p.m.

A matshed at Kau Loong Tong,

3 matsheds.

1,000

Unknown,

Not insured.

7.10 p.m.

House No. 71, Bonham Strand East,

300

Unknown,

Damage covered by insurance.

39 November 9

8 p.m.

2 p.m.

On board S.S. Wo Sang in Victoria Harbour, A cow shed at Tung Tau Village, K'loon City, 2 sheds.

6,000

1,050

Careless use of lighted matches, Damage to ship about $1,000, covered

Unknown,

Not insured.

[by insurance.

Carried forward,

$655,245

FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1904,---Continued.

NO. OF BUILDINGS DESTBOYED.

REMARKS.

Not insured.

Damage covered by insurance. Damage covered by insurance.

Not insured.

Damage covered by insurance. Damage covered by insurance. Damage covered by insurance.

Only damage to iron moulding shed covered by insurance.

Damage covered by insurance.

Not insured.

Damage partly covered by insurance.

......

No.

DATE.

TIME.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

Wholly. Partly.

41 Nov.

3.30 p.m.

7.45 p.m.

A matshed at Sham Shui Po,

Brought forward..

A matshed at Wong-Nei-Cheong Village, {

2 houses.

1 matshed.

$655,245

40 matsheds.

3,740

Accident,

130

Unknown,

5 p.m.

House, No. 22, Sha Tin,..

Unknown,

...

6.45 p.m.

A matshed on the Arsenal Extension,

3 matsheds.

387

Accident,

3.40 p.m.

House No. 3, Cheung Kan Lane,

70,000

Unknown,

6.30 p.m.

48 Dec.

มง

283

8.30 p.m.

6.45 p.m.

༅༅

3 3 3

2 a.m.

4 a.m.

6.20 p.m.

2.10 a.m.

9 10.15 p.m.

1 p.m.

8.45 p.m.

House No. 594, Sheung Shui Wai, New

Territory

}

House No. 323, Des Voeux Road West, House No. 325, Des Voeux Road West,.. On board 9.S. Indravelli at Kowloon Docks, Matsheds occupied by the 110th Mahrattas Light Infantry at Kowloon,....

House No. 108, Bonham Strand East, Licensed Fishing Boat No. 14012н at An Pui Tong Village, Kat O, Ük A matshed at Su Uk Village in Cheung

Sha Wan,

A matshed back of Sha Tin Police Station, House No. 16, Wing Kat Street,

House No. 42, Stanley Street,....

250

Falling of a kerosine lamp,

...

270

Unknown,

350

Accident,

...

250

Unknown,

500

Unknown,

24 matsheds.

Iron Toulding

1 shed.

11,760

Unknown,

5,000

...

Falling of a kerosine lamp,

...

64-

Unknown,

...

2 matsheds.

300

Unknown,

300

Unknown,

13,000

Accident,

.....

31 | 12.30 a.m.

A matshed at Shek Sha Po, Lan Tau,

6 matsheds.

150

Unknown,

$761,736

· F. J. BADELEY,

Superintendent of Fire Brigade.

No.

DATE.

TIME.

INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1904.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

1 | January

3.30 p.m.

A stack of grass at Mong Kok Tsui,

20.00

Unknown,

6 a.m.

On board Steam-Launch Cheung Yik at Yau- ma-ti Ferry Wharf,

15.00

bunkers,

17.

7 p.m.

House No. 15, Hollywood Road,.

20.00

5.45 p.m.

House No. 227, Queen's Road West,

Chimney on fire,

8.20 p.m.

House No. 27, Hollywood Road,

30.00

Chimney on fire,

6 February 10

12.15 a.m.

Boilermakers' Store-room at Kowloon Docks,

Unknown,

4 p.m.

Hillside between Lyemun Barracks and Stan- ley Road,....

Grass on fire,.

99.

4.20 p.m.

House No. 42, Lower Lascar Row,

Accident,

11.30 a.m.

3 p.m. |

Hillside between Stanley and Wong-ma-kok,.... Hillside at Sham Wan,...

Grass on fire,.

Grass on fire,..

3.50 a.m.

House No. 14, Staunton Street,.

...

6 a.m.

House No. 31, Daguilar Street,.

9.45 a.m.

House No. 32, Square Street,

ง

11 p.m.

Hillside between Ty Tam Tuk and Shau-ki-

wan,

15.

6 a.m.

Hillside at Tai Tam Tuk,

•

p.m.

Hillside above Tai Tam Tuk Village,

17 March

1.50 a.m.

House No. 80A, Queen's Road West,

9.45 p.m.

House No. 53, Elgin Road,

· 19

2.30 p.m.

House No. 1, Shau-ki-wan Road,

235

3.45 a.m.

House No. 45, Gough Street,

10 p.m.

House No. 5, Mountain View,.

25.00

9 p.m.

House No. 198, Queen's Road West,

...

Attempted arson,

11.30 a.m.

House No. 110, Queen's Road West,

Accident,

Grass on fire,.

Grass on fire,

150.00

Unknown,

2.00

Unknown,

10.00

A bucket of boiling tar caught fire, Attempted arson, .....................

Overheating of the flue,

...

Capsizing of a lamp,

Heat of furnace igniting firewood in the

Unknown,

Extinguished by Police.

Extinguished by Police and crew. Extinguished by Police.

Extinguished by Firemen.

Do.

Extinguished by Dock Company's staff.

Put out by Police and coolies. Extinguished by inmates.

Extinguished by Police and coolies.

Do.

Extinguished by Police and inmates. Extinguished by occupants.

Extinguished by occupants and Police.

Put out by Police and hired coolies. Put out by Police.

Put out by Police and coolies.

Put out by Police.

Put out by occupants.

Put out by workmen.

Two men were convicted at the Criminal Ses- sions of the Supreme Court and sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment with hard labour. Put out by occupants.

Do.

Carried forward,......$

272.00

No.

DATE.

TIME.

INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1904,-Continued.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

REMARKS.

24 April

6.15 p.m.

Brough forward, House No. 11, Old Bailey Street,

$ 272.00

7 p.m.

House No. 31, Pokfulam Road,

60.00

Exploding of a kerosine lamp, Unknown,

2 a.m.

House No. 31, Pokfulam Road,

10.00

Attempted arson,

27 May

4.30 p.m.

Boiler House of the new Power Station, Bow- rington,

250.00

Accident,

5.50 p.m.

House No. 101, Queen's Road Central,

Trifling.

Chimney on fire,

8.55 p.m.

House No. 59, Des Voeux Road Central,

6.30 p.m.

House No. 10, Tit Hong Lane,

10.00

Falling of a kerosine lamp, Overheating of flue,

22 10.05 p.m.

House No. 121, Wanchai Road,

10 p.m.

House No. 36, Elgin Street,

33 June

2.30 a.m.

House No. 24, Albany Street,

وو

7 p.m.

House No. 3, Ko Shing Street,

35 July

11 p.m.

Honse No. 34, Centre Street,.

10.30 a.m.

House No. 4, East Street,

15.00

Unknown,

· 2.00

Accident,

9.00

Accident,

وو

5.40 p.m.

House No. 100, Queen's Road East,

•

1.30 a.m.

House No. 3, Ship Street,

9.50 p.m.

House No. 49, Pottinger Street,

90.00

40 August 20 23

42 September 8

4.30 p.m.

House No. 29, New Street,

.....

1 a.m.

7.30 p.m.

House No. 172, Wellington Street,. House No. 123, Wellington Street,.

4.00

Accident,

2.40 a.m.

House No. 25, Pottinger Street,

1.15 a.m.

House No. 8, Tai Ping-shan Street,

Trifling.

Do.

Upsetting of a kerosine lamp, Accident,

46 October

99.

8.43 p.m.

House No. 48, Stanley Street,.

...

Chimney on fire,

4.15 a.m.

House No. 11, Eastern Street,...

5.00

Attempted arson,

15 11.40 a.m.

Gas Company's Coal Godown at West Point,

5.00

Unknown,

Exploding of a kerosine lamp, Capsizing of a kerosine lamp, Unknown,

Exploding of a kerosine lamp, Exploding of a kerosine lamp, Upsetting of a kerosine lamp, Unknown,

Attempted arson,

Put out by Police and occupants.. Put out by Firemen and neighbours. Put out by Police.

Put out by Firemen and workinen. Put out by Police.

Put out by occupants.

Put out by Police and occupants. Extinguished by Police.

Extinguished by Police and occupants. Put out by occupants. Put out by occupants. Put out by Police.

Extinguished by the occupants. Extinguished by the occupants. Extinguished by the occupants. Put out by occupants and Brigade. Put out by occupants.

Put out by occupants and Firemen.

One man was arrested and convicted at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court

and sentened to 12 months' Hard Lahour. Put out by Police and occupants. Put out by Police and occupants. Put out by neighbours.

Put out by Police and occupants.

Put out by European employés of the Company.

Carried forward,.

732.00

No.

DATE.

TIME.

INCIPIENT FIRES DURING THE YEAR 1904,-Continued.

SITUATION OF FIRE.

DAMAGE.

CAUSE.

Brought forward,..

732.00

48 October 2011.30 p.m. 49 27

7 p.m.

House No. 292, Queen's Road West, House No. 51, Square Street,

1.00

50 November 6

10 a.m.

House No. 22, Wellington Street,

...

Breaking of a kerosine lamp, Upsetting of a kerosine lamp, Burning of joss sticks,

6.50 p.m.

House No. 25, Lower Castle Road,

Unknown,

7.30 p.m.

Chung Hing Theatre,

Accident,

4.30 p.m.

On the hillside back of Royal Artillery Officers' Mess, Bowen Road,

Grass on fire,...

House No. 128, Winglok Street,

Accident,

27 1.15 p.m. House No. 94, Connaught Road West,

5.00

Accident,

December 4 [10.30 a.m.

House No. 99, Station St. South, Yau-ma-ti,...]

5.00

Accident,

·99

512.55 a.m.

House No. 2, Cheung Kau Lane,

Unknown,

9.04 p.m.

House No. 15c, Wellington Street,

...

Accident,

8.20 p.m.

House No. 15, Ship Street,

Accident,

Matshed No. 135, Wong-nei-chung,

Accident,

6.30 a.m.

House No. 302, Queen's Road Central,

Accident,

9 p.m.

House No. 4, I Yip Lane,'

Accident,

4.50 a.m.

House No. 12, Staunton Street,

3.30 p.m. | Hillside, east of Paper Mill near Stanley Road,

Unknown,

Grass on fire,

TOTAL,.

$ 743.00

REMARKS.

Put out by Police and occupants. Put out by Police and occupants. Put out by occupants.

Put out by Police and occupants, Put out by Police.

Put out by Police.

Put out by Police and occupants.

Extinguished by occupants before the arrival of Brigade.

Put out by Police and occupants.

Burnt itself out.

Put out by occupants.

Put out by neighbours.

Put out Police and occupants.

Put out by Police and a District Watchman.

Put out by Police and occupants.-

Put out by Police and coolies..

F. J. BADELEY,

Superintendent of Fire Brigade.

No.

1905

HONGKONG.

REPORT ON THE EXISTING FLUSHING SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND PROPOSED SITES FOR NEW TANKS.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

DRAINAGE BRANCH, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 21st June, 1905.

1. I herewith forward you a list of the existing Flushing Tanks in the City of Victoria, showing the state of the sewers flushed by them at the time of their inspection with other particulars (vide Appendix A.).

2. A general Plan is also attached with the positions of the Flushing Tanks marked on.

3. The flat gradients placed on the list are those that do not give a velocity of 23 feet per second when the pipe is half full. These gradients have been obtained from sections, in this office, of some of the sewers.

4. The whole of the Flushing Tanks have been measured, and their capacities and the sizes of the syphons have been revised.

5. The special points to be drawn attention to in the present flushing system are as follows :-

a.) That the deposit that takes place in the sewers is chiefly sand and not sewage matter as mentioned by Mr. CHADWICK in his Report dated 10th April, 1902, para. 66.

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(b) That the automatic syphons now in existence are useless for flushing the sand deposits in the Low Level sewers on account of their small capacity, the long distance most of them are situated from where the flush is required to be effective, and if worked automatically they will not flush the Low Level sewers at the proper time, (ie., when the tides are low). I am of opinion that they may still be of some use in keeping down the smells arising during the dry season of the year, from the scum which is fre- quently left on the internal surfaces of sewers if not flushed.

(c.) That a deterrent effect on the flushing of the existing sewers is caused by the presence of roots of trees, the flatness of some of the gradients of the Low Level sewers, inverted syphons, and the overflow plates at the outfalls.

6. In the case of (a.) I have found from experience here as well as elsewhere that it is very difficult to remove a sand deposit, which has been allowed to settle, and packs very closely. The tendency of the flush of water is to run over the top of the sand and leave it in the same position, except in the immediate neighbour- hood of the tank.

7. The first object should therefore be to eliminate the sand or prevent it from entering the sewers, and for this reason I think that the new type of gully should be extended to the High Level Districts from where I believe the greater part of the sand is brought down.

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8. If these gullies are then properly cleaned out at frequent intervals by well organized scavenging gangs, a great deal of the silting of the Low Level sewers will have been stopped.

9. In tide-locked sewers it is impossible to prevent the sand from depositing during the time the outfalls are covered, and it is in consequence of this that there is so much difficulty in removing the sand, which, had it not settled, could easily be kept moving.

10. In the case of (b.) the largest capacity of any of the existing Flushing Tanks is 575 gallons, excluding the large tank in Garden Road, which is comparatively new, and forms a part of the proposed scheme of Flushing Tanks.

11. If Mr. CHADWICK's rule for ascertaining the volume of water required for flushing is taken (see para. 8 of his Report of the 13th May, 1902), all these tanks are inadequate in capacity.

12. In suggesting positions for new tanks, their capacity has been calculated on Mr. CHADWICK's rule and their positions have been fixed, as far as is possible, so that the greatest effect may be produced.

13. In the case of (c.) it is necessary that iron pipes should be substituted in place of stoneware, where the roots of trees cause trouble. In some cases the gradients of existing sewers could be greatly improved, which probably on account of being extended in short lengths at different periods, have not been laid with a uniform gradient. The following are the simplest and least costly lengths to re-lay :

1. Des Voeux Road West between Wing Lok Street and Queen's Street. 2. Bonham Strand West between Des Voeux Road West and Bonham

Strand.

3. Queen's Road West between Mercer Street and Wellington Street.

14. The other lengths which might be improved, but which would prove more costly and probably affect the levels of existing house connections, are the following:-

1. Des Vœux Road West between Sands Street and Holland Street.

2. Des Voeux Road West between Queen's Road West outfall and Water

Street.

3. Des Voeux Road Central between Ice House Street and Jackson Road.

4. Praya East between Heard Street and Wanchai Road.

5. Wanchai Road between Praya East and near Cross Street.

6. Jardine's Bazaar between St. George Street and Soo-kun-poo Market.

These are all along the Tramway except the last.

15. There is also a length of sewer along Connaught Road Central between Morrison Street and Wing Lok Street that has sunk and requires re-laying.

16. The following inverted syphons, where possible, should be removed and the pipes carried straight through the nullah culvert. No trouble has been expe- rienced with pipes passing through large culverts, where the level of the pipe is well above the invert of the culvert, and the sectional area can be maintained by widening out the culvert at this point:

1. Inverted syphon under nullah junction of Des Voeux Road West and

Hill Street.

Do.

in Caine Road, Peel Street and Shelley Street.

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3. Inverted syphon junction of Queen's Road Central and Peel Street

Do.

under nullah.

under nullah junction of Des Voeux Road Central

and Jubilee Street.

under nullan junction of Praya East and Tsing Kai

Lane.

}

16. Where overflow plates are fixed at the outfalls into the Harbour, they have a tendency to reduce the efficiency of a flush on account of the discharge pipe carried out into the Harbour being of a less diameter than the sewer; the water then has to back up to the level of the overflow plate, which is fixed well above the sewer and in consequence the sewer does not have a free discharge and the outlet is covered. I would suggest that this plate be either removed or that a moveable plate be inserted that could be lifted up when flushing is taking place.

EFFECT OF THE FLUSHING OF THE SEWERS BY THE GARDEN ROAD TANK.

17. A Flushing Tank has already been constructed in Garden Road below the Volunteer Headquarters, the capacity of which is 6,200 gallons and it has now been in operation for nearly 18 months.

18. Tests were made in February and April, 1904, as to the increase given to the velocity in the sewers compared with their normal flow, and it was found that the velocity approximately doubled when the sewers were being flushed (see Report dated April 25th, 1904). Since then flushing has been carried on regularly and it is found that though these sewers require less attention and cleaning than formerly, yet there is still a little deposit that settles in the portion between Queen Victoria Street and Ice House Street in Des Voeux Road, and along the Praya East and Queen's Road Central between Ship Street and Wellington Barracks. The former I attribute partly, to the overflow plates at the outfall, and to the effect of the flush being less the further away from the Tank that the sewer is, and that the flush in passing through a small pipe into a larger one, the depth of flow in the latter is reduced.

19. The portion in Queen's Road Central and Praya East is chiefly caused by the very flat gradient of the 12" pipe sewer between Wellington Barracks and Arsenal store-yard which is 1 in 655. This could be greatly improved by re-laying this portion as far as Arsenal Street, a distance of 276 lineal yards which would then give the sewer a gradient of 1 in 375. I am informed that. this section is very rocky, but I cannot ascertain that there is any other obstacle in the way.

SITES FOR ADDITIONAL FLUSHING TANKS.

20. In proposing sites for additional Flushing Tanks, I presume that in view of the Garden Road Tank being supplied from the Albany Nullah, that Mr. CHAD- WICK'S suggestion that the Low Level sewers might be flushed with sea water (see paras. 68 and 70, Mr. CHADWICK'S Report, 10th April, 1902), has been abandoned.

21. I believe that there is ample water to be obtained from the nullahs and other sources without depleting them for their own cleansing, and the expense of pumping sea water would be very great compared with gravitating water from nullahs &c., to the Flushing Tanks.

22. The proposed sites are marked with a red circle on the attached plan and details are given in an attached list (Appendix B.).

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23. The proposed sites are as follows:-

No. 1 Tank.-Situated in Garden Road near the Volunteer Headquarters. Constructed in 1903 and has been working since the beginning of 1904.

No. 2 Tank. Proposed to be constructed over the nullah at the junction of Water Street and Battery Road. It will flush the Low Level sewers in Des Voeux Road West, west of French Street. No. 3 Tank. It is proposed to make some slight alterations to the existing Cowper's Tank at the junction of Centre Street and Bon- ham Road, and though the distance from the Low Level sewers is great, the approach gradients are steep. The outflow from this Tank must be carefully regulated or the manhole covers may be burst open, and the house connections in the Lower Levels flooded by the backing up of the water in the sewers with slacker gradients. This Tank will flush the Low Level sewers in Des Voeux Road West and Queen's Road West.

No. 4 Tank.-Proposed to be constructed in the Blake Gardens adjoining Station Street, and will flush the Low Level sewers in Wing Lok Street, Morrison Street, Connaught Road West, Bonham Strand West, Hillier Street, &c.

No. 5 Tank.-Proposed to be constructed either at the junction of Holly- wood Road and Pottinger Street or on the triangular piece at the junction of Wyndham Street and Arbuthnot Road, and will flush the Low Level sewers in Queen's Road Central and Des Vœux Road Central.

No. 6 Tank.-Proposed to be constructed at the top of Stone Nullah Lane and will flush the Low Level sewers in Queen's Road East, Ship Street, Wanchai Road and Praya East, &c.

24. The proposed Tanks will flush those Low Level sewers that are at present most liable to silting. It may be necessary to make additions to this list in the future especially if the Praya East reclamation scheme is carried out.

25. An estimate of the probable cost of each Tank is given in the attached list, (Appendix B.) the total of which amounts to $10,670 excluding No. 1 Tank which is built.

26. I have not made any estimates of the cost of re-laying any of the lengths of sewers mentioned in this report, nor any alterations to inverted syphons, &c.

27. The details of the Tanks have not been worked out until the suggested sites have met with your approval.

The Honourable the Director of Public Works.

H. T. JACKMAN.

APPENDIX A.

City of Victoria, Hongkong.

PARTICULARS OF EXISTING FLUSHING SYSTEM.

Sewers flushed by Tank.

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Flushing

Size of

Source

Tank.

Auto-

Situation.

matic

Water

Capa-

Syphon

No.

city.

Flusher.

Supply. Size.

Flatest

Gradients.

Guls.

Inch.

1 400 Junction of Davis Street and Forbes Street.

Water

9" Pipe

Main.

9" Pipe. 240

General State of Sewers flushed.

Street.

Davis Street,

Clear.

480 Smithfield near Cattle De-

Nullah.

pôt.

9" Pipe

Smithfield,.

Chater Street,

North Street,.

245 Junction of Holland Street and Des Voeux Road

mila

Water

West.

4 245 Junction of Whitty Street and Queen's Road West.

Water

Main.

Main. 12

9" Pipe.

340 440

Inverted

Syphon 480 1

440

Des Voeux Road West,.. E. and W. of Holland St., North Street,....

Whitty Street,

Des Voeux Road West,

Queen's Road West, Hill Road,

>Clear.

Clear.

There is a deposit in these sewers flushed by this Tank more especially in Des Voeux Road West.

Remarks.

This sewer has occasionally been choked, owing to the excreta of the cattle from the Slaughter-houses being pushed down the drain in large quantities. Dise valve at the Outfall.

Disc valve junction of Smithfield & Forbes Street. Disc valve at the Outfall.

Dise valve at the Outfall.

Disc valve junction of Whitty Street and Queen's Road West. Disc valve at the Outfall. Inverted Syphon under Nullah junction Des Voeux Road West and Hill Road.

Connaught Road West,

Slight deposit in sewer.

Bonham Road,

Dise valve at Outfall.

Clear.

9" Pipe.

Hill Road,

Queen's Road West,

Des Voeux Road West,.

First Street,

Centre Street,

Des Voeux Road West, Eastern Street,

Slight deposit in sewer.

Clear.

Bad deposit in sewers.

Disc valve at junction of Des Voeux Road West and Eastern Street. Outfall on an average choked once a week. Disc valve at junction of Queen's Road West and Centre Street.

575 Connaught Road West near French Street.

Water

9" Pipe.

Main.

335 | Bonham Road near I. L. 754.

Nullah. 127 Pipe..

210 First Street opposite No. 6.

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Water

Main. 9

Flushing

Tank.

PARTICULARS OF EXISTING FLUSHING SYSTEM,-Continued.

Size of

Source

Auto-

Situation.

matic

Water

Sewers flushed by Tank.

General State of Sewers flushed.

Street.

Capa-

No. city.

Flusher.

Gals.

180 Rutter Street near Tung Hing Theatre.

Inch.

Water

9′′ Pipe.

Syphon Supply. Size.

Flatest

Gradients.

Po Yan Street,

Main.

325 Bonham Road near Nether- sole Hospital.

Water

Main.

180 Robinson Road near I. L.

اسم

719.

New Street,

Queen's Road West,.

Clear.

...

Queen's Street,

Des Voeux Road West,...

9" Pipe.

Bonham Road,

Hill Road,

Clear.

Water

Main.

6′′ Pipe.

Robinson Road,..

Queen's Road West,

Des Voeux Road West,....

Lower Richmond Road,.

Oaklands Path,

Park Road,

Clear.

Bonham Road,

225 Robinson Road near I. L. 704.

Water

Main. 6

6′′ Pipe.j

Castle Road,

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115

225 Robinson Road near I. L.

723.

Remarks.

Disc valve at junction of Des Voeux Road West and Wing Lok Street.

Disc valve at Outfall. Bonham Road Sewer troubled with roots from No. 2 Tank to Pokfulum Road.

Hill Road,

Queen's Road West,

Des Voeux Road West,...

Robinson Road,.

Seymour Road,

Bonham Road,.

Hill Road,...

Queen's Road West,

......

Slight deposit in sewers.

Disc valve at Outfall.

Des Voeux Road West,..

Robinson Road,

Shelley Street,.

Clear.

Slight deposit in sewers.

Clear.

Valve on Inverted Syphon at the junction of Shelley Street and Caine Road used as a wash-out to syphon. Disc valve at Outfall. Bonham Road Sewer troubled with roots from No. 2 Tank to Pokfu- lum Road.

...

Water 6′′ Pipe. Main. 6

Mosque Street,

OOTHOà a

Shelley Street,

Peel Street,

4" C. I.

9′′ Pipe.

Inverted Peel Street,

"" ""

Syphon.

Caine Road,

Bonham Road,

...

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NNON

...

Hill Road,

Bonham Street,

Queen's Road West,

Des Voeux Road West,... S

250 Junction of Peel Street and Caino Road.

Inch.

Water

6" Pipe.

Caine Road,...

Main.

Elgin Terrace,

Pechili Terrace,

Elgin Street,

Hollywood Road,

€40

Bonham Strand West, ...`

Possession Street,

18 ""

وو

Wing Lok Street,

Morrison Street,

Connaught Road West,...... Shelley Street,

Graham Street,

Aberdeen Street,

Wellington Street, Queen's Road West,

Clear.

Slight deposit in sewers.

Clear.

Deposit in sewers more especially in Morrison Street and Connaught Road West.

Clear,

Disc valve at Outfall. Disc valve junction of Queen's Road Central and Welling- ton Street. Disc valve junction of Hillier Street and Wing Lok Street. Sewer sunk in places along Connaught Road West. Disc valve junction of Jervois Street and Mercer Street.

Hillier Street,

Deposit in sewers.

Bonham Strand,

Jervois Street,

Mercer Street,

Burd Street,

Gough Street,

Clear.

225 Robinson Road above

Water

6 Pipe.

Mosque Street,

St. Joseph's College.

4/1/2

Main.

وو

Shelley Street,

...

4 C. L.

Inverted

Syphon. Peel Street,.

Peel Street, Shelley Street, Caine Road,

› Clear.

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Caine Road,

Hill Road,

Bonham Road,

Queen's Road West,

...

Des Voeux Road West,.

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Valve on Inverted Syphon at the junction of Shelley Street and Caine Road, used as a wash-out to Syphon. Disc valve at Outfall. Bonham Road Sewer troubled with roots from No. 2 Tank to Pokfulum Road.

Slight deposit in sewers.

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PARTICULARS OF EXISTING FLUSHING SYSTEM,-Continued.

Sewer flushed by Tank.

General State of Sewers flushed.

Flatest

Street.

Flushing

Tank.

Size of

Auto-

Source

Situation.

matic

Water

l'apa-

Syphon

No.

city.

Gals.

Flusher.

Supply. Size. Gradients.

Inch.

245 Peak Road between I. L. 1146 and I. L. 1093.

4 3/2

Water

9" Pipe.

Main.

188

215 Opposite 34, Pottinger

Street, near Stanley

Street.

360 Junction of Caine Road and Arbuthnot Road.

Peak Road,

Garden Road,

320

Queen's Road Central,

Jackson Road,

Clear.

Des Voeux Road Central,Slight deposit in sewers. Queen Victoria Street,

Remarks.

Dise valve junction Garden Road and Queen's Road Central.

Water

6′′ Pipe.

Pottinger Street,

Main.

Stanley Street,

Cochrane Street,

Gutzlaff Street,..

Graham Street,

Inverted

Syphon

Queen's Road Central,

Inverted

Syphon.

Wing Wo Street,

Clear.

Des Voeux Road Central,. Deposit in sewers. Queen Victoria Street,

D'Aguilar Street,

Clear.

Disc valve junction Wing Wo Street and

· Queen's Road Central.

Disc valve junction Stanley Street and Pottinger Street.

Disc valve junction Ice House Street and Queen's Road Central.

Inverted Syphon junction of Queen's Road Central and Peel Street.

Inverted Syphon junction of Des Vœux Road Central and Jubilee Street.

Ice House Street,

Water

Main.

9" Pipe.

Arbuthnot Road,

Hollywood Road,

Clear.

Aberdeen Street,

Wellington Street,

Queen's Road West,

15.

...

Hillier Street,

Bonham Strand,

Slight deposit in sewers.

Jervois Street,

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Cleverley Street,

Mercer Street,

Burd Street,

682

Disc valve at Outfall.

Dise valve junction of Queen's Road West and Wellington Street.

Disc valve junction of Hillier Street and Wing Lok Street.

Disc valve junction of Jervois Street and Mercer Street.

240

...

380

Gough Street,

Possession Street,

Bonham Strand West, Wing Lok Street,

Des Voeux Road West,... Morrison Street, Connaught Road West,

Clear.

Deposit in sewers

especially in Morrison Street, Wing Lok St., and Connaught Road West.

Inch.

18 275

Wyndham Street near St. Paul's College.

Nullah.

9" Pipe.

Wyndham Street,

Wellington Street,

Clear.

D'Aguilar Street,

Queen's Road Central,

***

180

Macdonnell Road, west of Peak Tramway.

4호

Water

Main. 9

6′′ Pipe.

...

وو

Kennedy Road,.

Queen's Road Central,

Clear.

...

320

Disc valve junction of Ice House Street and Wyndham Street.

Disc valve junction of Ice House Street and Queen's Road Central.

Ice House Street,

Des Voeux Road Central,

Queen Victoria Street, .

Macdonnell Road,

Garden Road,

Jackson Road,

Des Voeux Road Central,

Queen Victoria Street,

Macdonnell Road,

Calder Path,

Slight deposit in sewers.

Disc valve junction of Garden Road and Queen's Road Central.

180 Macdonnell Road, east of Peak Tramway.

4/1/ Water

Main. 6

bonanON∞∞

6" Pipe.

Kennedy Road,

Garden Road,

...

245 Garden Road, opposite I. L.

4 1/2

-IN

580.

Water

Main. 9

9′′ Pipe.

Clear.

683

320

Queen's Road Central, Jackson Road,

} Des Voeux Road Central,

Queen Victoria Street, ...

Garden Road,

Queen's Road Central, Jackson Road, ...

Des Voeux Road Central,

Queen Victoria Street, ...

Slight deposit in sewers.

Clear.

Slight deposit in sewers.

Disc valve junction of Garden Road and Queen's Road Central.

...

Flushing

Size of

Sewer flushed by Tank.

PARTICULARS OF EXISTING FLUSHING SYSTEM,-Continued.

Source

Tank.

No. city.

Gals.

Auto-

Situation.

matic

General State of Sewers flushed.

Water

Capa-

Syphon

Flatest

Flusher.

Supply. Size.

Street.

Gradients.

300

Kennedy Road near I. L. 1379 and I. L. 1390.

Inch.

Water

9" Pipe.

432

Main.

Kennedy Road,

Garden Road,

Remarks.

Disc valve junction of Garden Road and Queen's Road Central.

684

Clear.

Queen's Road, Central,...

12 "'"

Jackson Road,

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320

Des Voeux Road, Central,

Slight deposit in sewers.

Queen Victoria Street,

215 Junction Chater Road and Murray Road.

Water

9′′ Pipe.

Chater Road,

Outfall requires clearing twice a week.

Main.

Wardley Street,.

Clear.

Connaught Road Central,

Murray Road,

60 How Fung Lane end of Ship Street.

4/1/20

Water

6" Pipe.

How Fung Lane,

Disc valve at Outfall.

Clear.

Main. 9

Ship Street,

75 Opposite 79 Stone Nullah

Water

6" Pipe.

Stone Nullah Lane,

Clear.

Lane.

Main.

aaaa

Queen's Road East,

Ship Street,

Albany Street,

Bad Deposit in sewers.

Spring Gardens,

Disc valve at Ship Street Outfall. Disc valve at Heard Street Outfall. Inverted Syphon junction of Praya East and Tsing Kai Lane requires constant attention.

Inverted Syphon. Praya East,

300

Stone Nullah Lane near Lung On Street.

4/1/20

Water

9" Pipe.

Main.

Stone Nullah Lane,

Clear.

a a

Wanchai Road,

246

| ( Syphon

Inverted Praya East,

Deposit in sewers.

Disc valve at Outfall, Ship Street. Disc valve at Outfall, Heard Street. Inverted Syphon junction Praya East and Tsing Kai Lane.

305 Bowrington Canal East op-

posite I. L. 746.

250

Junction of Matheson

Street & Bridge Street.

250

Race Course, Wong-nei- cheong.

Water 9" Pipe

Main. 9

Bowrington East,

Disc valve at Outfall.

Clear.

Praya, East,

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4/1/20

Water

Main. У

6" Pipe.

Disc valve at Outfall.

Matheson Street,

Clear.

Percival Street,

च

Water 9" Pipe. Main. 6

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Off Wong-nei-cheong Rd.,

Disc valve at Outfall.

Matheson Street,

Clear.

Percival Street,

Inch.

290

Jardine's Bazaar,

Water

9" Pipe. 231

Main.

...

Jardine's Bazaar, Praya East,

Disc valve at Outfall.

Deposit in sewers.

290

Yee Wo Street,

Water

9′′ Pipe.

Yee Wo Street,

Disc valve at Outfall.

...

Main. 9

...

Great George Street, Praya East,

Deposit in sewers.

250

Wong-nei-cheong, near F. L. 52.

4호

Water

9′′ Pipe.

Main. 6 >>

Off Wong-nei-cheong Rd.,

Disc valve at Outfall.

Matheson Street,

Clear.

...

Percival Street,

Shaukiwan Road,

Nullah.

9" Pipe.

Shaukiwan Road,

Slight deposits.

Disc valve at Outfall.

34 215

Rear of No. 7 Po Hing Fong.

Nullah.

9" Pipe.

...

Po Hing Fong, Po Yan Street,

Disc valve at junction of Des Voeux Road West and Wing Lok Street.

...

380

New Street,

Queen's Road West,

Queen's Street, ...

Des Voeux Road West,...

[Note. The lengths of sewers mentioned in this list are these which are flushed by the Flushing Tanks or might be by inserting dise valves, to divert the flow from one length into another.]

Clear.

-685

APPENDIX B.

City of Victoria, Hongkong.

PROPOSED ADDITIONAL TANKS TO FLUSHING SYSTEM.

Remarks.

This Tank was constructed in the latter end of 1903 and has been working since that time. The Tank formed a part of the proposed additions to the Flushing System. Inverted syphon taken out at the junc- tion of Des Voeux Road Central and Pedder Street.

$1,650.00

This Tank will flush the Des Voeux Road sewer east and west of Water Street. It is proposed to take out the syphon under the Shek-tong-tsui Nullah.

It is proposed to put Cowper's Tank in repair.

Flushing

Tank.

Sewers flushed.

Type

Supply

Situation.

of Water

Capa.

Flusher.

from

No. city.

Gals.

Size.

Flatest

Gradients.

Estimated

cost of

Tank, &c.

Street.

Inch.

6,200 Garden Road near Volun- teer Headquarters.

Dise.

Valve.

Albany Nullah. 9′′ Pipe.

...

Garden Road,

Queen's Road Central,

1 in 320

Des Voeux Road Central,.

18.

Queen Victoria Street, ......

1 in 655

Queen's Road Central,

Cost with

connections,

$3,847.64.

1 in 360

Arsenal Street,

1 in 360

Praya East,

Jackson Road,

24,000 Junction of Water Street and Battery Road.

Dise

Valve.

Water Street

Nullah.

9" Pipe.

Water Street,

} 480 410, 340

Des Voeux Road West,

$1,650.00

1 in 440

French Street,

...

34,000 | Cowper's Tank.

Junction of Centre Street and Bonham Road.

Disc

Valve.

Oatlands Park

Nullah.

9" Pipe.

Centre Street,

20002 O

...

1 in 445

...

}

Des Voeux Road West,

...

French Street,

...

Queen's Road West,

...

}

4 8,000 Blake Gardens adjoining Station Street.

Disc

Valve.

Tank supplying

9′′ Pipe.|

Blake Gardens

(Subsoil Water). 9

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Eastern Street,

Taipingshan Street, East Street,

Taiping Lane,

West Street,

Upper Station Street,

Pound Lane,

Possession Street,

...

This Tank will be capable of flushing a

large number of sewers by the intro- duction of disc valves.

686

...

1 in 240

1 in 380

Possession Street,

...

Hollywood Road, Wing Lok Street, Morrison Street,

Connaught Road West, Bonham Strand West,

Des Voeux Road West,... Upper Lascar Row, Lascar Row,

Queen's Road, West,.. Bonham Strand,

Hillier Street,

Square Street, Ladder Street, Jervois Street,

...

وو

5 6,000 Junction of Pottinger

Disc Street and Hollywood valve. Road.

Storm-water

9′′ Pipe.

drain in

Hollywood Rd.

రా రా

...

1 in 230

...

Cleverley Street,

$2,640.00

It is proposed to fix the following disc valves:-

Junction of Taiping Lane and Taiping- shan Street.

Junction of East Street and Taiping- shan Street.

Junction of West Street and Taiping- shan.

Junction of Upper Station Street and Taipingshan.

Junction of Bonham Strand West and Possession Street.

Junction of East Street and Holly- wood Road.

Junction of East Street and Lascar Row.

Junction of Jervois Street and Mor-

rison Street.

Junction of Jervois Street and Clever- ley Street,

Pottinger Street,

Wellington Street,

Queen's Road West,

...

Hillier Street,

Bonham Strand,

Jervois Street,

Mercer Street,

Burd Street, Stanley Street, Cochrane Street, Gutzlaff Street,

Graham Street,

Queen's Road Central, Wing Wo Street,

Des Voeux Road Central,.

Man Wa Lane,

Queen Victoria Street, D'Aguilar Street, Ice House Street,

...

> $2,365.00

This Tank will be capable of flushing a lagre number of sewers by the use of disc valves in the following places :-- Junction Pottinger Street and Well- ington Street.

Junction Pottinger Street and Stanley Street.

Junction Cochrane Street and Stanley Street.

Junction Gutzlaff Street and Stanley Street.

Junction Wing Wo Street and Des Voeux Road Central.

Junction Cross Street and Wing Lok Street.

Junction Wellington Street & Queen's Road West.

Junction Jervois Street and Bonham Strand.

Junction Jervois Street and Mercer Street.

Junction Burd Street and Mercer Street.

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...

}

•

...

687

PROPOSED ADDITIONAL TANKS TO FLUSHING SYSTEM,-Continued.

Remarks.

This Tank will do away with two small tanks in Stone Nullah Lane and will flush the sewers in a very dirty coal depôt district.

Disc valves will be required at :-

Junction of Queen's Road East and Albany Street.

Junction of Queen's Road East and Spring Garden Lane.

Junction of Wanchai Road and Tsing Kai Lane.

Junction of Wanchai Road and Praya East.

Flushing

Tank.

Sewers flushed.

Type

Supply

Situation.

Capa-

Flusher.

of Water

from

Size.

No. city.

Flatest

Gradients.

Estimated

cost of

Tank, &c.

Street.

Gals.

6 | 4,000

Stone Nullah Lane near Lung On Street.

Disc

valve.

Stone Nullah Lane Nullah

6′′ Pipe.

Stone Nullah Lane,

...

Queen's Road East,

Albany Street,

***

Spring Garden Lane,

1 in 240

Ship Street,

$2,365.00

Praya East,

Wanchai Road,

...

Tsing Kai Lane,

Cross Street,

688

No. 1905

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF VICTORIA GAOL, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

PRISON DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 31st January, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the following report on the Victoria Gaol and the Branch Prison (Belilios Reformatory) for the year 1904.

2. The number of prisoners committed to prison under sentence from the Ordinary Courts was 7,305, besides 95 soldiers and sailors sentenced by Courts Martial. There were 64 prisoners admitted for debt, making a total of 7,464.. The corresponding numbers for the preceding year were as follows:--

Convicted by the Ordinary Courts, Convicted by Courts Martial, Debtors,....

Total,...

7,144

7,273

There was thus an increase of 191 in 1904 on the total number for the previous year. The number of prisoners convicted from the New Territories was 80.

3. The following table shows the number of convicts confined in the Victoria Gaol on the 31st December, for the past ten years:-

Year.

No. of Convicts.

Percentage to Estimated

Year.

No. of Convicts.

Population.

Percentage to Estimated Population.

1895

·018

1900

141

*053

1896

•016

1901

180

*059

1897

*020

1902

215

*068

1898

•021

1903

245

075

1899

*037

1904

243

·067

4. The number of prisoners admitted to prison for offences not of a criminal nature was 3,278 made up as follows:

}

Convicted under the Opium Ordinance,

Gambling Market

....

1,186

218

257

Arms

Vehicle

109

39.

وو.

Sanitary Bye-laws,

273

Harbour Regulations,

240

for Drunkenness,

111

Trespassing,

Disorderly Conduct,

229

Vagrancy,

100

Contempt of Court,

Assault,

188

Obstruction,

102

Cutting trees,.

Fighting,

Mendicancy,

Total,

.3.278

5. The following table shows the number of convicted prisoners committed to prison without the option of a fine and in default of payment of fine:-

Imprisonment without the option of fine.

2,997

Imprisonment in default of payment of fine.

Served the imprisonment.

Paid full

fine.

1,846

855

Total.

Paid part

fine.

873

6,571

6. Seventeen deaths occurred during the year and one birth. (in Female

Prison).

7. There were no executions during the year.

8. Fifty juveniles were admitted during the year, 34 of whom were sentenced to be detained 48 hours and to be whipped, the remainder were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.

9. There were 798 punishments for breach of prison discipline during the year, as compared with 1,530 for the preceding year. There were three cases in which corporal punishment was awarded, two of which were (with the birch rod) sentenced by the Assistant Superintendent alone, and one with the cat-o'-nine-tails by the same officer in conjunction with a Justice of the Peace. (See Appendices I to IV.)

10. The percentage of prisoners admitted to prison with previous convictions recorded against them to the total number of admission, was 12.26, as compared with 15.92 for the year 1903.

11. The following table shows the daily average number of prisoners under- going imprisonment during the past ten years with the percentage to the estimated population of the Colony of Hongkong:

Year.

Estimated popula- tion of Hongkong.

Daily average number of

Percentage.

prisoners.

1895

248,498

472

*189

1896

239,419

514

•214

1897

248,710

462

•185

1898

254,400

511

•200

1899

259,312

432

•166

1900

262,678

486

•185

1901

300,660

499

•165

1902

311,824

576

•184

1903

325,631

653

•200

1904

361,206

726

•201

12. Owing to the overcrowded state of the Victoria Gaol it was again neces- sary, on account of the inadequate cell accommodation, to locate as many as three hundred prisoners in the corridors. The store rooms over the Hospital had also to be used as association wards during the greater part of the year.

13. For 241 days during the year the daily population of the Victoria Gaol varied between 600 and 834 prisoners, and on 96 days of that period the numbers

were over 700.

14. The daily average of prisoners in the Branch Prison was 74 during the year under review.

15. From Appendix V, which shows the expenditure and income of the Gaol for the year, it will be seen that the average cost per prisoner was $104.77, compared with $108.92 for 1903. The principal item towards reducing this cost was the prisoners' earnings amounting to $33,507.79, the corresponding sum in 1903 having been $31,488.61. Appendix VI shows how the amount of $33,507.79, was made up from the various industries and was the difference between the value of articles manufactured or work done ($53,449.84) and the expenditure of materials ($19,942.05). The sum of $53,449.84 comprised amounts of $5,512.01 which has been or will be paid into the Bank and $47,938.13 for work done for the Gaol and Government Departments which if it had not been carried out by the prisoners would have had to be paid for to contractors. Appendix VII gives details with regard to the former sum, and Appendices VIII and IX with regard to the latter amount. Appendix X shows the average daily employment of all prisoners and the value of their labour. Appendix XI shows the basis on which the value is calcutated.

16. All minor repairs to the prison have been carried out by prison labour.

17. Appendix XII shows the number of casualties in the staff, exclusive of the clerical establishment, during the year. The conduct of the staff has been good.

18. I returned from leave of absence on 18th March, from which date I resumed charge of the prison. I introduced the system of identification by finger impressions in the Victoria Gaol immediately on my return and now all criminals have their finger prints taken on admission to prison.

19. Mr. R. H. A. CRAIG, the Assistant Superintendent, resumed the immedi- ate charge of the prison on his return to the Colony on the 8th December. Mr. CRAIG took up the study of the Finger Print system at New Scotland Yard while on leave.

The Honourable F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

I have, &c.,

F. J. BADELEY,

Superintendent.

Date.

Average Number of Pri-

soners in Goal.

Appendix I.

RETURN OF OFFENCES PUNISHED BY FLOGGING IN THE YEAR 1904.

Table showing the Number of Floggings' awarded.

Table showing the Number of Strokes awarded in each case.

By Prison Authorities.

By Assistant

Superinten-

dent only.

By Assistant Superintend- ent & a Justice

of the Peace.

By Courts.

Total.

By Judge. By Magistrate.

8 10 12 20

Total.

January,

681

February,

681

...

March,

635

...

I∞

10 42

...

1 3 ∞

April,

663

...

May,

690

...

June,

729

...

July,

761

...

August, ...

822

...

September,

847

•

...

October,

813

...

November,

714

...

December,

671

...

·4

...

Total,.

8,707

· 103

103

· 100

101

Appendix II.

Return of Offences reported of Prisoners fighting with or assaulting each other, or Officers, for the years 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904.

1900.

1901.

MONTH,

Daily average Daily average

1902. Daily average

number in

Prison, 486.

number in Prison, 499.

number in Prison, 576.

1903.

1904.

number in

Daily average Daily average

number in

Prison, 653. | Prison, 725.

January, February,

March,...

2010:

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

October,

November,

December,

2426 30 LO

Total,..

}

Appendix III.

Return of Offences of Prisoners having Tobacco, for the years 1900, 1901,

MONTH.

1902, 1903, and 1904.

Daily average Daily average Daily average

1904.

Daily average

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903. Daily average

number in Prison, 486.

number in Prison, 499.

number in Prison, 576.

number in Prison, 653.

number in Prison, 725.

...

4842N

January,

February,

March,

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

October,

November,

December,

∞ - NN − − ∞ ∞ ∞ — CO co

Total,

223

102

Appendix IV.

Return of Reports for talking, idling, short oakum picking, &c., for the years

1900, 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904.

→

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

MONTH.

Daily average Daily average

number in Prison, 486.

number in Prison, 499.

Daily average Daily average number in number in Prison, 576. | Prison, 653.

Daily avreage

number in

Prison, 725.

January,

164

117

February,

126

March,..

127

113

103

April,

214

134

May,

224

June,

124

July,

138

162

105

100

August,

163

166

September,

159

140

114

108

October,

201

162

133

163

November,

135

156

101

142

December,

127

161

Total,......

1,413

1,819

1,234

1,280

540

Appendix V.

Return showing Expenditure and Income for the Year 1904.

Expenditure.

Amount.

Income.

Amount.

Pay and Allowances of Officers, in-

76,397.71

cluding uniforms, &c.,

Victualling of prisoners,

21,605.41

Value of Earnings of prisoners, Paid by Military for subsistence of

Military prisoners,

$ 33,507.79

1,617.30

Fuel, light, soap and dry earth,

9,158.12

Paid by Navy for subsistence of

1,473.30

Clothing of prisoners, bedding, fur-

niture, &c.,......

}

6,090.24

Naval prisoners,

Debtors' subsistence,

529.50

Waste food sold,

58.75

Actual cost of prisoners' maintenance,] 76,064.84

Total,.......... $ 113,251.48

Total,$ 113,251.48

Average Annual Cost per prisoner, $104.77.

Appendix VI.

RETURN SHOWING VALUE OF INDUSTRIAL LABOUR, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Value of Stock on band on

January 1st,

1904.

Value of

Material

purchased.

Value of Arti-[Value of Arti-Value of Stock cles manufac- cles manufac- on hand on

Total Dr.

tured or work

done for

payment.

tured or work done for Gaol

December 31st,

Total Cr.

1904.

and other

Nature of Industry.

Departments.

Value of

Earnings

(Difference between Col-

umins 7 & 3).

Oakum,.

627.00

2,132.46

2,759.46

983.35

$P C.

-2,463.75

3,447.13

687.67

Coir,

482.22

1,339.13

1,821.35

2,510.09

206-70

419.01

3,135.80

1,314.45

Net-making,

11.98

63.91

75.89

387.34

20.91

408.25

332.36

Tailoring,

195.56

2,850.25

3,045.81

253.72

2,983.44

151.38

3,388.54

342.73

Rattan-work,

4.87

27.70

32.57

20.88

23.64

6.82

51.34

18.77

Tin-smelting,

4.63

148.53

153.16

64.82

245.47

10.26

320.55

167.39

Carpentry,

63.36

543.64

607.00

540.38

345.22

213.36

1,098.96

491 96

Grass-matting,

7.75

100.50

101.25

6.80

141.46

3.00

151,26

50.01

Shoe-making,

160.93

2,830.61

2,991.54

407.98

2,616.80

335.10

3,359.88

868.34

Laundry,...

10.00

1,226.18

1,236.18

12,823.26

17.00

12,840.26

11,604.08

Printing and Bookbinding

5,426.50

7,177.29

12,603.79

336.32

28,552.14

1,845.36

30,733.82

18,130.03

Totals,

•

6,987.80

18,440.20 25,428.00

5,511.71

47,938.13

5,485.95

58,935.79 33,507.79

103

104

Appendix VII.

Return showing value of articles manufactured or work done for which payment has been

received or for which accounts have been rendered during the

year 1904.

DEPARTMENT.

DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE.

AMOUNT.

TOTAL.

cts.

Oakum,

By 5,930 lbs. Oakum @ 10 cents per fb, Picking Oakum for Naval Yard,

593

358

Making sword matting,....

983

Coir,

Mats sold 1,950 lbs. @ 20 cents,

390

repaired,

Matting sold 10,586 tbs. @ 20 cents, ...

2,117

Net-making,

32 Tennis nets at a

$6.64 each,

146

7 Boundary nets

54 sq. ft. @ 2 cts.

238

Repairs &c.,

28: **8

00.

2,510

387

Tailoring,

Articles made & repairs for Gaol Officers,

253

Rattan Work,

47 Chairs rattanned,

Various,

Tinsmithing,

Articles made,

repaired,

Carpentering,

Articles made,

516

Grass-matting,

Shoemaking,

repaired,

49 lbs. mats and matting @ 12 cents, Repairs,

4 pairs canvas boots @ $2.60,

Printing and Book-

binding,

leather

4.50,

canvas shoes

2.45,

14 70

leather shoes

3.50,

childrens' shoes

2.00,

white 1.00,

Repairs,

,, Printing...

Bookbinding,

319

8999

69 77

266

233

407

336

5,511

233 88982888

540

Paid into Bank during 1904 which sum includes $94.14 for work executed in 1903,

Value of work executed during 1904 for

which payment was deferred to 1905,...

5,350

255

105

Appendix VIII.

Return showing the value of articles manufactured or work done on account of the Gaol and other Departments during the year 1904.

Coir.

Industry.

Value.

Department.

Remarks.

$5 C.

Gaol,

Police, Gaol,

108 00 9870

Mats, matting and brushes.

at 20 cents. per

lb.

2.983 44

Tailoring,

Rattan work,

Grass-matting

Clothing & repairs & Bed- ding for Gaol at fixed scale.

23 64 Various. Cost of materal

245 47

247 91

.་

Police,

97 31

141 46

Shoemaking,

Fire B

Sanitary

Laundry,

Gaol,

5,634

Government

plus per centage. Varions. Fixed scale. Various. Partly fixed scale partly cost of material plus percentage.

Mats and matting at 12 cents per lb. and repairs. Boots & shoes made and repaired at fixed scale of prices.

Officers 266,180 pieces

cents.

63 Prisoners-281,731 pieces

at 2 cents.

Civil Hospital, 1,865 04 Prisoners 93,252 pieces

at 2 cents.

Printing & Bookbind,

See Appendix

IX, 28,552 14

$47,93813

106

Appendix IX.

Return showing the value of work performed in the Printing Department on account of the Gaol and other Departments during the year 1904.

Department.

Number of Forms printed.

Number of Books

bound.

Printing.

Book- binding.

Total.

Government House,.

2,588

27.40

C. 1.30

Colonial Secretary's Office,.

19,962

173

808.60

85.70

28.70 894.30

Registar General's Office,

134,978

1,016

1,284.00

178.20

1,562.20

Public Works Department,.

139,642

849

1,210.50.

332.55

1,543.05

Harbour Departinent,

287,572

1,197

3,283.00

300.94

3,583.94

Treasury,

208,990

1,183

1,397.50

185.50

1,582

Sanitary Board,

424,408

2,835

3,844.20

417.60

General Post Office,

868,897

2,237

5,475.90

442

Police Department,

338,645

3,050

2,859.30

Magistracy,

78,035

268

823.00

Government Civil Hospital,..

126,550

297

Supreme Court,

29,073

143

Land Court,

107,563

Land Office,

29,150

Botan. & Aforestn. Department,.

18.10

.20

1,272.20

288.50

41.00

176.65

Queen's College,.

Bacteriological Department,.

Prison Department,

Education Department

Audit Department, ́

Stamp Office,

Assessor's Office,.

1.00

14.40

48.50

46.50

295.00

67.00

3.20

70.20

125.50

24.40

149.90

33.00

1.50

34.50

305.50

5.00

310.50

15,187

'115.00

34.00

149.00

Magistracy, Tai Po,

7,075

69.50

47.50

117.00

Health Officer's Office,

1,750

15:00

15.00

Observatory,

23,500

133.50

Attorney General's Office;

.30

2.00

6.00

8.00

Crown Solicitor's Office,.

1,250

9.50

Hongkong Volunteer Corps,

2,112

26.00

3.50

29.50

2,999,710

13,976

24,924.45

3,627.69

28,552.14

107

Appendix X.

Return showing the Employment of Prisoners and the Value of their Labour

during the year 1904.

Daily Average Number of Prisoners.

Value

Description of Employment..

of Prison

Males.

Females. Total. Labour.

SUNDAYS, CHRISTMAS DAY AND GOOD FRIDAY,—

Cooking,

Cleaning,

Non-Productive,

595

22893

64.80

59.40

651

Debtors, Remands, On punishment, Sick, Crank, shot, shot and stone,

136

3398

136

89998

IN MANUFACTURES,-

Book-binding,

Printing,

Printing, Labourers,.....

5883

1,819.34

373.20

Knitting,

Oakum Picking,

...

144

28.60

154

880.88

Coir Matting,

Grass Matting,

Shoe-making,

972.40

25.74

617.76

Bricklaying,

Painting,

Tailoring,

Net-making, string-making and ship's fender-making,

IN BUILDING,

Carpentering and Fitting,

In Service oF THE PRISON,-

1,029.60

...

214.50

**2

42.90 594.88

57.20

Laundry,

Cooking,

Cleaning,

Hospital Cleaners,

White-washing,

2,531.10

10.

373.20

715.00

85.80

57.20

615

338

651

12,362.84

Appendix XI.

Return showing the Basis upon which the Value of Earnings of

Prisoners is calculated.

IN MANUFACTORIES.

Bookbinding,

RATE.

......

.15 cents per diem,

Printing,

Printer's labourers,

Knitting,

Oakum picking,

.10

Coir matting,

.10

Grass matting,.

Shoemaking,

.12

Tailoring,

..15

Net making, string, & fender making, 5

IN BUILDING,

Bricklaying,

Carpentering and Fitting,, Painting,

.16

..10

IN SERVICE OF THE PRISON.

Laundry,

Cooking,

Cleaning,

Hospital cleaner,

Whitewashing,

.12

.10

..10

Note-These rates are inclusive of lodging, board and clothing.

Establish-

ment.

Resigned

voluntarily.

108.

Appendix XII.

Return showing the number of Casualties in the Gaol Staff during the

year 1904.

-Pensioned.

Europeans,

Indians,.....

This does not include the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent or Cleri-

cal Staff.

Died.

Trans-

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE HABBOUR MASTER, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

No. 1905

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 23rd March, 1905..

SIR, I have the honour to forward the Annual Report for this Department for the year ending 31st December, 1904.

I. Number, Tonnage, Crews and Cargoes of Vessels entered.

H. Number, Tonnage, Crews and Cargoes of Vessels cleared.

III. Number, Tonnage, Crews and Cargoes of Vessels entered at each

Port.

IV. Number, Tonnage, Crews and Cargoes of Vessels cleared at each

Port.

V. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered. VI. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared. VII. Junks entered from China and Macao.

VIII. Junks cleared for China and Macao.

IX. Total number of Junks entered at cach Port.

X. Total number of Junks cleared at each Port.

XI. Junks (Local Trade) entered.

XII. Junks (Local Trade) cleared.

XIII. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all Vessels.

XIV. Licensed Steam Launches entered.

XV. Licensed Steam Launches cleared.

XVI. Vessels registered.

XVII. Vessels struck off the Register.

XVIII. Chinese Passenger Ships cleared by the Emigration Officer

(Summary.)

XIX. Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to Hongkong from places out

of China (Summary).

XX. Marine Magistrate's Court.

XXI. Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered.

XXII. Stateinent of Revenue collected.

XXIII. Return of Work performed by the Government Marine Surveyor. XXIV. Return from Import and Export (Opium) Office.

SHIPPING.

1. The total Tonnage entering and clearing during the year 1904, exclusive of Steam Launches in Local Trade, amounted to 24,754,042 tons, being an increase, compared with 1903, of 714,180 tons, and the highest tonnage yet recorded.

There were 58,093 arrivals of 12,388,892 tons, and 58,099 departures of 12,365,150 tons.

Of British Ocean vessels, 2,162 ships of 3,862,802 tons entered, and 2,156 ships of 3,845,932 tons cleared.

Of British River Steamers, 2.937 ships of 2,849,896 tons entered and 2,935 ships of 2,847,464 tons cleared."

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Of Foreign Ocean Vessels, 1,845 ships of 2,679,908 tons entered and 1,851 ships of 2,670,939 tons cleared.

Of Foreign River Steamers, 517 ships of 235,144 tons entered and 519 ships of 235,227 tons cleared.

Of Steam Launches in Foreign Trade 1,027, of 52,892 tons entered and 1,027 of 52,892 tons cleared.

Of Junks in Foregin Trade, 18,100 of 1,524,874 tons entered and 18,151 of 1,547,396 tons cleared.

Of Junks in Local Trade, 31,505 of 1,183,376 tons entered and 31,460 of 1,165,300 tons cleared.

Thus:-

British Ocean Tonnage represented

Foreign British River

Foreign

31.2%

21.3%

23.1%

1.9%

.5%

↑

Local

;)

12.5%

9.5%

100.0%

Steam Launches in Foreign trade

Junks

2. 7,435 Steamers, 26 Sailing vessels, 1,027 Steam Launches, and 18,100 Juuks in Foreign Trade, entering during the year, giving a daily average of 70, as against 68 in 1903.

For vessels of European construction, exclusive of Steam Launches, the daily average was 20.36 against 19.9 in 1903.

3. A comparison between the years 1903 and 1904 is given in the following Table:-

Comparative Shipping Return for the Years 1903 and 1904.

1903.

1904.

Increase.

Decrease.

British,.. Foreign,

Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tounage. Ships. Tonnage.

8,449 11,250,296 |10,190 13,406,094| 1,741 2,155,798| 6,040 7,768,115 4,732|| 5,821,218

1,308 1,946,897

Junks in Foreign

Trade,

31,766

2.698.459 36,251| 3,072,270 | 4,485

373,811

Total,

46,255 21,716,870 51.173 22.299.582|| 6,2262,529,609 1,308 | 1,946,897

Junks in Local

Trade,

58,215 2,136,514 62,965 2,348,676 4,750 212,162

Grand Total,... 101,470 23,853,384 114,138 24,648,258 10,976 2,741,771 1,308 1,946,897

NET,

9,668 794,874

* Including 17,210 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 637,052 tons.

† Including 32,424 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 1,176,625 tons.

For vessels under the British Flag, this Table shows an increase of 1,741 ships of 2,155,798 tons, of which 1,389 Ships of 1,225,498 tone are River Steam-

ers.

The remainder, 352 ships of 930,300 tons, are a net increase in British Ocean vessels, due to a large influx of Colliers and other Tramp Steamers in ballast, attracted to the Far East by the War.

The increase in River Steamers is due to the fact that 10 new vessels started to ply during the year.

In vessels under Foreign flags, there is a decrease of 1,305 ships of 1,946,897 tons, of which 159 ships are River Steainers. The River Steamer tonnage, how- ever, shows an increase of 36,00 tons, giving a net decrease in Foreign Ocean shipping of 1,149 ships of 1,910,889 tons.

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This decrease is due to:-

(i) The disappearance of all Russians and almost all Japanese ships from

the run since the war began.

(ii) A large number of small German and Norwegian vessels being

transferred to the Japanese Coast Trade.

(iii) A considerable decrease in numbers (but increase in tonnage) of

vessels under U.S.A. colours.

The decrease in numbers of Foreign River Steamers is due to the smaller number of individual vessels plying, while the increased tonnage is accounted for by the larger size of those left.

5. The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River Steamers and Steam Launches) entering during 1904 was 885, being 509 British, and 376 Foreign.

These 885 ships entered 4,007 times, and gave a total tonnage of 6,543,710 Thus, compared with 1903, 144 more ships entered 12 times less, and with a total tonnage decreased by 466,471 tons.

tons.

STEAMERS.

Ships.

No. of Times entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1903. 1904. | 1903. | 1904.

1903. 1904.

British,

331

498

1,9822,151 3,368,788 3,843,355

• Austrian,

Belgian,

32 1

106,944 102,349

2,047

Chinese,

172

180

222,164 241,085

Danish,

48,676 26,817

Dutch,

34,575 84,379

French,

262

238

246,837 234,977

German,

126

147

937

861 1,345,567 1,268,835

Italian,...

Japanese,.

467

20 32,732 38,212 51 1,017,263 114,951

Norwegian,

318 253 319,685

276,211

Portuguese,.

4 30

Russian,

Spanish,

Swedish,

524

7.110 30,781

12.167

14,578

6,017

United States,.

No Flag,

:ཙལ

26,093 8,582

200,706| 232,857

1,260

2,500

Total,

709 859 4,383 3,981 7,009,181 6,509,919

SAILING VESSELS.

Ships.

No. of Times entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1903. | 1904. 1903. | 1904.

1903.

1904.

British,

Dutch,

French,

German,

Italian,. Japanese,

212

7,194

27,525 19,447 84 3,444

2,045

994

120

Norwegian,

Sarawak,

1.498

3,651

2.676

1,338

Swedish,

1,271

...

United States.....

11,177

No Flag,

1,498

2.867

919

Total,

55,004

32,791

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6. The 509 British vessels carried 3,786 British Officers and 51 Foreign Officers, as follows:-

British, Dutch,

Norwegian,

United States, French,

Swedish,

Total,

3,786 2

.3,837

Thus, the proportion of Foreign Officers in British ships was 1.07 per cent. comprising five nationalities. An increase of 0.18 per cent., with an increase of ships.

The 376 Foreign ships carried 2,764 Officers, of which 183 were British, borne as follows:-

In Chinese Ships,

United States,.

Japanese,

French,

Belgian,

Total,

183

The proportion of British Officers in Foreign ships was, therefore, 6.62 per cent., distributed among five nationalities. A decrease of 2.68 per cent. with a decrease of ships.

CREWS.

IN BRITISH VESSELS.

IN FOREIGN VESSELS.

17.8% were British.

Other European. Asiatic.

71.3%

Asiatic.

1.9%

81.2%

1.8° were British.

26.9% Other European.

This shows a slight increase of British and Other European in British vessels and Other European in Foreign vessels, with a slight falling off in the proportion of Asiatic.

TRADE.

7. Once more it is necessary to call attention to the want of accuracy in the returns under this heading. There being no Custom House in the Colony, it is impossible for accurate returns to be compiled, but the information given by the Officers and Agents of ships might with advantage be of a fuller and more detailed description. It is true that I am empowered to call for copies of manifests of cargo imported, but, so long as the favourite and comprehensive term "Case of Merchandise" continues to be employed, such manifest will not help us much, while to deal with the various weights and measures of the cases, &c., as entered in the manifests, would require a very much larger staff than we now possess. it is, the returns are compiled by the Assistant Harbour Master, from information given by the Officers of the ships, or, in some cases the Agents. It frequently happens that the Officer giving the information is ignorant of the existence on board of certain items which it is imperative should be reported, e.g., Dangerous Goods.

This being so, I do not consider it necessary to say more on this subject than that, from these perfunctory reports, it appears that:

12.

360,742

16.0%

Import Cargo has increased by 167,229 tons, or 4.2% Export Transit Cargo has increased by 276,976 tons, or 9.6% Bunker Coal shipped decreased

10,065, 1.6%

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8. The total reported Import Trade of the Port for 1904 amounted to 26,588 vessels of 11,205,516 tons, carrying 7,889,978 tons of cargo, of which 4,738,052 tous were discharged at Hongkong. This does not include the number, tonnage, or cargo of Junks, or Steam Launches employed in Local Trade.

Cargo.

Canada,...

Country.

CLASS I.

Continent of Europe,.

Great Britain,

Mauritius,

United States of America,

CLASS II.

Australia and New Zealand,

India and Straits Settlements, Japan,

Java and Indian Archipelago, North & South Pacific, Russia-in-Asia,..

CLASS III.

North Borneo,

Coast of China,

Cochin-China,

...

Formosa,

Philippine Islands,

Hainan and Gulf of Tonkin,

Siam,....

Kiaochow,

Weihai wei,

Macao,

Ships.

Tons.

Discharged. In Transit.

25 74,024 15,062

500

113

260

352,335 94,506 323,409 739,253 320,546 950,856

131

1,329 2,000

478,291

286,378 147,649

530 1,645,232 718,492 1,422,414

45 85,050 55,283 33,165 232 542,597 322,326 378,892 393 1,213,452 986,803 487,470 137 230,298 294,443 116,725

3 1,024 690

19,273 10,500 16,987

...

819 2,091,694 1,670,045 1,033,239

36 59,754 73,430 1,100 1,421 1,585,760 344,026 567,250

201

218,685 304,163' 56,330 101 87,406 22,306 248 311,008 77,015 331 229,006 218,287

285

305,738 513,725

...

13,788

53,005 4,800

...

8,427 2,616

...

2,658| 2,805,784 1,555,568 696,273

CLASS IV.

River Steamers,-Canton, Macao and West River,

3,454 3,085,040 206,534

CLASS V.

Steam-Launches trading to Ports outside the Colony,.

CLASS VI.

Junks in Foreign Trade,

1,027

52,892 7,060

18,100 1,524,874 580,353

Total.............

26,588 11,205,5164,738,052 3,151,926

05,5164,

448

Similarly, the Export Trade from the Port was represented by 26,639 vessels of 11,199,850 tons, carrying 3,436,726 tons of Cargo, and shipping 670,811 ton's of Bunker Coal.

Cargo.

Country.

Ships.

Tons.

Shipped. Coal.

Bunker

CLASS I.

Canada,

Continent of Europe,

80,449 13,539

...

39,543

12,650

2,334

Great Britain,

120,905

29.610

2,940

Mauritius,

3,155

1,550

2,400

North America,...

1,391

...

200

South Africa,

10,075

1,300

South America,

10,736 4,826

3,000

United States of America,.

225,096

133,970

7,880

153

491,350 197,445

18,754

CLASS II.

Australia and.New Zealand,..

35 67,604

21,200

3,650

India and Straits Settlements,

359

892,064

328,661

73,394

Japan, ...

Java and Indian Archipelago,

North Pacific,

Russia-in-Asia,

South Pacific,

475

1,069,093

503,883

64,167

145,495

28,803

18,708

539

503

160

9,764

.300

1,250

8,700

895

925

949 2,193,259 884,245 162,254

CLASS III.

North Borneo,

7,366

Coast of China,

1,810 2,648,975

701 899,376 237,966

905

Cochin-China,

218

243,595

49,708

53,382

Formosa,

18.187

17,301

5,432

Hainan and Gulf of Tonkin,

389

265,188

104,855

39,548

Kiaochow,

1,756

3,000

495

Macao,

8,416

2,605

Philippine Islands,

257

431,867

200,426

56,282

Port Arthur,

5,630

600

Siam,

166

197,418

37,865

39,355

Weihaiwei,

3,864

1,800

185

CLASS IV.

2,905 3,832,262 1,317,637 434,200

River Steamers,-Canton, Macao and West River,.... 3,454 3,082,691 206,534 49,210

CLASS V.

Steam-Launches trading to Ports outside the Colony,.. 1,027 52,892 8,610 6,393

CLASS VI.

Junks in Foreign Trade,

18,151 1,547,396 822,255

Total,..

26,639 11,199,850 3,436,726 670,811

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9. During the year 1904, 14,922 vessels of European construction of 19,227,312 tons (net register), reported having carried 10,572,844 tons of Cargo as follows:

Import Cargo.

Export

Transit

19.

4,150,639 tons.

2,605,861

3,151,926

Bunker Coal shipped

664,418 ,,

10,572,844 tons.

The total number of tons carried was, therefore, 54.4% of the total net register tonnage, (or 76.7% exclusive of River Steamers), and was apportioned as follows:-

Imports.

British Ships,

Foreign Ships,.

2,399,704

1,750,935

4,150,639

Exports.

British Ships,

1,579,051

Foreign Ships,.

1,026,810

2,605,861

Transit.

British Ships,

2,105,696

Foreign Ships..

1,046,230

3,151,926

Bunker Coal.

British Ships,

Foreign Ships,...

332,310- 332,108

664,418

Grand Total,

10,572,844

Trade of the Port of Hongkong for the Year 1904.

TONS.

Passengers.

Emi-

No. of Ships.

Dis-

charged.

Shipped.

In Transit.

Bunker Coal shipped.

Total.

Tonnage.

grants.

Departed.

British Ocean-going, Foreign Ocean-going, British River Steamers, Foreign River Steamers,

Total,.......

Steam-Launches trading to Ports outside the Colony,

Total,...

5,872

4,318 2,153,172 1.415.673 2,105,696 3,696 1,708,251 983.651 1,046,230

246.632 163.378

289,317

5,963,858

7,708,734

325,891

4,059,026

5,350,847

197,844 91,352

113,741

64,239

51,390 24,914

42,993 152,903

5,697,360

1,092,564

1,040,250

...

1,036

47,684

43,156

6,217 97,057 470,371

46,027

52,745

...

14,922 | 4,150,639 2.605,861 | 3,151,926

664,418 10,572,84419,227,312

1,427,787

1,269,975 76,301

2,054 20,323 21,658

16,976 4,170,692 | 2,627,519 | 3,151,926

Junks trading to Ports out-

side the Colony,

36.251

580,353

$22,255

...

53.227 4,751,315 | 3,449,774 | 3,151,926

6,393 48,374 105,784

670,811 10,621,218 19,333,096 1,434,847

1,402,608 3,072,270 43,192

670,811 12,023,826 | 22,405,366

7,060

8,610

1,278,585 76,301

42,155

1,478,039 1,320,740 76,304

Total Foreign Trade,

Steam-Launches

plying

within waters of the Colony,

307,502

Junks, Local Trade,..............

62,965 340,087 45,361

Total Local Trade.

370,467

340,087 45,361

Grand Total....... 423,694 | 5,091,402 | 3,495,135 3.151,926

25,401 25,401 8,808,714 385,448 2,318,676

25,401 410,849 | 11,157,420

696,212 12,484,675 | 33,562,786

4,435.105 79,066

4,435,072 79,508

4.514,171

4,514,580

5,992,210

5,855,320 76,304

450

IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.

1903.

1901.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

No. Tonnage.

Steamers,

4,383 7,009,181 3,981 6,509,919

402

499,262

River Steamers,...... 2,832 2,454,868 3,454 3,085,040

| |

662 630,172

Sailing Vessels, ...... 36

55,004 26 32,791

22,213

Total,..... 7,251 9,519,053 7,461 9,627,750

662

630,172 412

321,475

Nett,

210

108,697

Imported tons,

3,985,310

4,150,639

As follows:-

Articles.

1903.

1904.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,...

3,120

750

2,370

Bones...

400

Coal,.

1,186,686

1,152,454

34,232

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,

20,795

19,350

1,445

Flour,

120,430

115,921

1,509

Hemp,..

24,149

19,382

4,767

Kerosine (bulk),

40,607

56,965

16,358

(case),

82,960

100,692

17,732

Lead, Opium,

Liquid Fuel,

Rattan,

Sandalwood,.

550

3,563

3,013

4,997

2,955

2,042

1,000

9,727

8,727

4,020

5,080

1,060

Rice,....

597,730

823,339

225,609

Sulphur,

Sugar,..

Tea,....

Timber...

4,713 961 229,946 1,746

· 64,400

3,300

1,413

187 205,696

774

24,250

1,746

General,

1,594,600

66,200 1,564,678

1,800

29,922

Total,

3,983,410

4,150,639

274,699

107.470

Transit,

2,874,950

3,151,926

276,976

Grand Total,

6,858,360

7,302,565

551,675

107,470

Nett,.

144,205

1903.

451

EXPORTS.

1904.

Increase.

"Decrease.

No. Tonnage.

No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

Steamers,

River Steamers,. Sailing Vessels,.

4,372 6,988,667

2,826 2,451,357 59,334

3,454 |

3,454 | 3,082,691 40

24 33,036

3,983 6,483,835

389 504,832

628

631,334

...

16 26,298

Total,

7,238 9,499,358 7,461 9,599,592

628

631,334 405 531,130

Nett,

223

100,204

Exported tons,

2,245,119

2,695,861

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Strs.

Bunker

Coal.

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Bunker

Strs.

Coal.

Steamers,

River Steamers,

4,372 2,826

625,273 3,983 37,753 3,454

615,208

49,210 628

389

10,065

11,457

Total,... 7,198

663,026 | 7,437

664,418

628

11,457 389 10,065

Nett,......

239

1,392

1903,

1904,

Year.

RIVER TRADE.

Imports, Exports and Passengers.

Imports.

Exports.

Passengers.

296,791

193,656

1,722,335

294,216

206,534

2,231,586

IMPORTS.

Junks.

Foreign Trade, Local Trade,

18,100 measuring 1,524,874 tons. 31,505

1,183,376

Total,

49,605

2,708,250

Imported, 920,440 tons as under :-

Tea,

Fire Crackers,

Oil, Vegetable,

Rice,

Cattle, (12,118),

Swine, (39,487),

Earth and Stones,...

General,

1,679 tons. 2,743

755 22 1,004

2,151

2,438

.288,511

.621,159

Total,

920,440

་

EXPORTS.

Junks.

452

Foreign Trade, Local Trade,

18,151 measuring 1,547,396 tons.

31,460

1,165,300

Total,

49,611

2,712,696

Exported, 867,616 tons as under :-

Kerosine (1,051,456 cases), Rice and Paddy,

37,552 tons.

Earth and Stones,

.296,894 .180,153

General,

...353,017

Total,

....867,616

PASSENGERS.

1903.

1904.

Increase. Decrease.

British Vessels, Arrivals,... 152,637 197,844 45,207

Do., Departures,. 90,369 112,741 22,372

Do.,

Emigrants,

55,681 51,390

4,291

Total,..

298,687 361,975 67,579

4,291

Nett...

63,288

Foreign Vessels, Arrivals,.. 100,012

91,352

8,660

Do.,

Departures,.

72,978 64,239

8.739

Do.,

Emigrants, . 27,703

24,914

2,789

Total,........

200,693

180,505

20,188

Nett,..

20,188

River Steamers, Arrivals, ..

Do.,

Departures,.

883,578 1,138,591 255,013

838,757 1,092,995 254,238

Total..

1,722,335 2,231,586 509,251

Nett,.

509,251

Junks Foreign Trade, Arrivals,

49,269 43,192

6,077

Do.,

Departures, 50,736 42,155

8,581

Total,......

100,005 85,347

14,658

Nett,.

14,658

;

453

PASSENGERS,--Continued.

1903.

1904. Increase. Decrease.

Total Arrivals,

1,185,496 1,470,979 | 285,483

Total Departures,.....

1,052,840 1,312,130 259,290

2,238,336 2,783,109544,773

Total Emigrants,

83,384

76,304

7,080

Total,...

2,321,720 | 2,859,413 | 544,773.

7,080

Nett,...... 537,693

Diff. of Arrivals and Dep.,

132,656

158,849

Do., Emigrants,

83,384 76,304

Remainder + or

+ 49,272 + 82,545

Junks Local Trade, Ar-

79,318

79,066

252

rivals,

....

Do.,

Departures,

84,941

79,508

5,433

Total,.....

164,259

158,574

5.685

Nett,

5,685

REVENUE.

11. The total Revenue collected by the Harbour Department during the year was $300,933.95, being an increase of $15,645.53 on the previous year:—

1. Light Dues,

2. Licences and Internal Revenue,

3. Fees of Court and Office,

$72,330.16

62,418.00

166,185.79

Total,

...

$300,933.95

STEAM LAUNCHES,

12. On the 31st December, there were 262 Steam Launches employed in the Harbour, of these, 106 were license for the conveyance of passengers, 184 were privataly owned, 16 were the property of the Colonial Government, and 6 belonged to the Imperial Government in charge of Military Authorities.

Seventeen Master's Certificates were suspended, 7 for one month, 3 for six weeks, 3 for two months, 3 for three months, and 1 for six months; 2 Engineer's Certificates were suspended for 1 and 6 months respectively. Three Masters were cautioned.

Four hundred and forty-three (143) engagements, and four hundred an fifty-six (456) discharges of Masters and Engineers were made from 1st January, to 31st December.

Fourteen (14) Steam Launches were permitted to carry arms, &c.. for their protection against pirates; of these, twelve were previously permitted, and two during this year.

454

EMIGRATION.

13. Seventy-six thousand three hundred and four (76,304) Emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year, of these, 52,496 were carried by British Ships and 23,808 by Foreign Ships; 149,195 were reported as having been brought to Hongkong from places to which they had emigrated, and of these, 121,735 were brought in British Ships and 27,460 by Foreign Ships.

Under a Convention between the United Kingdom and China dated 13th May, 1904, indentured Chinese Emigrants are being transported to South Africa. A Depôt has been formed at Lai-chi-kok and a Deputy Emigration Officer appointed for its supervision.

Returns Nos. XVII and XIX will give the details of this branch of the Department.

REGISTRY OF SHIPPING.

14. During the year, 44 ships were registered under the provisions of the Imperial Act, and 4 Certificates were cancelled.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S Court.

15. Fifty-six (56) cases were heard in the Marine Magistrate's Court: refu- sal of duty on board ship and breach of Harbour Regulations were the principal

offences.

In connection with the above, the Assistant Harbour Master has been placed in charge of the Water Police as a tentative measure, which is having good results.

EXAMINATION OF MASTERS, MATES AND ENGINEERS.

(Under Section 4 of Ordinance No. 10 of 1899.)

16. The following Table will shew the number of Candidates examined for Certificates of Competency, distinguishing those who were successful and those- who failed:-

Grade.

Passed.

Failed.

Master,

Master, River Steamer,

First Mate,

Only Mate,.....

Second Mate...

31523

Mate, River Steamer,

Total...

First Class Engineer,

Second Class Engineer,

Total,.....

EXAMINATION OF PILOTS.

(Ordinance No. 3 of 1904.)

17. Examinations for the duties of Pilots have been instituted under Ordin- ance No. 3 of 1904. The number of Licences issued will be governed by the need of the Port, the pilotage of which is not compulsory.

MARINE COURTS.

(Under Section 19 of Ordinance No. 10 of 1899.)

18. No Marine Court has been held during the year.

455

SUNDAY CARGO-WORKING.

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1899.)

19. During the year, 308 permits were issued under the provisions of the Ordinance. Of these, 78 were not availed of owing to its being found unnecessary for the ship to work cargo on Sunday, and the fee paid for the permit was refund- ed in each case.

The revenue collected under this heading was $37,625; this was $2,825 more than in 1903.

The revenue collected each year since the Ordinance came into force is as follows:-

$ 4,800 7,900

1892. 1893,

1894.

1895,

1896....

1897.

1898.

1899.

1900,.

1901

1902.

1903,

1904,

SEAMEN.

13,375

11,600

7,57-5

11,850

25,925

21,825

43.550

44,800

44,175

34,800

37,625

20. Twenty-one thousand eight hundred and thirty (21.830) Seamen were shipped and twenty-five thousand two hundred and ninety-two (25,292) discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office and on board ships during the year.

Four hundred and sixty-seven (467) "Distressed Seamen were received during the year. Of these, 159 were sent to the United Kingdom, 13 to Sydney, 2 to Vancouver, 77 to Calcutta, 2 to Singapore, 1 went as passenger to Port Said, 3 to Calcutta, 28 to United Kingdom, 8 to Singapore, 2 to Manila, 1 to San Francisco, 1 to Haiphong, I to Shanghai, 1 to Japan, 29 to Canton, 1 obtained employment on shore, 3 joined the Canton Customs, 3 Lappa Customs, 4 taken charge of by the United States Consul, 1 by the French Consul, 2 disappeared, 2 died at the Government Civil Hospital, 1 at the Lunatic Asylum, 8 remained at. the Government Civil Hospital, 1 at the Tung Wah Hospital, 35 at the Sailors" Home, and 78 obtained employment.

Seven thousand two hundred and eighty-four dollars and forty-two cents ($7,284.42) were expended by the Harbour Master on hehalf of the Board of Trade, in the relief of these distressed Seamen.

MARINE SURVEYOR'S SUB-DEPARTMENT.

21. Return No. XXIII gives a report of the work performed by this Sub- Department during the

year 1904.

During the year, 196 vessels were surveyed for Passenger Certificates and Bottom Inspection and 125 were surveyed for Emigration, being an increase of 6 and 14 respectively on the previous year which was then the highest on record. The increased number of Emigration surveys is almost entirely accounted for by the opening up of Emigration to South Africa, 13 Vessels-all British-of 65,255 gross tons having been surveyed and measured for that trade alone.

The number of visits paid to different vessels, docks, building yards, boiler shops, &c., in connection with survey work amounts to 2,140.

Two hundred and three (203) Licences were granted to Steam Launches during the year, 45 new Boilers were built to Board of Trade rules, under super- vision 3 minor inspections were made, 5 Foreign vessels were measured, 35 vessels

456

were measured for tonnage for British Registry. Steam Launches were completed during the year. examined of whom 73 were successful and 11 failed. examined of whom 90 passed and 14 failed.

126 Surveys on Government 82 European Engineers were 104 Chinese Engineers were

Owing to the Kowloon and Cosmopolitan Docks being blocked at different times by vessels undergoing extensive repairs, 31 of the surveys for Passenger Certificates took place at the Aberdeen Dock, involving considerable loss of time and extra expense in hiring an outside launch. I would respectfully point out that owing to the increase in work and the greater distance apart of the building yards and shops an additional launch is urgently needed.

LIGHTHOUSES.

22. The amount of Light Dues collected is as follows:--

Total Fees colleced.

Class of Vessels.

Rate. No. of per ton. Ships.

Tonnage.

Ocean Vessels,

Steam Launches,

1 cent 4,109

6,565,562 | 65,655.62

River Steamers, (Night boats), Launches plying exclusively to Macao and West River, by night, ...

River Steamers (Day Boats), Launches plying exclusively to Macao and West River, by day, ...

358 2,305 | 1,935,576

14,105

141.05

6,452.52

Fre

434

Free.

1,149

24,246 1,149,464

80.97

Free. 235

14,541

Total,..

8,590 9,703,494 | 72,330.16

Telegraphic and telephonic communication has been kept up with Gap Rock, Cape D'Aguilar and Waglan Island during the year.

From Gap Rock Station 1,012 vessels have been reported as passing, and in addition 241 messages were received and 3,500 sent including weather reports for the Observatory. Owing to telegraphic communication being interrupted, 32 vessels were not reported.

Twenty-five hours and fifty minutes of fog were reported from Gap Rock during the year, and the fog signal gun was fired 169 times. On no occasion was the relief delayed by the rough sea.

From Cape D'Aguilar Station 1,570 vessels were reported, and in addition 1,159 messages were sent and 32 received. Owing to the telephonic communic- ation being interrupted, 306 vessels were not reported.

From Waglan Island Station 1,347 vessels were reported, and in addition 80 messages were sent and 66 received. Owing to the telephonic communication being interrupted, 442 vessels were not reported.

One hundred and fourteen hours and thirty-six minutes of fog were reported from Waglan Island during the year, and the fog signal gun was fired 1,194 times. On no occasion was the relief delayed by the rough sea.

The lighting of Cap-shui-mun Pass has been inaugurated during the year, and arrangements are being made to improve the lighting of the Harbour.

457

GOVERNMENT GUNPOWDER DEPÔT.

23. During the year 1904 there has been stored in the Government Gun- powder Depôt, Stonecutters' Island :-

No..

of Cases.

Approximate Weight.

lbs.

Gunpowder, privately owned,

6,630

149,915

Do., Government owned,

5,050

305,085

Cartridges, privately owned,

3,079

612,600

Do., Government owned,

4,900

Explosive Compounds, privately owned,

5,295

273,878

Do., Non-explosives, privately owned,

Government owned,

1,886

125,056

6,425

Do..

Government owned,

Total,..

22,042 1,477,859

During the same period there has been delivered out of the Depôt :-

No.

of Cases.

Approximate Weight.

lbs.

For Sale in the Colony :---

Gunpowder, privately owned,

928

24.870

Cartridges, privately owned,

16,125

Explosive Compounds, privately owned,.......

214

13.875

Non-explosives, privately owned,

For Export:-

Gunpowder, privately owned,

5,481

113,180

Cartridges, privately owned,

1,027

199,875

Explosive Compounds, privately owned.... Non-explosives, privately owned,

4,350

220.600

3,975

Total,.

12,093

592,500

On the 31st December, 1904, there remained as follows :—

No.

of Cases.

Approximate Weight.

lbs.

Gunpowder, privately owned,

221

11,865

Do., Government owned,

Cartridges, privately owned,

Do., Government owned,

Explosive Compounds, privately owned,

Do..

Non-explosives, privately owned,

976

77,608

1,990

396.660.

2,000

731

39,403

Government owned,

1,529

75,058

2,450

Do.,

Government owned,

Total,..

5,489

604,984

NEW TERRITORY.

(Sixth Year of the British Administration).

24. The Station at the Island of Cheung Chau was opened in September, the one at Tai O in the Island of Lantau, in October of 1899, that at Tai Po in Mirs Bay, on board the Police Steam Launch in November, 1901, and that at Sai Kung in April, 1902.

From 1st January to 31st December, 1904, 9,350 Licences, Clearances, Per- mits, &c., were issued at Cheung Chau, 4,518 at Tai 0, 4,400 at Tai Po, 4,775 at Deep Bay and 3,185 at Sai Kung.

458

The revenue collected by this Department from the New Territory during 1904 was $16,391.25.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (OPIUM) OFFICE.

25. The return shows that during the year the amount of Opium reported. was as follows :

1903.

1904.

Increase

Decrease

Chests.

Imported,

46,034

45,936

Exported,

46,551

43,858

2,693

Through Cargo reported but not landed,.

16,442

14,587

1,855

Eighteen thousand one hundred and two (18.102) permits were issued from this Office during the year, being an increase of 223 as compared with 1903.

A daily memo. of Exports to Chinese ports was, during the year, supplied to the Commissioner of Imperial Maritime Customs, and a daily meino. of Exports to Macao was supplied to the Superintendent of Raw Opium Department of Macao.

Surprise visits were paid to 88 godowns during the year.

In order to give effect to Article VIII of the Brussels Sugar Convention, 1902, it has been deemed expedient to prohibit the importation of bounty fed sugar into the Colony. For the purpose of issuing Certificates of Origin, the Superintendent of Imports and Exports has been appointed Fiscal Authority for this Colony, and regulations have been framed dealing with the import and export of sugar under the new conditions.

I have, &c.,

L. BARNES-LAWRENCE, Captain, R.N., Harbour Master, &c.

The Honourable The COLONIAL SECRETARY.

1.-NUMBER, TONNAGE, CREWS, and CARGOES of Vesse

BRITISH.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.

argoes.

Vessels.

Tous.

Crews.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Dis-

charged Transit.

Dis- charge

·Australia and New Zealand,

British North Borneo,..

Canada,

Coast of China,.

Cochin-China,

Continent of Europe,

Formosa,

Great Britain,

74,231 2,711 52,841

27,331

74,231 2,711 52.34

537 42,150

44,850

1,100

537 42,150

44,85

74,024 4,526 15,062

2,714 2,864,364 263,777 826,666 332,415 84 107,972 4,846 167,813, 26,750

5001

251

324 332,073 17,591 1,284 148

4,932 105 20,817 1,616

9,480

Philippine Islands,

Russia in Asia,...

Siam,

South Africa,

South America,

India and Singapore,

Japan,......

Java and other Islands in the Indian Archipelago,.

Macao,

Mauritius,

North America,

North and South Pacific,

Ports in Hainan and Gulf of Tonquin,

717

27 228 670,790) 12,549 292,884 859,444 210 487,673 21,338 275.248 364,792| 278 701,086 15,608 674,781 278,716

79 142,195 4,409 192,149,

567,017| 28,390||

1.329 2,5.7 78

6,975

6,950

4,196 288 4,373 81

166)

10. 23,504.

479

72,216

54,755

141

74,024 4,526 15,00

3,038 3,196,437 281,368 326,6€

85 109,256 4,994 157,81

4,932 105

32 25,013 1.904 6,97 230 675,163 12,630 292,8 213 494,623 21,504) 275,24 288 724,590 16,087 674,7

79 142,195 4,405 192.14 718 067,158 28,415

54,75

2,000

1,329 65

2,00

5,050

13,081 347

15,598

425

5,05

179 227,816 12.644

61,388

3,900

23.067 1,151

198 250,983, 13,795)

61,38

8,708

372

18,174

5,117:

210

9.265

112

9,600

9,087

1,542

18,825! 10,807

5821

18.17

143

9,60

24.831

1,532)

39,050

140:

24,471 1,354; 39,05

2,874

28,526

582

10. 31,400

661

2,247 39

JOO

2,247

•

1. 10

United States of America,

TOTAL...

76) 232,266 5,160 170,805 99,962

76; 232 256, 5,160 170,80

4,7146,268,604 380,293 2,399,704 2,105,696 385 444.094 21,121 5,099 6,712,598 401,414 2,399,70

II. NUMBER, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of

WITH CARGOES.

BRITISH,

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

COUNTRIES TO WHICH DEPARTED.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Shipped.

Cargo s.

Bunker Vessels.

Coal.

Tons. Crews.

Bunker C al.

Vessels. Tons. Crews.

Shipped.

Cargoes.

Bunker Vessels.

Coal.

Australia & New Zealand,

35,413 1,392

British North i orneo,

}

1,644.

Canada.

80,449. 2,681

21,200 669 13,539

1,450 390

Coast of China,

3,2538,760,370 140,027 898.777, 131,098

20,852 256

2,829

62 108,258 2.537)

1,520

29 2

Cochin-China,

Continent of Europe,

5,835

Formosa,..

7.742

19,983. $1,476 1,256!

2,300 153 460 2,360

4,706 280

91,465 3,497

10,232 15,963

2,970 SC;245 1,646 21,200

890 128 669 3,973

13,539 80,449 2.681| 3,315 3,868,628 142,564 94 122,941 4,753

698,777, 141,325| 13,293 2

19.98320,669]

5.835

153

2,300

2801

530

Great Britain,

110,558, 3.229| 29,210

2,340

India and Singapore,..................

191

451,505 14 444 288,207

27,355

Japan,

224 558,018 14,446|| 260,189)

38,876

Java and other Islands in the Indian

42,963 1,443

19,407

6.248

3,346 193 3 6,547 106 52 110,958 2,003 54 122,451 2.186 23 58,277 934

- 570

111

11,088

653

2,360

1,100

600 6,847

38 117,105 3.335

29.210

2,940

5 533

5,530

243 562,463 16,447 233,207|| 34,202| 278 680,469 16,632 260,189

44 101,240 2,677|

105

19,407

Archipelago,

Kiauchow,

Macao,

696 566,492 24.497

29,810

7935

141

697 565,033 24.516

38.909 11,778

29.810 7,93 1,072

153

Mauritius,

North Pacific,.

North America..

1,391,

2001

1.391

Philippine Islands,

209. 828,690,14,029||||185,788,

49.612

12,145.

210

1,060

213 340,835 14,249 185,788

Port Arthur,

Ports in Hainan & G. of Tonquin,

6,852

481

1,249

1,085

20;

26,707 1,267

2.640

Russia-in-Asia..

Sian.

20.8651 879

4,530,

8,280

South Africa,

6,585 135

1,300

9,993: 289 1,170 3,490

38.559 1,748

30,858 1,168

200 50,672

1,249 3.725

804

4 5301

4,450

South America,

2. 8,358

2,500!

2,971

74 37

10,075 209:

1,300

South Pacific,

2.833

United States of America, Wei-hai-wei,

77.506) 2,201

8,864

40 51,193 1,800

4.916

430 185

5,162

350 6,800

6.329 109 7.748 108! $2,668 2,271;

2,500

*3.000

350

3,864

51;193) 1,600

7,230

30,

185

TOTAL,..............

4.777 6.108.409' 222,068'1,579,051 273.495

314 589,987 13,802!

68.815 5,091 6,693,896 235,870|1,579,05|| 332 310 15,222 8.

459

1.-NUMBER, TONNAGE, CREWS, and CARGOES of Vessels ENTERED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong from each Country for the Ye

JARGOES.

BRITISH.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL..

WITH CARGOES.

FOREIGN.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

¿ws,

argoes.

Dis-

Car ocs.

Cargoes.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Dis-

Vessels.

Tons.rews.

526 15,062

char ed Transit.

,711 52,841 27,334

537 44,850 1,100

3,777 326,666 332,415

,846, 167,813, 26,750 105

charged. Transit.

Dis- charged. Transit

Vessels.

Tons. ¡Crews Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

74,231 2,711

500

52,341 27,334 20 42,150 537 44,850 1,100. 500,

10,819 460 2,942 5,831 17,604 722 28,580

10,819 460

16 17,604 722

15,062

824 332,073 17,591 1,284 148

85 109,250 4,994 157,813

9,480

G16: 6,975

549 292,884 859,444

31 4,932 105

25 74,024 4,526 3,038 3,196,437 281,368 326,666 352,415 13,038 1,621,061 173,211 704.697 214,835 5,905

26,750, 113 106.145 4,052 146,350 29,580

9,480 105 342,633 11,514

3,284 100,

94,506 313,929

694,358 73,365 18,943 2,315,419 246,576;

4,770 230 110 347,403 11,744

116 109,429 4,152

338 275.248 364,792

608 674,781 278,716 409 192,149, 72,216)

390 54,755

G5 2,000

4,196 288 4.373 81 6,950 166 23,504. 479

32 25,013 1.904 6,975

69 62,893 2,714

15,331

69 62,393 2,714

141

78 5.030

13,081 347

230 675,163 12,630 292,884 859,444 213 494,623 21,504 275,248 364,792 288 724,590 16,087 674,781) 278,716) 79 142,195 4.409 192.149 72,216 718 567,158 28,415 54,755 1,329 65 2,000 15,598 425 5,050

64,090 1,018

27,662 91,412

64,090 1,018|

44,174 1,472| 47.078 14,100

3,800 112

103

480,265 15,398 312,022 208,754

$7,191 2,678 102,294

44,509

931

96,806) 15,086)

18,394'

388

8,597 113 912 40 30,114 4,704

47.974 1,584 105 488,862 15,511

58 88,103 2,718 1 1,319 126,920, 19,790

1,024 941

690

1,024 91

644

61.388

3,900

19:

23.167 1,15

198

250,983, 13,795)

372 18,174

5,117:

210

13,825! 5821

112

9,600 9,087

1,542

10,807) 143

61,388 18,174

9,600 9,087

3,900

50,708 1,894 15,627

317

212,542 10,867). 200,113

9.888 14 53,005

4. 6,595 140

900!

7,900

532

89,050

39;

13 100

140 28,526

24,471 1,354

39,050

262

280,659 12,813 474,675

4,800

9,317

529 50 2,839 175 1,871 32 G08 33

60,025 2,423.

$21,

215,181 11,042 2

263

31,400 661

2,247

1 1,065) 36

700

•

100

749

214

160 170,805 99,962

76 232 266, 5,160 170,805

99,962

54 243,093 8,671, 115,573 47,687

2,932 56

8,466; 172 281,267 12,846

1,065 36

749. 16

55 246.025 8,727

293 2,399,704 2,105,(96| 385 444.094 21,121| 5,099,6,712,598 401,414|2,399,704 2,105,696| 15,1623,729,416 262,856 2,338,348 1,046,230 6,327| 763,402 79,489 21,489 4,492,818 312,3452,

II.—NUMBER, TONNAGE, CREWS, and CARGOES of Vessels CLEARED in the Colony of Hongkong for each Country for the Year eno

FOREIGN.

BRITISH.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Tons. Crews.

Bunker

Vessels. C al.

Tons. Crews.

Shipped.

Cargoes.

Shipped.

Shipped

122,451 2.186

58,277 934

3.346 193 6,547 106

110,958 2,003

5 533

6,530

141

20,852 250 1,520

2,829 46

108,258 2.537) 10,232 91,465 3,497 15,963

570 600 6,847

66,245 1,648 2 3,973 128 28 80,449 2,681| 8,315 3,868,628 142,564

94 122,941 4,753

4 7,361 113 31 2,007; 441

698,777, 141,325 13,293 2,318,019 207,726 1,154,029 102,579 5,871| 459,253′ 53,917 19.983. 20,669 67 67,655 3,070 29,725 22,530 57 52,999 1,948)

2,300

280 11 33,708 609 10,350 2,054 2,260 1,100 28 276 1,383 14,941 3,325

3,800 113 400 105; 309,818| 8,391| 95,454 £6,432 11 153 310,845 7,829 243,694 20,568 44

17 27,041 947 9,396 4,885

1,756 52 7,933 1,072 108,590 17,402 3,155 145 539 31

2 5.835 153 11 11,088 653 38 117,105 3,335 29,210 2,940 243 562,463 16,447 233,207 84,202 278 680,469 16,632 260,189 38.909 44 101,240 2,377 19,407 11,778

697||| 565,C33 24.516 29.810

Bunker Vessels. Tons. Crews.

Coal.

21,200 2,970 669 390 13,539

Car, des.

Bunker Coal.

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Bunker Coal.

Vessels. Tons. Crews.

Cargoes,

8.998 65

2. 1,386 54

680 $15

...

6,823 220 1,007

11,859 178 5 3,393 98

40,940 19,164 2,777,272 261,643 1,154,029 1 10,183) 124 126,654 5,018 29.725 11 33,708 609 10.350

19,783 358 2,760 77,779 1,619 4,690. 17,214 297

2,045

116

3,000 56,764

495

840

201

20,247 1,740

7,009 1,603 14,941

3,800 113 329,601 8,749) 95,454

197 388,624 9,448 243,694 26 44,255 1.244 9,396

1,756 52 1,273 128,837 19,142

400

3,000

56,764

1,550

2.400

503

160

3,155! 145

539

1,550

503

12,145, 210

1,060

26,707; 1,267 2.640

9,998: 289 1,170 3,490 74

38.559 1.748

1.391 213 340,835 14,249 185,788

1,249

200 50,672

33 75,494 2,129 14.638

2 5.630 125

3,570

15.538 379 2,040

91.032 2.508 14,038

COO)

3,725

304

173,766 11,415 103,606|

3 8,651 124

300

30,858, 1,168' 4 530

4,450

96,635 8,907]

33,335

30,516 800 18,525

57,863 1,907 5,307

1,113 27 69,925 2,485 16,380

450

30,075 209

1,300

5.630 125

357 231,629, 13,322 103,606|

4. 9.764: 151

143 166,560 6,392

300 38,835

2.971 4.916

6.329 109:

2,500

3,000!

5,162

350元 6,800

7.748 108

350

82,668 2,271| 51,193)

2; 3.864

93 1,800

7,2301 185

4,407 110 952 83 30, 142,428, 4,460

2.326

4,407 110 2,826

835

575

952

800

82,777!

650

30 142,428 4,460|

82,777

589.987; 13;802 68.815' 5,091 6,693,896 235,870|1,579,051| 332.310′ 15,2223,698,549 270,170|1,857.675| 252,699|

6,326 807,905 65,054

85,802 21,548 4,500.454| 335,2241.857,675|

h Country for the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

29.580

230

110 347,403 11,744|

94,506 313.929

62,393 2.714

15,331

27.662 112 19 47,974 1,584 47,078

64,090 1,018

91,412

113 40

14,100 105 488,862 15,511 312,022 208,754

44,509 88,103 2,718 102.294 704 1,819 126,920 19,790

48.394

94.506) 323,409 96 83,210 4,330 22.306 258 734.880 13,567 320,546 950.856 228 531.847 22,810|| 322.326|| 378,892 3811,181,351 31,006 986.803 487,470 135 229,386 7,087 294,443 116,725 1,648 663 823 43,476 103,149

1 1.329 1 2,517 78

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

TOTAL.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Cargoes.

Ws. Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Dis-

Transit charged

Dis- charged

Transit.

Dis- charged

Transit.

10,819 460 2.942 5,831

16 17,604 722 28,580

85.050 3,171 55,283 33.165 36 59,754 1,259 73,430 1.100 25 74,024 4,526 15,062

500

365 18,943 2,315,419 246,570 704,697 214,835 15,752 4,485.425 436,988 1,031,363 567,250 100 116 109,429 4,152 146,350)|

197 214,117 8.898 304,163 108 847,565, 11,619

56,330

85,050 3,171| 55,283 33,165 59,754 1,259 73.430

1,100

1,026,431 90,956

4,568 248 4,770 230

4.196 288

4,373 10,750

81 278

32,10

25 74,024 4,526į 15,062 21,981 5,511,856 527,944 1,031,363 201218,685 9,146 304.163| 113 352,335 11,849 94,506 101 87,406|| 4,518|||||| 22,306| 260 739,253 13,648 320,546 232 542,597 23.088 322,326 378.892 592 393 1,213,452 31,598 986,803 487,470 - 912 40 137 230,298 7.127; 294,443 116,725 30,255 4,729 2,037 694,078 48,205 103,149

540

567.250

56,330

323,409

950,856

2,000

5,050

13.081 347

529 50

94 690 1,024 60,025 2,423 15,627

175 32

321

215,181 11,042 200,113

263

8,466 281,267 12,846 474,675

172

900

9,888 58,005 7,900

1,024 94 216 278,524 14,538|| 323 221,050.1.239 218.287

6901

77,015|

13.788

32.484 1,680|

248

1.329 65 15.598 425

1,024 311,008) 16,218|

2,000

5,050

690

77.015

13,788

53,005

7,956

385

331

229.006 11,624 218,287

53,005

7 15,860 252

10,500

16,987

3,413 63

-4,800

283304,990 14,145 513,725|

4,800

748

285

19,273 305,738 14,200 518,725|

315 10,500|

16,987

4,800

1,065

749

700 214

3.939 115!

2,996 55

718 314

28,526

582

11 -32,465 697

713

55 2,996)

314

47,687

55 246.025 8,727 115,573

130 475,359 13,831 286,378 147,649

2,932 56 131 478,291 13,887 286,378 147.649

_489) 21,489|4,432,818 312,345 2,338.348 1,046,230 13,8769,998,020 643,149 4,738,052 3,151,926 6.7121,207,496 100,610 26,588 11,205,516 743,759 4,738,052 3,151.926

untry for the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

TOTAL.

WITH ARGOES.

TOTAL.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Shipped

Shipped.

Bunker

Tons. Crews Cargoes.

Bunker Vessels. Tons. Crews.

Cargoes.

( Dài.

Bunker vessels.

Coal.

Tons. Crews.

Coal. Vessels.

Tons.

Crews Car.oes.

Bunker Coal

178 YL

2,054

4 332]

3,800

113

...

329,601 8,749

39,192

25,258!

23 39,411 1,457 680

21,200 2.130 11,359

3 3.030 136

701 3,393

905 515

28 80.449 2,681| 13,589 2,777,272 261,6431,154,029 143,519 16,546 6,078,389 347,753 1,852,806 126,654 5,018 29,725 32,713 91 99,181 4,326| 49,708

33,708 609 10,350

14,94!! 7,009 1,608

400 95,454

388,624 9,448 243,694

12 4

27,236

233,672 5,983 127

39,543

44,255 1.244, 9,896

1,756

·52

3,000

128,837 19,142]

56,764

3,155 539

145

1.550 503

6,930 495 840 2,400! 160)

762

12,650 8,018 1,843 17,301 3,855 36 114,358 3,342| 29,610 2,340 296 761,323 22,835 328,661| 63,787 377 868,86322,275-503.883 53,944 38 79,004 2,390) 28.803 11,133

62 1,756

495 1,768 674,082 41,899

8,775 202

2,334

28,193 369 90 4.336

567,511 56,454 144,464 5,445

413 10,169

6.547 106

1,520

51,172 26,146

1.577

(7,604 1,826Į 21,200 3,650 905 7.366 226 701 28 80,449 2.681 13.539 |22,4796,645,900 404,207 1,852,806 284,844

218 243,595| 9,771'

49,708 52,382.

39,543)

762

12,650

2,334

18,187 2,256

17,301

5,432

6002

39 120,905 3,448

29,610

2,940

63 130.741 2,361|

9,607

98 200,230 3,805

10,223

32i

3,000 86,574

75,491 1,231

20,368 1.759

7,575

359 892,064 25,196 328.661| 4751,069,093 26.080 503,883

1,756 1,970 694,470, 43,658

73,394

64,167

70 145,495 3,621|| 28,803

18,708

52 3,000 495

3,155

145

1,550

2.400

3,155

539

503

160

1.391

200

539, 1,391

31 28

86,574 145 1,550 503

8,775

2.400

160

200

91.032

5.630

***

2.508'

231,629, 13,322, 103,606|

14,038

5 610

53,182

125

600 35,823

2. 5,680円

125

600

31,601

9,764 166,560 6,892

151

300 33,835

1,250 84,905

124

300

800

21,805

4,407 952

110 83

2,326

855

575

5 3

3,000 575

142,428 4,460|

82,777

650

1,800

1,080 185

242 104,184 16,168|||200,426|

316 180,618 11,896 104,855]

8,651 104 117.500 4,786 37,865 2 6,585 135 1,300

182 7,765

4,826 3.785 113 895

58 219,934 6,661 138,970

93 3,864

185

34,506.454 335,2241.857.675 838,501|19,999|9,801,958 492,238 3,436,726 326,194 6,6401,397.892 78.856 144,617 26,659 11,199,850 571,094 3,436,726' 670,811

27,683

589

3,100

731

84,570 3,174

1,113

79,918 2,774

7,947:

450 17,550

3,490 74

257 431,867 16,757 200,426;

125 5,630 389 265,188 15.070

151 9,764 166 197,418 7,560 3 10.075 209

56,282

600

104,855

39,548

300 37.865

1,250 39.355

1,300

2,971

371

4,915: 5,162

350

701

6,800

10,736 8.700 60 225.096 6.731 93 3,864

219 191

4,826 895

3,000

925

133.970'

1,800

7,880

NAMES

OF PORTS.

Aberdeen,

Cheung Chaú,.

Deep Bay,

Hunghom,

Sai Kung,. Sham Shui-po, Shaukiwán, Stanley,.

Tai 0,

Tai Po, Victoria,

III. TOTAL NUMBER, TONNAGE, CREWS, AND C

WITH CARGOES.

BRITISH.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

WITH

Cargoes.

VIS.

Tons. Crews.

| Dis-

charged.

Vls.

Tous. Crews. Vls. Tons.

Crews.

V is.

Tons. [Cre

Transit.

Dis- dha ged.

Transit.

Total,.

4,714 6,268,64 380,293 2,399,704 2,105.696

4,714 6,268,604 380,293 2,399,704 2,105,696|

NAMES

OF PORTS.

235

9,167 1,

243

4,085) 1,:

904

21,467 4,

360

2,166 218,647 21,1

429

6,947 2,4

19,

613 } 2,267

385 444,694 21.121| 5,099|6,712,498 401,414 2,399,704 2,105,696 11,0593.470,863 230,1 385 444,094 21.121 5,0996,712,698 401.414 2,399,704 2,105,696|15,162 3,729,416 262,8

IV.—TOTAL NUMBER, TONNAGE, CREWS, AND CA

WITH CARGOES.

BRITISH.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Shipped.

Vls.

Tons. Crews.

Vls.

Tons. Crews.

Bunker

Bunker Coal.

Vls. Tons. Crews.

Vls. Ton

Cargoes.

Coal.

Bunker Coal.

98, 70'

Aberdeen, Cheung Chaú,.

Deep Bay, Hunghom,

Sai Kung,

Sham Shui-po, Shaukiwán,..

Stanley,

Tai 0, Tai Po, Victoria,

540 18,7

1,956 208,2

275 9,8

1,4

4,7776,103,409|222,068|1,579,051| 278,495

314 589,987 13,802

58,815 5,0916,693,396 235,870 1,579,051

332,316 12,222 3,452,%

Total,

4,777 6,103,409|222,668|1,579,051| 273,495 314 589,987 13,802 58,815 5,0916,693,396 235,870 1,579,051

332,310|15,222 3,698.5

460

NUMBER, TONNAGE, CREWS, AND CARGOES OF VESSELS ENTERED AT EACH PORT IN THE COLONY OF HONGI

FOREIGN.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

WITH

Cargoes.

*ons.

Crews.

V ls.

Tons. Crews.

Vls.

Tons. Crews. Vls.

Tons. Crews.

VIs.

Tons.

Dis- dha ged.

Transit.

Dis- charged.

Transit.

Dis- charged.

Transit.

235

9,167 1,821| 4,790

243

4,085 1 1,308 2,967

3.548 698 306 1,158 337 298

12,715 2,519

4,790

235

9,167

5,243 1,645|

2,9671

2431

4,085

904 24 2,166 213,647 21,194 420 6,947 2,490

19.

613 125 83 2,267 531

21,467 4,964

15,537

213

360 121

188 167,559 4,423 292 902

7,150 1,561 1,117 28,617 6,525,

6 25

369 127 1,789 195,014 16,717 3,955 408,661 37,911 111 4,761 906 540 11,708 3,396 17 616 114 36 1,229 239 644 124 100 2,911 655

15,537

904

21.467

188

360

167,559

2,166

213,647

4,423

429

6,947

202,

613

902

2,267

15,773 9,739,467|

712.698 401,414 2,399,704 2,105,696 11,0593.470,863 230,302 2,141,690 1,046,230 4,053 550,502 59,026 15,112 4,021,365 289,328 2,141,690 1,046,230

712,698 401.414 2,399,704 2,105,696 15,1623,729,416 262,856 2,338,348 1,046,230 6,327|| 763,402 79,489 21,489 4,492,818 342,345 2,338,348 1,046,230, 19,876 9,998,020|| (

UMBER, TONNAGE, CREWS, AND CARGOES OF VESSELS CLEARED AT EACH PORT IN THE COLONY Of Hongi

FOREIGN.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Shipped.

Vis. Tous. Crews.

Vls. Tons. Crews.

Vls.

Tons. Crews.

Cargoes.

Bunker Coal.

Cargoes.

Bunker Coal.

Vls. Tons. Crews.

Vls.

Cargoes.

Lunker Coal.

986

98 5,514 975 2,333 70 1,747 512 1,091

165

234

4,663 1,137| 3,769 1,119

263 304

10,177 2,112 2,333 5,516 1,631 1,091

540

18,735 3,538

13,757

612

275 19 33 1,466

.84 38

291 1,956 208,278 19,072 146,610 9,882 2,269 5,748

570 133 223

137 450

12,130 3,377|

96 2,023 212,09719,226|

316 12

1,152

30,865 6,915|||||13,757

17 3,979 420,375 38,298 146,619

189, 77

1,95

6,079 1,701

553

68 1,225 360

591

15,961; 3,964 5,7481

1,123 201

137

2,691 583

450

5,091 6,693,396,235,870|1,579,051| 332,310|12,222 3,452,273|243,4161,687,520 252,699 2,900

5,091 6,693,396 235,870|1,579,051 332,310|15,222 3,698.549 270,170 1,857,675 252,699 6,326

507,293 38,027

85,802 15,122 4,019,566 281,443 1,687,520 338,501| 16,99

807,905 65,054

85,802 21,5484,506,454 335,2241,857,675 538,501|19,99

T IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, IN THE YEAR 1904.

WITH CARGOES.

TOTAL.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Cargoes.

VIS.

Tons. Crews.

Vis.

Dis- charged.

Transit.

Dis- charged.

Tons. Crews. Vls.

Tous. Crews.

Transit.

Dis-

Transit.

charged.

4,790 2,967

15,537

188

167,559

...

235 2431

9,167 1,821

4,790

3,548

698

306

12,715 2,519

4,790

4,085

1,308

2,967

[1,158)

337

298

5,243

1,645

2,967

904 24

21,467

4,964

15,537

213

7,150

1,561

1,117

28,617

6,525

15,537

360

121

188

369

127

188

2,166

213,647

21,194

167,559

1,789

195,014

16,717

3,955

408,661

37,911

167,559

4,423.

420

6,947

2,490.

4,423

4,761

906,

540

11,708

3,390

4,423

2921

613

125

292

616

114

1,229

239

292

902

831

2,267

531

902

644

124

100!

2,911

655

902

2,141,690 1,046,230 15,773

9,739,467 610,595 4,541,394 3,151,926

4,438

994,596 80,147|

20,211| 10,734,063 690,742 4,541,394 3,151,926

52,338,348|1,046,230) 19,876 9,998,020 643,149 4,738,052 3,151,920

6,712

1,207,496|| 100,610|

26,588 11,205,516 743,759 4,738,052 3,151,926

T IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, IN THE YEAR 1904.

TOTAL.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Shipped.

Tons. Crews.

Vis. Tons. Crews,

Vls.

Tons. Crews.

Bunker

: Bunker

Bunker

•Coal.

Vis.

Tons. Crews.

Cargoes. Coal.

Cargoes.

Bunker Coal.

10,177 2,112 2,335

5,516 1,631 1,091

152

30,865 6,915

13,757

540

180 77

29 )79||| 420,375 38,298 146,610 91 15,961 3,964' 5,748

1,123 201

187

891 2,691 683

450

2,514 975 2,333. 70 1,747 512 1,091

18,735 3,538 13,757 9

84 38. 1,956 208,278 19,072 146,610 275 9,882 2,203 5,748

570 133 33 1,466 223

•

137 4501

12,130: 3,377 96 39 2,023| 212,097 19,226

1 22 4,019,566 281,443 1,687,520 338,5:1 16,999,9,555,682 465,484 3.266,571 526,194 3,2141,157,280 51,829

484,506,454 335,224 1,857,675 538,501 19,999 9,801.958 492,238 3,436,726 526,194 .6,6401,397,892 78,856

180! 77

3.979420,375 38,298 146,610

15,961 3,964 5,748

31 1,123 201

89 2,691 583

137

450

144.617 20,213 10,712,962 517,813 3,266,571 670,811

144,617 26,639 11,199,850 571,094 3.436,726 670,811

165

4,663 1,137

263

234

3,709 1,119

304

10,177 2,112) 2,333) 5,516 1,631 1,091

612

1,152

30,865 6,915 13,757

316 6,079, 1,701

553 68: 561 1,225 360

591

461

V.-NUMBER, TONNAGE and CREWS of Vessels of each Nation ENTERED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong in the Year 1904.

ENTERED.

NATIONALITY

WITH CARGoes.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

VESSELS.

Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

American,

230,349

7,304

7,275

325

237,624

7,629

Austrian,

102,349

1,936

102,349

1,936

Belgian,

2,047

British,

4,714

6,268,601380,293

385

444,094

21,121

5,099 | 6,712,698 | 401,414

Chinese,

343

247,262 19,090

25.717

1,361

362

272,979 20,451

Chinese Junks,

12,021

950,276 | 137,337

6,079.

574,598

71,865

18,100

1,524,874

209,202

Danish.

24,333

309

2,484

225

26,817

534

Dutch,

83,673 2,614

790

84,463 2,688

French,

174

419,22821,598

7,421

367

484

426,649

21,965

German,

802

1,216,244 42,176

52,638 :

2,415

862

1,268,882

44,591

Italian,

38,612

1,393

594

39,206

1,483

Japanese,

110,543

3,519

4,408

145

114,951

3,664

Norwegian,

202

205,142

5,971

74,720

1,701

255

279,862

7,672

Portuguese,

130

24,350

1,809

939

121

134

25,289

1,930

Russian,

9,553

170

3,025

14,578

244

Sarawak,

1,338

Spanish...

6,017

Swedish,.

7,164

280

No Flag,

10.00

1,418

8,582

371

3,419

Steam-launches trading to

953

ports outside the Colony,

50,936 17,217

1,956

586

1,027

52,892 17,803

TOTAL,......

19,876 9,998,020 643,149 6,712

1,207,496 100,610

26,588 11,205,516 743,759

VI-NUMBER, TONNAGE and CREWS of Vessels of each Nation CLEARED at Ports in the Colony of

Hongkong in the Year 1904.

CLEARED.

NATIONALITY

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

VESSELS.

Vessels.

British,

4,777

6,103,409

6,103,409 222,068

Austrian,

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

91,068 1,953

Tons. Crews. Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

314

589,987 7,426

13,802 89

5,091

6,693,396

6,693,396 235,870

Belgian,

}

2,047.

Chinese,

362 207,955

18,912

· 3

Chinese Junks,

12,270 | 1,194,358

1,194,358

159,396

5,881

3,574 353,038

183

49,145

365 18,151

98,494 2,042

2,047 274,529 19,095

1,547,369 208,541

Danish,

25,659

515

1,158

26,817

537

Dutch,

76,697

2,357

7,682

296

84,379

2,653

French,

448

376,987

15,669

42,345

906

478

419,332

16,575

German,

649

1,014,886

31,685

219

260,912

10,453

868

1,275,798

42,138

Italian,

38,876

1,563

330

39,206

1,626

Japanese,

103,507

4,249

11,708

384

115,215

4,633

Norwegian,

177

174,991

5,143

106,367

2,432

259

281,358

7,575

Portuguese,

134

25,289

2,527

134

25,289

2,527

Russian,

11,424

157

3,154

Sarawak,

2,007-

14,578

199

2,007

Spanish,

6,017

Swedish,..

7,884

United States,.

225,987

325 8,373

No Flag,

Steam-launches trading to

955

919

50,998

17,237

206 2

1,396

323

9,280

387

3,203

1.88

73 229,190

8,561

1,711

146

2,630

154

1,894

566

1.027

52,892

17,803

ports outside the Colony,

TOTAL,...

19,999 9,801,958 492,238

6,640 | 1,397,892

78,856 26,639 11,199,850 571,094

462

VII.—Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, Passengers and Cargo of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Ves-

Tons. Crews.

Crews. Passen-

sels.

gers.

Cargo

Ves- Discharged.

Tons. sels.

Tons. Crews.

l'assen-

gers.

Ves-

Tous. Crews.

sels.

Passen- Discharged.

Cargo

gers.

Tons.

Aberdeen,..

235

9,167 1,821

4,790 71

3,548 698

306

12,715 2,519

4,790

Cheung Cháu,

243

4,085 1,308

2,967 55

1,158 337

298

5,243 1,645

2,967

Deep Bay,

Hunghon,..

904

21,467

4,964

104

Sai Kung

360 121

Sham Shui-po,

2,166

213,647 21,194

15,537 188 167,559 1,789

213 1

7,150 1,561

1,117

28.617 6,525

12.

15,537

369 127

188

Shaukiwán,

429

6,947 2,490

Stanley,...

613 125

Tai 0,

2,267

531

4,423 111

292 17 902

195,014 16,717 4,761; 908

75 3,955 408,661 37,911|

540

138

187,559

11,708 3.396

4,423

616 114

36.

644 124

100

1,229 239 2,911 655

292

902

Tai Po,

Victoria,

7,918 691,723104,783||| 27,300

383,695 3,805

Total,... 12,021 950,276|137,337 27,477

361,698 51,402 15,621 | 11,723|1,053,421|156,185 42,921 | 333,695

580,353 6,079 574,598 71,865 15,715 18,100 1,524,874203,202 43,192 580,353

VIII.—Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, Passengers and Cargo of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Yes- sels.

Tons. Crews.

l'assen- gers.

Cargo Ves- Shipped.

Tons. sels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- Ves-

gers.

sels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Cargo Shipped. Tons.

Aberdeen,.

Cheung Cháu, 70

Deep Bay,......

Hunghom,...... 540 Sai Kung,

253

98 5,514 975 1,747 512

2,333 165 4,663 1,137

263

10,177 2,112

1,091 234

3,769 1,119

304

5,516 1,631

2,333 1,091

18,735 3,538

Sham Shui-po, 1,956

208,278 19,072

163

Shaukiwán,

275

9,882 2,263

Stanley,

570

133

137

Tai 0,

1,466

223

450

12 56

13,757 612 12,130

96 146,610 | 2,023 212,09719,226| 5,748 316 6,079 1,701

553

6 1,225

3,377

129

1,152 17 3,979

30,865 6,915

170

13,757

180 420,375 38,298

186

146,610

591j 15,961 3,964

5,748

1,123 201

137

360

89. 2,691 583

12.

450

Tai l'o,

Victoria,

9,270 948,082132,642 36,155 | 652,100 2,455 112,426 | 22,118

5,582 11,7251,060,508,154,760 41,737 | 652,100

Total,... 12,270 1,194,353 159,396 36,421

822,255 5,881 353,038 49,145 5,734 | 18,151 1,547,396 208,541, 42,155 | 822,255

IX.-Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, Passengers and Cargo of Junks ENTERED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong, from Ports on the Coast of China, and Macao, during the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Ves- sels.

2,657 125,121 18,676

Tons. Crews.

l'assen- Cargo Ves-

Discharged. gers.

Tons. sels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-Ves- gers. sels.

Tons

rews. Passen-

Cargo

258/

91,907 927 87,698 8,191

gers.

3,584 212,819 26,867 294 91,907

Discharged. Tons.

East Coast,.

San On Dis-

trict, West

River, &c., West Coast,

Macao,

8,444 731,611 103,878 27,193 437,624 4,593 445,998 57,445 15,671 13,037 1,177,609 163,323, 42,864 437,624

} 305

615

478 34,439, 4,898'

16,011

8 1,001 100,007, 14,114

34,811

43.192 580,335

23,166 3,313, 22 16,011 173 11,273 1,5851

70,378 9,470

4 34,811 386 29,629 4,644

Total,... 12,021 950,276,137,337: 27,477 580,353|| 6,079 574,598|71,865 15,715 | 18,100 1,524,874 209,202

463

X.—Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, Passengers and Cargo of Junks CLEARED at Ports in the Colony of

Hongkong, for Ports on the Coast of China, and Macao, during the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Ves- sels.

Tous. Crews

Passen- Cargo Ves-

gers. Tons. sels

Shipped.

Tons. Crews.

East Coast,.. San On Dis-

1,715 112,122 14,464

80,646| 1,944| 112,460 14,915

trict, West

9,410 976,367,129,455|||| 36,238

River, &c., West Coast,

360

26,894 3,862

18,753 210 11,655 1,914

Macao,

755

78,975 11,615

Total,... 12,270|1,194,358 159,396 36,421

55,060 201 20,247 1,740

l'assen- Ves- gers. sels.

3,659 224,582 29,379

667,796 3,526 208,676 30,576 5,643 12,966|1,185,043 160,031

570 38,549 5,776

956 99,222 13 355

Tous. Crews.

| Passen-

gers.

Cargo

Shipped. Tons.

175 80,646

41,881 667,796

56 18,753

822,255 5,881 | 353,038 | 49,145 5,734 18,151 1,547,396 208,541

55,060

42,155 822,255

XI.—Return of Junks (Local Trade) ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Ves- sels.

T'ons.

Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Aberdeen,

101 5,218 981

Cheung Cháu,

872

268

Cargo Ves- Discharged.

Tons. sels.

3,122 42

382

Tons. Crews. Passen-

gers.

Yes-

Tous. Crews.

Passen-

Cargo Discharged

sels.

gers.

Tons.

1,732

414

143

6,950 1,395,

3,122

706

252

1,578

510

Deep Bay,

Hunghom,......

127

134

6,356

1,317

140

6,483

1,350

Sai Kung,

162

117

279

Sham Shui-po, 119

20,124

1,111

9,680

45.

3,969

356

164

24,093

Shaukiwán,

108

4,370

871

1,969

4,942

770

202

9,312

1,467 1,641

Stanley,..

131

231

199

179

225

382

9,680

1,969

Tai 0, Tai Po,

Victoria,

10,816 402,777|119,225 12,742

Total,... 11,207| 433,827|122,569 12,750

324,761 19,928 731,480 168,791 66,304 30,744 1,134,257 288,016 79,046 | 324,761

*340,087 20,298 749,549 171,999 66,316 31,505 1,183.376 294.568 79,066 | 340,087

XII-Return of Junks (Local Trade) CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Ves- sels.

Tous.

Passen - Crews.

gers.

Cargo

Ves-- Shipped.

Tons. sels.

Tons. Crews

Passen-

gers.

Ves- sels.

Tons. Crews. Passen-

Cargo Slapped.

gers.

Tons

Aberdeen,

1,947 532

966 120

7,548 | 1,270

Cheung Cháu,

676

216

281

630

23-1

186 9,490 1,802 71 1,306 450

966

281

Deep Bay,

Hunghom,......

1,261 343

583

2,976

617

105

4,237 960,

583

Sai Kung,.

19 .314

157

153

467

135

157

Sham Shui-po,

91 8,887 635

5,031

3,218

398

137

12,105

1,033;

5,034

Shaukiwán, ...

60 2,041

405

1,118

3,016

697:

151

5,057

1,102

1,118

Stanley,

230

147

74.

304

79.

147

Tai 0,

122

324 105

446 135

Tai Po,

Victoria,

Total,... 6,378 224,242 56,207|| 76,035

6,055 | 208,761 | 53,899 76,012

37,014 24,696 923,124 234,563

45,36125,082 | 941,058 |237,951

3,468 30,751 1,131,888 238,462 79,480

37,014

3,473 31,460 1,165,300 |294,158 79,508

45,361

464

XIII. SUMMARY.

FOREIGN TRADE.

No. of VESSELS.

Tons.

CREWS.

British Ships entered with Cargoes,

Do.

do. in ballast,

4,714 385

6,268,604.

380,293

444,094

21.121

TOTAL,.....

5,099

6,712,698

401,414

British Ships cleared with Cargoes,

Do.

4,777

6,103,409

222,068

do. in ballast,

314

589.987

13,802

TOTAL,....

5,091

6,693,396

235,870

•

Foreign Ships entered with Cargoes,

2,188

2,728,204

108,302

Do.

do. in ballast,

174

186,848

7,038

TOTAL,....

2,362

2,915,052

115,340

Foreign Ships cleared with Cargoes,

Do.

do. in ballast,

1,997

2,453,193

93,537

373

452,973

15,343

TOTAL,...

2,370

2,906,166

108,880

Steam-Launches entered with Cargoes,

Do.

do. in ballast,

953

50,936 1,956

17,217

586

TOTAL......

1,027

52,892

17,803

Steam-Launches cleared with Cargoes,

Do.

955

50,998

17,237

dó. in ballast,..

1,894

566

TOTAL,......

1,027

52,892

17,803

Junks entered with Cargoes,

12,021

950,276

137,337

Do.

in ballast,..

6,079

574,598

71,865

TOTAL,

18,100

1,524,874

209,202

Junks cleared with Cargoes,

12,270

1,194,358

159,396

Di).

in ballast,

5,881

353,038

49,145

TOTAL,...

18,151 1,547,396

208,541

TOTAL of all vessels entered,

TOTAL of all vessels cleared,

26,588 26,639

11,205,516 11,199,850

743,759

571,094

TOTAL of all vessels in Foreign Trade entered and Į

cleared,

53,227 22,405,366 1,314,853

LOCAL TRADE.

TOTAL Junks entered,

Do.

cleared,

31,505 1,183,376

31,460 1,165,300

294,568

294,158

TOTAL, Local Trade, entered and cleared,.

62,965, 2,348,676

588,726

TOTAL, FOREIGN TRADE, entered and cleared,.

TOTAL, LOCAL TRADE, entered and cleared,

53,227

22,405,366 1,314,853

62,965 2,348,676 588,726

GRAND TOTAL,

116,192.

24,754,042 1,903,579

XIV.-RETURN of LICENSED STEAM-LAUNCHES Entered in the COLONY of HONGKONG during the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

TOWING.

NOT TOWING.

TOTAL.

PLACES.

Cargo

Vessels. Tonnage. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Discharged Vessels. Tonnage. Crews. in tons.

Passen-

gers.

Discharged Vessels. Tonnage. Crews. in tons.

Passen-

gers.

Cargo

Discharged

in tons,

Within the Waters of the Colony,

66,122 1,737,183 496,081

87,629 2,667,189 681,391 4,435,105

158,751 4,404,372 1,177,472 4,435,105

Total,..

66,122 1,737,183 496,081

87,629 2,667,189, 681,391 4,485,105)

153,751 4,404,372 1,177,472 4,435,105

Outside the Waters of the Colony

Sam Shui,

Kong Mun,

Kam Chuk,

438

24,938 9,175

11,912

2,980

438 24,938

9,175

11,912

2,980

Wu Chow,

Macao...

Other Places,

Total,.....

172

2,519, 728

169

1,846

234

13,058 4,622

1,784

548

235

3,170 10,441 2,692 5,072

1,073.

1,161

2,691

234 13,088 304* 12,225

766

169,

1,846

4,622

3,170

1,073

3,240]

5,072

1,161

1,956

586

953

50,936 17,217 20,323

7,060 1,027 52,892

17,803 20,323

7,060

Grand Total,.

66,196 1,739,139 496,667

,125|| 88,582 2,718,125 698,608 4,455,428

7,060 154,778 4,457,264 1,195,2754,455,428

7,060

*The figures under the heading "Steam-launches plying within the Waters of the Colony are incomplete: the "Star" Ferry Company stating that since 1901, "owing to the amount of work entailed" they have had to discontinue keeping a record of the passengers carried by their launches, and also number of trips.

465

XV.—RETURN of LICENSED STEAM-LAUNCHES Cleared in the COLONY of HONGKONG during the year ending 31st December, 1904.

NOT TOWING.

TOTAL.

Cargo

Vessels. Tonnage. Crews.

Passen- Shipped Vessels. Tonnage. Crews.

gers,

in tons.

Passen-

gers.

Cargo Bunker Shipped Coal in tons. in tons.

Vessels. Tonnage. Crews.

Passeu-

gers.

Cargo Bunker Shipped Coal in tons. in tons.

TOWING.

Within the Waters of the Colony,

66,122 1,737,188 496,081,

87,629 2,667,189 681,391|4,435,072

25,401 153,7514,404,372 1,177,472 4,435,072

25,401

Total,....

66,122 1,737,183 496,081

87,629 2,667,189 681,3914,435,072

25,401 153,7514,404,372 1,177,472 4,435,072|

25,401

PLACES.

Outside the Waters of the Colony

Sam Shui,

Kong Mun,

Kam Chuk,

466

438 24,938 9,175!

12,466 3,984 2,891|

4381

24,938

9,175

12,466 3,984). 2,891

2,519

728

234

13,038

4,622

3,944

237

10,503

2,7121

5,100

148 2,216 719 1,144 501 1,266|| 2,282|

51 2,691 234 13,038 304 12,225

766 4,622 3,944 1,144| 501 3,240 5,100 1,266| 2,282

148 2,216 719

955

50,998

17,237

21,658| 8,610| 6,393] 1,027

52,892 17,803 21,658 8,610 6,393

8,610 31,79

698,628 88,584 2,718,187 698,628 4,456,730 8,610 31,794 154,7784,457,264 1,195,2754,456,730 8,610 31,794 31,794 154,7784,457,2641,195,275 4,456,730 8,610 31,794

* The figures under the heading "Steam-launchies plying within the waters of the Colony" are incomplete: the "Star" Ferry Company stating that since 1901, "owing to the amount of work entailed" they have had to discontinue keeping a record of the passengers carried by their launches, and also number of trips.

Wu Chow,

Macao,...... Other Places,

1721

1,722

528,

Total,.

1,894

566

Grand Total,

66,194 1,739,077 496,647]

467

XVI.—RETURN of VESSELS REGISTERED at the Port of Hongkong, during the Year 1904.

Official Regis-

Name of Vessel.

Number.

tered Tonnage.

Horse Power.

Rig.

Built of

Where built and when.!

Remarks.

Canton River, ...(str.),

112,002 408 155

None

Steel Paisley, 1897.

Ying King,

116,031

779

Wood Hunghom, H'kong, 1903.

Kwong Tung,

116,032

417

Steel

Hongkong, 1904.

Hong Kong,

109,864

413

Wood

Hongkong, 1901.

Foo Kwong, San Cheung,

116,033

Schooner

Hongkong, 1903.

Since sold to Foreigners.

109,870 770

None

Hongkong, 1902.

Chun Kong,

116,034 297 29

Schooner

Hongkong, 1902.

Sau Ui,

110,035

195

None

Steel

Hongkong, 1904.

Lin Tan,

116,036

655

Hongkong, 1904.

Dorothy,

116,037

Lorcha.

Wood

Hongkong, 1901.

Shun Lee,

(str.), 116,038

380

None

Hongkong, 1904.

Wing Hang,

109,863

278

Schooner

Hongkong, 1901.

Kong Nam,

107,028

402

None

Hunghom, British Kloon, 1858.!

Maharaja,

Shahzada,

81,268

1,046 223

Schooner Iron

Belfast, 1879.

Since lost, near Katasi,

78,848.

1,046

206

Belfast, 1879.

[Japan.

Tow, Tug,

116,039

375

None

Wood Hongkong, 1894.

116,040

Hongkong, 1898.

Tai Yat,

116,041

366

Steel Hongkong, 1892.

Tai Ye,

116,042

366

Hongkong, 1892.

Tai Sam,

116,043 376

Hongkong, 1893.

Tai Sze,

116,044

376

Hongkong, 1893.

Tai Ng,

116,045

376

Hongkong, 1893.`

Tai Luk,

116,046

376

Hongkong, 1893.-

Tai Tsat,

116,047

876

Hongkong, 1893.

Tai Pat,

116,048

,876

Hongkong, 1893.

Tai Kow, Tai Sup, Kingling,

116,049

132

Wood

Hongkong, 1899.

116,050

132

Hongkong, 1899.

.(str.), 116,051 2,831

340

Steel

Hongkong, 1904.

Chan Ou,

72.815

1,289

Shanghai, 1890.

Dai On,

72.859

475

Shanghai, 1898.

Chin On,

72,872

472

Shanghai, 1899.

Tai On,

72,896

612

Shanghai, 1900.

Ping Ou, Chan Wai, Derwent,

72.879

512

Shanghai, 1900.

...(str.), 116,052

176

Schooner

Wood

Hongkong, 1903.

$1,603

1,562

308

Iron

Sunderland, 1879.

Ping Ou,

116,053

Wood

Hongkong, 1902.

Aquilo,

116,054

173

None

Steel

Hongkong, 1899.

Africus,

116,055

173

Hongkong, 1899.

Zephyr,

116,056

173

Hongkong, 1899.

Euroclydon,

116,057

183

Belfast, 1900.

Notus,

116,058

333

Hongkong, 1884.

Boreas,

116,059

333

Hongkong, 1884.

Eurus,

116,060

333

Hongkong, 1884.

Auster,

120,971

404

Hongkong, 1897.

;

468

XVII.—RETURN of REGISTRIES of VESSELS Cancelled at the Port of Hongkong, during the Year 1904.

Name of Vessel.

Official Number.

Regis- Date of tered Regis- Tonnage. try.

Horse Power.!

Rig.

Built of

Where built and when.

Reason of Cancellation.

Kiang Yang, (str.), 95,856

ΤΟ 1891

35 Schooner

Wood Yaumati, H'kong, 1891. Lost 1902, Registry closed [1904.

Frame,

19,498

140 1894

None

Iron

South Shields, 1857.. Sold to Foreigners.

Foo Kwong,

116,033

96 1904

34 Schooner

Wood Hongkong, 1903.

Sold to Foreigners.

Maharaja,

$1,268

1,046

1904

223 Schooner

Iron

Belfast, 1879.

Lost.

XVIII.—SUMMARY of CHINESE EMIGRATION from HONGKONG to Ports other than in China,

during the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

BRITISH VESSELS.

FOREIGN VESSELS.

GRAND TOTAL.

WHITHER BOUND.

Adults.

Children.

Adults. children.

Adults.

Children.

Total.

M. F.

M. F. M. F.

M. F.

To Batavia,

Callao, Peru,

339

Durban, British South Africa (Hired),

1.746

Honolulu, Sandwich Islands,

Japan Ports,

201

340 1,746 76 210

339

340

1,746

1,746.

205 169, 10

209

279

285

187 370

397

Mauritius,

95*

1 1,027

954

1,027

Mexico,

3,992

San Francisco, U.S.A.,

53 12

4,045

3,992

4,045

Straits Settlements,

843

860 1,942 16 25 5 1,988 2,785 34,349 5,969||| 1,520 710 42,548 16,635 2,630 627| 287 20,179,50,984 8,599 2,147

2,848

997

62,727

Vancouver, British Columbia,

Tacoma, U.S.A.,

Victoria, British Columbia,

TOTAL PASSENGERS,.

2,169 463

171

2,208, 463

18:

172 171 2,169 18 481

172

2,208

481

44,176 5,983 1,627 710 52,490 20,122 2,684 705 297 23,803 64,298 8,667 2,332 1,007) 76,304

Total Passengers by British Vessels,

Total Passengers by Foreign Vessels,

Excess of Passengers by British Vessels, .

24,054 3,299 922

44,176 5,983 1,627 710 52,496

20,122 2,684 705 297! 23,808.

413 28,689

469

XIX. SUMMARY of CHINESE IMMIGRATION to HONGKONG from Ports other than China, during the Year ending 31st December, 1904.

BRITISH VESSELS.

FOREIGN VESSELS.

GRAND TOTAL.

WHERE FROM.

Adults.

Children.

Adults. Children.

Adults.

Children.

Total.

M. F. JL.

M. E M. I

M. | F

From Bangkok, Siam,

3,197 14 17

Callao, Peru,

343 14 22

3,226 15 394

3,197

3,228

343

22 15

391

Durban, British South Africa,

218

Honolulu, Sandwich Islands,

150

153 938 40 32

19 1,029

1.088

34 19

1,182

Java & Sumatra,.

53 1,068

1.068

1.121

1,121

Japan Ports,

205

290

وو

Mauritius,..

200

Melbourne,

538

New South Wales,

683)

692

683

692

Seattle, U.S.A.,

New Zealand Ports,

Queensland Ports,....

San Francisco, U.S.A.,.

South Australian Ports,

101

477

2,718 42

20 13 2,793 4,352. 118

538

70 4,622

7,070 160

102 83

7,415

538

142

538 142

538

142

Straits Settlements,

·106,494 3,900 | 1,159 | 570|112,123 15,775 303 114

Tacoma, U.S.A.,..........

80 112

69 16,261 122,269 1,203 1,273

115 192

639 128,384

195

Tasmania,

Vancouver, British Columbia,

3,610

Victoria, British Columbia,..

441

2 3,631 441

8 3,610 441

3,631

411

TOTAL PASSENGERS,

..155,998 3,950 1,194 | 587121,735 26,528 490′ 269 173 27,460 142,526 | 4,446 | 1.463 760 149,195

115,998 |3,956 |1.194 587 121,735

26.528 490 269 173! 27,460

89,470 3,466 925 414 94,275

Total Passengers by British Vessels,.

Total Passengers by Foreign Vessels,

Excess of Passengers by British Vessels,

*470

XX.-RETURN of MARINE CASES tried at the Marine Magistrate's Court, during the Year 1904.

DEFENDANTS HOW DISPOSED OF.

NATURE OF CHARGE.

:..

70*

...

[100

255

...

168

:..

Assault,

Arrival without reporting,

Absent from ship without leave,

Carrying excess of passengers (Steamer),

Disobeying the lawful orders of the

Harbour Master,

Drunkenness,

Fail to report the damage affecting seaworthiness or efficiency sustained by the vessel,

Harbour Regulation, Breach of (Junks),.

Neglect of Duty,

Obstructions of Fairways,

Plying the launch without a certificated

Master (Steam-launch),

1 1

13. 29

1 1

Ι 5

Rules of the Road, Failed to observe

(Steamer and Steam-launch),

10 10

Refusal of duty,

17 107

Refusing to let his boat for hire,

Throwing ashes and rubbish into Har-

bour,

1 1

Total,......

56 170

52 696

8.300.000

8.200,000

8.100.000

8.000.000

7 000,000

7.800,000

7.700.000

7 600,000

7.500,000

7 +90 000

7.300.000

- 200.000

7.000.000

6.900.000

Toxs.

I1,200,000

11,000,000

10 000,000

9.000.000

9.800.000

9.700,000

9.600.000

9.500,000

9,400,000

9,300.000

9.200,000

9,100,000

9,000,000

8.900.cco

8.800,cco

1867.

XXI-DIAGRA

· RED LINE repe

BLUE LINE 7

GREEN LINFet

YELLOW LIN

VIOLET LINE

THICK BLAC.

onnage entered at Hongko British Shipping Tonnage only ls Foreign Shipping Tonnage on nts British and Foreign Shippi sents Junk Tonnage only, exclu ents Steam-launch Tonnage ouli

represents entire Trude in Bri.

1868.

1869.

1870.

1871.

1872.

1873.

1874.

1875.

1876.

F877.

1878.

1879.

1880.

1881.

1882.

1883.

1884.

1885.

1869.

1870.

1871.

1872.

XI--DIAGRA

•

RED LINE represe

BLUE LINE TRY

onnage entered at Hongkong, from 1867 to 1904

British Shipping Tonnage only.

Is Foreign Shipping Tonnage only.

GREEN LINEAnts British and Foreign Shipping Tonnage,

YELLOW LINTZE

sents Junk Tonnage only, excluding Local Trade,

VIOLET LINEents Steam-launch Tonnage only, excluding Local Trade.

represents entire Trade in British and Foreign Ships, d

THICK BLAC.

1873.

1874.

1875.

1876.

1877.

1878.

1879.

1880.

1881.

1882.

1883.

1884.

1885.

1886.

1887.

*8381

1889.

1890.

1891.

1892.

from 1867 to 1904 inclusiv.

Tonnage.

y Local Trade.

xcluding Local Trade.

and Foreign Ships, Tanks and Steam-launch

1887.

1898.

1889.

1890.

1891.

1892.

1893.

1894.

1895.

1896.

1897.

1898.

668E

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

$.000 000

7.900.000

7.800.000

7.700.000

7,000,000

7.500.000

7.400.000

7.300.000

7.200.000

7,100,000

7.000.000

6.900.000

1904.

TONS.

I 1,200,000

11.000 000

$10,000,000

9,900,000

9.800,000

9.700.000

9,600.000

9,500,000

9,400,000

9,300,000

9,200,000

9.100.000

9,000,000

8.900.000

6,200,000

* 900,000

7,800,000

7.700.000 7,600,000

7,500,000

7 400 000

7.300.000

7 200,000

7,100,000

7,000,000

6,900,000

6,800,000

6.700,000

6,600,000

6.500,000

6.+29,000

6.300.000

6,200,000

6,100,coo

6,000,000

5:900,000

5,800,000

5,700,000

5,600,000

5,500,000

5,400,000

5,300,000

5,200,000

5,100,000

5,000,000.

4,900,000

4,800,000

4.700,000

4,600,000

4,500,000

4,400,000

4,300,000

4,200,000

4,100,000

4,000,000

3,900,000

3,800,000

3,700,000

3,600,000

3,500,000

3,400,000

3.300,000

3,200,000

3,100,000

3,000,000

2,900,000

2,800,000

2.700.000

7,800.000

7.700,000

7,600.000

7.500,000

7:400,000

7.300,000

7,200,000

7,100,000

7,000.000

6,900,000

6,800,000

6,700,000

6,600,000

6.500,000

6,400,000

6,300,000

6,200,000

6,100,000

6,000,000

5,900,000

5.800,000

5.700,000

5,600,000

5.500,000

5,400,000

5,300,000

5,200,000

5,100,000

5,000,000

+,900,000

4,800,000

4,700,000

4,600,000

4,500,000

4.499.000

+,300,000

+,200,000

4,100,000

+,000,000

3.900,000

3,800,000

3.700,000

3.600,000

3,500,000

3.400,000

3.300.000

3.200,000

3.100,000

3,000.000

2,900.000

2.800,000

2.700.000

2.600.000

BLACK

4.700.000 4.600.000

4.500.000

4.400.000

4.300,000

4.200.000

4,100,000

4.000.000

3,900,000

3.800,000

3.700,00

3.600,000

3.500,000

3.400,000

3.300,000

3,200,000

3,100,000

3,000,000

2.900,000

2,800.000

2,700,000

600,000

500,0

2,200,000

2,100,000

2,000,000

1,900,000

1,800,000

1.700,000

1,600,000

1,500,000

1,400,000

YELLOW 1.300,000

GREEN

1,200,000

1,100,000

1,000,000

900,000

RED

$50,000

700.000

600.000

BLUE

500,000

+00,000

300.000

200,000

100,000

90.000

80.000

VIOLET

50.000

+.600.000

4.500.000

4.400.000

+.300.000

4.200.000

4,100,000

+.000.000

3.900.000

3,800,000

3.700,000

3.600.000

3.500.000

3.400,000

3.300,000

3.200,000

3,100,000

3,000,000

2,900,000

2,800,000

2.700.000

2,600,000

2.500.000

2.300.000

2.200,000

2,100.000

2,000,000

1.900,000

1,800,000

1,700.000

1,600,000

1,500,000

1.400.000

1.300.000

1,200.000

1,100,000

1,000,000

900.000

800,000

700.000

600,000

500,000

400.000

300,000

200,000

100.000

90.000

No.000

50,000

Years.

473

XXII.—STATEMENT of the REVENUE collected in the Harbour' Department, during the Year 1904.

Head of Receipt.

Amount.

cts.

ight Dues, (Ordinance 10 of 1899),

icences and Internal Revenue not otherwise specified :-

Chinese Passenger Ship Licences, (Ordinance 1 of 1899), Emigration Broker's Licences, (Ordinance 1 of 1899), · Fines,

Fishing Stake and Station Licences, (Ordinance 10 of 1899), Fishing Stake and Station Licences, (Ordinance 10 of 1899) from the

72,330.16

1,365.00

1,000.00

696.00

316.00

New Territory,......

1,978.00

Junk Licences, &c., (Ordinance 10 of 1899),

38,495.00

Junk Licences, &c., (Ordinance 10 of 1899), from the New Territory, Pilot Licences, (Ordinance 3 of 1904),

14,447.50

240.00

3,880.50

and Reimburse-

2,414.00

✓

27,576.40

Steam-launch Licences, &c.,. (Ordinance 10 of 1899), Fees of Court and Office, Payments for specific purp

ments-in-Aid :—

Cargo-boat Certificates, (Ordinance 10 of 1899), Engagement and Discharge of Seamen, (Ordinance 10 of 1899), Engagement of Masters and Engineers of Steam-launches, (Ordinance

Examination of Masters, and Engineers of Steam-launches, (Ordinance

10 of 1899),

Examination of Masters, Mates, and Engineers, (Ordinance 10 of 1899), Gunpowder, Storage of, (Ordinance 10 of 1889),

Medical Examination of Emigrants, (Ordinance 1 of 1889), Printed Forms, Sale of Harbour Regulations, Tide Tables, &c., Private Moorings. and Buoys, Rent of, (Ordinance 10 of 1899), Registry Fees (Merchant Shipping Act), (Ordinance 10 of 1899), Steam-launches, Surveyor's Certificates, (Ordinance 10 of 1899), Survey of Steam-ships, &c, (Ordinance 10 of 1899), Sunday Cargo Working Permits, (Ordinance 10 of 1899),

221.50

357.50

2.450.00

25,727.03

24,037.75

497.25

3,360.00

2,646.00

3,060.00

36,213.36

37,625.00

Total,....

..$

300,933.95

Passenger

Certificate and

XXIII.—RETURN of WORK performed by the GOVERNMENT MARINE Surveyor's Department.

Inspection of

Bottom.

Emigration.

Tonnage for

Registration.

British Tonnage

Foreign Vessels. Certificate for

Inspection of

Crew Space,

Lights and

Markings,

Minor Inspec-

tion.

Survey of Licen-

Steam-launches. sed Passenger

Survey of Boilers under

Construction.

194,

124

,95,

102

196,

142

897,

158

398,

164

399,

144

890,

151

901,

157

902,

175

903,

190

111

904,

196

125

10 1-10 30 so so — a001-2010

NNACONCH CON

XXIV.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OPIUM.

Inspecti

Govern

Launches.

Examination

of Engineers.

Examination of

neers for Steam- Chinese Engi-

launches.

Estimated Total

Number of Visits in

connection with fore-

116

1,364

1,452

1,409

109

1,631

121

1,729

134

1,602

187

124

1,834

217

102

118

2,031

210

126

109

1.768

184

126

2,107

203

126

104

2,140

IMPORTS.

MALWA.

PATNA. BENARES.

PERSIAN.

TURKISH.

chests.

chests

chests.

CHINESE. chests.

TOTAL.

chests.

903, 1904,

8,679

22,253

8,468

6,521

46,0344

8,051

22,761

9,894

5,070

34 ·

126

45,936

Increase,....

508

1,426

1,981

Decrease,

628

1,451

2,079

going Inspection.

474

EXPORTS.

MALWA.

PATNA.

BENARES.

PERSIAN.

TURKISH.

CHINESE.

TOTAL.

chests.

· 1903,

8,004

22,787

8,718

6,928

46,551

1904,

8,28012

20,903

9,482

5,151

43,858

Increase,

276

761

...

1,040

Decrease,

1,884

....

1,777

3,733

Through Cargo reported in Manifests but not landed 1904,.

j 1903,...

16,442 chests. 14,587

Decrease,

1,855 chests.

NUMBER OF PERMITS, &c., ISSUED.

1903.

1904.

Increase.

Derrease.

Landing Permits,

322

362

Removal Permits,

8,710

8,665

Export Permits,

8,847

9,075

228

Memo. of Exports to the Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Memo. of Exports to the Superintendent of Raw Opium Depart-

ment, Macao,.......

554

550

297

SUMMARY OF EXPORTS, 1904.

Malwa. Patna. Benares. Persian, Turkish. Chinese. chests. chests. chests. chests. chests. chests.

Total. chests.

Total

in Piculs.

By Steamers to Amoy,

Canton,

Chefoo,

1,538

1,310

2,912

896

5,882

1,057

7,890

3,255.95.0 9,279.02.5

27.60.0

Foochow,...

1,315

557

303

1,284

3,459)

3,663.61.2

Hankow,

Haiphong,

71.00.0

18.02.5

Hoihow,

358

364

436.80.0

Kwong Chow Wan,

1,173

1,407.60.0

Macao,....

3,752

3,788

4,545.60.0

Mauritius,

...

2.40.0

Merida,

1.02.5

Newchwang,

3.60.0

New York,

9.20.0

Namtao,

26:40.0

Pakhoi,

109

130.80.0

Panama,

4.80.0

Philippine Islands,.

520

578

333

1,453

1,670.92.5

Sainan,

1.20.0

Shanghai,

3,413

6,627

4,208

Straits Settlements,

333

14,311 358

Suez,

...

Swatow,

2,206

1,245

551

265

4,304

Taipeb,

104

145

249

Tansui,

975

1,500

2,191

16,479.57.5

368.12.5

2.05.0

4,670.93.8

298.80.0 2,726.70.0

Vancouver,

10.

12.00.0

Victoria, B. C.,

114.00.0

Weihaiwei,

3.60.0

Wuchow,....

By Junks to various adjacent Ports in China,

360

380

+ 2

12.00.0

744

820.92.5

Total,..

8,280 20,903

9,482

5,151

The information in Column 8 above is on the following assumption :-

Patna and Benares, per chest,..

Malwa, Turkish and Chinese, per chest,

Persian, per chest,

31 43,858 50,064.27.5

1.20.0 pieuls. 1.00.0

1.02.5

HONGKONG.

INSANITARY PROPERTIES RESUMPTIONS.

CORRESPONDENCE

SIR,

No. 349.

GOVERNOR SIR M. NATHAN TO MR. LYTTELTON.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th September, 1904.

Mr. May has in accordance with the instructions contained in your Despatch No. 161, dated the 26th May last, placed before me the correspondence on the subject of a suggested Trust to carry out schemes for the resumption of insanitary areas and the improvement of the City of Victoria.

2. I entirely concur with him that a considerable sum should be devoted each year to the resumption of insanitary property, and that this resumption should proceed on continuous lines.

3. I do 1.ot think it would be desirable that it should be laid down either that a sum of $350,000 + half the proceeds of land sales, as proposed by the Committee that reported on the 24th September, 1903, or that a sum of not less than $4co,coo dollars as recommended in Mr. May's Despatch No. 150, dated the 9th April, 1904, should be devoted to resumptions. With regard to the first of these proposals I am averse to the introduction into the Estimates of the principle, which, if introduced, would admit of various logical extensions, of allocating a special source of receipts to a special object of expenditure; and with regard to the second I am convinced that were you to lay down any standing instruction for the allocation for a period of years of a large sum for resumptions you would frequently be asked to suspend it. For instance, in the draft Estimates for 1905, it has been necessary, on account of contracts already entered into, to set aside $750,000 for water supply scheme and $535,500 for continuing the erection of important public buildings that have been commenced. These sums, together with $359,800 for some smaller continuation services, and a few minor works of sanitary and other urgent necessity, bring up the total Public Works Extraordinary Estimates to $1,645,300, and it has been considered that $170,000 is the minimum sum that can be added to this Estimate for compensation and resump- tions of insanitary property under the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903. Had such a standing instruction as that which has been suggested been in force it would have been neces- sary either to have asked for its suspension, or to have raised additional taxation to meet the wants of the particular year, or to have broken contracts and stopped the execution of the important works in hand, or to have undertaken no other works, however important or urgent. I think that for the present it must be left to the Governor to suggest each year as large a sum as he thinks can conveniently be appropriated and profitably spent on resumptions and compensations.

4. In the circumstances that no sum can be set aside for resumptions on a very extended scale, at any rate until the extensive water supply schemes are completed in 1906, that the lines on which resumptions should be carried out are to some extent already indicated in Mr. O. Chadwick and Dr. W. J. Simpson's Report of the 14th May, 1902, on the question of the Housing of the Population of Hongkong, and that various reports that are received from the Sanitary Board contain specific recommendations for minor resumptions, I do not at present support the proposal for the establishment of a Trust embodied in the Report submitted in Sir H. A. Blake's Despatch No. 485 of the 23rd October, 1903, nor that for an Advisory Board

(1)

recommended by Mr. May's No. 150, dated the 9th April, 1904. I would leave the tendering of advice as to the areas or buildings to be resumed and the utilization of the resumed areas to the members of the Government responsible for its sanitary measures and for the utilization to the best advantage of Crown Lands.

5. For the double purpose of assisting to secure continuity of policy and of collecting data which would govern any large scheme that may be undertaken in the future, I propose that there should be continuous records of all the resumptions undertaken. These records would consist of a Special Annual Report prepared by the Director of Public Works, and printed as a Sessional Paper which would show on a general map the position of the areas that have been resumed or are in process of resumption, and on more detailed plans each scheme of resumption, and of re-laying out the resumed area, and the extent to which each scheme had been carried out by the end of the year dealt with in the Report. It would show also the proportions of each resumed area originally and ultimately devoted to streets, lanes, and open spaces, and to Government purposes, and the progress that had been made in disposing of the new building lots it contained with the area still remaining for disposal. It would also contain a statement of accounts for each resumption showing the expenditure it had involved up to date, both for resuming buildings and for laying out roads, etc., within the resumed area, and the receipts obtained in the form of premia for new building lots, as well as a general account giving the total expenditure and receipts for all the resumptions that had been undertaken up to the end of the year with which the Report dealt.

6. If this proposal appears to you worthy of adoption the first Report to be issued for 1904 would deal with the Taipingshan resumption, carried out in the years 1894 to 1895, embodying the information already communicated to you in Mr. May's Despatch referred to above, with the resumption carried out in the year 1902 of the area near Lower Lascar Row, which formed the subject of Sir William Gascoigne's Despatch No. 223 of 27th May, 1902, and with the resumption recommended by Mr. Chadwick and Professor Simpson in the 4th and 26th paragraphs of their Report of the 14th May, 1902, and carried out in the years 1903 and 1904 of the interior of the block bounded by Gough Street, Queen's Road Central, Wellington Street, and Aberdeen Street.

7. The comparatively small amount of the receipts from the sale of leases within the Taipingshan resumption, and the anticipated small proportion of receipts to outlay in connection with the Gough Street resumption, justify the doubt expressed in the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs of your Despatch No. 283 of the 18th December, 1903, as to the immediate remunerativeness of this necessary sanitary work.

I have, etc.,

M. NATHAN,

MR. LYTTELTON TO GOVERNOR SIR M. NATHAN,

Hongkong, No. 316.

Downing Street, 3rd November, 1904

SIR,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 349 of the 26th of September with regard to the suggested Trust to carry out schemes for the resumption of insanitary areas and the improvement of the City of Victoria.

2. I

agree generally with your views on this matter, and approve your proposal with regard to the issue of Special Reports.

(II)

I have, etc.,

ALFRED LYTTELTON.

REPORT ON SCHEMES UNDERTAKEN

FROM 1894 TO 1905.

•

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION.-The serious outbreak of plague in 1894 gave rise to the first resumption scheme undertaken for the purpose of improving the sanitary condition of the City of Victoria. During the course of the epidemic, the inhabitants of a large area in the Taipingshan District were evicted, accommodation being provided elsewhere for those who liked to avail themselves of it, and, after resumption of the property by the Government, the area was entirely cleared of buildings and laid out afresh in building lots with streets and lanes suitably arranged. Owing to the irregularity and steepness of the ground, the operations involved were of a very extensive and costly nature. Numerous high retaining walls had to be built, streets and lanes formed, and sewers and storm-water drains constructed to suit the re-arrangement of the building lots. The various works were not completed until 1899 and the expenditure on them, after deducting various credits for materials sold or deposited as filling in the Praya Reclamation, amounted to $103,128.60. The cost of resuming the property, including all charges, was $821,268.32, making the total cost of the scheme $924,396.92. The amount realized by the sale of building lots up to the present time amounts to $171,393.50.

A considerable proportion of the land rendered available for building purposes was utilized for the creation of public gardens or devoted to other public purposes, thus reduci. g the area intended for sale and largely augmenting the financial loss on the scheme.

Full particulars of the scheme are given in the annexed tables.

...

LOWER LASCAR ROW RESUMPTION.-No further resumptions on sanitary grounds were undertaken until 1902, when Messrs. Chadwick and Simpson visited the Colony to report on its condition from a sanitary point of view and advise the Government with regard to the adoption of measures for its improvement. During their visit a fire occurred which practically destroyed a number of houses near the junction of Lower Lascar Row and Ladder Street. It was considered that an opportunity was thus afforded of improving the neighbourhood, which was a congested one, and Messrs. Chadwick and Simpson formulated a small scheme, which they submitted to Government. This scheme was only partially carried out, a portion of it which involved the payment of heavy compensation without any commensurate benefit to neighbouring properties being abandoned. The expenditure on the portion carried out was $38,097.79, the entire area resumed being devoted to the formation of a street about 32 feet wide between the houses fronting on Queen's Road and those fronting on Circular Pathway.

Details of the areas resumed and expenditure involved are given in the annexed tables.

KAU-U-FONG RESUMPTION—The task of formulating and carrying out improvement schemes in a systematic manner was first undertaken in 1903, when a start was made with a densely-built block lying west of Aberdeen Street and between Wellington and Gough Streets and known as Kau-U-Fong. Twenty-four houses in Kau-U-Fong, South and West, and eight in On Wo Lane were resumed in addition to two in Aberdeen Street and three in Gough Street, and all of these were entirely demolished. A new street 30 feet in width, has been constructed and it is proposed to dispose of the surplus land for building purposes. The scheme is not quite completed and a complete and accurate statement of the cost cannot therefore be given. figures available are, however, given in the annexed tables.

The

(III)

W. CHATHAM,

Director of Public Works.

ง

Dr.

RESUMPTION

SCHEMES

FINANCIAL STATEMENT, TO MAY 1st, 1905

TAIPINGSHAN

To amount spent on Resumption of Property including all

(1)

costs, fees, etc.........

Amount spent on Construction of Roads, Sewers, etc.

821,268,32

123,059.47

944,327.79

LOWER LASCAR ROW

To amount spent on Resumption of Property including all

By amount received from Sales of Land

...

+44

...

costs, fees, etc.... Amount spent on Construction of Roads, Sewers, etc.

...

36,950.00

1,147.79

38,097.79

KAU-U-FONG

(Now in progress)

To amount spent on Resumption of Property including all

costs, fees, etc.... Amount spent on Construction of Roads, Sewers, etc.

...

Total amount expended

By sale of Building Material, earth deposited in Praya Reclama-

tion etc.

Receipts

...

171,393.50

Cr.

19,930.87

191,324.37

Nil.

...

:..

Total

...

Receipts (Salvage Land not yet dealt with)

237,156.50

3,187.50*

240,344.00

Financial Deficit

...

$1,222,769.58

..་

*Estimated further amount required to complete work, $18,500,

Nil.

...

1,031,445.21

$1,222,769.58

RESUMPTION SCHEMES

TABLE OF REFERENCES

TAIPINGSHAN

(COMMENCED 1894)

C.S.O. 2951 1893 C.S.O. 8 1895 C.S.O. 1839 1895 C.S.O. 1929 1896 P.W.O.176M 1897 P.W.O.507M 1900

2968

2232

2158

وو

637M

C.S.O. 391 1901

2889 1894

263

2308

2755

C.S.O. 1631 1898

512

2924

439

2691

2835

2657

529

3022

522

2718

2952

2685

}}

851

3073

634

3166

وو

3295

P.W.O. 622

994

وو

1022

3452

443 1897 P.W.O.309M

1612

744

C.O.D. 187

519

C.S.O. 205 1899 P.W.O. 93M

755

P.W.O. 437M

658

340

C.S.O. 1341 1902

1296

C.S.O. 177 1896

847

ཐ

639

2896

1305

447

893

1545

1389

894

926

2348

1033

1496

1373

1623

1038

1606

1570

1043

1115

وو

1647

1781

وو

►

P.W.O. 979M

C.S.O. 582 1903

3066

37.

2239

1685

C.O.D. 129

2349

1790

2315

C.S.O. 1426 1900

5689

1851

وو

2811

C.O.D. 356

7896

C.O.D. 231 1903

LOWER LASCAR ROW (COMMENCED 1902)

C.S.O. 972

1902

P.W.O. 593M

1902

C.O.D. 202

C.S.O.

7717 1903

KAU-U-FONG (COMMENCED 1903)

C.S.O. 776 1903 C.S.O. 1548 1904 C.S.O. 8088 1904 C.S.O. 9250 1904 C.S.O. 2759 1905

(2)

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION

STATEMENT

PROPERTY RESUMED

No.

NAME OF STREET,

LOT NUMBERS.

A Sau Lane

Bridges Street

Inland Lot 572

403 S.B.S.S.A....

399

400 S.A.

S.B.

S. C.

:..

401

ASSESSMENTS.

1893

1894

ន

120

210

180

170

160

170

160

150

180

160

180

160

180

160

320

260

No Assessment

120

200

160

100

110

100

403 R.P.

S.A.

402 S.A.

S.A.

404 S.A.

S.A.

R.P.

206a S.A. of R.P.

572

...

:..

...

2232333

888

1 Cheung Shing Lane

Caine Lane...

: :

571

595

•

:..

Continued

(3)

$4,640

$4,350

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed-Continued

No.

NAME OF STREET.

LOT NUMBERS.

Inland Lot 595

Continued

Caine Lane...

་

...

263 R.P.

East Street...

وو

ว

:..

264 R.P.

وو

333333

་

:..

244

ASSESSMENTS.

1893

1894

4,640

4,350

110

140

135

130

160

180

170

140

135

190

180

170

145

130.

120

115

100

260

120

180

140

180

140

200

180

160

130

120

300

330

280

330

280

220

160

150

140

130

120

110

120

110

504

1314

જવું

D....

E. ...

244 G.

243

A. ...

B. ...

...

دو

C. ...

་

701

D....

F....

407 S.A.

399

400 S.D.

R.P.

401

...

Fuk On Lane

In Mi Lane

وو

José Lane

1 Kat Cheong Lane

LOO

Continued

(4)

$10,725

$10.115

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed—Continued

No.

NAME OF STREET.

LOT NUMBERS.

་

Kat Cheong Lane...

...

Market Street

Inland Lot 401

Continued

...

•

405

...

***

...

.:.

17.

2222

...

420

...

22223

40A

40B

40c

༤

421

:..

...

194

199

572

235

ASSESSMENTS.

1893

1894

10,725

10,115

110

130

100

130

100

130

100

120

110

150

...

140

230

.230

230

340

140

150

265

120

406 S.A.

R.P.

ས

:..

407 S.B.

دو

S.A.

R.P.

596

(5)

...

:..

Continued

15,595

14,875

No.

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed-—Continued

NAME OF STREET.

LOT NUMBERS.

Market Street

دو

8889

***

Inland Lot 596

Continued

597

...

་

600 R.P.

701

:..

ཝཱ

་

595

ASSESSMENTS.

1893

1894

...

15,595

14,875

120

265

240

100

4:..

140

120

100

110

100

120

150

140

190

180

300

290

140

110

140

110

140

110

140

110

***

140

110

175

120

250

240

190

180

190

...

190

...

دو

وو

265 S.B.

R.P.

...

593

:..

.:.

69A

323

115

592

}}

(6)

Continued

21,795

20,810

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed-Continued

No.

NAME OF STREET.

Market Street

79-

81.

Ping On Hong

LOT NUMBERS.

Continued

Inland Lot 592

دو

Pound Lane

701 A. ...

355

•

...

593

701

وو

10.

225

ง

ASSESSMENTS.

1893

1894

21,795

20,810

190

240

1235

100

60.

125

110

701 A....

323

པ

265 R.P.

600 R.P.

223

دو

Po Yan Street

Rosario Street

599

པ

Continued

$25,085

$24,005

592

404 R.P.

(7)

...

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed-Continued

No.

NAME OF STREET.

LOT NUMBERS.

Rosario Street

F:..

Continued

Inland Lot 404 R.P.

:..

•

:..

ASSESSMENTS.

1893

1894

25,085

24,005

125

110

125

110

125

110

140

190

130

120

130

120

130

120

130

120

130

120

130

120

130

120

140

120

150

120

140

120

160

120

No assessment, Latrine,

:..

.:.

F..

403 S.B.R.P.

403 R.P.

...

403 S.A.

402 S.A.

421

420

405

600 R.P.

599

་

263 S.B.

་

Rutter Lane

:..

݂ܕ

∞

:..

Sui Hing Lane

120

$28,820

$27,505

264 S.A.S.S.I.

***

263 S.B. & 260 S.B....

263 R.P.

ما

.:.

264 R.P.

(8)

Continued

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed--Continued

No.

NAME OF STREET.

Square Street

222

༤

122

.61

888888

ASSESSMENTS

LOT NUMBERS.

1893

1894

Continued

28,820

27,505

Inland Lot 271 S.B.R.P.

300

R.P.

240

S.A.R.P.

230

S.A.R.P. & 273 S.A.R.P.

300

دو

273 S.A.S.S.I. ...

300

པ

R.P.

265

...

180

272

274

277

278 R.P.

100

280

300

330

279 R.P.

S.B.

280 S.C. of R.P.

R.P.

270

190

180

190

180

190

180

S.B.

245

•

1238

...

180

320

300

210

190

210

190

210

190

245 D.

265

S.C.

140

210

593

225

190

225

200

280

Station Street

(9)

Continued

$37,765 $36,315

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed-Continued

No.

NAME OF STREET.

14 Station Street

388

ASSESSMENTS.

LOT NUMBERS.

1893

1894

Continued

37,765

36,315

Inland Lot 593

180

592

159

594

180

242

A....

180

235

200

150

140

150

140

150

240

100

262

160

243

B....

C. ...

F....

ང

239

A....

B....

C....

240

241

A....

.:.

480

320

360

A.R.P.

A.S.A.

B....

240

420

340

420

300

275

C....

C. & 206 S.A.S.S.1 ...

Continued

300

275

300

275

$46,320

$44,560

Taiping Lane

Taipingshan Street

པ

(10)

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed-Continued

No.

NAME OF STREET.

Taipingshan Street

F:.

ASSESSMENTS.

LOT NUMBERS.

1893

1894

Continued

46,320

44,560

Inland Lot 206 S.A.R.P.

300

وو

A.R.P.

S.A. of R.P.

383

355

361

402

S.A.

360

No Assessment

320

No Assessment

150

No Assessment

180

200

."}

200

***

421

571

***

ཝཱ

D:.

277

...

.:.

:..

190

180

140

130

140.

130

140

130

140

130

140

130

180

160

210

120

100

120

100

120

100

120

100

120

100

120

100

120

100

165

200

165

185

165

185

278 S.A.S.S. 1

150

140

S.A.S.S. 2

150

140

S.A.R.P....

180

279 S.A.

180

145

280 S.A.

150

130

150

130

150

130

Tank Lane

888

D:.

•

.:.

.:..

دو

Continued

$53,015

$51,030

(11)

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed-Continued

No.

NAME OF STREET.

Tank Lane...

.:.

ASSESSMENTS.

LOT NUMBERS.

1893

1894

Continued

Inland Lot 280 S.A.

53,015

51,030

300

230

422

570

200

180

120

140

120

•

110

422

པ

150

130

570

130

140

206 R.P.

300

500

264 & 264 S.A.R.P.

597

...

206 A.S.A.

265 R.P.

600 S.A.

☺

599

240

170

120

100

120

110

120

110

100

Continued

$58,370

$56,105

235

1 Tannery Lane

པ

Upper Station Street

:..

3333

(12)

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Statement of Property Resumed-Continued

No.

NAME OF STREET.

8333

Upper Station Street

Wai Yan Lane

:..

LOT NUMBERS.

Continued

Inland Lot 599

Fund

Yeong Lok Street ...

دو

سلم

ASSESSMENTS.

1893

1894

$ 58,370

56,105

200

150

200

}

150

200

150

200

150

180

150

180

[No Assessment & cannot

وو

271 S.B.R.P.

R.P.

S.A. of R.P.S.S. 1 S.A.S.S. 1

273 S.A.S.S. 2

S.A.S.S. 1

R.P.

སྒྱུ

597

596

1 to 4

Yun Wo Lane. Note 4 houses

593

Fuk On Lane

701

وو

Upper Station Street

209 S.A.

TOTAL

(13)

trace exact position.

Ruins

No Assessment

$60,710

$58,615

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION

AREAS OF LOTS

LOTS RESUMED.

RESUMED. AMOUNTS OF

COMPENSATION PAID, ETC.

ÁREA.

CLAIM No.

LOT NUMBER.

BER

NUM- AGGREGATE ASSESSMENT

AMOUNT PAID.

YEARS PURCHASE

Sq. Feet

HOUSES

1893

1894

GROSS ASSESSMT.

CROWN RENT.

Inland Lot

$ c.

1 2 3 S

2,204,279 Sec. A.

470

5,000

10.86

10.00

...

857 244 B. & 244 C.

360

280

4,700 14.91

4.90

6,399

265 R.P.

1,265

1,020

16,000

14.54

42.50

17,388 405, 420 & 421

3,690

3,320

35,382

10.45

111.76

2,125 278 R.P.

570

540

5,800 10.62

9.24

10,000

701 A.

935

12,500

14.01

33.06

2,900

1238, 245 E. & 245 F.

1,050

990

14,000

13.80

12.80

456

206 A.R.P.

Nil.

0.36

1,077

271 Sec. A. S.S. 1, 273 Sec. A. 1

300

400

4,000 11.66

7.22

S.S. 2, 271 S.S. 1 of Sec. A.R.P.§

1,300

245 & 245 D.

460

440

4,600

10.35

5.78

17,995 | 422, 570, 571 & 572...

4,055

3,845

40,000

10.22 39.39

1,540 241 4. Sec. A.R.P...

840

640

...

10,050 13.76

10.08

Included in Claim 1

1,838 | 404 Sec. A.

120

Nil.

6,000

7.93

12,548

(206 Sec. A.R.P. 280 Sec. C. of

3,510 3,455

35,000

10.28

78.22

R.P. 280 R.P. & 595

5,333

600 Sec. A. & 594

1,110 1,010

13,000

12.58

26.60

469

265 Sec. B.

300

290

3,500

12.14

6.88

700

244

260

3,000 11.67

2.94

2,997 407 Sec. A. 600 Sec. B.

Included in Claim 5

LOO

1,020

8,000 7.92

10.14

860 406

3,207 265 Sec. C. 244 D.

610 400 Sec. C.

14,738 361

620

400 Sec. B.

20,000 592, 593

5,545 5,525 79,000 15.02

17,90 243 B.C.D.

ગ

150

1,030

985

2,000 13.50 1.87

13,400 13.60 22.50

170

160

1,590 9.93

5.00

Nil.

1.00

160

1,545

9.96

5.00

88.16

1,000

835

11,020

12.11

7.90

Included in Claim 15

612 244 A.

1,360 278 S.S. 1 & 2 of Sec. A.

3,390 406 R.P.

Included in Claim 6

740 | 241

525 244 E.

3,562 404 R.P.

2,580 400 Sec. D. & R.P.

545

271 Sec. A. of R.P. ...

Carried

Forward 142,265

225 $31,320 | $29,610

120

· 1,650

14.03

2.40

300

280

4,200

14.79

6.16

560

7,200

13.02

7.37

420

5,350 12.88

4.84

160

1,900

12.06

2,50

740

680

8,700

12.67 23.52

420

430

4,200 10.21 1.404

230

3,200 14.35

7.08

$619.14

(14)

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Areas of Lots Resumed. Amounts of Compensation paid, &c.

CLAIM No.

AREA

Sq. Feet

NUM-

BER

LOT NUMBER.

AGGREGATE ASSESSMENT

YEARS

OF HOUSES

AMOUNT PURCHASE

PAID

CROWN RENT.

1893

1894

GROSS ASSESSMT.

Brot. ford. 142,265

Inland Lot

225

31,320

29,610 365,487

$ 619.14

600

245 G.

210

2,800 13.50

2.64

2,080

1263 Sec. A. 241 B. & C.

900

825

206 S.S.A. of Sec. A.

12,000

14.11

12.11

1,084

1314 & 280 Sec. B.

310

4,100 13.57

8.00

1,141

271 Sec. B. & R.P....

500

6,300 12.78

7.20

8,489

274-401 & 702 A....

2,245

28,000 12.77

55.32

570 243 E.

150

2,200

14.91

2.52

4,352 | 407 R.P. 403 Sec. B. & S.S.A.

670

10,500

15.94

11.37

1,600 239 A.B.

680

9,400

14.04

10.49

1,678

206 R.P. & 264 R.P. Sec. A.

800

10,000

11.23

9.81

765

278 Sec. A. & R.P.

180

2,000

11.30

3.09

535

271 R.P.

200

2,000 10.17

3.40

1,000

701

...

1,140

1,100

12,500

11.50

33.06

2,146

205 Sec. A. & R. P....

960

13,000 13.74

13.97

6,430

239 C. & 402 Sec. A.

2,010 1,890

27,000

14.08

30.41

2,630

273 R.P.

925

985

12,000

12.80

17.60

1,074 273 Sec. A., S.S. 1

450

500

5,700 12.18

7.08

3,600

272

940

15,000 16.38

24.72

2,385

(263 Sec. B. 206 Sec. B. & 264)

480

Sec. A., S.S. 1

6,000 12.66

7.80

1,647 279 R.P.

360

4,600 13.03

7.20

8,302 | 263 R.P. 264 R.P. 242 B & 262

2,110

2,045

26,400

12.88

29.18

803 279 Sec. B.

...

180

2,200

12.43

3.08

645

271 Sec. C.R.P.

240

3,300

13.95

3.56

800

240 A.

4,250 277

1,725 407 Sec. B.

840 239

3,700 399

10,800 599

2,570 280 Sec. A,

Included in Claim 63

1,750 | 383

2,642 206 A. Sec. A.

1,520 | 243 & 243 A.

800 240

525 244 G.

16,000 | 596 & 597

•

4,365 403 Sec. A & R.P.

1,250 265 Sec. A. ...

180

402 R.P.

5,868 600 R.P.

1,420 242 & 242 A.

1,000 243 F.

3,150 355

555

271 & 273 Sec. A.R.P.

240

4,800

20.44

5.24

1,365

1,440

14,600 10.61

27.66

460

5,200

11.40

4.14

480

6,400

13.50

6.00

900

9,500

10.84

24.00

1,155 1,155

13,600

12.15

35.70

750

620

7,320

10.86

11.04

590

400 Sec. A.

TOTALS 272,021

436 $60,710 $58,615

Nil

6,500

15.24

635

565

10,000 16.94

10.00

730

9,250

12.81

6.78

360

5,400 15.22

5.24

120

1,700

14.44

2.28

2,330

27,000

11.85

52.80

730

10,000 14.06

19.00

Nil

6,400

Nil

Strip of

Land

Nil

230

Nil

925

865

8,400 9.63

18.39

480

5,800 12.24

6.18

200.

190

3,500 18.35

4.32

420

12,000 29.08

27.44

300

3,360 11.60

10.46

170

1,650 10.00

5.00

$755,097

$1,219.66

(15)

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION

PARTICULARS OF LOTS SOLD

LOTS SOLD OR DEVOTED TO PUBLIC

OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES

NUMBER.

LOCATION.

LOT CROWN No.

RENT.

RATE

RATE DATE PER PREMIUM PER OF ACRE.

FOOT. SALE.

No.

REFERENCE. AREA.

REMARKS.

LEASE

YEARS.

Taipingshan St.... 1349

}]

I. L. $ c.

00.36

1356 32.00 3,000

$ C.

Nil.

Ft.

1,585.50 3.50

14.3.95 C.S.O., 755

1.10.95 C.S.0.1830

480

Temple

999

453

2, 4 & 6

8, 10 & 12

1434 32.00 700

1454 32.00 700

8,400.00 4.14 9.11.97 C.S.0.2315

2,025 Chinese Houses

8,700.00

C.S.O.201

2,025

14, 16 & 18

1455 32.00 700

9,100.00

2,025

་

20, 22 & 24

26, 28 & 30

32, 34

1456 32.00 700

9,650.00

2,025

1457 32.00 700 10,900.00

འ

2,025

1458 22.00 700 6,820.00

1,350

2' 4, 6, 8,1

10 & 12

Square Street

14, 16, 18, 20,|

22 & 24

1420 84.00

1421 84.00

700 | 21,600.00

4.10

4.1.98 C.S.O.1811

5,220

Ladder Street ... 1424 10.00

700

115

Po Hing Fong

Po Hing Fong 1425

Kat Cheong St.... 1426 400

700

Po Yan Street 1440 Nil Nil

1614 24.00 700

20,900.00 4.00

7,585.00 2.00 8.8.99 C.S.O.1631

52.00 700 7,900.00 2.50 18.10.98 C.S.O.3348

985.00

5,220

3,780 Chinese House

3,150

Nil

4.10 19.12.99 C.S.0.2683

C.S.O.99 Nil

C.O.D.

240

18,770

Tung Wa Hospital (new)

1,517 Chinese House

1643 24.00 700

1,509

1644 24.00 700

1,513

1645 24.00 700

1,511

1646 11.00 700

675

1647 11.00 700

676

1648 11,00 700

675

1649 11.00 700

675

-35,489.00

3.9.00 C.S.0.1545

1650 11.00 700

671

1651 11.00 700

669

1652 11.00 700

675

1653 11.00 700

1654 11.00 700

677

675

وو

1655 11.00 700

677

1656 11.00 700

675

1657 11.00 700

675

وو

Square Street

1634 1.00

Nil

wanan.com

11.2.01

C.S.O. 19 \C.O.D.36

Carried forward...

"District

5,625 Watchman's >>

68,588

Quarters

$149,613.50

(16)

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION-Particulars of Lots sold or devoted to Public

or Charitable Purposes-Continued

LOT

CROWN

NUMBER.

LOCATION.

No.

RATE

RATE DATE PER PREMIUM PER

OF REFERENCE RENT. ACRE.

FOOT. SALE.

AREA.

REMARKS.

FT.

LEASE

No.

OP YEARS.

I.L. { Brought forward

$149,613.50

613.50

68,588

=23

11 Po Hing Fong

1631 $12.00 700

721 Chinese House

1664

11.00 700

689

1665

1666 11.00

11.00 700

700

689

-14,560.00 3.46 18.3.01

C.S.O.

689

1667 11.00

700

689

1668 12.00

700

721

Taipingshan St.... 1635 28,00 700

7,220.00 4.00 15.4.01

C.S.0.881

1,800

Bacteriological Inst.

Sanitary Board Quarters

Tung Wa Hospital

Nil

C.S.O.11

20,130

...

C.S.O. 191

Nil Nil

Nil

3066

2,418

وو

361

1.00

Nil

C.S.O.1206

14,738

TOTALS

...

171,393.50

111,872 Fr. Sup.

Portions of the lots, amounting to 3,080 sq. ft. in all, on which Nos. 17 to 26 Po Hing Fong stand, are outside the boundaries of the area which was resumed. The levelling of the additional arca was carried out under the Taipingshan Improvement Works, and

paid for out of that vote.

DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE

DESCRIPTION OF ITEM.

Resumption of Property (Compensation)

•

Interest on Claims

Costs

...

Remuneration to Arbitrators

Assessor's Clerk ...

Advertisements

Cost of carrying out ( 1896

Alterations, forming

1897

Roads, Sewers, Re-

1898

taining Walls, &c.

1899

Remuneration to Surveyors

Messenger

...

Total

AMOUNT.

$ c. 755,097.00

43,973.52

9,036.55

8,000.00

40.00

1,099.05

17,847:24

50,677.64

49,432.16

5,102.43

4,000.00

22.20

REMARKS.

Messrs. E. T. Alford and W. Danby.

Extra Work.

These amounts are from Treasury Accounts. An amount of $1,425.98 is shown in

P. W. D. Account for 1895, but Treasury

Accounts have been adhered to.

Messrs. Denison and Ram.

$944,327.79

(17)

DETAILS OF RECEIPTS

DESCRIPTION OF ITEM.

Sales of Land

Sales of Old Building Materials

Depositing Earth on Praya Reclamation

Cash Contribution Towards Drainage Transfer from Store Account ...

AMOUNT.

171,393.50

3,320.00

16,198.00

REMARKS.

370.00 -

42.87

Paid by Owners of Lots 1420, 1421

Total

$191,324.37

DISPOSITION OF LAND BEFORE AND

AFTER RESUMPTION.

BEFORE-

DESCRIPTION OF ITEM.

AREA.

Square Feet

Lots leased or granted

Market and Police Station

Roads

T:..

;

272,021

11,4923

79,177

Total

... Sq. Ft.

362,691

AFTER :-

Square Feet

Disposed of by Public Auction

16,631 *

Granted to Tung Wa Hospital, District Watchman's Quarters, and Temple, Taiping-

shan Street

39,613 +

Utilized for Bacteriological Institute, Sanitary Board Quarters, Latrine and Bath house

Laid out as Public Gardens :-

28,169 +

Gross Area

Formerly laid out as Roads

Still available for sale

Devoted to roads, steps, lanes, &c.

67,950

20,250

47,700 +

50,926

149,652

Square Feet

362,691

*NOTE. This does not include an area of 3,080 square feet which was outside the Resumed Area, but was rendered

available for building purposes in laying out.

Areas marked thus (†) are those from which no Premium or Crown Rent has been derived. They amount

to 115,482 square feet, or more than half the entire area of building land rendered available in con- nection with the Taipingshan Resumption Scheme.

(18)

LOWER LASCAR ROW RESUMPTION

AREAS OF LOTS RESUMED. AMOUNTS OF

COMPENSATION PAID, ETC.

No.

LOCATION.

LOT NUMBER. ASSESSMT.

CROWN RENT.

AREA.

AMOUNT PAID.

EARS PUR-

CHASE.

Inland Lot

FT. IN.

3 U Hing Lane

48 Sec. A.R.P.

350

26.34

560.02

9,000.00 13.35

2 Ladder Street

19 {Circular Pathway (por-

S.S. 2

350

577.6

(4)

A.R.P.

609.07

1,500

20.68

18,500.00

12.50

770.0

}

RP.

6.05

411.0 M

284

Queen's Road Central

(portion of)

Sec. B. S.S.A,

3.21

220.0 M

4,000.00

5,000.00

Totals

$2,200.00

$56.28

3,147.6 $36,500.00

NOTE:-(A) Owing to some of these premises having been burnt down previous to Resumption no detail surveys of buildings can be traced, the areas given are therefore to u slight extent approximate. Those areas marked "M" are taken from the memorials.

DETAILS OF EXPENDITURË.

DESCRIPTION OF ITEM.

Resumption of Property (Compensation)

Remuneration to Surveyors...

Compensation re. delay of work at 287 and 289 Queen's Road Central ...

Pulling down houses...

...

Formation of Road

...

.::.

Total Cost

...

.:.

AMOUNT.

36,500.00

150.00

300.00

330.00

817.79

$38,097.79

NOTE:Average cost of land purchased per Square Foot $11.74.

DISPOSITION OF LAND BEFORE AND

AFTER RESUMPTION.

BEFORE:-

Lots leased

AFTER :-

Road

Party Walls

DESCRIPTION OF ITEM.

Total

(19)

AREA.

SQ. FT.

3,1471

3,0983

483

3,1473

(૦૪)

KAU-U-FONG

RESUMPTION

AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION PAID, &c.

AREAS

OF LOTS RESUMED.

No.

STREET OR LANE.

LOT NUMBER.

ASSESSMENT.

CROWN

RENT.

AREA.

AMOUNT PAID.. INTEREST.

Costs.

YEARS

PURCHASE.

REMARKS.

FT. IN.

Aberdeen Street

Inland Lot 8, Sec. 19 I.L. 8, S. 42

>> "

Kau-U-Fong South

680

14.32

947. 1

11,000

16.52

720

9.32

664. 6

10,300

14.49

228. O

420

12.50

9,000

227.83

2,376.95

22.08

629. 6

355

609. 0

9,800

150.00

13.59

385

19.00

605. 7

3153

320

610. 4

Included with

10,100

255.68

320

བ

598. 6

Nos. 1 & 3, Kau-| U-Fong South

15.99†

420

9.50

590. 3

9,650

162.86

11.47

440

9.50

1 Kau-U-Fong

...

41 R.P.

S.S.A.

...

595. 0

390

9.25

588. 0

5,000

87.50

150.00

Included with

13.13

and Arbitrator's fees

see next page.

450

9.75

633. 6

7,500

189.86

Nos. 1 & 3, Kau-

17.03†

U-Fong South

320

24.50

500. 3

7,000

23.68

310

24.50

569.10

༤

7,000

150.00

24.51

Continued

* The purchase of these houses was settled by Arbitration.

For

Surveyor's

310

24.50

588. 4

7,000

150.00

24.51

500.00

290

24,50

590. 3

7,000

150.00

26.36

290

24.50

603. 2

7,186

27.06

$6,420

10,151. 1

$107,536

$1,423.73

$3,126.95

†The purchase of these houses was made after the Arbitration Proceedings, and price was based on that given by Arbitration Court.

KAU-U-FONG Resumption-Areas of Lots resumed. Amounts of Compensation paid, etc.-Continued

No.

STREET OR LANE.

LOT NUMBER.

ASSESSMENT.

CROWN

RENT.

AREA.

AMOUNT PAID.

INTEREST.

COST.

YEARS

PURCHASE.

REMARKS.

FT. IN.

Continued

6,420

10,151. 1

107,536

1,423.73

3,126.95

Inland Lot 8, Sec. 29

320

24.50

615. 6

7,000 J

150.00

23.68

310

24.50

649. 4

7,700

150.00

26.97

32 S.S. 2 or R. P.

520

8.50

650. 9

8,000

15.64†

Included with

S.S. 1

520

8.50

665. 5

7,100

179.74

Nos. 1 & 3 Kau-

13.88†

U-Fong South

31 S.S. D.

520

8.50

672. 3

5,700

11.14

S.S. E.

520

8.50

619. 9

5,700

11.14

S.S. F.

400

8.50

654. 1

5,250

13.40

R.P.

430

8.50

652. 6

5,328

12.64

S.S. B.

540

8.50

604. 3

6,000

11.28

78 A. Sec. H.

230

518. 11

15.21

7,000

15.73

230

446. 4

300

7.47

482. 6

...

、

7,750

12.80

320

7.47

477. 9

...

300

7.47

489. 1

3,734

12.76

300

488. 1

300

23.86

526. 9

12,100

13.81

Surveyor's and Arbitrator's Fees amounted

to $2,197.00

300

552. 4

...

Q. S.S. 1

950

747. 11

Q. S.S. 1

900

27.38

672. 6

34,000

14.39

Q. S.S. 1

540

478. 8

Totals

$15,170

21,815. 9

$229,898

$1,603.47

$3,426.95

Kau-U-Fong

Kau-U-Fong West

(21)

† The purchase of these houses was made after the Arbitration Proceedings, and price was based on that given by Arbitration Court. NOTE.-Average cost of Land purchased per sq. ft. $8.73.

On Wo Lane

Gough Street

225

DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE

DESCRIPTION OF Item.

Resumption of Property (Compensation) .....

Interest on Claims

Costs

Remuneration to Arbitrators and Court Fees

Remuneration to Surveyors

Miscellaneous Expenditure

Amount Paid on Contract (Two Certificates) ...

AMOUNT.

229,898.00

1,603.47

3,426.95

287.00

1,910.00

31.08

3,187.50

Total Expenditure to date

$240,344.00

Approximate Amount still to be paid on Contract...

DISPOSITION OF LAND BEFORE AND

AFTER RESUMPTION.

DESCRIPTION OF ITEM,

$18,500.00

AREA.

BEFORE-

Lots Leased

SQ. Fr.

21,8151

Amount of Private Lanes accompanying Purchase subject to Existing Rights

5,340

AFTER

Amount of Land to be devoted to Roads

Amount of Land available as Salvage ..

(22)

Total

Sq. Ft.

27,156

13,909

13,247

Total

Sq. Ft.

27,156

BATTERY HILL

QUEENS

QUEEN 3

ROAD

BONHAM STRAND W

6 H

Ice

~TASCA

GARDEN

Nethersole

Hospital

District N

Tank

INSON

KEY PLAN SHOWING

INSANITARY

TAIPINGSHAN

RESUMPTION AREA

RESUMPTION

LOWER LASCAR ROW DO

(U Hing Lane)

KAU U FONG

MEE LUN LANE

COLOURED YELLOW (Garder

PURPLE

PINK

BLUE (Proposed)

모

SCAF

SCAL

HALLERY HILL

QUEENS

ROAD_

HIGH

A D

Tung Wa

Hospital

QUEEN ST.

BONHAM STRAND

STRAND

TASCA

UEEN

LASCA.

WOOD ROAD

CIR

Queens

Nether-sole Hospital

District N

ank

TAIPINGSHA

KEY PLAN

ANITARY

SHOWING

RESUMPTION

AREAS

SHAN RESUMPTION COLOURED YELLOW (Garden Green)

„ASCAR ROW DO

PURPLE

ng Lane)

ONG

PINK

LANE

BLUE (Proposed)

PLAN

SCALE OF A MILE

SCALE OF FEET

100 0

500

1000

1500

FRANAM

D'e.

O N

NGER

STREET

ROA

STRETT

AND

Queens

Colles's

TAUNTON

BRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD

NOTTINGE

CHATER Queens Stalu

OVEENS

....

WAI

FATTERY HILL

QUEENS

OAD

HIGH

Jung Wa

Hospital

QUEEN

ROA

HONHAN SHAND

Nether sole Hospital

District N

BINSON

KEY PLAN SHOWING INSANITARY

TAIPINGSHAN

RESUMPTION AREA

COLOURED YELLOW (Garder

RESUMPTION

LOWER LASCAR ROW DO

PURPLE

(U Hing Lane)

KAU U FONG

MEE LUN LANE

PINK

BLUE (Proposed)

SCALE

SCA

102 0

500

Tung Wal Hospital

BONHAN STRAND

TASC

108

Nethersole Hospital

District N

LASCA

HOLLYWOOD

JOG

BONH

STRAND

UE E

GRAHAMO

Queens

follect

ROAD

ESTAUNTON

STREET:

TAIPINGSHAN

SHOWING PTION AREAS

IRED YELLOW

YELLOW (Garden Green)

PURPLE

PINK

ว

BLUE (Proposed)

PLAN

SCALE OF A MILE

SCALE OF FEET

100 0

500

1000

15p#

ROAD

FOTTINGER

ROAD

0132

ATER

Queens Statue ROAD

QUEENS

27 TT

६०१

FULTINGE

QURFET

HATER QueensStatue R OAD

QUEENS

མར་

VAI

200.0

100.0

TAIPINGSHAN

RESUMPTION

PLAN OF ARE PREVIOUS

147.2

46 4442

ILOT No361 AREA 14,738 SQ. FT

t.17.

100.0

147.7

STATI

38 36 34 3230 28 26 24 22 2018 | 16 | 14 12

YUN WOO LANE

INIG

38 36 34

POLICE

STATION

STREET

8 6

79 77 75 7371 69A 69 6765|63| 61 59 57

100.0

72 70 68 66 64

I.L. No

700

206.6

75.

ར

FUK

ONE

LANE

·6

PING

3 2

HONG

23 21 19

SHING YAN LANE

41 39 37

33 31 29 27| 25.

STRE

E T

30 28 26 24 22 2

SO+ = H[NG

3 5

LANI

53 51

49 47 45 43

139 37 35 33 31 29 27

0 58 56 54 52 50

LANE

32 30 28 26 24 22 2018 16

31 29 27

100.0

TER

10 RUTTER

31211

67|65

59 57 55 53 51 49 47

YEONG

No 8 POLICE ST

כן

EAD

# 1

100.0

TAIPINGSHAN

RESUMPTION

PLAN OF ARE PREVIOUS TO RESUMPTION

46 44 42|

2018 | 16 | 14 12

8 6

6563 61

270 68

5957

66 64

LANE

3129 2725) 23 【21 19

32|30|28||26|24 | 22 | 2018 | 16 | 14

HONG

RUTTER

LANE

13 12 11

10 9

INT G

38.3634

POLICE

SEATION

STREET

SHING YAN LANE

555351 49 47 45 43

STUR ELỀN † MU

67165

55 53

51|49| 47 45.

39 37

33 31 29No 27 25]

FET

Loz

28 26 24 22 |2018|

100

SOTHING

3 5 7 LANE

/00

102

373533|31|29|27|

0 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42,

YEONG

LOK

LANE

3 4 5 6 7

No 8 POLICE STATION.

100

13.

PING

LANE

67 65 63

STREET

68 66 64 62 5856 54 52

EAST

TAIPINGSHAN

40B 40 A

4038 36

FING

LANE

SUMPTION

67165 63

EAST

STREET

68 66 64 62 58 56 54:52

TAIPINGSHAN

*སངས། སྣུང་

63|61|391:57

60 58 56 54 52 | 50

64162

71 69. 67

76 74 72 70 | 68 ||| 66

MARKET

408 40 A

40383634 32 30| 28|26| 24 22

2018

LANE

ANE

TANNERY

47|45|43|41|39|37:

2927

25 23 E21

15.

36 34 32|30|28 | 26

24 22 20 18

SQUARE

26 24

KAT

·4 16 18

LANE

HONG

STREET

20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4

WA! YAN LANE

4 3 2

OSE 5

4 3 2

43 41 39/37 35 33 31 29 27 25

BRIDGES

STREET

89 86 | 84

82 8078

76 74 7270 68

ROZARIO

STREET

9 10 11 12│13|14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 19

19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3

16 14 12 10

PRIVATE PROPERTY RESUMED IN BLOCK A 28291

B 34443

C 18594

D 46565

the

E 18360

4500

ง

200.0

ไป

100.0

TAIPINGSHAN

RESUMPTION

PLAN OF ARE PREVIOUS

147.2

46 4442

ILOT No361 ·

AREA 14,738 SQ. FT

100.0

147.7

STA T ΙΟΝ

38 36 34|32|30|28|26 24 22 2018 | 16 |14

YUN WOO LANE

81 79 77 7573

69 676563 615957

100.0

72 70 68 | 66 | 64

I. L. NO

700

200.0

FUK

LANE

PING 432

HONG

3129 27

23 (21 19

| ¢¢

-8

ΟΙ

2018

26 24 22

38.3634

41 3937

S T

33) 31 291 27

REE

POLICE

STATION

STREET

10 8 6

SHING YAN LANE

655351 49 47 45 43

RUTTER

13 12 11

100.0

T TE R

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HONGKONG.

JURORS LIST FOR 1905.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

No. 1905

HONGKONG

TO WIT.

NAME IN FULL.

Barton, John

Becker, Arthur Wilhelm Arthur Bérindoague, Louis Bird, Herbert William Bolles, John Walker Bridou, Lucien Bryer, Alfred

Butterworth, Harold Thornton.

Chan A Fook

Chau Siu Ki

Cark, Duncan

Cochrane, Thomas Park Craddock, Douglas William

Cruikshank, William Arthur Carruthers Dann, George Harry

David, Abraham Jacob

Davis, William Herbert Trenchard Denison, Albert

Dixon, William Basil...

Douglas, James Tory.

Fuchs, Arnold.........

Fuhrmann, Ernst Richard... Fung Wa Clin

Gibbs, Lawrence, Goddard, Frederick Day Göetz, Ernst

Gourdin, Allston O'Driscoll

Grace, Charles Henry Graham, Walter Douglas Gubbay, Charles Sassoon Hancock, Sidney Haskell, David

Haupt, Armin..

Hewett, Edbert Ansger.

Hinds, Edward Harvey. Ho Fook

Họ Tung...

Hooper, Augustus Shelton

Hough, Thomas Frederick

Howard, Albert

Humphreys, William Griffith

Hughes, Edward Jones...

Kiene, Ferdinand Francis Frederick

Lammert, George Philip

Lau Chu Pak

Lauts, Johann Theodor

Layton, Bendyshe

Leiria, João Joaquim.. Lewis, John Hughes

Lewis, Lawrence Scolfield

Mackenzie, Alexander Maitland, Francis

Marten, Richard...... May, Charles William Medhurst, George Harold Melchers, Friedrich Wilhelm Mihara, Andrew Shigekichi Minani, S.

Mitchell, Edward William.. Moxon, Geoffrey Charles

I-SPECIAL JURORS.

OCCUPATION.

Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Merchant, Sander, Wieler & Co., Manager, Banque de l'Indo-Chine, Architect, Palmer & Turner, Attorney, Standard Oil Company, Agent, Messageries Maritimes Co., Architect, Leigh & Orange,

Merchant, Butterfield & Swire, Director, Watkins & Co.,......

Secretary, Chun On Fire Insurance Co., Ld., Storekeeper, Lane, Crawford & Co.,

Manager, Chartered Bank of I., A. & China,

The Peak. The Peak.

ABODE.

Queen's Bg., Des Voeux Road. The Peak.

25 Robinson Road.

1 Albany Terrace.

1 Des Voeux Road.

1 Connaught Road.

Queen's Road.

2 Queen's Road West. Lane, Crawford & Co. Charter House.

The Peak.

Act. General Agent, Canadian Pacific Railway Co., The Peak. Merchant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Merchant, H. Wicking & Co.,

Merchant, . J. David & Co., ....

Manager, Commercial Union Insurance Co., Ld., Civil Engineer, Denison, Ram & Gibbs,... Chief Manager, Dock Co.,

Marine Surveyor, Goddard & Douglas, Merchant, Siemssen & Co.,

Merchant, Reuter, Bröckelmann & Co., Compradore, National Bank of China, Ld., Architect, Denison, Ram & Gibbs,

Marine Surveyor, Goddard & Douglas, Merchant, Arnhold, Karberg & Co., Assistant Secretary, Hongkong Club,

Secretary, Hongkong Club, ....

Manager, Wilkinson, Heywood & Clarke, Ld., Merchant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.,............. Broker,

Merchant,

Merchant, Melchers & Co.,

Superintendent, P. & O. S. N. Co., Manager, McGregor Bros. & Gow,

Assistant Compradore, Jardine, Matheson & Co., ... Compradore, Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

Secretary, HK. Land Investment & Agency Co., Ld., Broker, Govt. Auctioneer, Hughes & Hough,

Merchant, David Sassoon Sons & Co.,

Merchant, W. G. Humphreys & Co.,

Broker, Hughes & Hongh,

Manager, Equitable Life Assurance Office, Auctioneer,

Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co.,

Merchant, Lants, Wegener & Co.,

Broker,

Merchant, J. J. dos Remedios & Co.,...

Merchant, Douglas, Lapraik & Co.,

Chief Clerk,

Merchant, Arthur & Co.,....

Merchant, Linstead & Davis,

Merchant, Rädecker & Co.,

Chief-Acet., Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, Manager, Dodwell & Co., Ld., Merchant, Wendt & Co.,

Manager, Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Manager, Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Merchant, Caldbeck, MacGregor & Co., Merchant, G. C. Moxon & Co.,

St. George's Building, Des

Vœux Road,

Prince's Building. Wolveton, The Peak, The Bluff, Peak. Dunnottar, The Peak. Hongkong Hotel. Queen's Building. 31 Robinson Road. National Bank of China. The Bluff, Peak.

Queen's Gardens, Peak Road.

Luginsland, Peak Road.

Tarawera, Upper Richmond

Morrison Hill.

Burrington, The Peak.

[Road.

7 Queen's Road, Central.

10 Queen's Gardens.

2 Seymour Terrace. Queen's Building. The Penk. Glenshie, Peak Road. Caine Road. Caine Road.

1 Macdonnell Road. 8 Des Voeux Road. Kurrajeen, Peak Road. Queen's Gardens. Des Voeux Road. Kowloon.

9 Belilios Terrace. Queen's Road Central. 21 Conduit Road.

2 Ice House Street. Arbuthnot Road. Robinson Road.

P. & O. S. N. Co.

Dunedin, Barker Road. Nettlewood, Upper Richmond

5 Duddell Street.

Bank Premises.

[Road.

Hazeldene, Upper Richd. Rd. Hongkong Club. Robinson Road. Des Voeux Road. 1 Seymour Terrace. 22 Des Vœux Road.

NAME IN FULL.

SPECIAL JURORS,-Continued.

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

Northcote, Mowbray Stafford Orange, James

Ormiston, Evan

Osborne, Edward

Ough, Arthur Heury Parlane, William

Pemberton, George William Cyril Peter, Jolin Charles Pinckney. Herbert

Playfair, George William Forbes. Potts, William Hutton Ram, Edward Albert... Raymond, Abraham Jacob Rennie, Alfred Herbert Robertson, Henry Wallace Rodger, Alexander... Rose, Thomas Isaac, Rumjahn, Ahmet

Rutter, E. W.

Salinger, F...

Sassoon, Moses Silas

Saunders, William Joshua

Schröter, Carl Christian Hermann

Schubart, Hans

Scott, Charles Robert...

Scott, William Murray

Shellim, Edward

Skelton, Alfred Holland.

Slade, Henry Warre

Accountant, HK. Land Invest. & Agency Co., Ld.,... 5 Macdonnell Road. Civil Engineer, Leigh & Orange, Manager, Mercantile Bank,...

Secretary, HK. & K'loon Wharf & Godown Co., Ld., Architect, Leigh & Orange,

Manager, Hongkong Ice Company, Limited,. Actg. Secty., China Fire Insurance Co., Ld., Sub-Manager, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank,. Banker, National Bank of China, Ld., Banker, National Bank of China, Ld.,.... Merchant, Linstead & Davis,

Architect, Denison, Ram & Gibbs,

Merchant, E. D. Sassoon & Co.,.

Merchant,

Merchant, Butterfield & Swire,

Manager, China Sugar Refinery, Secretary, Dock Co.,... Merchant, Rumjahn & Co.,

Manager, Imperial Bank of China, Assistant, Reiss & Co., Exchange Broker,

Secretary, Union Insurance Co.,... Merchant, Meyer & Co.,

Merchant, Carlowitz & Co.,.............

Manager, International Banking Corporation, Manager, Taikoo Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Merchant, David Sassoon & Co., Ld.,......... Storekeeper, Lane, Crawford & Co., Merchaut, Gilman & Co.,

Stewart, Alexander Murray Macgregor Broker,

Struckmeyer, Ernst Otto

Tam Tsz Kong, ...

Taylor, James Walter Ross,

Thompson, Charles .....

Tomkins, Herbert Edward

Tomlin, George Lomer

Turner, Arthur

Veitch, George Thomas

Walker, William Bradley

Watson, William Malcolm.

Wendt, Friedrich August Whealler, Edmund Singleton,- White, Henry Percy

Whittall, James Bowyer Kidman Wickham, William Henry. Wilford, Francis Cumming

1 Des Vœux Road.

2 Century Crescent.

| 7 Stewart Terrace, The Peak.

Magazine Gap.

East Point. Hongkong Club. St. John's Place. The Peak.

St. Andrews, Barker Road. - 5 Mountain View.

The Cottage, Barker Road. 7 Queen's Road Central. Magazine Gap Road.

1 Connaught Road. East Point.

King Edward Hotel.

64 Queen's Road Central. Prince's Building, Des Voeux. Chater Road.

[Road.

3 Beaconsfield Arcade. Queen's Building. Shorncliffe, Garden Road. 2 Connaught Road. Formosa, The Peak. Quarry Bay.

Kurrajeen, Peak Road. Lane, Crawford & Co. Queen's Road Central. 10 Beaconsfield Arcade. Queen's Building.

General Manager, Chai On Marine Ins. Co., Ld.,... 42 Bonham Strand West.

Merchant, Siemssen & Co.,

Manager, Russo-Chinese Bank,

Merchant, Ross & Co.,...........

Merchant, Reiss & Co.,.............

Secretary, China Fire Insurance Co.,

Architect, Palmer & Turner,

Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

Attorney Manager, Standard Oil Co.,... Merchant, John D. Hutchison & Co., Merchant, Wendt & Co.,

Chief Manager, Dodwell & Co., Ld., Merchant, Douglas, Lapraik & Co., Secretary, China Traders' Insurance Co., Manager, Electric Light Co.,.... Storekeeper, Lane, Crawford & Co.,

Creggan, The Peak. Haystack, The Peak. Treverbyn, The Peak. Robinson Road. Alexandra Building. 2 Redhill, The Peak. 21 Robinson Road.

Peak Hotel.

Ranfurly, Couduit Road. Hazeldene, Upper Richd. Rd.

1 Douglas Street.

Red Hill, The Peak. 23 Conduit Road.

Lane, Crawford & Co.

NAME IN FULL.

II. COMMON JURORS.

OCCUPATION.

A BODE.

Abbey, Douglas Abraham, Albert

Abraham, Ezekiel

Abraham, Ezra Alderton, Percy Allen, Henry Alexander Allen, William Stanley

· Anton, Charles Edward

Anderson, William.......

Alvares, Luiz Maria Jacques

Alves, Alberto Eduardo de Selavisa

Alves, Antonio Luiz

Alves, José Miguel................ Ames, Samuel George Herbert Anderson, Lionel John Crossby Anderson, William Marshall.. Andrew, John Ingram

Armstrong, John Henry William....

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,.. Clerk, Hongkong & China Gas Co., Clerk, S. J. David & Co.,

Clerk, Chartered Bank of I., A., & China,

Clerk, P. & O. S. N. Co.,.

Clerk, Hongkong Hotel,

Manager, Sperry Flour Company,

Merchant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co., .

Merchant, L. M. Alvares & Co........

Assistant, China Traders' Insurance Company, Ld., Clerk, Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Merchant, Alvares & Co.,

Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Assistant, H.K. & S. Bank,.

Accountant, International Banking Corporation, Foreman, Fenwick & Co.,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,.

1 Connaught Road. 28 Staunton Street. 54 Caine Road.

3 Ripon Terrace.

Des Voeux Road.

54 Queen's Road East.

6 Conduit Road. The Peak.

Lane, Crawford & Co. Woodlandside, Castle Road. Mosque Terrace. -

40 High Street.

Villa Branca, 24 Robinson Rd. Naval Yard.

Bauk Premises.

Stonehaven, Robinson Road. ́.. 157 Praya East.

1 Connaught Road.

NAME OF FULL.

A-Continued.

OCCUPATION.

ABOVE.

Arndt, Erust

Arnold, John

Arnott, Thomas Macdonald Asger, Asadullah Ebrahim Atkinson, Ashworth Aucott, Ernest Frank Auld, James Durran .... Austin, Anthony Roy Austin, Frank

Bailey, William Seybourne Bain, Alexander.............. Baillie, James.......

Baker, Frederick Henry James Baker, James.. Banker, George

Banch, James Emil Christian Banks, Ferdinand

Banks, Thomas Barel, Karel

Bargmann, Fritz Eugen Wilhelm Barker, William.........

Barlow, Charles Coote. Barnes, Francis H.

Barrett, William Curwen

Barretto, Alberto Demée Barretto, Frederico Demée

Barretto, Frederico Francisco Barter, Robert Hall Bassford, William Faulkner Basto, Hermenegildo Maria Beach, Thomas

Beattie, Matthew Poole..

Belcher, Ralph

Bell, Hubert Dowson

Benjamin, Joseph

Berblinger, Albrecht Heinrich August

Bernheim, Eugene

Bevan, Herbert Staton

Beyer, Hans Ludwig.....

Binder, Gustav Wilhelm Bingham, Joseph Eadie...

Bird, Bernard.....

Bird, Lennox Godfrey

Bishop, Frederick Ezra John Blackledge, Harold

Blair, Thomas....

Blake, Anthony Robert..

Blake, John

Blason, Charles Henry

Bliefernicht, Heinrich

Blood, Guy...

Blunck, Fredrick

Bly, Isaac William...

Boisserée, Ludwig Magnus Herbert Boldwin, James Graham

Bonnar, John Whyte Cooper

Boulton, Sydney

Bovet, Frederick Francis

Boyce, William Bousley

Boyd, Angus

Boyes, John Ridley

Braun, Theodore

Brent, Henry Aubrey Walsh Brewitt, Paul

Bridger, Herbert Benjamin Brimble, Alfred George

Broderson, Harold Carl Heinrich. Brooks, Robert

Brown, Charles Arthur Augustus

Brown, Frederick Archibald... Brown, George

Brown, Neilage Sharp

Browne, Percy Edward..

Brückner, Cesar Gerhard

Assistant, Arnhold, Karberg & Co., Assistant, Hongkong, Canton & Macao S. B. Co.,. Engineer, Green Island Cement Company, Ld., Asst., HK. Land Investment & Agency Co., Ld., Carder, Cotton Mills,

Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld.,

Clerk of Works, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Merchant, Bailey's Engineering Agency, Engineer, China Sugar Refinery, Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery, Assistant, Kelly & Walsh,

Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Merchant, Tang Chee Sow & Co.,...... Motor Engineer, F. Blackhead & Co., Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co., Engineer, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld.,. Merchant, Holland Trading Co.,........... Assistant, Lauts, Wegener & Co.. Eletrician, E. C. Wilks & Co., Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,

Cashier, Singer Mauufacturing Co.,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Clerk, Jorge & Co....

Merchant, Barretto & Co.,

Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co., Assistant, Dock Co.,..

Machines & Packing, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Clerk, Siemssen & Co.,....

Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard Manager, Loxley & Co.,

Clerk, HK. & K. W. & Godown Co.,....... Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Clerk, E. D. Sassoon & Co., Assistant, F. Blackhead & Co., Manager, Ullmann & Co., Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co., Clerk, Siemssen & Co., Assistant, Carlowitz & Co., . Accountant, Chamber of Commerce, Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co., Architect, Palmer & Turner, Hotel Manager,

Storekeeper's Assistant, Dock Co., Sugar Boiler. China Sugar Refinery, Engineer, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Chief Engineer, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Foreman Shipwright, Dock Co.. Architect, Palmer & Turner, Lace Manufacturer,

Foreman Shipwright, Dock Co.,

Manager, Lutgens, Einstmann & Co.,. Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Assistant, Gibb, Livingston & Co.,... Boiler Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Assistant, Arnhold, Karberg & Co., Accountant, Panchard, Lowther & Co., Assistant, HK. & S. Bank, Assistaut, HK. & S. Bank, Foreman, China Sugar Refinery,

Sub-Accountant, International Banking Corporation, Assistant, Dartly & Co.,

Electrical Engineer, Hongkong Electric Co.,.. Sorter, HK. & K. W. & Godown Co.,.... Assistant, Meyer & Co.,

Foreman Boiler-maker, Dock Co.,

Civil Engineer, Butterfield & Swire,

8 Mountain View. 4 Albany.

Hok-ün, Kowloon. 4 Hollywood Road. East Point.

East Point. Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon. Quarry Bay.

1 Connaught Road.

W. S. Bailey & Co., Hok-ün. Bowrington. Bowrington.

11 Sow-wa-fong, St. Francis St. 10 Gage Street.

25 Des Voeux Rcad. Soap-works, Shau-ki-wan Rd. A. S. Watson & Co., Ld. East Point. Alexandra Building.

2 Queen's Garden.

12 Beaconsfield Arcade.

Bank Premises.

47 Elgin Street.

1 Connaught Road.

5 Zetland Street.

1 Castle Road.

18 Wyndham Street. Kowloon Dock. Quarry Bay. Elgin Street. Quarry Bay. The Peak.

1 Garden Road, Kowloon. Connaught Road.

7 Queen's Road Central.

St. George's Bg., Des Voeux Rd. 34 Queen's Road Central. Lane, Crawford & Co. Queen's Building.

2 Ormsby Villas, Kowloon, City Hall.

Lane, Crawford & Co. Alexandra Building. Connaught Hotel. Kowloon Docks,

Bowrington.

Quarry Bay. Quarry Bay.

1 Connaught Road. Kowloon Docks. Alexandra Building.

17 Queen's Road Central. Kowloon Docks.

14 Des Voeux Road. 40 Queen's Road East. Queen's Building. Quarry Bay. Tai-kok-tsui, Kowloon. 36 Caine Road. Bank Premises. Bank Premises. Refinery, East Point. Cheltondale, The Peak. 17 Queen's Road Central. Wanchai,

14 Elgin Road, Kowloon. Bellevue, Peak Road.

Kowloon Docks. Quarry Bay.

Wharfinger, HK. & K'loon. Wharf & Godown Co., 5 Victoria View, Kowloon.

Assistant, Occidental Hotel,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co.,

Assistant, Grossmaun & Co.,.

Occidental Hotel, Kowloon.

1 Connaught Road.

Lane, Crawford & Co.

4 East Road, Kowloon.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

B-Continued.

Bryson, Alexander......

Buchan, John...............

Buckland, George Albert

Bumann, Johannes..

Bunje, Emil Theodor..

Burjor, Dhunjeebhoy Sorabjee Dady

Burke, Harry Austin..

Burne, Robert

Burnie, Charles Manger Getting

Burton, David Sorter

Butcher, Frederick Charles

Buxton, Benjamin

Buyers, Charles

་ .་

Assistant, Bradley & Co., Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Consulting Engineer,.

Manager, Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.,

Merchant and Commission Agent,

Accountant, Pacific Mail S. S. Co.,

Clerk, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Clerk, Union Insurance Society of Cantou, Ld., Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., Assistant, Bradley & Co.,

Gunner, P. & O. S. N. Co.,.....

Supt. Engineer, Tramway Co.,

Craigieburn. Quarry Bay. Quarry Bay.

1 Beaconsfield Arcade. North Point.

60 Des Voeux Road.

6 Seymour Terrace. Quarry Bay.

4 Stewart Terrace, The Peak. 6 Ashley Road, Kowloon.

The Peak.

Des Voeux Road.

The Peak.

Caldwell, George Arthur

Cameron, Allan

Cameron, Archibald

Cameron, James Duncan McIntyre

Campbell, Francis

Campbell, Hugh Frank..

Carlowitz, Victor von

Carmichael, Hugh Fletcher Carter, Herbert Brooks..... Carter, William Leonard Carvalho, Carlos Francisco de Cassidy, Michael

Castro, Joaquim Telles d'Almada Catchick, Gregorius George.. Chan Hewan

Chan Pat

Chapman, Edward John Chapple, Frederick Thomas Chard, Henry Frank

Chater, Chater Paul Cheung Tin Yin....

Chevertot Howard Seymour Chopard, Fritz Albert Chow Dart Tong.

Christiani, Theodor

Christiansen, Boyle

Chunnutt, Frederick George.... Chunnutt, Oscar Rowan Claret, William Edward

Clark, Douglas Edward

Clark, Ernest Sidney..... Clark, Jasper

Clarke, Alfred Clarke, William

Clarke, William Gay..

Clelland, Joseph.. Clemann, Ernest, Cobbs, Thomas Fontenoy Coggins, William Luscombe.. Collinge, Thomas Edwin Comley, William Guise

Cooke, Charles John.......

Cooper, Charles Frank

Cooper, Rustomjee Burjorjee

Coppin, Allan Griffiths.

Cordeiro, Albano Antonio..

Cotter, John Laurence Rutledge Courtney, Gerald Newman,

Cousland, Alexander Stark Dalglish

Craddock, Heury Edwin

Coy, Chas Shaw,

Craig, William Eric

Craik, James

Craik, John Robertson

Crapnell, Albert Edward

Crawford, William Joseph

•

Cree, John,.....

Crosie, James...

Cross, Thomas Love....

Chief Clerk, Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., 7 Des Voeux Villas, The Peak.

General Agent, P. & A. S. S. Co.,.

Sugar Boiler, China SugarRefinery,

Clerk, Pacific Mail S. S. Co.,

Foreman, Butterfield & Swire,..

Assistaut, Shewan, Tomes & Co., Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.,...........

Consulting Engineer,

Clerk, Canadian Pacific Railway Co.,............. Manager, China and Japan Telephone Co., Clerk, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, Foreman, Butterfield & Swire,

Clerk, International Banking Corporation,.. Clerk, E. D. Sassoon & Co.,

Secretary, Chai On Marine Insurance Co., Ld.,. Clerk, China Fire Insurance Co., Clerk, Linstead and Davis, Assistaut, William Powell Ld.,

Sub-Accountant, Chartered Bank of I., A. & C., Stock Broker, Vernon & Smyth,. Assistant, Chun On Insurance Co., Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co.,

Watchmaker, Gaupp & Co.,...............

Merchant, Dartly & Co.,

Exchange Broker,.....

Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Clerk, Loxley & Co.,

Electrical Engineer, Electric Light Co.,........

Assistant, Johu. D. Humphreys & Son,

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co.,

Assistant, Standard Oil Company,

Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Foreman, HK. & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Electrical Engineer, Quarry Bay Shipyard, Butter-

field & Swire,

Foreman Shipwright, Dock Co.,

Assistant, Ullmann & Co.,

Manager, British American Tobacco Co., Assistant, Dock Co.,

Chief Storekeeper, Quarry Bay Shipyard,

Foreman, HK. & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Draughtsman, HK. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co....... Assistant, N. Mody & Co.,

Assistant, Bradley & Co.,

Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

1 Hillside, The Peak.

Bowrington.

Connaught House.

Quarry Bay.

2 Lyeemoon Villas, Kowloon. Summer House, No. 67, The

10 Mountain View.

[Peak.

2 Victoria View, Kowloon.

4 Conduit Road.

14 Arbuthnot Road.

Quarry Bay.

1 East Terrace, Kowloon. 7 Queen's Road Central.

15 & 16 Connaught Road. 1 Lower Mosque Terrace. Nettlewood, Upper Richmond 28 Queen's Road.

3 Queen's Road Central. Hongkong Club.

8 Queen's Road West.

A. S. Watson & Co.

[Road.

7 Cameron Terrace, Kowloon.

29 Caine Road.

Hongkong Club.

Quarry Bay.

30 Caine Road.

16 Des Voeux Road.

Wanchai.

Peak Tramway Station House. Lane, Crawford & Co. Craigieburn Hotel.

Naval Yard.

6 Ashley Road, Kowloon.

Butterfield & Swire's Engi-

neer's Office, Hongkong. Kowloon Docks. Queen's Road, Central. Fernside, Robinson Road. Kowloon Docks.

Quarry Bay.

| 50 Elgin Road, Kowloon.

Barker Road, The Peak. 43 Queen's Road, East.*

54 & 56 Queen's Road Central. The Peak.

4 Rose Terrace, Kowloon.

Secretary, Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ld.,. Peak Tramway Station House.

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Assistant, Ross & Co.,

Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

Sanitary Inspector,

Clerk, Reiss & Co.,

Assistant Steward, Hongkong Club, Chief Clerk,

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co.,

Assistant, Dock Co.,

Foreman, Butterfield & Swire's Shipyard, a

Pånman, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Foreman Brassfinisher, HK. & Whampoa Dock

Co., Li...,...

1 Connaught Road.

5 Victoria View, New Kow-

31 Caine Road.

33 Praya East.

[loon.

Richmond House, Barker Rd.,

Hongkong Club. [The Peak. Cosmopolitan Dock.

Lane, Crawford & Co. Kowloon Docks.

Quarry Bay.

Kowloon Docks.

[

NAME OF FULL.

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

C-Continued.

Crouch, Joseph William

Cruikshank, John

Cunningham, Patrick Allen

Curreem, Vahab.

Curreem, Sulaiman............... Curry, George Percy

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Jeweller, Falconer & Co.,

Clerk, Accountant, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Merchant, Rumjahn & Co., Clerk, Rumjabn & Co.

Local Secretary, Gas Co.,.....

1 Connaught Road. Carlton House.

4 Victoria View, Kowloon. 64 Queen's Road Central. 64 Queen's Road Central. Westbourne Villa, W.

Daly, Richard Francis Danenberg, Mario José Daniel, Walter.

Darton, Thomas larwood. Dastur, Rastomjee Ardesir Davidson, Nabob Kitchen David, Ramésb Davies, William

Davis, Arthur Frederick Davison, William Day, Frank Oswald. Dearling, William

Deas, William Matthew.

Dermer, Harold Whitelock

Dickie, James.....

Dickie, John

Dickson, Robert

Diss, Arthur Charles.

Diss, George Ambrose Ditch, George Benjamin Dixon, James Thomas

Donaldson, William Frederick Doolittle, Francis Henry Douglas, James Phillips Dow, Peter

Downing, Thomas Charles

Drew, Walter Clement

Duff, James Spencer

Dunbar, William

Duncan, George.

Duncan, George Leopold

Dunrich, Arthur Edward William. Durrance, William Henry ...

Eberius, Gottfried Fritz Ede, Charles Montagne... Edwards, George Richard. Edwards, Gilbert Hamilton Ehmer, Hermann Ellis, Aaron Isaac Ellis, Albert

Ellis, Ezekiel Isaac

Ellis, Obadiah

Elly, Albert

Elphinstone, Donald

Engel, Bruno .......

Engel Gustav Christoph

Enstace, Bert Evans; William ·

Ewing, Philip Tsan

Eyre, Harry

Ezekiel, Reuben Marcus Ezra, Edward

Ezra, Reuben

Falconer, Percy James

Farnham, William Lowry

Falloon, Cecil Hugh

Ferguson, Robert Alexander. Fergusson, Alexander

Figueiredo, Eduardo José de...... Fisher, John Fisher, John

Caterer,

Clerk, Reiss & Co.,.......

Civil Engineer, Punchard, Lowther & Co,. Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Clerk, P. & O. S. N. Co.,

Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co., Ld., Book-keeper,

Broker,

Assistant Manager, Hongkong Hotel, Foreman Shipwright, Dock Co.,

Clerk, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Quarry Bay, Foreman, Quarry Bay Shipyard. Storekeeper, Dock Co.,

Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ll.,

Panman, Taikoo 'Sugar Refinery,

Wild Dell Buildings. 14 Wyndham Street. Hongkong Club.

1 Connaught Road. Hollywood Road.

A. S. Watson & Co., Ld. Kowloon Hotel.

Ice House Street.

Queen's Road Central. Kowloon Docks.

B. & S.'s Engineer's Office, Quarry Bay.

Kowloon Docks.

[Hongkong.

[Road.

St. George's House, Kennedy Quarry Bay.

Chief Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Bowrington.

Char Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Master Tailor, Diss Bros.,

Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Merchant, Doolittle & Pollock,

Quarry Bay.

Carlton House, Ice House 36 Caine Road. Naval Yard.

1 Connaught Road. 1 Connaught Road. Wellington Street.

Assistant Engineer, Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., Hok-üu, Kowloon. Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Accountant, Chartered Bank of I., A. & C., Merchant, H. Wicking & Co.,

Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld.,

Manager, Hongkong Shipping & Trading Co., Foreman Plumber, Dock Co.,

Manager, MacEwen, Frickel & Co., Accountant, Gas Co.,

Foreman, Punchari, Lowther & Co.,

Assistant, Meyer & Co.,

East Point. Hongkong Hotel.

[Street.

St. George's Building, Des

Vœux Road. Hongkong Club.

Beaconsfield Arcade.

Kowloon Docks. Pedder's Hill.

Pelham House. 130 Wautsai Road.

Quarndun, The Peak.

Act. Seety., Union Insurance Socty. of Canton, Ltd., Clovelly, Peak Road.

Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld.,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Partner, Grossman & Co.,

Assistant, R. Houghton & Co.,

Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld.,.

Clerk, E. D. Sassoon & Co.,

Assistant, S. J. David & Co.,

Victoria View, Kowloon.

1 Connaught Road.

Fair View, Robinson Road.

1 Pedder's Hill.

Conduit Road.

7 Queen's Road Central.

1 Pedder's Hill.

Godown and Tally Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery,. Quarry Bay.

Clerk, W. S. Bailey & Co.,.

Dartly & Co.,

Clerk, Meyerink & Co.,

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co.,...

Assistant, Laue, Crawford & Co.,.. Clerk,....

Manager, W. Powell, Ld.,

Broker, Erich Georg & Co.,

Assistant, D. Sassoon & Co., Ld.,

Do.,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Assistant, P. M. S. S. Ld.,

Atlas Assurance Co., Ld.,

Panman, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,

Assistant, Hughes & Hough,

Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,. Foreman Engineer, Dock Co.,

167 Wanchai Road. 85 Caine Road. Bellevue, Peak Road. Lane, Crawford & Co. Lane, Crawford & Co. Connaught Hotel. Alexandra Building. Connaught House. 14 Robinson Road. College Chambers.

1 Connaught Road. 34 Robinson Road. The Bluff, Peak. Quarry Bay.

Bank Premises.

Caine Road.

14 Sau Wa Fong. Cosmopoliton Dock.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

F-Continued.

Fittock, Charles Roland Fitz Henry, Heury..

Focken, Charles Frederick Forbes, Donald Forbes, Jobu

Ford, William Falconer Ford, Edward Stephen Forrest, Thomas Shaw Fox, Frederic Reginald Francke, Walter Fraser, Henry William Friesland, Gustav

Fronem, Hugo Carl Angust Fullerton, Alfred Rough

Galbraith, John

Galloway, Alfred Douglas Galloway, Robert Galt, John

Gardner, William Frederick Gaskell, Kenneth Gaskell, William Henry Gegg, George William Georg, Friederich Erich Carl Georg, Carl Wilhelm.... Gibson, Bril Sloan

Gillings, Harry Frederick Gittins, Gerard

Gittins, Henry Gittings, Arthur Glendinning, Robert

Glissman, Ludwig Paul Glover, Campbell Gloyu, John Goetz, Walter.... Goggin, William George Gomes, Autouio Simplicio Gomes, Francis Goodfellow, William Goodwin, Arthur Pearson

Gordon, Alexander Grant Gorham, Charles Leary

Gow, David

Gow, John Cooper Gower, Henry

Graham, James William

Grant, Peter Durham Hall

Gray, Herbert Castall

Gray, Samuel Herbert

Gray, Thomas Charles

Grey, Crosby French..

Griffin, Albert Edwin Grice, Malcolm

Grimble, Charles Frederick George Grimshaw, Thomas Gubbay, Aaron Sassoon Gubbay, David Sassoon... Gubbay, Joseph Sassoon Gubbay, Raphael Aaron Guy, James...

Haelterman, Brice

Haesloop, Conrad

Haines, Hereward

Hall, Frederick Charles..

Halliwell, William

Hammond, Joseph William

Hamilton, Richard

Hance, Cyril Eugene Agathon

Ilance, Julian Henry Reginald.. Hancock, Henry

Hancock, Herbert Richard Budd

Foreman Shipwright, Dock Co.,

Chief-Assistant, Banque de l'Indo-Chine, Assistant Superintendent Engineer, N.D.L., Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,

Sugar-boiler, China Sugar Refinery,

Kowloon Docks.

51 Wyndham Street.

Woolamai, Des Voeux Road, Bank Premises.

East Point.

Foreman Engineer, HK. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.,. Kowloon Docks.

Clerk, Wharf & Godown Co.,

Assistant, Jardine, Matheson Co., Clerk, HK. Steam Waterboat Company, Assistant, Hamburg Amerika Linie, Assistant, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, Assistant, Melchers & Co.,

Assistant, Reuter, Bröckelmann, & Co.. Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld.,. Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Panman, Taikoo Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Assistant, Fumigating & Disinfecting Bureau, Ld., Engineer, Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ld., Barman, HK. Hotel, Accountant,

Manager, Horse Repository, Broker, Erich Georg & Co.,

Broker, Erich Georg & Co., Timekeeper, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Assistant, William Powell, Ld.,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Accountant, Cotton Mills,

Clerk, E. D. Sassoon & Co., Assistant, Horse Repository, Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.,

Accountant, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Assistant, Arnhold, Karberg & Co., Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Clerk, HK. & S. Bank,

Clerk, Nippon Yusen Kaisha,

Manager, Hongkong & China Gas Co., Outfitter, Contam & Co.,

Engineer, A. G. Gordon & Co.,

General Manager, Fumigating & Disinfecting

Bureau,

Assistant, Dock Co.,

Foreman Blacksmith, Dock Co.,

Yard Foreman, Dock Co.,

Superintendent Iron Shipwright, Dock Co.,

Sub-Accountant, International Banking Corporation,

Assistant, China Traders' Insurance, Co., Assistant, P. M. S. S. Company,

Assistant, Reiss & Co.,

Storekeeper's Assistant, Dock Co.,

Civil Engineer, Quarry Bay Shipyard, Assistant, MacEwen Frickel & Co.,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Assistant Chief Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Broker, E. D. Sassoon & Co.,

Clerk, E. D. Sassoon & Co.,

Assistant, David Sassoon & Co., Ld., Stock Broker, Gubbay & Michael,

Foreman Engineer, HK. & W'poa Dock Co., Ld.,

Clerk, A. R. Marty & Co.,

Assistant, Lutgens, Einstmann & Co., Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

Brakeman, Peak Tramway,

Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Pianist, "International" Hotel,

43 Caine Road.

East Point.

43 Caine Road. Queen's Building.

[Kowloon.

6 Cameron Villas, The Peak. Queen's Building.

67 Mount Kellet Road, The 1 Connaught Road. [Peak.

East Point.

1 Connaught Road. Quarry Bay.

14 Kuntsford Terrace, Kow-

Villa Maria.

[loon. Hongkong Hotel.

Alexandra Buildings, Des Causeway Bay. [Voeux Road. 3 Goolistan, Conduit Road. Carlton House. Quarry Bay.

Alexandra Building.

1 Connaught Road. East Point.

7 Queen's Road Central. Causeway Bay.

2 Des Voeux Road, Kowloon. Hongkong Hotel.

East Point.

8 Mountain View, The Peak.

19 Belilios Terrace.

4 Woodlands Terrace. Kowloon.

Gas Works, Kowloon. Pedder's Street.

Tor Crest, The Peak.

Alexandra Building. Kowloon Docks.

Kowloon Docks.

Stonehaven, Robinson Road. Hongkong Hotel.

Tang Yuen, Macdonnell Rd. Hongkong Club.

Kowloon Docks.

B. & S.'s Engineers' Office, HK. Pedder's Street.

1 Connaught Road.

Quarry Bay.

7 Queen's Road Central. 7 Queen's Road Ceutral. 9 Macdonnell Road. Ravenshill.

Kowloon Docks.

2 Garden Road, Kowloon.

14 Des Voeux Road. East Point.

10 St. Francis' Yard, Wantsai. Quarry Bay.

Queen's Road West.

Overseer, HK. & K'loon Wharf & Godown Co., Ld., 1 Ashley Road; Kowloon.

Clerk, Macdonald & Co.,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Broker,

Assistant, Shewan, Thomas & Co.,

7 Seymour Terrace.

1 Connaught Road.

The Peak.

[The Peak.

No. 100 Mount Gough Road,

NAME IN FULL.

H—Continued.

Hand, John......

Hankey, Eric Alers

Hannings. Carl

Hansen, James Ernest

Hardwick, William

Harms, Nicolaus Friedrich Seigfried

Harrop, Harry Metcalf. Hassan, Hoosen

Harvey, David

Harvey, Robert Donald

Harvie, John Napier.

Haskell, Ernest David

Haxton, George Kay... Hayes, George Vincent... Hayward,.Charles Hayward, Ernest

Hazeland, Ernest Manning Hearon, Henry Lodie... Heermann, Paul Emil Heinsen, Rudoph Heldt, Franz

Hell, Paul

Helmers, Johann Christian

Henchman, Arthur Stuart....

Henderson, John Mendiplay Henderson, Robert. Henser, Carl Wilhelm Herbet, Emil

Hermann, Friedrich

Herton, Edward Rudolph Heubel, Hermann Hewitt, Alfred Herbert

Hickie, Stephen Douglas Hickman, Harry Frank Hill, Walter

Hobbs, William James

Hodge, Harry.... Hoggard, Frederick

Ho Kom Tong

Hoile, Henry Ernest Alexander Hollings, Alfred Edmund

Holyoak, Percy Hobson

Ho Man

Hooper, Joseph

Hoskins, Gustavus.

Hoskins, John Thomas

Houghton, Robert

Howard, Edward

Howarth, Henry

Hughes, John Owen Humby, George Humphreys, Henry

Humphreys, William Meyrick, Humphries, Gilbert Hung Mak Hoi Hunter, George

Hunter, James

Hunter,

Tobias

Hurley, Frederick Charles

Hurley, Robert Crisp............ Hutchison, William Hyne, George....... Hynes, Arthur Cecil

OCCUPATION.

Superintendent, Dock Co.,

Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld.,

Stocktaker, HK. & K. W. & G. Co., Ltd., Foreman Engineer, Dock Co.,...

Storekeeper, Taikoo Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Assistant, Carlowitz & Co., Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co.,

Clerk, Rumjahn & Co.,

Marine Engineer, Dodwell & Co.,

Assistant, British American Tobacco Co., Engineer, Taikoo Sugar Refinery Co.,.. Assistant, Benjamin, Kelly and Potts,

Abode.

Aberdeen Dock.

[Road.

Hazeldene, Upper Richmond

1 Ashley Road, Kowloon. Cosmopolitan Dock. Quarry Bay.

4 Garden Road, Kowloon. * A. S. Watson & Co. 64 Queen's Road Central. 7 Salisbury Avenue. Fernside, Robinson Road. Quarry Bay.

2 Seymour Terrace.

Foreman Engineer, HK. & W'poa. Dock Co., Ld., Kowloon Docks.

Assistant, Sperry Flour Co., Brakeman, Peak Tramway,

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co., Architect,

Pansman, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Jeweller, Gaupp & Co.,

Sub-Manager, Hamburg America Linie, Assistant, Lutgens, Einstmann & Co., Assistant, Kruse & Co.,

Clerk, Siemssen & Co.,

Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,

7 Pedder's Street.

Engine House, The Peak. Lane, Crawford & Co. Greenmount, Bonham Road. Quarry Bay.

Smith Villas, Magazine Gap. Queen's Building.

14 Des Voeux Road. Connaught House. Queen's Building. Bank Premises.

Foreman Boilermaker, HK. & W'poa Dock Co., Ld., Kowloon Docks.

Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

Clerk, Meyerink & Co.,

Assistant, Lutgens, Einstmann & Co., Merchant, Siemssen & Co.,

Assistant, Dock Co.,

Clerk, Rädecker & Co.,

Chief Engineer, Green Island Cement Co., Ld.,

Piano Tuner, W. Robinson & Co., Assistant, China Fire Insurance Co., Engineer, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Prime Cost Clerk, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Assistant, Peak Hotel,.

Manager, Metropole Hotel,..

Assistant Compradore, Jardine, Matheson & Co., ... Assistant, Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., ... Clerk, Hongkong Ice Company, Ld.,.. Assistant, Reiss & Co.,...

Directing Partner, Mutual Stores,

Clerk, HK. & K'loon Wharf & Godown Co., Ld., Timekeeper, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,...... Chief Foreman, Quarry Bay Shipyard, Tailor, R. Houghton & Co.,.... Stockbroker, E. Kadoorie,

Storekeeper, C. P. Railway Co., Merchant, Harry Wicking & Co., Foreman, Pauchard, Lowther & Co., Merchant, J. D. Humphreys & Son, Assistant, W. G. Humphreys & Co., Foreman Engineer, Dock Co., Manager, A-Chee & Co.,

Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Clerk, S. J. David & Co.,

Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Timekeeper, Pauchard, Lowther & Co., Accountant,

•

Macdonnell Road. Ravenshill Wist. 14 Des Voeux Road. Queen's Building. Kowloon Docks.

5 Duddell Street. Hok-ün, Kowloon. Belilios Terrace. St. George's House. Quarry Bay.

B. & S.'s Engineers' Office,

Hongkong.

Peak Hotel.

Metropole Hotel, Shaukiwan

[Road. Lower Woodlands East. 42 Caine Road.

1 Ice House Street.

Leynton, 7 Macdounell Road,

7 Lan Kwai Fong.

St. George's House, Kennedy

4 Blue Buildings.

Quarry Bay.

[Road.

16 Queen's Road Central.

Connaught House, Queen's

Road Central.

5 Arsenal Street.

Cameron Villas, The Peak. Naval Yard.

Peak Road.

Queen's Gardens. Kowloon Docks. 17 Queen's Road, 4 East Terrace. 11 Shelley Street. 4 East Terrace.

28 Leighton Hill Road. 5 Beaconsfield Arcade.

Foreman Turner, HK. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., Cosmopolitan Dock.

Engineer, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,.... Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,.

St. Enoch, Dredger. Bank Premises.

Ingles,

William

Irving, John Mark..

Jackson, Thurlow Brown Jahrand Aefredy Jameson, John Walt

Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,..

Engineer, Hongkong Ice Co., Ld.,

Shorthand Clerk, Pacific Mail S. S. Co., Assistant, Lauts, Wegener & Co., Marine Salvor,

Bank Premises. East Point.

Connaught House.

Floon.

15 Knutsford Terrace, Kow- 8 Beaconsfield Arcade.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION.

Abode.

J-Continued.

Jameson, Philip Sutherland Jastkins. John Ventris. Jebsen, Jacob...... Jebsen, Michael..

Jenkins, Charles William

Jewitt, Henry

Johannsen, Edmund'

Johnstone, James

Johnstone, John..

Johnstone, John Jones, Frank

Jordan, John Pani...

Jorge, Francisco José Vicente

Joseph, Ezra Solomon Joseph, Saul Abdulla

Joseph, Joseph Edgar Judah, Raphael Solomon

Kadoorie, Eleazer Silas Kadoorie, Ellis

Kailey, William Charles Kapteyn, Barend Dirk Katsch, Albert Edgar Keeney, Thomas P.

Keith, George Pringle Marshall Kemp, Frauk

Kempf, Hugo H.

Kennett, Henry William Bulmer Kennett, Herbert Sydney Kennedy, Edward

Kerr, John...

Kerr, Lachlan.

Kerr, William Whittier

Kew, Charles Herbert Whiteley Kew, Joseph Whiteley Kilian, Felix Adolph Gottlieb King, Robert Henry King, Walter

Kinnaird, John Daniel

Kinross, Andrew Robert

Kirby, James

Klein, Arthur

Klinck, Charles

Knox, Lefferts

Knyvett, Paul Karl

Koch, Carl Ludwig Georg. Kochler, Weihetra Oscar Koenig, Gustav

Konig, Carl Heinrich Ratje Kuster, Victor Emanuel Kytes, John

Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

Time Keeper, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Merchant, Jebsen & Co., .

Clerk, Jebsen & Co.,

Assistant, King Edward Hotel, Gunner, P. & O. S. N. Co.,......

Consulting Engineer,

Engineer, Green Island Cement Co., Ld.,

Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

Engineer, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Assistant, W. Robinson & Co., Ld.,

East Point.

Mrs. Mather's, Pedder's Hill. 4 Des Voeux Road.

Garden Road, Kowloon. King Edward Hotel. Des Voeux Road.

15 Seymour Road. Hok-ün, Kowloon. East Point. Quarry Bay.

7 Rose Terrace.

Asst., HK. Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld., | Bemfica, Robinson Road,

Merchant, Jorge & Co.,

Broker,

Bill and Bullion Broker,

Assistant, Benjamin, Kelly & Potts, Assistant, D. Sassoon Sons & Co.,..

Broker, Benjamin, Kelly & Potts, Stock Broker,

Assistant, Dock Co.,

Merchant, Holland Trading Co.,

Passenger Agent, Pacific Mail S. S. Co., Manufacturer of Rattan Furniture,. Foreman Shipwright, Dock Co., Foreman, Fenwick & Co.,

Acting Manager, Singer Manufacturing Co., Assistant, China Borneo Co., Ld., Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Time Keeper, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,.. Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard, .......... Assistant, Standard Oil Co.,

Superintendent Shipwright, Dock Co.,

Clerk, H'kong & K'loon Wharf & Godown Co., Ld., Manager, Hongkong Steam Water Boat Co., Ld.,... Accountant, Deutsch Asiatische Bank, Civil Engineer, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Bookseller, Kelly & Walsh, Ld.,

Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery,

Foreman Iron Shipwright, Dock Co.,

Overseer, Star Ferry Co., Ld.,

Assistant, Lauts, Wegener & Co.,

Supt., Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ld.,

China Mutual Insurance,

Manager, Vacuum Oil Co.,..

Assistant, Lamke & Rogge, Assistant, Melchers & Co.,

Manager, Ullmann & Co.,

Assistant, Melchers & Co.,

Manager, New Victoria Hotel,

...

Villa D'Alva, Kennedy Road.

3 Beaconsfield Arcade.

4 Beaconsfield Arcade.

Connaught Hotel.

College Chambers, Wyndham

Street.

Modreenagh Road.

6 Des Voeux Road.

Cosmopolitan Dock. Alexandra Building. Hongkong Hotel.

2 Cameron Villas, Kowloon. Cosmopolitan Dock. 12 Praya East. Wyndham Street. Saw Will, Mongkoktsui. Connaught Road. 14 Sau Wa Fong. Quarry Bay.

3 Seymour Terrace. Kowloon Docks. 43 Caine Road. 43 Caine Road.

5 Clifton Gardens. Durisdeer, Magazine Gap-

4 Fairview, Kowloon. East Point.

Kowloon Docks.

1 Ashley Road, Kowloon. Conduit Road.

3 Arbuthnot Road.

Harperville, Robinson Road.

Queen's Road Central.

2 Connaught Road.

Queen's Building. Queen's Road Central. Queen's Building.

New Victoria Hotel.

Foreman Turner, HK. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.,. Kowloon Docks.

Lawrence, Frederick

Lambert, John

Lamke, Johann Dietrich

Laminert, Charles Henry Lammert, Herbert Alexander Lammert, Lionel Eugene Lamperski, Albert Wilhelm Lang, Archibald Orr

Langley, Albert Percy

Lapsley, Robert

Larrder, Paul

Laurenz, Rudelph

Lawrence, Frederick

Lawson, Peter

Leask, William Longhtou

Leckie, William Ewart

Lee, Charles *...... Lee, Cornith Henry Lee, James

Lebrs, Paul..

Lemm, John

Carpenter, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Naval Yard.

Supt. Engineer, HK. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., . Kowloon Docks. Merchant, Lamke & Rogge,

Clerk, Siemssen & Co.,..

Assistant, G. P. Lammert, Auctioneer,

Assistant, G. P. Lammert,

Assistant, Melchers & Co.,

Assistant, Gibb, Livingston & Co.,.

Clerk, Dock Co.,

Assistant, Dock Co.,

China Traders' Insurance Co......

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.,....

Carpenter, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Sub-Accountant, Chartered Bank of I., A. & C., Civil Engineer, Leigh & Orange,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Clerk, W. S. Bailey & Co.,

Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Clerk, Sander, Wieler & Co., Architect,.

2 Connaught Road. Queen's Building. Duddell Street. Duddell Street. Queen's Building. Queen's Building. Aberdeen Dock. Kowloon Docks. Craigieburn, The Peak. 2 Connaught Road. Naval Yard.

3 Queen's Road Central.

I Des Voeux Road.

1 Connaught Road. East Point.

80 Staunton Street. East Point.

Prince's Building.

5 East Road, Tsimshatsui,

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

སྙ

L-Continued.

Leuders, Edward Leuz, Rudolph Levy, Armand

Levy, Isaac Simeon

Lieb, Fritz

Lightfoot, Sydney

Linehan, Cornelius Little, James

Lockhead, James Logan, James Douglas Logan, William Clements

Long, Frank

Longuet, Carl Wilhelm Loth, Jean

Loureiro, August

Loureiro, Eduardo José da Silva

Loureiro, Pedro

Lowe, Arthur Rylands

Lowe, John....

Lücker, Paul

Lysaught, John

McAskill, Kenneth Roderick MacDonald, Donald

Macgowan, Robert John

MacGregor, John Alexander McHugh, Frank Evans Macintyre, Henry Arthur

Mackie, Charles Gordon Stewart.. Mackintosh, Frederick Alexander Macpherson, Robert Maddaford, Alfred William Majer, Nicholas George

Manners, John

Manuk, Malcolm

Marcus, Gustav

Marney, Victor de

Marshall, Henry Christopher Marshall George.. Marston, Lionel Mast, Edward..... Matthews, John Frederick Matthaey Rudolph

May, Ernest Alfred George May, George Howard McArthur, John.... McBryde, William Gray McColl, Alexander Lander

McCorquodale, John Campbell McCubbin, John

McDougall, Alexander Marcellino

McGlashan, James...........

McIntyre, John

McIntyre, Wilson

McKirdy, Archibald

McLaren, John Henry

McNeill, Duncan

McQuillan, John

McRobie, Frank Meek, Thomas

Mehta, Byram Kaikhushroo Meikle, Edward. Melvin, James Dewar

Clerk, Sander, Wieler & Co., Manager, Levy Hermanos, Clerk, S. J. David & Co.,

Assistant, Arnhold, Karberg & Co., Foreman Electrician, Dock Co., Manager, Western Hotel,

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co... Chief Refiner, Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Foreman Boiler-maker, Dock Co., Assistant, D. Sassoon & Co., Ld., Book-keeper, British American Tobacco Co., Storokeeper, Kruse & Co., ....

Chief Clerk, Messageries Maritimes Co., Assistant, Dairy Farm Co., Ld., Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co., Assistant, National Bank of China, Ld., Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.,...

Engineer, W. Lysaught & Son,

Timekeeper, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

.....

Engineer in Chief, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Chief Clerk, HK. & Kowloon Wharf & Godown

Co., Ld,

Mason, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Assistant, Standard Oil Co.,

Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,

.....

Assistant, Gibb, Livingston & Co.,....

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co.,

Taikoktsui, Kowloon. Prince's Building.

40 Queen's Road Central. College Chambers, Wyndham [Street. Strathallan, Robinson Road. Kowloon Docks.

92 Queen's Road West. Lane, Crawford & Co.

Quarry Bay.

Kowloon Docks.

2 Austin Avenue, Kowloon.

2 West End Terrace.

Connaught House.

[Street.

Carlton House, Ice House 2 Albany.

6 Robinson Road.

2 Lower Albany.

6 Queen's Gardens. Quarry Bay. Kowloon.

131 Wanchai Road.

Quarry Bay.

Engineer's Office, B. & S.,

Hongkong.

4 Victoria View, Kowloon. Ma Tau Kok.

41 Robinson Road.

Bauk Premises.

Queen's Building.

Lane, Crawford & Co.,

Sub-Accountant, Chartered Bank of India, A. & C., 3 Queen's Road Central.

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Shipebandler, More & Seimund,

Clerk, Siemssen & Co.,

Clerk, Chartered Bank of India, Australia & C., Clerk, East Asiatic Trading Co., Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld., Banker, Imperial Bank of China,

Assistant Accountant, Mercantile Bank,

Superintendent, China Light & Power Co., Ld., Accountant, C. P. Railway Co.,

Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Proprietor, Occidental Hotel,

Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld., Assistant, Kelly & Walsh, Ld., Assistant HK. & S. Bank,. Draughtsman, Dock Co.,

Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery,

Engineer, Hongkong & China Gas Co., Ld., Assistant, Skott & Co.,

1 Connaught Road.

3 East Avenue, Kowloon, Queen's Building.

3 Ripon Terrace.

Eranee Bungalow, Kowloon.

4 East Terrace, Kowloon.

3 Macdonnell Road,

11 Queen's Road Central. Kowloon.

4 Macdonnell Road. Quarry Bay..

Kowloon.

King Edward Hotel.

Beryl Gardens, Kowloon.

Bank Premises.

14 Knutsford Terrace, Kow-

East Point.

Gas Works, West Point.

36 Elgin Street.

Cosmopolitan Dock.

Foreman Shipwright, Dock Co.,

Tai Koo Sugar Refinery,

Quarry Bay.

Melting Dept., Tai Koo Sugar Refinery,

Quarry Bay.

Machines & Packing Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Quarry Bay.

Foreman, Quarry Bay Shipyard,

Quarry Bay.

Boiler Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Quarry Bay.

Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Quarry Bay.

Jeweller, G. Falconer & Co.,

Clerk, E. D. Sassoon & Co.,

Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld.,

Assistant, David Sassoon & Co., Ld.,

[loon.

Menasheh, Raymond

Menocal, Daniel Amen,.

Merrill, Harold. Walter

Metzler, August

Meurer, Ernest Arthur

Meyer, Constantin Adolf Edward

Meyer, Jokames Emil Meyer, Gustav

Machines & Packing Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Quarry Bay.

Melting Dept., Tai Koo Sugar Refinery,

Sub-Acet., International Banking Corporation,..

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Assistant, Arnhold, Karberg & Co.,

Manager, Lemaire & Co.,

Assistant, Meyer & Co.,

Clerk, Sander, Wieler & Co.,

6 Beaconsfield Arcade.

7 Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong Hotel.

Quarry Bay.

Connaught House.

Stoneyhurst, Magazine Gap.

1 Connaught Road.

9 Kennedy Road.

15 Queen's Road Central.

Tower House.

Club Germania.

Prince's Building.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION.

Abode.

M-Continued.

Meyer, Harry Albert.....

Meyer, Oscar Michael, Max..

Michael, Michael Hai . Michael, Joseph Rahamin. Michael, Sassoon Hay Michael, Solomon Jacob

Millar, Andrew Millar, John

Miller, John Finlay Miller, Joseph Oswald Mills, John.

Milroy, Anthony Alex. Heron Mistry, Kharshedji Dhunjibhoy Mitchell, John Mitchell, Robert..

Mitchell, Robert Hay Barry Mittell, Carl Joseph Franz

Mody, Kaikhusroo Nusserwanjee... Moir, Alexander................... Moir, George Alexander More, Andrew Charles Morphew, George

Morrison, John Dougal Moses, Elias Joseph Moses, Sassoon Ezra Moss, Dennis Kebir Moulder, Augustus

Mow Fung, Frederick Charles Muat, William Francis...... Muhle, Heinrich Ludwig Muir, John ...

Mullan, Thomas James....... Murphy, Edward Owen.. Murphy, Lewis Newton Murray, Douglas Bennett Murray, Patrick Henry Musso, Salvadore. Myers, Arthur

́Clerk, E. D. Sassoon & Co.,

Assistant, China Export Import & Bank Co., Broker,

Stock Broker, Gubbay & Michael, Broker,

Broker, J. R. Michael & Co.,

Stock Broker, Gubbay & Michael, Timekeeper's Assistant, Dock Co., Assistant A. S. Watson & Co.,

Marine Superintendent, Bradley & Co., Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co.,

7 Queen's Road Central.

27 Conduit Road.

4 Robinson Road.

2 Chancery Lane.

4 Century Crescent, Kennedy

Do. [Road.

2 Chancery Lane.

Kowloon Docks.

A. S. Watson & Co.

[Peak.

Stokes Bungalow W., The Lane, Crawford & Co.

Sailors' Home.

Overseer, HK. Land Investment & Agency Co., Ld., 87 Praya East. Superintendent, Sailors' Home, Assistant, Tata & Co.,

Machines & Packing Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Supt. Drawing Office, Hk. & W'poa DockCo., Ld., Assistant, Price & Co.,.....

Clerk, Meyerink & Co..

Clerk, King Edward Hotel,.. Manager, Peak Hotel,

Sub-Acct., International Banking Corporation, Chief Clerk, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,..

Foreman Engineer, HK. & W'poa Dock Co., Ld.,.. Broker, J. R. Michael & Co., Assistant, D. Sassoon & Co., Ld., Assistant, Ross & Co.,

Manager, Pacific Oriental Trading Co., General Manager, Mutual Store, Engineer, Electric Light Company, Clerk, Siemssen & Co.,..............

Pansman, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Civil Engineer, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Engineer, W. S. Bailey & Co.,

Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,.

Clerk, Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld., Engineer, Meyer & Co.,

Engineer, Bradley & Co.,...

Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

33 Hollywood Road. Quarry Bay. Kowloon Hotel.

Hotel America, Wyndham St. Bellevue, Peak Road. King Edward Hotel. Peak Hotel.

Stonehaven, Robinson Road. East Point. Quarry Bay. Kowloon Dock.

Belilios Terrace.

Stillingfleet, Peak Road.

2 Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon. Beaconsfield Arcade.

25 Des Voeux Road. Wanchai.

Queen's Building. Quarry Bay. Quarry Bay. Hok-ün.

Bank Premises.

4 Cameron Villas, The Peak. Belvoir, 165 Wanchai Road. 46 Morrison Hill Road. Quarry Bay.

Neave, Thomas

Nevillo, Samuel Arthur

Newall, Stuart George

Newman, Kenneth Charles Horton Nicholson, Robert Alfred.

Nicholls, William

Nicholson, Regniald

Nicholson, William

Nilsson, Arthur Gustav Wilhelm. Nicolai, Friedrich

Norris, Herbert Charles.....

Foreman Engineer, HK. & W'poa Dock Co., Ld.,... Godownkeeper, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,......... Manager, South British Fire and Marine Insurance

Company,

Electrical Engineer, HK. Electric Co., Ld.,.. Foreman Engineer, Dock Co., Assistant, Dock Co.,.

Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Chemist, Taikoo Sugar Refinery Co., Ld.,. Assistant, Hamburg-America Linie, Assistant, China Traders' Insurance Co.,

Kowloon Docks. Quarry Bay.

Prince's Building. Wanchai. Cosmopolitan Dock. Kowloon Docks. Bank Premises. 1 Connaught Road. Quarry Bay. Queen's Building. Macdonnell Road.

Oetzen, Hermann

O'Brien, Joseph Carey

Obremski, Dr. Marian von........

Oldenburg, Hermann Adolf Lorenz Oldörp, Karl..........

Olliffe, Orris Charles...... Olsson, Nils Gustaf Oppenheim, Jozef

Oram, Frederick Edward. Osborne, James William Osborne, John

Osmund, Caezar Henry Osmund, James Daniel Oxberry, James Henry O'Neill, Charles Augustine O'Neil, John Luiz Hugh

Clerk, East Asiatic Trading Co., Clerk, C. P. Railway Co., Chemist, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Assistant, Meyer & Co.,

Manager, Hamburg America Linie,

3 Lyeemoon Villas, Kowloon. Bay View, Kowloon. Quarry Bay. Ravenshill W. Queen's Building.

Assistant, Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ld.... Des Voeux Road.

Assistant, Edmund Johannsen,

Merchant, Holland Trading Co...

Hotel Keeper, Praya East Hotel, Proprietor, Kowloon Hotel,

Engine Driver, Tramway Co.,.............. Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

Clerk, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Runner, Hongkong Hotel, Timekeeper, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

110 Macdonnell Road, K'loon. Alexandra Building.

40 & 41 Praya East.

Kowloon.

Engine House, The Peak.

16 Belilios Terrace.

16 Belilios Terrace. Hongkong Hotel. Quarry Bay.

1 Connaught Road.

NAME IN FULL.

· 19

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

Packham, Ralph

Padfield, Roydon Edward Norman Palmer, Henry Thomas

Parfitt, William

•

Parker, Albert Ernest

Parker, William Theodore Parkes, John

Parr, Edward Victor David Paterson, John

Pattenden, Walter Leslie Pattie, Alexander Watson.. Pauli, Hermann

Pearson, Richard William. Peche, Ivanhoe McDougall Pearce, Thomas Ernest.. Pepper, Samuel George

Pereira, Alfredo Maria Roza.

Pereira, Eduardo".

Perry, Isaac Samuel Pescio, Robert

Pestonji, Rustom

Peter, Walter George Petersen, Charles

Pettigurah, Dinshah Jamsetjee. Pickering, George ... Piercy, Richard Smailes Piggot, Harold Arthur Pigrum, William Tertius Vale Plage, Phillip

Plummer, John Archibald Pollock, Kennet Eliot Hope Potts, George Hutton

Potts, Patrick Cumming Hutton Price, Herbert

Prieu, Peter George Friedrich Prittiviz-Gaffron, Alexander von Pucher, Wilhelm Ernst .....

Wharf Overseer, HK. & Kowloon Wharf & Godown 4 Victoria View, Kowloon.

Co., Ld.,

Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,

Timekeeper, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Assistant, Douglas, Lapraik & Co.,.

Salesman, Singer Machine Company, Assistant, J. D. Hutchison & Co., Foreman Iron Shipwright, Dock Co.,. Clerk, P. & O. S. N. Co.,

Exchange Broker,....

Assistant, Gilman & Co.,......................

Draughtsman, HK. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.,

Manager, East Asiatic Trading Co., Storekeeper, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Timekeeper, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Assistant, J. D. Hutchison & Co.,.... Foreman, Butterfield & Swire's Shipyard,.. Freight Clerk, Pacific Mail S. S. Company, Assistant, Dartly & Co.,

Assistant, David Sassoon & Co., Ld.,.. Merchant, Gregor & Co., .....

Clerk, International Banking Corporation,.

Bank Premises.

Quarry Bay. Hongkong Hotel. Wyndham Street. Connaught House. Kowloon Docks. The Peak.

2 Ice House Street. Queen's Road Central. Glenwood, Caine Road. Victoria Lodge, Peak Road. 1 Garden Road, Kowloon. Quarry Bay.

2 Bonham Road, Quarry Bay.

13 Caine Road. 32 Mosque Street. Des Voeux Road.

Carlton House Hotel. 56 Hollywood Road

Sub-Accountaut, Chartered Bank of India, A. & C., | 3 Queen's Road Central.

Brakeman, Peak Tramway,. Manager, Framjee Hormusjee & Co., Foreman, China Sugar Refinery,.. Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Timekeeper, Punchard, Lowther, & Co., Assistant, Standard Oil Company, Foreman, China Sugar Refinery,... Assistant, Bradley Co.,

Merchant, Doolittle & Pollock, Broker, Benjamin, Kelly & Potts, Broker, Benjamin, Kelly & Potts, Merchant, H. Price & Co., Clerk, Blackhead & Co., Clerk, Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Clerk, Sander, Wieler & Co.,

Puchmuller, Leonhard August Otto...... Clerk, Meyerink & Co.,

Puddepha, William Thomas

Pugh, Alfred John

Purcell, William Harris..

Pye, Edmund Burns

Purves, David Aitchison

Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co., Ld., Assistant, Denison, Ram & Gibbs,.. Accountant, Kelly & Walsh, Limited, Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire, Foreman Engineer, Dock Co.,..

St. Francis' Yard, Wantsai.

2 Hollywood Road.

East Point.

Diocesan Boys' School.

Mrs. Mather's, Pedder's Hill.

3 Chater Street.

Bowrington.

Bay View, Kowloon. Kowloon,

Clovelly, Peak Road. Clovelly, Peak Road.

1 Canton Villas, Kowloon.

Blackhead's Point, Kowloon. Queen's Building.

Prince's Building.

East Avenue, Kowloon.

A. S. Watson & Co., Ld. Alexandra Building. Cragside, Barker Road.

1 Connaught Road. Kowloon Docks.

Quinn, John

Radbruch, Walter

Ramsay, James

Ramsay, Joseph.

Ramsay, William

Rankin, James

Rapp, Gustav

Rapp, Herman

Rattey, William James ...

Ray, Edward Henry Raymond, Albert

Raymond, Ellis Benjamin Reeves, Henry

Salvador dos.

Remedios, José Domingos

Hydalgo

Reynolds, Frank Oswald

Richards, Charles Walter

Richardson, George

Richardson, Hedley Thomas...

Ritchie, Archibald.

Ritchie, James

Ritchie, James Cameron

Roberts, Arthur Griffith

Robinson, Herbert

Robinson, William Vaughan.... Robertson, Thomas Watson

Steward, Hongkong Club,

Clerk, East Asiatic Trading Co., Foreman Turner, Dock Co........ Foreman Iron Shipwright, Dock Co.,. Supt. Engineer, Butterfield & Swire, Clerk, C. P. R. Co.,....

Clerk, J. D. Humphreys & Son,.......... Assistant, A. >. Watson & Co., Ld., Assistant, Dock Co.,

Ship Broker,...

Assistant, S. J. David & Co., Clerk, E. D. Sassoon & Co., Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co., .

Clerk, Fenwick & Co.,

Civil Engineer, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Bookseller, Brewer & Co.,

Supt. Engineer, Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Manager, Ritchie & Co., ....

Marine Engineer, Dodwell & Co., Ld., Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Mason, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Civil Engineer, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Assistant Engineer, China Light & Power Co., Ld., General Manager, W. Robinson & Co., Ld., Superintendent Engineer, Wharf & Godown Co.,

Hongkong Club.

9 Robinson Road. Kowloon Docks. Kowloon Docks. Des Voeux Road. Hongkong Club. Kowloon.

A. S. Watson & Co. Cosmopolitan Dock.

8 Macdonnell Road.

54 Caine Roai.

7 Queen's Road Central. Lane, Crawford & Co.

10 Morrison Hill Road. Quarry Bay

The Peak. Queen's Road.

6 Victoria View, Kowloon. 37 Des Voeux Road. Holyrood, Kowloon. Quarry Bay. Naval Yard. Hongkong Hotel.

8 Barrow Terrace, Kowloon.

7 Caine Road.

2 Kimberley Road, Kowloon.

NAME IN FULL.

20.

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

R-Continued.

Robertson, Wrifrid Ralli Robson, John James Robson, Joseph Murton Rodger, John Rodgers, John

Röhrs, Frederick

Rose, Louis Augustus Rose, William Edward Ross, John

Ross, William Walker Gibson Ronse, Athol Bernard ..... Rozario, Luiz Carlos do........ Russell, William John Rutherford, Norman Hubert. Rutter, Robert Vart Ruttonjee, Hormusjee

Ruttonjee, Jehangir Hormusjee, Ryan, Philip

Sagnol, Paul Emanuel

Saint-Pierre, René.

Samy, Arthur Poonoo

Sandford, Henry Chamberlain

Saunders, George Edgar

Saunders, John

Saxon, Robert

Sayle, Robert Theophilus Dalton

Sayce, Kelly

Scheffer, Kurt..

Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co., Foreman Engineer, Dock Co.,

Foreman Moulder, Dock Co.,

Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld.,

Accountant, Mercantile Bank of India,

Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Assistant, E. M. Hazeland, Architect.

Agent, China Mutual Insurance,

Foreman Engineer, Dock Co.,......

Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

Hongkong Hotel. Kowloon Docks. Kowloon Docks. East Point. 11 Queen's Road. Quarry Bay.

46 Elgin Street. Alexandra Building. Kowloon Docks.

East Point.

Assistant, Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld., 4 Cameron Villas, The Peak.

Civil Engineer,

Foreman, Dock Co.,

Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co., Foreman Blacksmith, Dock Co.,.. Merchant, H. Ruttonjee & Co.,. Assistant, H. Ruttonjee, Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Harbour Engineer, W. S. Bailey & Co., Cashier, Banque de l'Indo-Chine, Assistant, John Lemm,

Assistant, HK. & S. Bank,

Clerk, Portland & Asiatic S. S. Co., Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Spinner, Cotton Mills,

Clerk, HK. & K'loon. Wharf & Godown Co., Tobacconist,

Clerk, Jebsen & Co.,

Scheonfelder, Heinrich August Adolph. Chemist, Taikoo Sugar Refinery,

Schierenberg, Hermann

Schlumberger, Paul Albert

Schlüter, Carl

Schlüter, Hakow Axel

Schmidt, Heinrich

Schmidt; Waldemar Ernest

Schmidt, Wilhelm

Schmidtborn, Albert Schoenherr, Hans Schröder, Alfred

Schröder, Ernest Adolph

Schröder, Alfred Schullenbach, Charles Schumacher, Carl

Scriven, Henry Ernest

Scott, Colin......

Scott, John Byron.

Scott, John Gray

Scott, Percival Ramsey. Seaborn, Walter John... Seth, Harold Arathoon Seth, Seth Arathoon

Sethma, Jamshed Maneckjee Shand, Thomas Shaw, Alfred Sheffield, Alfred....

Shepherd, Edgar Bruce....

Shewan, William Thomson Shröder, Emil Adolph Shroff, Framroze Pestonji.. Sibbitt, John James Siebler, Hugo

Siebs, Berno

Siebs, Hans August

Silas, Charles David

Silva, Porphyrio Maria Nolasco da

Silas, David Hai......

Silbermann, Isydor

Simcock, Philip

Simms, Henry George

Simmonds, John Frederick

Simmons, Maurice

Skinner, Alexander

Skinner, Thomas

Clerk, Sander, Wieler & Co., Manager, Russo-China Bank, Proprietor, Western Hotel,

Assistant, Reuter, Bröckelmann & Co., Assistant, Hamburg Amerika Linie Assistant, China Traders' Insurance Co., Clerk, Jebsen & Co.,

Assistant, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.,

Clerk, Jebsen & Co., ......

Assistant, China Export Import & Bank Co., Clerk, Jebsen & Co.,

Melting Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Merchant, Fred. Bornemann,

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co., Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co., Ld., Manager, Electric Tramway Co., Assistant, HK. & S. Bauk, Assistant, Standard Oil Co.,

Mercantile Assistant, A. H. Rennie,

Secretary, Dairy Farm Co., Ld.,

Manager, R. S. Woonwalla & Co., Engineer, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Manager, Cotton Mills,

Assistant Supt., Fitting Dept., Gas Company, Assistant, Hongkong Land Investment & Agency

Co., Ld.,

Merchant,

Clerk, China Export Import & Bank Compagnie, Clerk, S. J. David & Co., Time-keeper, Dock Co., Chemist, Soap Works, Clerk, Siemssen & Co.,

Clerk, Siemssen & Co.,......

Assistant, Dock Co., Ld.,

Assistant, D. Sassoon Sons & Co.,

Hotel Keeper, "Globe Hotel,"

Printer, Guedes & Co.,

Assistant Engineer, Green Island Cement Co., Ld., Insurance Agent, North China Insurance Co.,

Storekeeper's Assistant, Dock Co.,

Clerk, S. J. David & Co.,.....

Sorter, HK. & K. W. & G. Co.,

Marine Engineer, Dodwell & Co., Ld.,

Club Lusitano. Kowloon Docks. Hongkong Hotel. Kowloon Docks.

39 Elgin Road, Kowloon. 39 Elgin Road, Kowloon. 249 Queen's Road East.

Hok-ün.

58, Caine Road. 25 Bonham Road.

Bank Premises.

Y. M. C. A., Alexandra B'ding. Naval Yard.

East Point. Hongkong Hotel.

2 Chancery Lanė. Des Voeux Road. Quarry Bay. Prince's Building.

Ly Mun, Barker Road, The 92 Queen's Road West. [Peak. Carlton House, Ice House St. Queen's Building. Wong-nei-chong.

Club Germania.

3 Ormsby Villas, Kowloon. 2 Connaught Road.

11 Knutsford Terrace, K'loon. 27 Conduit Road. Holyrood, Kowloon. Quarry Bay.

6 Queen's Road Central. Lane, Crawford & Co. Praya Central.

A. S. Watson & Co., Ld. East Point.

Bank Premises.

7 Alexandra Building.

Norman Cottage, Peak Road. Norman Cottage, Peak Road. 2 Hollywood Road. Quarry Bay.

East Point.

Priory Lodge, Bonham Road.

5 Queen's Road Central.

8A Des Voeux Road.

4 East Terrace, Kowloon. 4 Ashley Road, Kowloon. Kowloon Docks. Shaukiwan Road. Queen's Building. Queen's Building. The Den, Castle Road. The Den, Castle Road, Queen's Road Central.

4 Seymour Terrace.

1 Ormsby Terrace, Kowloon.

2 Lyeemoon Villas, Kowloon.

Kowloon Docks.

14 Wyndhan Street.

6 Ashley Road.

2 Canton Villas, Kowloon.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

S-Continued.

Skött, Christian Skött, Haus Slade, Thomas Slaney, Abert Edward Smith, Alfred Brooke Smith, Carl Waldemar Smith, David Smith, Edmund Smith, Eric Grant

Smith, Frank Reginald Smith, George

Smith, George Morton

Smith, Samuel

Smith, Thos Jamės

Smyth, Frank....

Soares, Alfredo Francisco de Jesus Soares, Francisco Paulo de Vasconcellos Sole, George

Somerville, Andrew George Ismay Sorty, Vincent

Souza, Miguel Angelo Antonio Spalekhaver, Wilhelm Otto Christian Spafford, Thomas

Spitlles, Benjamiu James Squair, Alexander Cook Stabb, Newton John ..... Stapelfeldt, Max. Theodor Stebbing, William Thomas Steen, James Conolly Steger, Max.

Stein, Alexis Low

Stephens, Herbert

Stevenson, Allen

Stevenson, Robert

Stewart, John Wemyss.

Stewart Walter Merton...

Stewart, William

Stockhausen, Arthur Adelbert Zy-

chlincki von

Stockhausen, Curt Gottlob Gustav Stodart, John

Assistant, Skött & Co.....

Merchant, Skött & Co., Hongkong Hotel, Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co. Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Assistant, Grossmanu & Co.,

Melting Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld., Clerk, P. & O. S. N. Co.,............. Foreman Shipwright, Dock Co., Assistant, Dodwell & Co., Ld., Boatswain, Dock Co.,

Hongkong Hotel. 10 Des Voeux Road. Quarry Bay.

Breezy Point Villa. The Peak. Peak Hotel. Quarry Bay. Quarry Bay.

Craigieburn, The Peak. Des Voeux Road.

Kowloon Docks.

St. George's House, Kennedy Kowloon Docks.

Conduit Road.

Assistant Manager, Portland & Asiatic S. S. Co.,... Peak Hotel. Stock Broker, Vernon & Smyth, Merchant,

Clerk, P. & O. S. N. Company, Foreman, Puncharl, Lowther & Co., Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

Electrical Engineer, HK. Electric Co., L., Manager, Campbell, Moore & Co.. Clerk, Siemssen & Co.,...

Storekeeper, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co., Ld.,

Assistant, Dock Co........

Clerk, HK. & S. Bank,

Assistant, Melchers & Co., Printer, Kelly & Walsh,

Civil Engineer, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,..

Assistant, Reuter, Bröckelmann & Co., Insurance Agent,.

Manager, Boyd, Kaye & Co.,

Assistant Manager, Dairy Farm,...

Civil Engineer, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Godown-keeper, China Sugar Refinery,

Manager, W. H. Boyd & Co.,

Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Foreman Sawyer, Dock Co.,

Book-keeper, Hongkong Hotel,

Assistant, Blackhead & Co.,

Stone, Paul Emil Frederic

Clerk, Caldbeck, MacGregor & Co., ... Assistant, Standard Oil Co.,

Stopani, John Andrew

Stopani, William Alexander

་་

Assistant, Shewan, Tomes & Co.,

Stuart, John Lorraine

Stubbing, John James Stucken, Adolph

Sullivan, Charles Daniel. Sullivan, Ernest................. Summers, Edwin Henry

Suter, Hugo ...

Swart, Schelto

Tang Chee

Tarrant, John Arthur. Tatam, John

Taylor, William

Tegner, Ludvig Ferdinand Templeton, David..... Terrill, William James Terry, Edgar William Tester, Perey

Thiessen, Johannes Martin Adolf

Thomas, Christopher Boswood Thomas, Edward

Thomas, Harry Philip

Thomas, Frederic John.

Thomson, William................

Thorne, Stanley Moritz

Thun, Carl Heinrich Johannes..

Tiefenbacher, Hans Max.

Robinson Road. Caine Road.

Naval Yard.

Hongkong Hotel. Wanchai.

[Road.

4A Upper Mosque Terrace. Queen's Building.

12 Sau Wa Fong.

A. S. Watson & Co.

Kowloon Docks.

Bank Premises. Queen's Building.

Blue Buildings, Praya East. Peak Hotel.

25 Conduit Road.

6 & 8 Alexandra Building. Occidental Hotel, Kowloon. Pokfulam.

Mataukok. East Point. Hongkong Hotel. Quarry Bay. Kowloon Docks.

9 Seymour Terrace.

Fairview, Robinson Road. 2 Seymour Villas, Kowloon, Hongkong Club.

Assistant Superintendent, Rope Manufacturing Co., 3 Victoria View, Kowloon.

Assistant, E. M. Hazeland, Architect, Electical Engineer, HK. Electic Co., Ld., Assistant, Reuter, Bröckelmann & Co.,

Godown and Tally Dept., Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co., Ld.,

Storekeeper, HK. & Kowloon Wharf & Godown

Co., Ld.,

Sub-Manager, Deutsch Asiatische Bank, Clerk, East Asiatic Trading Co.,

Merchant, Dang Chee Son & Co.,

Acting Secretary, A. S. Watson & Co., Ld.,... Butcher, Dairy Farm Co., Ld., Chemist, China Sugar Refinery, Foreman Pattern-maker, Dock Co.,

Sub-Accountant, International Banking Corporation, Assistant Manager, Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Clerk, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Supt. Fitting Dept., Hongkong & China Gas Co.,. Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.,

Assistant, Blackhead & Co.,

Architect, W. Danby;

Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Clerk, C. P. Railway Co.,

Assistant, A. S. Watson & Co.,

Marine Surveyor, Jaruine, Matheson & Co., Sub-Accountant, Chartered Bank of I. A. & C., Assistant, Blackhead & Co.,

Clerk, Wm. Meyerink & Co.

2 Lyeemoon Villas, Kowloon.. 33 Wongneichong Road. Wanchai.

67 Mount Kellet Road, The

Peak.

Quarry Bay.

A. S. Watson & Co.

6 Ashley Road, Kowloon. 7 Queen's Road Central. Exmoor, Conduit Road.

3 Carnarvon Road, Kowloon.

1 Canton Villas, Kowloon. 28 Morrison Hill Road. East Point.

Kowloon Docks. Kowloon. Quarry Bay.

28 Leighton Hill Road. Gas Works.

East Point.

3 Queen's Gardens. Hongkong Hotel. Quarry Bay.

13 Macdonnell Road. A. S. Watson & Co.

3 Queen's Road Central.

148 Magazine Gap.

Tower House, Calder Road.

NAME IN FULL.

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

T-Continued.

Tolcke, Adolf...... Tozer, Henry Arundell Tregillus, Paul

Trunnell, William Dougherty Turner, Isaac

Turner, John Thomas Turner, William ......

Tyack, Arthur Henry

Udall, Edward Robert

Uldall, Sofus Villelm August Ulderuf, Johannes Petersen Ulrich, Ernst Otto Rudolph Underwood, John Harry Unsworth, Richard Urban, Federico.....

Van der Meer, John Henry Vollbrecht, Ernst. Oscar Rudolph...

Wacker, Johannes

Wagner, Otto

Wahlen, Julius Ferdinand.

Walker, James

Walther, Otto.

Ward, Arthur Jacob

Ward, Wallace Archie

Warnsloh, Hugo Peter Gerold

Warre, Felix Walter

Warren, Charles Edward

Watson, Alexander,

Watson, Ernest George

Watson, John Johnston.

Watson, William Harold Webb, George Stanley Webb, Harry Montague Wedekind, Woldemar.

Weill, Albert

Weinberg, Samuel

Wells, John

Westerbuger, Charles Adolphs Henri

Westlake, William

Wheeley, Alfred Edward

Wheeley, John Thomas Martin..

Whiley, William John Granger

White, Edmund William

White, Francis William.

White, George

White, James William

Whitlow, Alferd William

Whyte, James Fleming Marshall Whyte, Robert Wilkinson, Samuel..

Wilhelm, Christian Wilkie, John

Wilks, Edward Charles..... Wilks, Owen Beynon...

Williams, Arthur John

Williams, Cecil Hanley Norbury Williams, Charles Marion

Williams, Ernest Alfred Mountford Wilson, George Tweedie.

Wilson, James .

Wilson, Kenneth Bain

Wilson, Robert

Wilson, William

Winter, Joseph Blake

Winterburn, William George

Witzke, Charles ............

Wolff, Philip Robert

Wong, Joseph Mowlam

Clerk, East Asiatic Trading Co., Assistant, HK. & S. Bank, Clerk, Boyd, Kaye & Co., Merchant,

Head Watchman, Dock Co., As-istant, Horse Repository,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,.. Civil Engineer, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Diver, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Works Manager, Green Island Cement Co., Ld., Engineer, Macdonald & Co.,

Assistant, Deutch-Asiatische Bank, Chemist, China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld., Wharfinger, Wharf & Godown Co., Clerk, Siemssen & Co...........

Clerk, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Clerk, Blackhead & Co,

Assistant, Carlowitz & Co.,

Watchmaker, Ganpp & Co.,...

10 Knutsford Terrace, K'loon. Bank Premises.

26 Wyndham Street. Hongkong Hotel. Kowloon Docks. Causeway Bay. 1 Connaught Road. Hongkong Club.

3 Blue Buildings. Kowloon.

Bowrington, Canal Road. Holywood, Kowloon. East Point.

Kowloon.

Queen's Building.

Quarry Bay.

3 Queen's Gardens.

2 Connaught Road.

3 Ormsby Terrace, Kowloon.

Manager, China Export & Import Bank Compagnie, 27 Conduit Road.

Manager, Dairy Farm,

Assistant, Kruse & Co.,

Electrician, Dock Co,

Caterer,

Assistant, Melchers & Co.,

Assistant, Gilman & Co.,.............

Contractor, C. E. Warren & Co.,.

Brákeman, Peak Tramway,

Foreman, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Sugar Boiler, China Sugar Refinery,

Pokfulam. Connaught House. Kowloon Docks,

51 Des Voeux Road.

Queen's Building.

Queen's Road Central.

30 Des Vœux Road Central,

Engine House, The Peak.

Naval Yard.

East Point.

Clerk, IIK. & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ld., 7 Rose Terrace, Kowloon.

Storekeeper's Assistant, Dock Company,

Mercantile Assistant, Butterfield & Swire,

Assistant, Melchers & Co.,

Assistant, Levy Hermanos,

Assistant, Standar1 Oil Company,

Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Assistant, Arnhold, Karberg & Co.,

Diver, Punchard, Lowther & Co.,

Assistant, China Traders' Insurance Co., Manager, China Borneo Co.,

Insurance Secretary,..... Assistant, Wm. Powell Ld.,....

Manager, White & Co., Wine Merchants, Foreman Mason, Dock Co.,

Assistant, British American Tobacco Co., Clerk, P. & O. S. N. Company,

Assistant, Lane, Crawford & Co., Foreman Coppersmith, Dock Co., Engine Driver, Tramway Co.,. Broker,

Chief Clerk, Dock Co.,.......

Consulting Engineer, E. C. Wilks & Co.,

Supt. Harbour Works, E. C. Wilks & Co.,.... Engineer, Punchard, Lowther & Co., Assistant, Gibb, Livingston & Co...... Foreman, B. & S.'s Shipyard,.

Foreman Boilermaker, Dock Co.,

Assistant, Wm. Powell, Ld.,

Foreman Boilermaker, Dock Co.,

Assistant, HK. & W. Dock Co.,..............

Foreman Boilermaker, Dock Co.,

Manager, HK. & W'pon Dock Co., Lda,.

Foreman, Gas Co.,

Manager, Geo. Fenwick & Co.,

Engineer, Macdonald & Co.,

Clerk, HK. & K'loon Wharf & Godown Co.,

Clerk, J. D. Humphreys & Son,...................

Kowloon Docks.

Connaught Road.

Queen's Building.

40, Queen's Road Central.

15 Chater Rovd.

Quarry Bay.

The Peak.

1 Beaconsfield Arcade. Stewart Terrace, The Peak. Eden Hall, Lyttleton Road. 6 & 8 Alexandra Building. Alexandra Building. 13 Seymour Road. Kowloon Docks.

34 Robinson Road.

The Peak.

Queen's Road Central. Kowloon Docks.

Engine House, The Peak.

6 Dudlell Street.

Kowloon Docks.

3 Kimberley Villas, Kowloon. 12 Beaconsfield Arcade. Hongkong Hotel.

Queen's Building. Quarry Bay.

Alexandra Building. Kowloon Docks,

Cosmopolitan Dock. Kowloon Docks. Cosmopolitan Dock. Kowloon Docks. Bonham Road.

6 Morrison Hill.

199 Bowrington Caual Rd. W. Hongkong Hotel,

New Territory, Kowloon,

NAME OF FULL.

OCCUPATION.

ABODE.

W-Continued.

Wood, Robert Bryden.... Woodgates, James Allan Wotherspoon, William Wynne, Hugh Samuel

Manager, Steam Laundry Co.,.... Clerk, P. & O. S. N. Company, Chief Timekeeper, B. & S.'s Shipyard, Foreman Joiner, Dock Co.,

2 Moreton Terrace. The Peak. Quarry Bay. Kowloon Docks.

Young, James

Chief Timekeeper, B. & S.'s Shipyard,

Quarry Bay.

Zehrmann, Franz Curt

Clerk, Jebsen & Co.,

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong,

1st February, 1905.

Holyrood, Kowloon.

ARATHOON SETH,

Registrar.

HONGKONG.

No. 1906

NEW TERRITORIES: LAND COURT, REPORT ON WORK FROM 1900 TO 1905.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

LAND COURT, 7th March, 1905.

SIR,-In pursuance of your instructions I have the honour to submit the fol- lowing report on the Land Court from its commencement to the present time.

Ordinances.

2. It was constituted under Ordinance 18 of 1900 (now called Ordinance 4 of 1900), which has been amended by Ordinances Nos. 4 of 1902, 19 of 1902, 13 of 1903, 22 of 1903 and 2 of 1904. It also dealt with questions of Rent under Ordi- nance No. 14 of 1902 until that Ordinance was repealed by Ordinance No. 10 of 1903.

List of Land Court Officers.

3. The following is a list of the Presidents and Members of the Land Court in the order of their appointment:-

1. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

Appointed President on 26th May, 1900. Resigned on 10th January, 1902.

2. HENRY HESSY JOHNSTON GOMPERTZ.

Appointed Member on 26th May, 1900.

Appointed President on 10th January, 1902. Resigned on 2nd March, 1904,

3. HENRY LARDNER DENNYS.

Appointed Member on 10th January, 1902. Resigned on 12th May, 1903.

* 4. BRUCE SHEPHERD.

Appointed Member on 12th May, 1903. Resigned on 2nd March, 1904.

5. CECIL CLEMENTI.

Appointed Member on 10th December, 1903.

6. CHARLES MCILVAINE Messer.

Appointed Member on 2nd March, 1904.

7. JOHN ROSKRUGE WOOD.

Appointed Member on 2nd March, 1904.

The Registrars in order of appointment were:-

1. JOSEPH HORSFORD KEMP.

Appointed on 26th May, 1900. Resigned on 28th November, 1900.

2. JOHN ROSKRuge Wood,

Appointed on 28th November, 1900.

3. EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCaden Wolfe.

Appointed on 19th November, 1901.

On leave 14th May to 30th September, 1902. Re-appointed on 6th March, 1903. Resigned on 1st December, 1903.

4. STEWART BUCKLE CARNE ROSS.

Appointed on 14th May, 1902. Resigned on 29th April, 1903.

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The Court at present consists of three members:

1. CHARLES MCILVAINE MESSER.

2. CECIL CLEMENTI.

3. JOHN ROSKRUGE WOD.

Commencement.

4. To pass in brief review the operations of the Land Court. The claims collected previously to the institution of the Court in 1899 and 1900 by Messrs. MESSER and KEMP were insufficient for any purpose other than a temporary Crown Rent Roll and could not be used. A large part of the New Territories had been surveyed field by field on the 16" scale and it was decided to show on these maps the boundaries of holdings. With the exception of these maps the Land Court had nothing on which to base operations.

✔Method.

5. The procedure adopted was described by Mr. GOMPERTZ. (c.f. Gazette 1901 p. 916.)

"The initial step is to select and mark out the boundaries of a District and a notification from His Excellency in the Gazette then fixes a date after which no claims in respect of that District will be received by the Court. Notices are pub- lished directing claimants to attend the Court where the proper forms are filled in for them by the clerical staff. A demarcation party is sent out and persons are invited to attend and give particulars of ownership pointing out their land, the outlines of which are then put in on the Cadastral Map with an appropriate lot

number."

"Finally if we suppose that the last day of receiving claims in "X District " is the 31st July, on the 1st August the Court will be in possession of the following documents:-

(a.) Cadastral Maps showing the exact position of every claim.

(b.) A statement prepared by the Survey Department giving the areas

of every claim in acres to two decimal points.

(c.) The claim forms signed by the claimants themselves.

(d.) The Demarcation books giving particulars as to ownership, nature

of cultivation, &c., collected on the ground."

"The undisputed claims must then be separated from those which are con- tested. The latter can be easily picked out for where the same lot number is found on more than one claim the ownership of the land to which that number relates is obviously contested, while conversely where there is only one claim to a lot, the ownership of that lot is not in dispute." This method has in working justified its adoption.

Scale adopted in Survey.

6. The smallness of the scale used in the Cadastral Survey (16") affected the efficiency of the work in the early stages; Mr. GOMPERTZ has recorded this fact and the adoption of a larger scale as follows (c.f. Gazette 1902 p. 701):

"It becoming apparent early in 1901 that the 16" scale was not large enough to enable (1) village sites, (2) the greater part of the cultivated holdings within the deep narrow valleys among the hills to be properly surveyed, in the month of February, His Excellency authorized a scale of 32" being employed whenever the Land Court shall agree with the Survey Officer that its adoption was neccssary. In Districts in which the survey had been completed before the change of scale had been decided upon, no detailed survey of village sites was available. In such cases all houses (including schools, temples, out-houses and the like) have been numbered village by village, and demarcation registers have been made from this starting point, demarcation tickets being issued, to allow householders to report their interests in the ordinary way.

From this point the 16" scale was abandoned and the 32" scale adopted. The 32" scale was also used for a resurvey of New Kowloon, while the 64" scale was used for a special survey of New Kowloon City.

Claims which were too large for the Cadastral Survey were surveyed separately.

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Extent of the work.

7. The figures of Mr. NEWLAND's report on the Survey work conveniently show the largeness of the task before the Land Court.

His table is as follows:-

Statement giving Cadastral Survey Figures, for the New Territory including Islands.

DISTRICT.

REMARKS.

The Mainland including the following Islands :-Kato, Double Island, Tap Mun, Pak Lap Chau, Kau Sai,

388

85 365 450 24,214.64|13,309,39 37,524.03 | 281,352

Im Tin Tsz and Tsing I Islands,

Lan Tao,

122

Chip Lap Kok Island,

123

2,659.96 2,659.96 37,147

Includes 5 maps of Kowloon City surveyed on the 64-inch scale.

Ni Ku Chau,

24.87

396

16.75 16.75 426

Peng Chau, (near Lan Tao), ..

28.92

239

Cheung Chau,.

113.90

619

Ma Wan,.......

Lamma,

Pu Toi,

52.26

218

155.09

4,693

33.51

. 33.51

1,140

Peng Chau, (in Mirs Bay),

128.66

2,409

Total,.....

477

85 471 556 24,214.64 16,523,31 | 40,737.95| 328,639

In addition to the above there are 6 Maps of Old Kowloon (not demarcated) on the 32" scale, and one Map Tao coast lines on 32" scale, not demarcated owing to no cultivation. Total number of Maps=563.

To Mr. NEWLAND's figures must still be added over 20,000 houses omitted from the 16" scale Surveys which were numbered and so dealt with; and also the Surveys of large claims in New Kowloon made by Mr. B. W. GREY of the Public Works Department who was deputed for this work from the 17th July, 1901, to the 9th September, 1902, and surveyed a total area of 2,936 acres.

Slowness of Early Progress.

8. The initial staff of the Land Court was too small to grapple speedily with the mass of detailed investigation before it. The following suggestions for increasing the rate of progress were made by Mr. GOMPERTZ (Gazette 1901 pp. 916-7).

"It would accelerate the work of the Court considerably to have two more Cadets who might be styled Assistant Registrars to work in advance of the Court, and prepare the ground for its operations. All the claims would by this means be got in, compared with the maps, and tabulated before the Court was ready to sit. Mr. Wood is at present performing this very useful work at Tai Po and' I see no reason why he should not after six months' experience of the work of Registrar be given a limited jurisdiction in undisputed claims.

This would make the settlement more than twice as rapid as it is now. Five-sixths of the cases would be dealt with before reaching the Land Court which would not then be occupied with the innumerable details which have to be dealt with in the preliminary stages."

Lan

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Increase of Staff.

9. In November, 1901, a second Registrar was appointed; but the Registrars were not given a "limited jurisdiction in undisputed claims. The Chinese staff was from time to time substantially increased. The account of the expense of the Land Court (see para. 15) will be an index to this matter, the extra amounts in the Estimates there shewn being expended mainly upon the Chinese Staff. Po I have had as many as fifty Clerks at one time and an out-door staff of one hundred and forty. These were all persons temporarily engaged and have probably familiarised every village with the methods of the settlement.

Demarcation.

At Tai

10. The time spent on demarcation could not have been appreciably shortened. The regular obstacles are described in Mr. GOMPERTZ's report for 1901 (c.f. Gazette 1902 p. 701) :-

"The main obstacles to the quick progress of demarcation are as follows:-

(a.) The Chinese staff of the Land Court has to work hand in hand with Indian Surveyors; and neither party understands the language of the other.

(b.) The holdings are in many cases very small, in some villages they

average more than 100 to the acre.

(c.) Holdings near the boundaries of the New Territory often belong to persons resident outside British jurisdiction and the owners occa- sionally neglect to come forward and furnish particulars of their rights, even after being specially summoned.

(d.) On Chinese holidays and festivals, and during seed time and har- vest, information has been less readily forthcoming than at other times.

(e.) In the case of poor pieces of hill cultivation, that have paid no taxes to the Chinese Government, the squatters are reluctant to lay claims that may be made the basis of taxation later on.

(f.) The divergent interests of local clans and peasant cultivators have given rise to fears on both sides as to the intentions of Govern- ment.

The demarcation work commenced in June, 1900, and finished in June, 1903.

Judicial Work.

11. The first judicial sitting of the Court was held on 20th February, 1901. By the advice of the Law Committee of the Legislative Council the start was made in New Kowloon, the Full Court-Mr. POLLOCK and Mr. GOMPERTZ-sitting in the Eastern portion of New Kowloon all the summer of that year.

The plan pursued was to first deal exclusively with conflicting claims. The superficial result for the first three years 1901-3 was thus small in extent compared to the immense mass of undisputed material awaiting consideration. But, when Mr. GOMPERTZ resigned, the absence of difficult disputes facilitated the quick settlement arrived at by the three new Members.

Chief Problems of the Settlement.

12. The outstanding features of the settlement problem are noted in Mr. GOMPERTZ's first report (Gazette 1901 p. 919):

"(1) Many large tracts of land are now claimed by persons who have never paid Crown Rent on them, who never reported their occupation, such as it was to the authorities, and whose claims have never been in any way recognized by the Chinese Government.

(2) Very many persons have been paying under the name of tax annual sums to families who professed to be giving an account of these sums to the District Trea- sury but who as a matter of fact very often did nothing of the kind and who in many cases had no real title to more than a very small fraction of the territory over which they collected this rent."

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The claims to large tracts have for the most part on investigation proved un- tenable, while the Tax-collecting families or "Taxlords", as we have called them, have, where they can show documents in support of their income or of any part of it, been provided for in ways appropriate to each case on recommendations of the

Court.

The Rent Recoveries Ordinance.

13. As an outcome of the Taxlord question, there arose a general unwilling- ness to pay rents in the New Territories. To relieve this situation the Rent Re- coveries Ordinance (14 of 1902) was passed empowering the Land Court to en- force payment of rents. Between 10th of June, 1902, the date of the passing of the Ordinance, and the 7th August, 1903, the date of its repeal, 156 suits were filed in the Court, of which 46, were decided. These decisions were by some parties regarded as test cases for others on the list.

General Progress.

14. It will have been seen that it is impossible to give any graphic idea of the judicial results achieved by the Land Court-District by District-until the final year (1904). The Full Court dealt continuously with the valuable property in New Kow- loon. One case (No. 23, known as the "Cheung Sha Wan Case) engaged the atten- tion of the Full Court from the beginning of 1903 until Mr. DENNYS resigned on 12th May, when it was still unfinished. In consequence of this resignation, the case was re-opened, the second hearing being lengthened by the admission of Solicitors, and it was not until the 18th February, 1904, that judgment was delivered by Mr. GOMPERTZ. In intervals between Full Court Sittings, Mr. GOMPERTZ dealt with disputed claims in Islands near Hongkong; and on visits of inspection to the office at Tai Po, he gave such decisions as time would allow. How the residue of dis- putes and the mass of undisputed material were dealt with, has been shewn in the separate reports appended to this paper. Generally as to the speed of the work of the Land Court it is gratifying to note that while the Indian Survey Staff returned to India in May, 1904, the Land Court was able to submit its final report at the close of the same year.

Statistics of Demarcation; Branch Offices; Cost and Appeals.

15. I have drawn up the following tables showing the progress of the Demar- cation, the establishment of various branch offices for the reception of claims, the cost of the Land Court, and the appeals against judgments of the Land Court:-

DEMARCATION.

Demarcated Lots.

Year.

Total.

1900,

11,830

1901,

158,118

1902,

161,625

1903,

22,704

354,277

Locality.

New Kowloon, Ma Wan, Cheung,

Chau, Ping Chau.

Mainland West of Pat Heung Gap.

Sai Kung, Lek Un, East of Pat Heung

Gap, Lan Tau.

Lamma, Po Toi, Tsun Wan.

Tai Po,

Tung Chung, Tai O...

,“

Office at

Kowloon City,

Ping Shan,.

Tsun Wan,....

Lamma Island,

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BRANCH OFFICES.

Opened.

Closed.

28th January, 1901. 11th September, 1903.

8th

1901. 9th January, 1902.

30th December, 1902.

10th September, 1901.

1st April, 1902. 18th October, 1902.

7th July, 1902. 25th

1902.

4th

January, 1903.

June,

May, 1903.

1903. 17th

June,

1903.

COST OF LAND COURT.

Actual Expenditure. .$ 10,043.82

Year.

1900,

1901,

1902,

1.903,

1904,

Total,

LAND COURT APPEALS.

30,964.31 · 41,455.04

39,539.51

21,612.59

$143,615.27

Year.

Appeals by

other

the Crown.

Successful.

Parties.

Unsuccess- ful.

1901,

1902,

1903,

́1904,

1901,

Crown Rent Rolls.

Refused, Withdrawn, Still pending. & Abandoned.

...

1 (i.e., the Cheung Sha Wan Appeal.)

16. In 1903 the Land Court undertook the preparation of a Crown Rent Roll, the total amount entered being $53,630.77. This early Crown Rent Roll was based on claims laid in the Land Court. At present the Land Court is preparing a permanent Crown Rent Roll based on draft Crown Leases which amounts to over $90,000.00.

Conclusion.

17. All the records of the Land Court are now transferred to the Land Office and one phase of the settlement is finally closed. It has been the object through- out of the Court to avoid handing over to the Government as Crown Land without a specific recommendation areas on which are settled bona fide occupants whose claims Government would feel itself bound to enquire into at some later date. It is hoped that this object has been attained.

Special Reports.

18. I attach the special reports on last year's work written by Mr. MESSER, Mr. CLEMENTI, and myself.

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

I have, &c.,

J. R. WOOD, Member, Land Court.

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LAND COURT,

•

TAI PO, 18th February, 1905.

SIR,-I have the honour to submit the following 'report of the work done by me as Member of the Land Court.

2. On March 2nd, 1904, I was appointed a Member of the Land Court, and from that date I commenced Land Court duties in addition to those of Assistant Land Officer for the New Territories. The Land Office staff of two Bailiffs, one Interpreter and four copying clerks, was increased by six copying clerks in order to accelerate the settlement of claims.

3. The first work undertaken was the hearing and decision of claims (called "A" claims) to land and water which had not been surveyed and plotted on the cadastral maps. The total number of these A claims dealt with by me was 360. They related to land throughout the whole of the New Territory with the excep- tion of New Kowloon and the islands on the West and South of the mainland. These claims were heard at Tai Po, Sha Tau Kok, Sai Kung and Ping Shan. The claimants in every case were summoned to attend. A report containing decisions and recommendations has already been forwarded to the Government.

4. After the "A" claims to undemarcated land had been dealt with, the claims to surveyed land were taken up. The Districts dealt with by me extended over the whole of the mainland of the New Territory with the exception of New Kowloon, Tsun Wan and Un Long. The land had been surveyed partly on a scale of 16 inches to the mile, and partly on a scale of 32 inches to the mile. The 16- inch scale being too small to show houses, the houses in Districts surveyed on this scale were numbered only and not plotted on the maps.

5. The number of Districts dealt with by me on the 16-inch scale was 33, The number of lots 46,862 with an area of 10,030.38 acres, and the number of Districts on the 32-inch scale 240 with 139,445 lots of an area of 9,276.64 acres. The total number of Districts being 273, the total number of lots 186,307 with an area of 19,307.02 acres. In addition to the above houses in 67 unsurveyed village sites, consisting of 5,937 buildings were dealt with.

6. For dealing with these claims I established my head quarters at Tai Po where the clerical staff continued to reside, and visits were made to the Police Stations at Sai Kung, Sha Tau Kok and Sheung Shui when claims to land in those Districts were investigated.

7. The taxlord question which affected a large proportion of the mainland had to be settled first. The status of the taxlord under Chinese law was entirely illegal. The claims of taxlords were disallowed, but in some case grants of Crown land were offered them as compensation for loss of income. It was also decided to exclude from leases and rent rolls, sloping dry cultivation of a shifting nature to which the occupiers had no valid title.

8. The Land Court was also instructed to prepare leases and Crown Rent Rolls. For which purpose the rate of Crown Rent was fixed at $3, $2 and $1 an acre for agricultural land and 50 cents and $1 for houses. The land in the Dis- tricts dealt with by me was classified according to the above rates.

9. Schedules for the 273 Districts and 67 villages have been prepared and are ready for the Governor's signature to convert them into leases. These Schedules shew the decisions and recommendations for each plot of land as well as the amount of Crown Rent.

10. From the above Schedules "A" rent roll books have been prepared. These A rent roll books show together all of each Crown Lessee's holdings wherever they may be. For the Districts dealt with by me 111 A books of 200 leaves each were required.

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11. For rent collection purposes "B" rent roll books have been prepared by me from the above 111 A books together with 62 A books for the Districts settled by Mr. CLEMENTI which were forwarded to me for completion. These B rent roll books are arranged according to the villages where the lessees live, and the total amount of Crown Rent due from each lessee is shown opposite his name.

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

I have, &c.,

C. McI. MESSER,

Member, Land Court.

LAND COURT, 31st December, 1904.

SIR,-I have the honour to report the completion of my work as Member of the Land Court for the New Territories, a post to which I was appointed on the 11th December, 1903.

2. On appointment my first task was to conclude the settlement of claims in Survey District IV, New Kowloon, a matter of no small difficulty owing to the existence of three discrepant surveys (those on the 16" and 32" scales and the survey of undemarcated "A" claims), under each of which judgments in respect of a number of claims had already been given by my predecessors in the Land Court. It was necessary, therefore, not only to settle the outstanding claims, but also to adjust the judgments already given. The work was further delayed by the fact that judgment in respect of 12 miles of foreshore at Ch'ong Sha Wan, in this District, was held over by Mr. GOMPERTZ until the 18th of last February.

3. On the 21st of last March the Schedules containing the Land Court judg- ments for the 13 maps in Survey District IV, covering 3,197 lots, with a total area of 506.86 acres, were completed and forwarded to you. The task of making a Rent Roll and Titles' Register for the District on the basis of these Schedules has been discharged by my colleague, Mr. J. R. WOOD.

4. At the end of March I left for Lantao Island with a staff of five Clerks (SUNG TENG-MAN, LAU TSE-P'ENG, MAK KAM-HUNG, LONG KWAI-HUNG, CHONG KING-YIP) and 3 Process-servers, and made my office in the former Chinese Yamen at Tai O. The island of Lantao comprises 72 Survey Districts (S. D. 301-342, 344-354, 356-364, Mui Woa I-IV, Tung Ch'ung I-VI), containing in all 37,132 lots, the total area of the holdings being 14,499.37 acres. From Tai O. I also dealt with the following islands surrounding Lantao:-Ch'ak-lap-kok (S. D. 343, number of lots 396, area of holdings 24.87 acres), Ni-ku-Chau (S. D. 355, number of lots 426, area of holdings 16.75 acres), Tai A Chau, Sai A Chau, Shong-moa-to, Ha-moa-to, Pa-tung and Siu-ch'ong-chau.

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Owing to the unhealthiness of the locality it became necessary to get through the work at Tai O as quickly as possible, and as the result of the assiduity of my Clerks, I was enabled to determine all claims in Lantao and the surrounding islands and complete and forward to you my Schedule on the 29th of last April. The pre- paration of the Rent Rolls and Titles Registers for these islands has been in the hands of Mr. WOOD.

5. From Lantao I went to Aplichau where, after a short rest, I made my office with my former staff in a houseboat purchased by the Government for that purpose, and proceeded to determine all claims to the islands of Lamma and Po Toi, which comprise eleven Survey Districts, containing in all 5,833 lots, the total area of the holdings being 188.60 acres. On the 30th of last May my work was completed and I forwarded to you the Schedules forming my judgments. Mr. WooD has proceeded with the preparation of a Rent Roll and Titles Register for these islands.

6. In the first week of June my houseboat was towed to Ts'un Wan, where I continued the land settlement on the mainland from Survey District IV (New Kowloon) westward to the Shamchun River. The attached key-map shows the portion of the New Territory with which I have dealt. My staff was now increased from 5 Clerks and 3 Process-servers to 17 Clerks and 4 Process-servers.

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While at Ts'un Wan I dealt with the following islands: Ts'eng-yi (S. D. 434. 436-442, number of lots 1,509, area of holdings 134.08 acres), Ma Wan (number of lots 218, area of holdings 52.22 acres), Ch'ong-chau (number of lots 619, area of holdings 113.90 acres), and P'eng Chau (number of lots 248, area of holdings 28.92 acres). For Ma Wan, Ch'ong-chau and P'eng-chau I have also made Rent Rolls and have bound up my Schedules with the cadastral maps and Crown Leases into a Titles Register for each island. My Schedules for Ts'eng-yi were forwarded to you on the 6th of last July, and the preparation of a Rent Roll and Titles Register for that island has been in the hands of Mr. J. R. WOOD At Ts'un Wan I also dealt with 67 Survey Districts on the mainland (S. D. 277-280, 300, 351-360, 374-400, 431-433, 435, 443-460, 466), containing in all 29,470 lots, the total area of the holdings being 2,701.80 acres.

.7. At the end of June my houseboat was towed from Ts'un Wan to Yun Long, where I dealt with another 36 Survey Districts on the mainland (S.D. 60, 103-104, 106-138), containing in all 57,582 lots, the total area of the holdings being 14,119.39 acres. These Districts were unfortunately surveyed on so small a scale that the houses in the villages could not be shown on the cadastral maps. It has, therefore, been necessary to deal separately with each village in these Districts. The total number of such villages is 123 and their distribution among the several Survey Districts is shown on the attached list. The houses have been numbered and a separate Schedule made for each village. I would, however, urge that a survey should be made of these villages, as at present there is no means of recording the vacant building sites within their precincts.

8. My last Schedules were signed on the 27th September, 1904, and since then (apart from the considerable demands made on my time in connection with the preparation of the case for the Crown in the appeal to the Supreme Court made by TANG TSZ-YU from the judgment delivered by Mr. GOMPERTZ in the Chong Sha Wan Foreshore Case) I have been occupied in preparing Rent Rolls for those Dis- tricts on the mainland in which I had previously settled the ownership of the land. As a preliminary to making these Rent Rolls, it was necessary to classify all holdings in the Survey Districts concerned. The greater part of this work was done by Sergeant LAMONT, whose services were kindly lent to me for that purpose by the Captain Superintendent of Police, and who has performed the duty well and care- fully. Mr. MACKIE has classified all holdings in Peng-chau, Ch'ong-chau and Ma Wan Islands, and the houses in the unsurveyed villages, while Mr. MOORE classi- fied several Districts in the neighbourhood of Ts'un Wan..

9..These Rent Rolls in 62 volumes were completed and forwarded to you on the 15th December, 1904. I have also, by direction of the Governor, caused my Scheldules of these Districts to be bound with the cadastral maps and Crown Leases to form a provisional Titles Register; and I forward to you here- with the registers so bound up in 134 volumes.

10. My last judgments are dated the 27th September, 1904, and I am glad to report that no appeal to the Supreme Court has been lodged against any judg- ment delivered by me. As the limit of three months prescribed by section 4 of Ordinance 13 of 1903 has already elapsed, no appeal can now be lodged, and my work may be accepted as final, subject to corrections of such clerical errors as are inevitable in so large a mass of written matter.

11. In October last, by direction of the Governor, I went to Sha-t'au-kok and Shong-shui, where Mr. MESSER and I sat together to consider certain petitions presented by the Elders of those Districts.

12. I have also been occupied since the completion of my judicial work in noting conveyances and mortgages subsequent to the Convention in the Districts with which I have dealt.

13. The services of the Chinese Clerks and Process-servers on my staff have been dispensed with by the Government as from the end of 1904, and no vote for the Land Court has been placed in the Estimates for 1905. I would, however, venture to recommend for His Excellency's commendation the 5 Clerks who have been with me throughout the past year. They have in circumstances of consider- able discomfort worked with 'cheerfulness and industry.

I have, &c.,

C. CLEMENTI, Member, Land Court.

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

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LAND COURT, 8th February, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit the following report of my work as a Member of the Land Court during the past year.

2. I was appointed a Member of the Land Court on the 2nd March, and immediately proceeded to deal with New Kowloon, Survey Districts I, II, III, V, IX, and CCCCI, taking on the work where Mr. GOMPERTZ left it. The follow- ing table will show the progress of the work :-

S.D.

Total of Lot Nos.

Total Acreage.

Date on which Report

was completed.

4,263

382.57

17th Aug., 1904.

1,878

250.81

25th July, 1904.

III

1,029

187.88

21st June, 1904.

107

9.82

1st July, 1904.

9.56

401

501

18.80

26th May, 1904. 26th April, 1904.

Each holding was considered separately and each claimant heard personally.

3. Outside the Cadastral Lots, I also dealt with the question of the Lyeemoon Quarries, compiling the list of Quarry-owners on which the present arrangements are based.

4. On finishing this judicial work I undertook the preparation of Crown Leases and of a Crown Rent Roll in addition to my own areas for areas with which Mr. GoMPERTZ and Mr. CLEMENTI had dealt, viz., New Kowloon Survey District IV, and the following islands :-Lan Tao, Lamma, Po Toi and Tsing I. The Rent Rolls for New Kowloon and these Islands were completed and sent to the Treasury at the end of November; and the Crown Leases for the islands to the Government Printers for binding on the 21st of December.

5. The New Kowloon Crown Leases are still engaging my attention. It was necessary to harmonize the various scales used in the different surveys, and to subdivide holdings where a part only was allowed. Mr. GREY, of the P. W. D., has helped me in this and has also prepared plans in which the boundaries of each holding have been revised in detail for attachment to the Crown Leases. I hope shortly to submit these leases for signature.

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretory.

I have, &c.,

J. R. WOOD, Member, Land Court.

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HONGKONG.

No. 1905

MINUTE AS TO THE EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT MARKET RENTS AND SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FEES UPON THE RETAIL SELLING PRICE OF BEEF AND MUTTON.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

Market Rents.

The total rents paid by beef and mutton shops in the Markets amount at the present rate to $10,889.40 a year.

The dead weight of beef sold during 1904 may be estimate 941,633 lbs., making a total of 6,593,616 lbs. Of this total, r Slaughter-house to consumers, the remainder 5,769,414 lbs.

$10,889.4 in price per lb. due to Market rents is accordingly

5,769,414

Slaughter-house Fees.

at 5,651,983 lbs. and of mutton at ghly one-eighth is sold direct from th ng sold in the Markets. The increase

=$0.00188.

The incidence of the fee falls equally upon all parts of the animal, viz., on the skin, blood, ofta hoofs, meat, etc.

The live weight of the animal has accordingly been taken in estimating the effect of the Government fee upon the selling price.

30,829 cattle and 23,736 sheep were killed during the year 1904. $12,331.60 was received in cattle fees and $4,747.20 in sheep fees during this period. Estimating the average live weight of cattle including calves at 400 lbs. and of sheep at 95 lbs., the price per lb. is increased by Government fees by $17,078.80

14,586,520

$0.00171.

The price of meat is therefore raised on the whole owing to Government charges by $0.00359

per lb.

A. W. BREWIN,

Hongkong, 10th July, 1905.

Registrar General.

HONGKONG.

No. 15

REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of

His Excellency the Governor.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 28th February, 1905.

SIR,I have the honour to submit, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the following Report on the working of the Medical Department for the year 1904.

MEDICAL STAFF.

Dr. J. C. THOMSON returned from leave on the 27th October, and resumed his duties.

1905

POLICE.

The admissions to Hospital show a decrease of 48, the numbers being 707 as against 759 in 1903, the average strength of the Force being 935 as compared with 921 in 1903.

There were 4 deaths as compared with 5 in 1903, and 21 were invalided as against 20 in the previous year.

There was a still further diminution in the number of admissions from malarial fever, the figures being 107 as against 167 in 1903.

To show how much less prevalent malarial fever is in the New Territory I give the average strength and the malarial fever admissions from the eight Police Stations to the north of the range of hills bounding Kowloon, for the years 1900 and 1904-

Police Station.

Malarial Fever Admissions.

Average Strength.

1900.

1904.

1900.

1904.

Tai Po,

Sha Tin,

Sai Kung,

San Tin,

Sha Tau Kok,.

Sheung Shui,

Ping Shan,

Au Tau,

14.

2312ON7

142

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In other words there is a decrease in the percentage of malarial fever ad- missions from 88% in 1900 to 22% last year.

Quinine has been given as a prophylactic to all the Police in doses of three grains daily during the summer months.

The other diseases which caused the greatest number of admissions were dysentery 28 and beri-beri 23, these latter were all amongst the Chinese members of the Force.

Table I gives the sick rate and the mortality rate in the different sections of the Police for the past ten years.

Table II gives the admissions into and the deaths in the Government Civil Hospital from the Police Force during each month of the year 1904.

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Table III gives the monthly admissions to the Hospital for malarial fever from each Police Station during 1904.

The following table gives the total admissions to Hospital and deaths in the Force for the last ten years :-

Year.

Admissions.

Deaths.

1895,

466

1896,

585

1897,

526

1898,

488

1899,

692

1900,

920

1901,

937

1902.

938

1903,

759

1904,

707

430 210 4

TROOPS.

This was a much more healthy year for the Troops than the previous one. The marked diminution in the number of malarial fever cases admitted to the

Military Hospital still continues as is shown by the following figures :-

Return shewing the number of Admissions for Malarial Fevers to the Military Hospital during the years 1902, 1903 and 1904.

Year.

Annual

Average Admissions. Strength.

Ratio per 1,000.

Remarks.

Europeans, Asiatics, Europeans,

Asiaties, Europeans,

Asiatics,

(1,381

1,523

1902

1,102.8

2,741

1,443

526.5

1,220

937

768.0

1903

2,568

1,223

476.0

1,426

390

273.5

1904

2,535

621

244.9

· Decrease in 1904 :-- Europeans, Asiatics,

W. F. WEBB, Colonel R.A.M.C.,

Principal Medical Officer, South China.

...547 or 494.5 per 1,000 of strength. ....602 231.3

from the figures supplied by the Principal Medical Officer ily rate of sickness as also in the

Hongkong

Average Strength.

Year.

Admissions into Hospital.

Deaths.

Average daily rate

of sickness.

Mortality per 1,000 of the Strength.

White. Black, Total. White. Black. Total.

White.

Black. Total. White.

Black.

Total.

White. Black,

1903,

...

1,220 2,568 3,788 | 1,996| 2,719 | 4,715

1904, 1,426 | 2,535 | 3,961 | 1,774|2,032 3,776

12 20 32

7 17 24

112.89 116.82 229.7 9.8 7-8

96.07 82.41 178-4 4.9 6.7

W. F. WEBB, Colonel R.A.M.C., Principal Medical Officer, South China.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.

There is no doubt that this Hospital as a building is behind the times and the question of erecting a new Hospital more in accord with modern requirements cannot be much longer delayed. I would repeat what I stated in my last year's report concerning this.

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From the Superintendent's report, which contains much of interest, ita seen that the admissions were 209 less than in 1903.

The mortality rate was slightly lower, viz., 4.99 per cent. as against 50 cent. in 1903.

The following table gives the mortality rate for the past ten years :-

Rate of Mortality per cent.

Year.

1895,

1896,

1897

1898.

1899

1900,

1901,.. 1902.

ว

1903,. 1904.

.4.99

..5.50

...4.86

.5.36

...4.16

.....5.16

....5.18

....4.50

....5.08

....4.99

Malaria! Fevers.-The diminution in the number of admissions from this class of diseases still continues, the number admitted being 221 as compared with 346 in 1903. a result undoubtedly due to the active anti-malarial measures which have been carried out in recent years in the Colony, and to the more general prophylactic use of quinine, at any rate, amongst the Police Force. As usual the months from July to November are those in which malarial fever is most prevalent.

Influenza.-There were no admissions during the year as compared with 53

in 1903.

Dengue. There were only 43 admissions as against 123 in 1903

Typhoid Fever.-There were 42 admissions as compared with 28 in the previous year, 21 of these were imported cases.

Dysentery.—There was a decided increase in the number of admissions, the figures being 106 as against 50 in 1903, the disease, however, appears to have been of a milder type, as there were only 6 deaths as compared with 11 in the previous

year.

The number admitted to Hospital from this disease appears to fluctuate considerably, as the following figures show :-

Year.

1901,

1902,.

1903,

1904,

Admissions to Hospital from Dysentery.

106

Plaque.-Only five cases were admitted as

this diminution was due to the mildness of the than in any year since 1897.

uses

With regard to the treatment of this dise

of carbolic acid given internally, I include in an Appendix. a.

om Mr. HO KAM TONG concerning the use of this remedy amongst the Cese living in Canton and the surrounding districts: Having heard how successful the medicine was at Kennedy Town Hospital in 1903 he generously had a quantity of it made up and distri- buted free of cost with full directions as to how it should be taken. From the report it appears to have been very successful, the percentages of recovery being given as 70-60 and 33.3 in different series of cases.

Beri-beri There were 70 admissions as compared with 36 in 1903, un- doubtedly this disease has been much more prevalent during the last year. It is unfortunate that notwithstanding the number of investigations which have been made there is nothing definitely known as to its etiology.

Injuries. Amongst these there were admitted in February and March one Russian Officer two Petty Officers and four sailors who were wounded on board III.M.S. “ Varyag off Chemulpo. They were suffering from shell wounds and all ultimately recovered, although one of the Sailors caused us considerable

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is left arm was very much shattered and at one time it appeared that would have to be amputated; however, aided by a sound constitution he ed and was discharged in June with all the wounds healed.

LUNATIC ASYLUMS.

Tables X and XI give the admissions and deaths during the year, also the iseases from which the patients were suffering. The European Asylum was con-- siderably overcrowded during the year, there were 11 more adınissions than in 1903.

MATERNITY HOSPITAL.

There were 35 Europeans and 37 Asiatics admitted, an increase of 4 Europeans as compared with 1903, the number of Asiatics remaining the same.

The two fatal cases were Chinese.

VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

During the year there were 133 admissions, 47 of these being children, arranged according to their nationalities they were as follows :-

Europeans, Asiatics, Indian,

..122

133

Four deaths occurred, the causes of death being Typhoid Fever 1, Phthsis 2, and Bright's Disease 1.

The patients were classified as follows:-

Wives of Government Servants, ... 26

Private paying,.......

Free,

Police Case,

133

The following operations were performed during the year :—

Laparotomy,

Mammary Abscess,............

Curetting,

Hamotthoids,

Circumcision,

2 1

ddition there were ten confinements, all Europeans.

admissions and deaths under their respective diseases.

d in October and was succeeded by Sister leave. Sister LEE was on duty for the

MILLING

whole of the

Fees.-$5,611.20

VIC

The following Table gives the number

daily average number of prisoners during the past

to the

Year.

Prisoners admitted to the Gaol.

Daily Number of

1895,

5,014

1896

5,582

1897

5,076

1898,

5,427

1899.

4,789

1900,..

5,432

1901,.

5,077

1902,

5,988

1903,

7,273

1904,.

7,464

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Notwithstanding the overcrowded state of the Gaol the rate of total sickness was low, viz., 3.86 % of the average daily population of the Gaol.

There were 17 deaths from natural causes. No plague or other epidemic. disease occurred during the year.

TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.

The admissions were 210 in excess of those of the previous year.

The proportion of those under European treatment was somewhat less than the previous year though consideraly more than in 1902, the figures for the last three years being :-

Year.

1902,

1903,

1904,

European Treatment.

31.9%

53.6

47.0

Chinese Treatment.

68.1%

46.3

52.8

It is satisfactory to note the increase in the number of those attending for European treatment in the Out-patient Department.

Beri-beri.—There was a great increase in the number of admissions from beri-beri, the figures being 742 as against 277 in 1903, this is also by far the most fatal disease, 329 deaths being attributed to it.

On account of an outbreak of beri-beri at the Po Leung Kuk Institution and the increased number of cases in the Tung Wah Hospital I recommended to the Government that an investigation into this disease should be made, this was agreed to and an enquiry is now being conducted by Dr. KocH and the Government Bacteriologist. It is to be hoped that as a result of their researches some light may be thrown upon this disease about whose etiology so little is known.

Moribund cases.--It will be observed that there were many more brought in dead than in the former year, the numbers being 502 as against 388. The reason for this was that, with a view to checking dumping of dead bodies in the street, it was decided in connection with Plague procedure for 1904 that in doubtful cases when the dead body of a Chinese is removed from a house for diagnosis, it shou be removed to the Tung Wah Hospital Mortuary instead of to the Publi Mortuary.

The Tung Wah Hospital was authorised to remove dead bodies and under- took to keep a staff of coolies for this purpose. All that was necessary in case of death was for the relatives to report this to the Tung Wahy who removed the bo

body and provided free burial.

It is significant that the number of dumped bodies hastiment last year as the following figures shew:-

Year.

1902,

1903,.

1904,

Percentage of bodies found dumped.

34.6

31.7

26.2

I have no doubt that many bodies are dumped in order to save the cost of burial.

BACTERIOLOGICAL SUB-DEPARTMENT.

The new Public Mortuary was completed in the early part of the year and is a great improvement in every way. In addition to two large Mortuaries, contain- ing accominodation for 30 bodies each, there is a research laboratory for the examination of rats and other animals and two small laboratories for research work.

The Bacteriological laboratory is rapidly approaching completion and should be occupied this year.

In June Dr. HUNTER submitted a special report on the result of his researches into Epidemic and Epizootic Plague, this deals exhaustively with the subject and tends to show that plague is a septicaemic disease, and that the bacillus enters the

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body chiefly through the alimentary canal. The intimate connection between the disease in rats and man leads him to the conclusion that plague in Hongkong is primarily epizootic and within a week or fortnight becomes epidemic in man.

The annual report on the work done in this Sub-Department appears separ- ately in the Government Gazette.

Dr. HUNTER has continued his researches into tuberculosis, this is a disease to which the Chinese seem to be very susceptible.

He also discusses the incidence of typhoid fever amongst them.

The connection between epizootic plague and epidemic plague in man is demonstrated for 1904.

There is also much of pathological interest, especially the chapter dealing with the incidence of pneumonia amongst children.

The preparation and distribution of calf lymph was carried on as usual under his superintendence, and the lymph has given satisfaction.

KENNEDY TOWN INFECTIOUS HOSPITALS.

During the year, 87 patients were admitted, 77 being cases of plague, 5 of cholera and 5 under observation. Of the plague cases 63 died, giving a mortality of 81.8 per cent.-it must be noted, however, that 41 of these died within 24 hours, so that they were practically in a hopeless condition on admission.

Attached is a full and interesting report by Dr. KоCH, the Medical Officer in charge.

Tung Wah Branch Hospital.-Owing to the mild epidemic it was not neces- sary to occupy this building.

Hospital Ship "Hygeia."-This is reserved for the treatment of small-pox' cases, during the year 40 were admitted with 5 deaths.

Five of these cases were imported by ships.

VACCINATIONS.

erformed during the year :

Government Civil Hospital,

Victoria Gaol,

髀

Alice Memorial Hospital,

Tung Wah Hospital

Victoria,

Aberdeen,

Stanley, .....

Shaukiwan,

Kowloon,

Hunghom, Yaumati,

639

.2,578

277

1,811

ᏚᏮ

5,555

On account of the prevalence of small-pox in April last, handbills were pub- lished freely drawing attention to the fact that free vaccination was being done at the Government Civil Hospital, the Tung Wah and the Alice Memorial Hospitals.

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ANTI-MALARIAL MEASURES.

These have been continued throughout the year and comprise the training of nullahs in the following districts:-

Wongneichong Valley,

Neighbourhood of Whitfield,

Macdonnell Road, Eastern portion of,

South of Queen's Road adjacent to Military Cantonment, Above Conduit Road,

South of Bonham Road,

Western District,

Botanical and Afforestation Department Nursery, and

K. I. L. 617 in Kowloon,

This appears to be a convenient time to recapitulate what has been done with ard to Anti-Malarial measures since 1901, the year in which this work was stituted.

The expenditure incurred under this heading by the Public Works Depart- ment is given in the following return which has been supplied to me by the Hon. Director of Public Works:-

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

Total.

Training Nullahs. $2,600.15 $2,099.85 $26,516.21 $36,731.07 $67,947.21

Combatting mosquitos. $1,591.72 $1,491.06 $6,787.44 | $2,029.05 $11,899,27

To show how efficacious these measures have been, I give the admissions from malarial fever to the three Hospitals whose returns are given in these annual reports for the same number of years and also the number of deaths from malarial fever which have occurred in the Colony during these years :--

1. Admissions from malarial fever.

HOSPITAL.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

Government Civil Hospital, ..

787

349

346

221

Gaol Hospital,

Tung Wah Hospital,

508

404

205

210

Total,

1,393

816

644

490

A diminution from 1,393 in 1901 to 490 in 1904.

2. Deaths from malarial fever :~~

1901...

1902,

1903,

1904,

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Total.

541

574

393

425

383

401

289

301

266

I know of no sanitary works hitherto undertaken which have given such satisfactory return not only in the diminution of sickness but also in the saving of life. It is necessary that this should be continued even more thoroughly in the future as there is still an amount of preventive malarial fever in this Colony which it is our duty to minimize as far as possible.

NEW TERRITORY.

Mr. LAU LAI, the Chinese Medical Officer, resided at Tai Po and regularly visited the outstations, 114 visits being paid during the year.

The Dispensary has been removed to the Market where it is much more accessible to the people.

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The number of out-patients treated continues to increase as the following figures shew:-

Year.

1902.

1903. 1904,

Out-patients.

.1,749

.2,196

.2,464

Malarial Fevers.-The number treated was 552 as against 525 in 1903 and 275 in 1902, this is due, as the Medical Officer says, "not to its being more prevalent but that the Chinese are learning the good effect of quinine in this disease."

Au Tau and Sha Tau Kok seem the worst stations for Malarial Fever as is shewn by the following figures:-

Police Stations,

Tai Po,

Sha Tin,

Sha Tau Kok,.....

Au Tau,

Ping Shan,

San Tin,

Sheung Shui,

No. of Malarial Fever Cases treated.

....12

..20

.39

Plague.—Two cases occurred in the Sha Tin District.

Small-pox.-No case was reported during the year.

Vaccinations.—666 children were vaccinated as against 516 in 1903, 375 of these being done by Mr. LAU Lai.

Attached are the reports of :-

1. The Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital. 2. The Medical Officer in charge of the Lunatic Asylums.

3. The Medical Officer in charge of the Gaol.

4. The Medical Officer to the Infectious Diseases Hospitals.

5. The Inspecting Medical Officer of the Tung Wah Hospital. 6. The Report of the Government Analyst.

7. Report on Treatment of Plague by carbolic acid.

I have, &c.,

J. M. ATKINSON, M.B. (London),

·D. P. H. (Camb.), &c.,

Principal Civil Medical Officer.

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

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Report of the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,

HONGKONG, 10th January, 1905.

SIR,-I have the honour to submit herewith the Annual Report for 1904 on the work done in the Government Civil and Maternity Hospitals, with the usual statistical tables.

No changes have occurred in the Medical, Clerical or Dispensary staffs.

NURSING STAFF.

Sister RENWICK resigned in April.

Sisters FRANKLIN and GORHAM proceeded on home leave in May and October. Sister SCHAFER was invalided from the service in August.

Sisters MILLINGTON and MAKER returned from home leave in June and October.

Sisters GOURLAY and SHELBOURNE proceeded on short leave in August and November.

Sister MILLINGTON proceeded in October to Victoria Hospital as Senior Sister vice Sister BARR resigned.

Sisters MOIR, YOUNG, JACOBS and ALLAWAY arrived from home to fill the various vacancies in February, June and November.

Wardmaster CoOMBS joined from the Police in January.

Wardmaster MULROONEY left and was succeeded by Wardmaster LITTLEWOOD who shortly after resigned and was succeeded by Wardmaster Dawson.

BUILDINGS.

The re-roofing of B. Block has been proceeded with throughout the year, slowly but surely, but the main building still remains to be done. The re-painting and colour-washing of the wards and outside of the hospital has also been done as far as B. Block.

The new operating theatre and the tiling of the lavatories and verandah are still works of the future, but one can only hope the future in their case is not a too far distant one as both improvements are much needed.

The modern aseptic furniture for the operating theatre has been sanctioned and I hope will soon arrive.

POLICE.

There were 707 admissions as against 759 in 1903 the strength being 935 as against 921, or 75.61 per cent. of the force were under treatment as compared with 82.41 per cent. in 1903, and 106.4 per cent, in 1902.

There were 12 Europeans, 89 Indians less and 49 Chinese more admitted as compared with last year. Average stay in hospital per man was 9.2 days.

Table I gives the sick and mortality rate in percentage of strength for the last ten years.

The following Table gives the admissions and deaths from the various sec- tions of the force during the last ten years :-

YEAR.

EUROPEANS.

INDIANS.

CHINESE.

TOTAL ADMISSIONS.

TOTAL DEATHS.

1895

254

116

466

1896

370

124

588

1897

320

107

526

1898

279

122

488

1899

117

421

154

692

1900

183

522

215

920

1901

202

521

214

937

1902

. 150

479

307

936

1903

130

431

198

759

1904

118

342

247

707

268

There were 4 deaths as compared with 5 in 1903 and 2 in 1902. Of these, 2 occurred amongst the European section, 1 amongst the Indian, and amongst the Chinese. The causes of death were Chronic Bright's (European), pernicious ancemia (Indian), phthisis (Chinese), and cerebral hemorrhage (European).

There were 21 cases of invaliding-2 Europeans, & Indians, and 11 Chinese— the reasons for invaliding being chronic dysentery (1), cirrhosis of liver (1), chronic rheumatism (3), phthisis (3), paresis (1), anemia (2), beri-beri (6), cardiac disease (2), dementia following heal injury (1), debility (1).

Malaria.-One hundred and seven admissions as against 167 in 1903 or 11.55 per cent of the force were attacked as against 18.13 per cent. The European section suffered to the extent of 7.87 per cent., the Indian 20 per cent, and the Chinese 5.73 per cent.

These figures show a marked decrease and it may be interesting to note that this decrease has been steadily maintained for the last five years. The percent- ages are as follows:-1900-45.03, 1901=44.69, 1902=19.97, 1903=18.13, and 190411.55.

None of the Europeans were in more than once for this illness. Of the Indians 2.81 per cent. had two attacks, 0.28 per cent. three, and 0.28 per cent. four attacks. Three Chinese (0.66 per cent.) had two admittances, and 2 (0.44 per cent.) had three.

The question of relapse in malaria is an interesting one but not easy to settle in the tropics as it is impossible to eleminate the chances of a fresh infection. in any particular case and one's theories regarding the subject can only be specu- lative. Apart from "crescents" which do not occur in all cases and which sooner or later die out, no latent form has been discovered post mortem to account for the relapse. The fact that out of 127 Europeans none have been in more than once is worth noting. The bulk of the repeat cases (11 out of 17) were from the same station and only 6 came from different stations. Thirteen came in each time with the same form of malaria, and 4 with different forms. The Indian with four attacks came in first with malignant, next with simple tertian, again with malignant, and finally with simple tertian, at intervals of almost exactly a month. The other three with different forms of malaria had first malignant attacks follow- ed simple tertian and quartan respectively. These 4 cases must be eliminated from the list of "relapses" as the disease breeds true so that the number is small out of such a large force. Only 6 cases showed crescents in their blood on admission and of these only 2 were in twice at intervals of a month and two months respectively.

The following Table gives the admissions compared to strength for the more important stations of the New Territory for the past four years:-

Sha Tau Kok,.

Ping Shan,

Sai Kung,.

San Tin

Tai Po,

Tai (..

Sha Tin,

Au Tau,

Sheung Shui,

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

30.7

...

15.38

13.3

64.2

7.1

45.45

13.3

28.2

16.6

50.0

25.0

...

10.0

70.0

50.0

33.3

27.2

....

10.0

11.1

10.0

25.0

12.5

33.3

121.4

7.6

61 5

50.0

63.6

20.0

Tin.

This shows a decrease in all stations but three-Sai Kung, San Tin and Sha

The average number of days spent by each man in hospital for this disease was 5.7 against 7.9 last year.

Phthisis.-Four cases were under treatment as against 13 last year. One died and the others were invalide. Two cases occurred amongst the Indians, and 2 amongst the Chinese.

Dysentery. Twenty-eight cases were under treatment as against 13, a large

Of these, 8 were Europeans, 18 Indians, and 2 Chinese.

increase.

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Beri-beri. Twenty-three cases all amongst the Chinese section as against 9 last year.

We are still quite ignorant as to the cause of this peculiar malady and hospital investigations throw no further fight on the subject. None of the cases came from the New Territory or outstations, the stations responsible being Central (14 cases), Water (4 cases), No. 7 (3 cases), and No. 2 (2 cases).

Typhoid Fever.-No cases of this disease occurred.

The various other ailments, call for no special observations.

Table II gives the admissions and deaths during each month of the year.

Table III gives the admissions for malaria from each station. Exclusive of certain New Territory stations already dealt with there is a decrease in all stations but four, viz., Mount Gough, Tsat Ttze Mui, Tsim Tsat Tsoi and Sham Sui Po.

GAOL STAFF.

There were 73 admissions out of a staff of 125 or 58.4 per cent. against 82.79 in 1903. There were no deaths. but two Indians were invalided-one for phthisis and one for cirrhosis of liver. During the dysentery epidemic in June and July the Indian staff suffered somewhat, 3 and 6 cases being admitted out of 12 and 26 for all causes.

SANITARY DEPARTMENT.

There were 29 admissions as against 34 in 1903. There were no deaths and no invaliding.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.

The total number of admissions was 2,585 as against 2,794 in 1903. The decrease is accounted for owing to its being necessary throughout the year to close one ward for repairs.

The total number of outpatients was 13,706 as against 11,911.

Attached are the following tables :-

Table IV. Showing admissions and deaths in the hospital during each

month.

V.-Showing operations performed.

VI.-Showing admissions and deaths under respective diseases. VII-Showing admissions and deaths in the Maternity Hospital. VIII. Showing varieties of malarial met with during the year. The following Table gives the number and class of patients admitted during the last ten years :-

YEAR.

1895. 1896. | 1897. 1898. 1899. | 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. | 1904.

Police,

Paying Patients,

Government Servants,

Police Cases,

Free,

Board of Trade,

466 588 329 198 632 603 203 269 227 319 244 299 668 778 742 129 87 45

488 692 920 937 938 759 707 741 764 891 830 931 777 772 186 208 266 339 460 319 267 306 306

347

348 300 276 785 739 569 466 454 646 65 25 37 28 25 17

262

555

Total,... 2,283 2,598 2,445 2,571 2,734 3,030 2,948 3,108 2,794 2,585

This shows as compared with last year a decrease, in the number of patients admitted, under all headings but Board of Trade.

The admissions and deaths for the last ten years are as follows:-

Year.

Admissions.

Deaths.

1895,

..2,283

114

1896,

2.598

143

1897,

.2.445

119

1898,

.2.571

138

1899..

..2,734

114

1900,....

.3,030

155

1901,

..2.948

153

1902,

.3,108

140.

1903,..

2,794

142

1904,.

.2,585

128

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Of the 128 fatal cases 31 were moribund on admission and died within 24 hours.

The rate of mortality for the year was 4.9 per cent. as against 5.08 last year. The average daily number of sick was 93.94 as against 99.09.

Women and Children.-The number admitted was 238 as against 295. The death-rate was 9.2.

NATIONALITY.

Europeans.-784 were admitted as against 802.

Indians and Coloured.-644 were admitted as against 748.

Asiatics (Chinese and Japanese).--1,157 were admitted as against 1,244.

Only 3 officers of the garrison were under treatment as against 6 last year.

DISEASES.

The following diseases caused the greatest number of admissions :-

Fevers:

Malarial,

.221

Febricula,

..128

Typhoid,

Dengue,...

Venereal Disease.

...141

Disease of Respiratory System,

..230

Digestive System,

..257

Dysentery,

..106

Beri-beri,

Rheumatism,

Injuries,

Alcoholism,

.473

The following diseases caused the greatest number of deaths :-

Diseases of Respiratory System,

Injuries,

Typhoid Fever,

Beri-beri,.

Dysentery,

Dengue Fever.-Only 43 cases were under treatment as against 123 in 1903 and 422 in 1902, so evidently the disease is dying out. Almost all the cases occurred in October and November.. Various endeavours were made to ascertain the cause but without success.

Malarial Fever-Two hundred and twenty-one (221) cases against 346 in 1902 and 787 in 1901, so it would appear as if this disease were also on the wave. Two deaths occurred as the result of the disease both being of the "coma" form. The varieties of malaria met with were:-

Malignant, Simple Tertian, Quartan,

Mixed Infection,

The diseases associated with malaria were:

Dysentery,

.77.7 per cent. ..14.1

1.7 "" 6.4

8 cases.

Beri-beri,

Peripheral Neuritis,.

Dengue Fever,

Bright's Disease,

Injuries,

2 1

....1

There were very few bad "crescent" cases so that no very systematic trial of drugs against this form could be carried out. Neither iron nor carbolic acid in large doses seem to have any effect. Of those under treatment 26.8 per cent. were Europeans, 46.7 Indians, 24.2 Chinese, and 2.1 Japanese.

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·Typhoid Fever.-Forty-two cases with 9 deaths against 28 with 6 deaths last year. The death-rate was 21.4 per cent. None of the cases had a relapse. Of the number treated 21 were imported, Europeans accounted for 17, Japanese 12, Chinese 8, and Indians 5 cases. The increase amongst the Chinese is worthy of note. There is nothing to say about the treatment which is purely one of nursing and treating symptoms. As far as our experience goes no drug is of the least use. Carbolic acid and cyllin were both tried but without reducing the fever in the least and in several cases upsetting the patients' feeding powers-a serious matter. Cyllin

Cyllin especially they would not take as "it repeats so much" and this I found to be the case by practical experience. Possibly if coated in a different manner it might be of some use as theoretically an intestinal antiseptic would be an ideal drug. The difficulty seems to be to find one of any use. B. naphthol and lactic acid were also used. Three cases with rare complications are inserted in the Appendix.

Two cases had "green spinach like" stools shortly before death. This may be a sign of serious import though it is not mentioned by the authorities. "Widal's reaction" was sought for in all cases but it was just as often positive as negative and it is no use clinically.

Plague.-Only 5 cases came under our notice 3 of which died before they could be transferred to the Infectious Diseases Hospital.

Phthisis.-Fifty-five cases were under treatment as against, 60 last year. these, 14 were fatal. There were 14 cases amongst Europeans, 21 amongst Indians, 14 amongst Chinese and 6 amongst Japanese. There is little to say of this serious disease and nothing in regard to treatment. Cyllin was tried internally without the slightest benefit. We have had two or three cases of apparant cures. One, an Indian Gaol Guard, whilst in hospital lost his fever and cough and the tubercle bacilli disappeared entirely from his sputum but he returned in two months' time as bad as ever and was invalided. Another, an Indian Policeman came in for severe homop- tysis with fever and tubercle bacilli in his sputum. He lost all his

He lost all his symptoms completely but had to be invalided in three months' time for the disease.

The third, a European, was admitted as a case of "liver abscess." He had fever, cough, homoptysis and a swelling over the left lobe of the liver resembling an abscess. His sputum was full of tubercle bacilli. All his symptoms completely disappeared and when he was re-admitted five months' later for venereal disease he was in per- fect health and still continues so. No special treatment was adopted in any of these cases or it might have been credited with the cure.

Febricula.-One hundred and twenty-eight cases against 96. Every endeavour is made to keep down this list, a refuge when all other causes of fever have been excluded. No doubt a few may be malarial where owing to the administration of quinine before arrival in hospital the parasites have disappeared from the blood. There are two causes of mild feverish attacks which I have noticed and which I do not think sufficient stress is laid upon, viz., syphilis and constipation. I have now collected a fair number of irregular fevers, occurring in young adults, without any definite symptoms in which as soon as an anti-syphilitic course of treatment is adopted the fever at once subsides. We have also had several cases in which as a result of chronic constipation a species of auto-intoxication has set in and after free and thorough purging all symptoms have subsided. These cases present in addition to the temperature a furred tongue, general malaise and in some cases complain of general abdominal discomfort or pain in right iliac fossa, in fact one or two have been sent in as cases of appendicitis. A weekly or bi- weekly action of the bowels being a habit with them they are surprised when told they are constipated and still more so when their bowels are opened two or three times daily.

Dysentery.-One hundred and six cases with 6 deaths against 50 cases last year-a serious increase which requires consideration. Of this number, 45 were Europeans, 44 Indians, 13 Chinese, and 4 Japanese.

Whatever be the actual cause in each particular case there is no doubt that this disease must be classed in the "tyhoid" group, i.e., a disease almost solely spread by contaminated water or uncooked vegetables especially when the latter are watered as they are in this part of the world. It is alo significant that the number in which no microscopic cause could be ascertained and which are placed in the bacillary group have risen very considerably. Using a continuous water

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supply as an intermittent one is no doubt responsible for some of the spread of these water-borne diseases as the vacuum in the pipes at times must be greater than any valve will stand and so dirt and germs must get drawn into the pipes. The storage of water in all sorts of receptacles and places is probably even more res- ponsible, and lastly the system of manuring vegetables as employed in this country is not only disgusting but extremely dangerous to health not only giving rise to serious illnesses but to a good many minor ailments which are at least unpleasant.

Several of the cases have been very serious ones necessitating the patients leaving the tropics for good or for a considerable time. Two cases were interest- ing as from them the incubation period of the disease may be inferred, a some- what difficult matter in tropical diseases. Both were on their way out from home and were on shore for the first time at Singapore. Forty-eight hours after, at sea, they were attacked with typical dysentery. One I regret to say died shortly after admission. The cases were presumably of the bacillary type. The Japanese referred to in last year's report (p. 16) as having Amoebae aud Ankylostoma eggs in his stool again came in with dysentery and was extremely ill but nothing was found in his stools. I found that occasionally when magnesium sulphate failed to cure the substitution of the soda salt proyed of immediate benefit.

Divded into apparent causes the cases are as follows :----

23 cases with Amabo Coli.

1°

2°

Cercomonas Intestinale. Distoma Crassum eggs.

4°

Malarial parasites in the blood.

5° 71

nothing to be found in stool or blood

(? bacillary).

The

Diphtheria.-Only one case, a Chinese child was under treatment. antidiphtheritic serum was used but the child died from heart failure rather suddenly.

Pernicious Anaemia.-Two cases of this somewhat rare disease here were under treatment. One recovered sufficiently to leave for his home in India but the other-a Policeman--succumbed rapidly.

Hepatic Abscess.--Only one case was under treatment with a successful result and the case is published in the Appendix. With the large increase in the number of dysentery cases one would expect more of the theory had anything in it that one was the cause of the other.

Appendicitis.--Three cases were under treatment. Two recovered without surgical interference and the other after the usual operation was discharged well.

Poisons.--Only one case was under treatment and that due to lead. The patient, a Chinese storekeeper, recovered after a somewhat prolonged stay in hos- pital.

Fractures.-The following were treated during the year :-

Femur,

Arm,

Forearm,

Leg,

Skull,

Patella,

Scapula,.

Clavicle,.

5 cases.

.11

.14

: 1

with 13 deaths.

Dislocations.-The following were under treatment :--

Ribs,

Fingers,

Thigh,

Shoulder,

Elbow,

Clavicle,

1 case.

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Operations. There were 283 operations performed during the year. Amongst the more important were :--

Liver Abscees.Already mentioned.

Amputation through Shoulder Joint.This was done for injury and was

successful.

Ovarian Tumour.-This case occurred in a young Chinese. never rallied from the shock of the operation and died shortly after.

The patient

Abdominal Section.-Six cases, all I regret to say fatal. They were done for ruptured intestine, intussusception in an adult Japanese, purulent peritonitis the result of malignant disease of the rectum, and 3 exploratory. These latter were cases of retroperitoneal hemorrhage and a ruptured spleen.

Wound of Abdomen.-Three cases with protrusion of intestines. They all did well.

Extra-uterine fœtation.-This case recovered rapidly. The case being of in- tesest is inserted in the Appendix.

Anaesthetics. Chloroform was administered 185 times without any fatal result, all by the open method. Local anesthesia was employed in 29 other cases, cocaine and eucaine alone or with adrenalin chloride and ethyl chloride being used.

Vaccinations.-The following were performed

Successful. Unsuccessful. Total.

Primary Cases,

Re-Vaccinations,

213

311

115

426

639

Radiography. The new apparatus has worked well and been of great use throughout the year. Our best thanks are due to Dr. JORDAN for kindly keeping our batteries charged.

MATERNITY HOSPITAL.

Seventy-two cases were under treatment the highest yet on record. Owing to lack of space one case was treated in the general ward of the Government Civil Hospital and another was sent to Victoria Hospital. Of this number 47 were paying patients, 13 wives of Government servants, and 12 free. Of the births, 24 were boys and 34 girls. The two fatal cases occurred in Chinese-one suffering from advanced insterstitial nephritis, and the other from placenta prævia admitted in a moribund condition.

Fees.-The total fees received in this department were:-

Hospital fees, Certificates,

Total,........

.$33,498.34 770.00

$34,268.34

In conclusion I desire to thank all members of the staff who have ably assisted me during the year as well as those members of the community who have kindly presented books, papers, flowers, &c., to the patients.

I have, &c.,

J. BELL, Superintendent.

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Table I.-Showing the SICK RATE and MORTALITY RATE in the different SECTIONS OF THE POLICE for the last ten years.

EUROPEANS.

INDIANS.

CHINESE.

Year.

Sick Rate.

Mortality Rate.

Sick Rate.

Mortality Rate.

Mortality

Sick Rate.

Rate.

1895

85.91

0.89

112.89

0.44

40.00

2.07

1896

89.52

0.95

172.89

1.40

40.52

3.26

1897

94.28

0.95

146.11

1.37

35.54

0.99

1898

77.67

3.57

123.45

1.32

41.78

4.10

1899

104.46

3.57

151.98

1.08

47.09

2.75

1900

135.50

147.40

0.57

57.02

0.40

1901

160.31

3.17

147.17

0.56

52.97

0.49

1902

126.00

`0.84

131.90

0.80

76.90

1903

115.04

124.56

0.57

54.69

0.82

1904

92.91

1.57

96.33

0.28

54.52

0.22

J. BELL, Superintendent.

Table II.-ADMISSIONS into and DEATHS in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, from the

POLICE FORCE, during each month of the year 1904.

MONTHS.

Remaining on the 31st

December, 1903,..............

EUROPEANS.

Admissions.

INDIANS.

CHINESE.

TOTAL

Deaths.

Admissions. Deaths.

Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions.

January,.

February,

March,

2009

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,.

October,

November,

December,

Total,......

118

342

247

707

J. BELL,

Superintendent.

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Table III.-The monthly ADMISSIONS for MALARIAL FEVER from each POLICE STATION,

during the Year 1904.

STATIONS.

Average

Strength.

January.

February.

Central,

No. 1,

No. 2,

No. 3,

No. 5,

ཌཆ༠ སྐ

.320

No. 6, (Gap)

No. 7,

No. 8,

Mount Gough,

Tsat Tse Mui,

Shaukiwan,

Quarry Bay,

Stanley,

Aberdeen,

Pokfulam,

Kennedy Town,

Cheung Chau,

Lamma Island,

Water,

150

Yaumati,

Tsim Tsat Tsui,.

Sam Shui Po,...

Hunghom,

Kowloon City,

Tung Ching,

Sai Kung,.

San Tin,

***

.....

Tai 0,

Sha Tin,

Sha Tin Gap,

Tai Po,

Au Tau,

Sheung Shui,

Sha Ta kok,

Ping Shan,..

Total,.

...

MONTHS.

రా

June.

July.

August.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ September.

October.

November.

December.

»⠀⠀⠀ | Total.

4 30.

9.37

16.21

Percentage

Strength.

5.97

5.00

142.85

7.68

127.27 43.75

...

20.00

0.66

NN:

11.11

14.28

5.88

6.25

57.14

50.00

1′′

10.00

33.30

33.33

27.20

50.00

...

13.30

9 107

Table IV.-ADMISSIONS into and DEATHS in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL

during each Month of the Year 1904.

J. BELL,

Superintendent.

EUROPEANS.

INDIANS.

ASIATICS.

Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deatlis. Admissions. Deaths.

Total

Total Admissions. Deaths.

Remaining on the 31st.

January, 1903,

January,

February,

March,.

October,.

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

November,

•

December,

Total,.

784

21:10: orozco on :

189

163

153

204

101

215

111

212

256

107

239

215

104

243

103

233

185

654

1,157

2,585

128

Death Rate,

3.06 ..

4.03

6.74

J. BELL,

Superintendent.

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Table V.-LIST of OPERATIONS performed in 1904.

SURGICAL OPERATION.

Operations on Organs of Locomotion :-

Amputation of Thigh,

Leg,

Toes,

Arm,

Suppurating Bursa,

Forearm,

Forearm (both in same patient),

Hand, Fingers,

Breaking down Adhesions in Knee-joint,

Suturing Tendons,

NUMBER.

DEATHS.

18871123

•

Removal of Tumours :-

Buboes Incised,

Buboes Scraped or Removed,

Ovarian Tumour,

Keloid Growth,.

Sarcoma (Arm),

Cysts......

225

...

Carbuncle,

Eye Operations :-

Cataract,

Pterygium,

Trichiasis,

Iridectomy,

Trachoma,

Operations on Genito-urinary System:

Hydrocele Tapped,

Hydrocele Radical Cure,

Circumcision,

Stricture of Urethra,

Ruptured Urethra,

Hernia Testis,.........

Phimosis,

Operations on Digestive System :-

Hernia (Strangulated),

Hepatic Abscess,

Hæmorrhoids,

Exploring Liver,

•

Paracentesis Abdominalis,..

Fistula in Ano,

Abdominal Section (Exploratory),.

(Ruptured Intestine),

(Purulent Peritonitis),.

(Intussusception),

Appendicitis,

Carried forward,

163

Wounds of Thigh,

Leg,

Arm,

Chest,

Abdomen,

277

LIST of OPERATIONS performed in 1904,-Continued.

SURGICAL OPERATION.

Scrotum,......

NUMBER.

DEATHS.

Brought forward,

163

Hand,.

Skull (Trephining),

General Abscesses:

Abscess of Lunibar Region,..

Breast, Thigh,.. Leg,

Scrotum,

Neck,

Perinceum,

Arm,

Scalp,

Orbit,

Iliac,

Foot,

Hand, Buttock, Ischio-reetal,

22.

Axilla,

Cheek,

Jaw, Lachrymal,.

General Operations :---

Necrosis,

Cellulitis,

Sloughing Phagodena,

Sinus,.....

Resection of Rib,

Excision of Spleen,

Needle in Hand (Removal of),

Paraceutesis Thoracis,

Parturition:-

Placenta Previa,

Forceps,....

Adherent Placenta,

Extra Uterine Fœtation,

Retained Placenta,

Curetting Uterus,

* 4

2..

•

...

1 1

283

Total,

J. BELL,

Superintendent.

278-

Table VI.-ADMISSIONS AND DEATHS in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during 1904.

ADMISSIONS.

DEATHS.

DISEASES.

TOTAL.

Europeaús. Indians.

Asiatics.

Europeans. Indians.

Asiatics.

Small-pox,

Measles,.

Plague,

...

Whooping Cough,

Dengue Fever,

Mumps,

Diphtheria,

Febricula,

08:

128

Typhoid Fever, .......

Cholera,

Dysentery,

Beri-beri,

Tuberculosis,

Malarial Fever,

Sloughing Phagedona,

Erysipelas,

Septicemia,

Puerperal Fever,

Syphilis Primary,

Constitutional,

Inherited,

Gonorrhoea,

Disease due to Animal Pa-

~ ~ Nai: --~8: *:

106

102

221

...

GANGIN¤ni

...

rasites,

Disease due to Vegetable Pa-

rasites,

Effects of Heat,

Alcoholism,..

10 10

Rheumatic Fever,

Rheumatism,

Gout,

12728*

...

....

Cyst,

Anæmia,

New Growth, Non-Malignant,.

Malignant,

Pernicious Anæmia,

...

Diabetes Mellitus,

...

Insipidus,

Congenital Malformation,

Debility, ...

Disease of Nervous System,

of Eye,

...

of Ear,

of Circulatory System,

• of Respiratory System,

123

230

of Digestive System,...

113

257

of Lymphatic System,

of Urinary System, ...

دو

وو

of Male Organ,

of Female Organs,

of Female Breast,

of Organs of Loco-

...

motion,

of Connective Tissue,..

of Skin,

11.

Injuries,

348

Under Observation,

6831345

473

Total,......

784

644

1,157

2,585

128

J. BELL,

Superintendent.

279

Table VIL-ADMISSIONS into and DEATHS in the GOVERNMENT MATERNITY HOSPITAL during each Month of 1904.

EUROPEANS.

CHINESF.

JAPANESE.

MONTHS.

Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths.

January,

February,

March,.

♡♡

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

October,

November,

December,

.♡

GOVGVNANG.

Total,...... 35

Mouths.

.....

Quartan, Simple Tertian,

Malignant,

Mixed Infections,

Total,

Percentage Lo cases

admitted,

January.

February.

J. BELI, Superintendent.

Table VIII-Varieties of MALARIAL FEVERS occurring Monthly at GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL during 1904.

March.

April.

May.

June.

July.

August.

September.

October.

November.

December.

}

182

17 37

234

2.62 3.06 0.65 2.94 4.65 8.01 14.45 14.22 | 16.20 12.75 15.87 7.56

Meteorological Return for Year 1904.

9.05

J. BELL, Superintendent.

BARO-

METER

TEMPERATURE. HUMIDITY.

WIND.

MONTH.

CLOUDI- SUN-

SHINE. NESS.

RAIN.

M.S.L. Max. Mean. Min. Rel. Abs.

Vel.

Dir.

January,.....

February,

March,.

30.12 68.1 62.6

30.00 67.0 63.2

30.20 64.9 59.5 55.4 72 0.37

58.5 69

185.2 | 0.120 13.8

E by N

0.40

207.5 0.200 13.9

60.3

0.51

April,

29.96 75.2 70.7 67.8

May,

29.88 80.8 75.6

71.8 83

June,

29.72 85.0 79.8

76.0 83

July,

29.67 85.9 81.1

August,

8 888 88

86 0.65 83

074

0.84

77.9 82 0.88

September,

October,

November,

December,

73 148.0 7.705

72 162.1 19.640

76 147.4 7.225

29.70 86.0 80.8 77.2 83 0.87 68 172.6 27.640

29.88 85.0 80.2 76.3 81 0.84 66 161.3 9.770

30.01 80.1 76.5 73.3 74 0.68

191.2 2.005 14.1 E by N

30.15 74.0 68.8 64.6 62 0.45 55 187.3 0.215 13.1 ENE

30.23 66.1 60.7 55.7 62 0.34

2. 2 2 2 2 2

29.7 3.755 14.6 E by N

112.4 1.905 14.8

12.8 E by S

9.9 SE by E

10.9 S S W

13.2 E by S

व

11.5

201.7 0.230 10.6 E NE

Total.

૭

TOTAL TOTAL Admissions. Deaths.

280

Table IX.-ADMISSIONS into and DEATHS in VICTORIA HOSPITAL under respective Diseases.

Typhoid Fever,

DISEASE.

Febricula,

Whooping Cough,

Dengue Fever, Diphtheria,

Dysentery,

Malarial Fever,

Cachexia,

Rheumatism,

ADMISSIONS.

2 12275

· 1

DEATHS.

Rheumatic Gout,

Gout,

Diseases due to Animal Parasites, Congenital Malformation,

Debility,

Gonorrhoea,

Diseases of Nervous System,

Circulatory,,

,, Respiratory,,

Digestive

Lymphatic

Eye,

Ear,

Female Organs,

Skin,

Female Breast,

Urinary System,

Connective Tissue,

Injuries,

Under Observation, Parturition,

Total,

133

J. M. ATKINSON,

Medical Officer in Charge.

APPENDIX.

RUPTURED TUBAL PREGNANCY. OPERATION. RECOVERY.

A Chinese, aged 27, was admitted to hospital on 25th May, 1904, having been seen three hours previously by Dr. JORDAN who on the above diagnosis advised her immediate removal with a view to operation.

On admission patient was very blanched with a quick running pulse (156) and complaining of great abdominal pain. The operation was at once proceeded with, Dr. KocH kindly giving chloroform. The abdomen was opened in the middle line and blood and blood clot rapidly cleared out. A fœtus, between 4th and 5th month, was found. The pregnancy had occurred in the right tube close to its entrance into the uterine cavity. The placenta was growing on the uterus. The peritoneal covering around this was incised and the whole sliced off opening the uterine cavity by a hole which admitted the tip of the little finger. This was closed with six thick silk sutures and the abdominal cavity washed out with saline fluid and closed with silk.

For 48 hours the patient's condition was very critical requiring close nursing and constant stimulation (strychnia, camphor, &c). The temperature rose on the 5th day to 105. And the os was then dilated giving exit to a decidual mem- brane which at once reduced the temperature. The abdominal incision healed without any trouble and the patient was discharged on the 13th June quite well.

Remarks. The rate of mortality for this operation being so high, successful cases are worth reporting. It is extremely fortunate for this patient that her hus- band had the good sense to send for a medical man and to follow his advice. The treatment and the special condition met with are also somewhat out of the ordinary. None of the books at our disposal mention the possibility of the pla- centa being attached to the uterus nor what should be the line of treatment under this condition.

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TYPHOID FEVER WITH COMPLICATIONS. RECOVERY.

Two cases with Jaundice and Glycosuria.

1. European male, aged 32, admitted with fever. Patient was very ill, dry tongue, great restlessness and very tremulous, having been drinking heavily. Jaundice was well marked and the urine on examination showed a trace of albumen and sugar (gr. i to 3i). This patient had a very severe attack indeed being delirious for days, great abdominal distensions, passing his motions in bed and several severe hemorrhages from the bowel. Jaundice disappeared on the 22nd day, and the sugar on the 17th. His temperature fell to normal on the 18th day, was intermittent for another three days before finally keeping normal. He was 74 days in hospital and lost considerably in weight.

2. Japanese adult, aged 37, was admitted on the 8th day of the fever with a a dry furred tongue, well marked jaundice, liquid yellow stools and delirium. His urine showed a trace of albumen and sugar (1 gr. 3). The delirium persisted to the 25th day. Widal's Reaction was positive on the 18th day. The jaundice persisted up to the 22nd and the sugar to the 20th day.

�

The temperature was normal on the 16th day and then intermittent up to the 40th, when he had an alarming hemorrhage from the bowel and finally re- mained normal on the 55th day. The patient spent 63 days in hospital.

Remarks.-Both these complications are rare. Sugar is rarely found in the urine" (BRANNAN XX Centy. of Medicine). "Jaundice is a symptom of extreme rarity" (Idem). MURCHISON only met with three cases, all fatal. Both of the above cases were extremely ill and tested the nursing to the utmost. The treat- ment throughout was symptomatic only.

A CASE WITH ACUTE Dysentery.

A French sailor from Saigon was admitted on 5th July, 1904, with a history of 12 days' fever of a remittent type accompanied by diarrhoea, fùrred tongue and general malaise. The fever fell to normal on the 27th day and the following day the diarrhoea increased in frequency the stools being full of bloody mucus with Amabæ. The patient was treated with salines and chloride of calcium, but as the condition did not improve much a daily enema of Ipecacuanha 3 i was given as well. The dysentery was, however, very obstinate to treatment and naturally made the convalescence slow and tedious. The patient eventually recovered and left for France on 6th September.

Remarks.-This association is somewhat rare though it has been mentioned by various observers. No doubt the double infection was acquired at the same time and the incubation period of the dysentery prolonged by the typhoid infection.

ACUTE GLOSSITIS FOLLOWING TONSILLITIS.

A European female, aged 28, was admitted to hospital on 20th May. She had been under treatment for three days previously for acute tonsillitis with high fever (104°). The day before the temperature fell to normal and swallowing was fairly easy.

On the morning of the 20th she first complained of the increased size of her tongue and swallowing again became troublesome. Free incisions were made in the tongue by her medical attendant (Dr. RENNIE) and her removal to hospital advised in case further interference should be necessary. On admission her temperature was 101°, the tongue very foul and much enlarged protruding from the mouth for about one inch and the patient was quite unable to talk. Four grains of calomel were at once given and four hourly mixture containing V. Aconiti η

As the incisions ii and Liq: Animon: Acetat 5, with ice to suck. were bleeding freely no further treatment in this direction was adopted.

The condition slowly and steadily improved an 1 in four days' time the patient was able to take semisolid food and talk. The tongue was now well inside the mouth and half the original size. On the 27th both the tongue and throat were quite normal and the patient was discharged.

Remarks. From personal experience and from the literature at our disposal this condition is evidently a rare one and worth reporting. The condition looked alarining on admission aud in view of the rapid increase in size the possibility of tracheotomy was considered. The free and early incisions no doubt saved the necessity for this serious operation.

LIVER ABSCESS.

282

OPERATION. SECOND OPERATION 3 MONTHS

RECOVERY.

LATER.

A German, aged 43, was admitted on 23rd January, suffering from dysentery, fever and pain in right side. Stools contained blood and mucus but no Amabæ. Temperature chart was of an irregular remittent type. Liver dulness was much increased downwards and a rub was heard all along right base. Under salines the dysentery ceased in three days but as the hepatic symptoms continued, on the 29th January the liver war explored and an abscess found. This was incised and a tube (silver) inserted. Though the cavity drained well the temperature still ran a remittent course very suggestive of one or more other abscesses.

The patient being very weak no further exploration was attempted and the temperature finally fell to normal three weeks after the operation and did not rise again. The abscess healed without trouble. His weight increased from 9 stone to 10.10 and he was discharged on 31st March.

Re-admitted 9th April for 10 days suffering from alcoholism. The operation wound was quite firm and he had no liver symptoms.

Re-admitted on 28th April suffering from alcoholism, fever and pain on right side. The liver dulness was increased downwards with tenderness along the lower border of the ribs. The temperature ranged between 99° and 103° and there was a rub at right base. On May 10th the liver was again aspirated over the site of the previous incision and pus was found. The abscess was a very small one and a tube was inserted. The temperature again kept up for five days but then fell to normal and the abscess rapidly healed and the patient was discharged on June 5th.

He was again in hospital on the 9th June suffering from his old complaint- alcoholism-and was discharged on the 17th having meanwhile as he gravely in- formed us signed the pledge.

Remarks. This is somewhat an unusual case and shows how much some patients can stand. He was very ill on both occasions when operated on and even in the alcoholic visits suffered badly. The case is interesting inasmuch as the first abscess seemed to be due to the dysentery, which was non malarial and non amoebic. Though dysentery is common enough here liver abscess is com- paratively rare more especially amongst Indians who, however suffer badly from dysentery.

Report on the Government Lunatic Asylums.

}

GOVERNMENT LUNATIC ASYLUMS,

HONGKONG, 13th February, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to forward you the Annual Medical Report on working of the Government Lunatic Asylums for the year ending December 31st, 1904.

I attach Table X, which shows the Admissions and Deaths during the year, and rable XI the number of patients under treatment with an index of their diseases.

The total number of patients admitted to the Asylums was 166 as against 155 in 1903, which shows an increase of 11.

The following are the admissions for the past six years :-

1899, 1900,

1901,

1902,

1003, 1904,

78 .....109

.120

....155

.........166

Owing to the increases of Europeans admitted and to the increased average stay in the Asylums, the two European Females who occupied the upper floors of the European Block had in the early months of the years to be transferred to a cut-off ward in the Chinese Block adjacent the females. This relieved the con- gestion somewhat, as I was enabled to put all the chronic European male cases in the upper floor, and keep all the acute cases on the ground floor as more readily under the care of the Wardmaster on duty.

283

Europeans.-Fifty-two were admitted as against 44 in 1903. Of these 5 were females. There were 7 deaths, viz. :-

5 Males from Delirium Tremens.

1 Female from

Do.

1. Female from Chronic Mania.

The latter was the Roumanian Jewess who was admitted in 1903.

Of the Europeans admitted 31 were suffering from Acute Alcoholism in its worst form. Hence the high mortality this year. Some of the cases were hopeless from the first and the majority died from heart failure during the maniacal period.

The various people admitted suffering from Alcoholism is as follows:--

English 11, Scotch 7, Irish 4, American 5, Australian 1, Welsh 1,

Portuguese 2.

Their occupations were:-

Seamen or Ship's Officers,

Ship's Engineers,

Married woman,

...12

2722

Chemist,

Stenographer,

Clerk,

...

Foreman of buildings,

School teacher,

Total,

..31

Of the above only 3 of the Seamen belonged to the Beachcomber class.

The American female who was admitted in 1895 suffering from Mania is still in the Asylum and enjoying good health.

Of the 52 Europeans admitted, 3 were under observation, 1, who was suffer- ing from Melancholia, was sent to Canada to his friends in care of an attendant, 35 were discharged cured, 5 died as above mentioned, leaving & remaining on January 1st, 1905. Of these, 7 are males and 1 female.

Indians and Coloured.-There were 12 admissions, all males, an increase of 2 over the previous year. Two were suffering from Alcoholism.

There was 1 death-an Indian N. C. O. of the 110th Mahrattas-who was in the Asylum 96 days suffering from Melancholia.

Asiatics (Chinese and Japanese).—One hundred and two were admitted as against 101 last year. Five males and 3 females were under observation for a time and then discharged, 48 were sent to Canton, 41 were handed over to their friends who wished to take them to their native villages in China or elsewhere, leaving 5-viz., 2 female and 3 males-remaining in the Asylum on January 1st, 1905.

Of the Asiatics admitted 4 were Japanese. Two were suffering from Alcoholism, 1 male from Dementia, and 1 female from the same disease.

There were 5 deaths, all Chinese, viz., 2 from Denentia and Beri-beri, 2 Acute Mania, and 1 from burns caused by crude carbolic acid.

Suicides.-Two attempts at suicide were made during the year, both by

Europeans.

Staff-Wardmaster MULROONEY resigned in January and was succeeded by Wardmaster COOKE from the Government Civil Hospital.

Buildings.-The floors of the ground-floor of the European Block, as also the floors of rooms 6 and 8 were renewed during the year. All the buildings are in a good state of repair.

Water-pipes and three Fire Hydrants have been put in, viz., two Hydrants for the European Block and one for the Chinese, which with the Fire-box and its contents will enable us to combat an outbreak of fire.

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The basement of the European Block has lately been concreted, and cats, rats, etc., prevented entering by properly fitting wire screens.

The automatically flushing urinals and water closets which were ordered in 1903 have not yet been installed. I hope to see these placed in the Asylums early this year as they are badly needed.

The special locks and keys for all doors, cupboards, etc., have not yet been supplied. As I mentioned in my report of last year they will be of great benefit. I have, etc.,

ERNEST A. R. LAING,

Medical Officer in charge of the Government Lunatic Asylums.

The Superintendent, Government Civil Hospital.

Table X.-Showing the ADMISSIONS into and DEATHS in the GOVERNMENT LUNATIC ASYLUMS during each Month of the Year 1904.

EUROPEANS.

MONTHS.

Admissions.

Remaining on the 1st

January, 1904,.

...

January,

February,

March,

INDIANS & COLOURED.

ASIATICS INCLUDING

JAPANESE.

Total

Total Admissions. Deaths.

Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths.

April, May, June, July, August,

October,..

September,

DOLNOONOOI

પ્રે

November,

11387

}

December,.

Total,

102

166

ERNEST A. R. LAING, Medical Officer in charge of Asylums.

EUROPEANS.

Table XI.-Showing the Number of Patients in the ASYLUMs during the year 1904, under the respective Diseases.

ASIATICS (JAPANSE INCLUDED).

INDIANS & Coloured.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Males. Females.

Mania,

...

Dementia,

Melancholia,

Delusional Insanity,

Epilepsy,

Alcoholism

Tremens,

Senile Insanity,

and

Delirium

Suicidal Mania,

Idiocy,

Puerqueral Mania,.

Under Observation,

a comcom

...

Total...

166

ERNEST A. R. LAING,

Medical Officer in charge of Asylums.

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Report on the Gaol Hospital.

VICTORIA GAOL,

HONGKONG, 26th January, 1905.

SIR,I have the honour to request you to transmit to the Principal Civil Medical Officer the Annual Medical Report on the Health and Sanitary Condition of the Gaol during the year 1904, herewith enclosed.

The Superintendent,

VICTORIA GAOL.

I have, &c.,

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.

VICTORIA GAOL,

HONGKONG, 26th January, 1905.

SIR,-I have the honour to submit, for the information, of His Excellency the Governor, the Medical Report on the Health and Sanitary Condition of Victoria Gaol during the year 1904.

Dr. W. V. M. Kосн acted as Medical Officer during the greater part of the year while I was absent on leave. I resumed medical charge of the Gaol on my return to the Colony on 27th October.

The general health of the Gaol staff has been good.

The sanitary condition of the Gaol is satisfactory, but overcrowding be- comes continuously more serious; and measures for the provision of new Gaol accommodation already before the Government should be regarded as most urgent. 7,464 admissions to the Gaol during 1904, and a daily average number of pri- soners of 726, exceed all previous records. Table IV, containing general statistics connected with the Gaol during the past ten years, shows graphically the grave nature of the congestion now prevailing. The Belilios Reformatory affords some relief; but deduction of the daily average of 74 accommodated last year in the Branch Prison still leaves a daily average population of 652 in the Gaol itself, which properly provides accommodation for only slightly over 500 inmates.

In spite of the overcrowding, however, the general health of the prisoners has been good. The number of admissions to hospital was 893. This is in excess of previous years, but is largely due to a greater number (624) being taken into the wards for purposes of observation, a large proportion of such being found to be malingering. There is a corresponding diminution in the number of Out- Patients, that is, trivial cases, including parasitic skin conditions, treated in the cells; and the rate of total sickness is low, 3.86% of the average daily population of the Gaol, as compared with 5.77% in 1903, and 7.28% in 1902.

One case of Small-pox, one of Measles, and one of Enteric Fever occurred. There was no Plague, nor any othere pidemic disease. There were 44 cases of Dysentery, which is slightly above the average; and 59 cases of Malarial Fever, which is much below the figures of recent years :-

་

163 cases.

1900,. 1901, 1902.

•

1903,

•

1904,.

The 4 cases of Scurvy treated in the Hospital, with a considerable number of slight cases treated outside, were probable to some extent a result of the over- crowded state of the Gaol.

Newly admitted prisoners are carefully examined for parasitic and venereal disease, and, if necessary, put under treatment forthwith; there were treated as Out-Patients, 82 cases of Scabies, 426 Pediculosis, 94 Ringworm, 70 Syphilis (38 Primary, 32 Secondary), and 36 Gonorrhoea. The total number of Out-Patients, including the foregoing, was 1,173.

Two thousand five hundred and seventy-eight (2,578) prisoners were

vaccinated.

One birth occurred in the Female Prison. Mother and child both did well. Twenty-two (22) prisoners were discharged on medical grounds (leprosy, lung disease, &c.).

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There were 17 deaths from natural causes. There was no execution and no suicide.

No case of corporal punishment required any after-treatment.

I append the following Tables:—

I. Return of Diseases and Deaths in 1904.

II. Rate of Sickness and Mortality in 1904.

III. Vaccinations in the Gaol during the past ten years. IV. General Statistics of the Gaol during the past ten years.

I have, &c.,

J. C. THOMSON, M.A., M.D., D.P.H. (Edin.),

D.T.M. (Camb.),

Medical Officer.

The Honourable

Dr. J. M. ATKINSON,

Principal Civil Medical Officer.

Table II.-Showing the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in VICTORIA GOAL during the year 1904.

Total Number of :-

Prisoners admitted to Gaol.

Admissions Cases treated

Deaths due to Hospital. Out-patients. Discase.

Daily Average Number of:-

Prisoners Sick Hospital

Out- Gaol. Hospital. patients.

Admissions to Hospital to Total Admissions

to Gaol.

7,464

893

1,173

726

7.97 20.04

11.96

Rate per cent. of :-

Daily Average Daily Average

of All Sick

in Gaol to

of Sick in Hospital to Daily Average Daily Average of Prisoners. of Prisoners.

1.09

Deaths due to Disease to

Total Admissions to Gaol.

3.86

0.23

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.

Tbale III.-Showing the NUMBER and RESULTS of VACCINATIONS in VICTORIA GAOL during the past ten years.

Years.

Number of Prisoners Vaccinated.

Successful.

Unsuccessful.

Not inspected, owing to early discharge

from Gaol.

1895,

1896,

942

455

487

831

631

200

1897,

2,830

1,678

1,016

136

1898,

4,507

2,875 →

1,252

380

1899,

3,378

2,004

1,063

311

1900,

2,638

1,765

666

207

1901,

2,880

2,150

337

393

1902,

3,973

2,552

872

549

1903,

2,887

1,781

611

495

1904,

2,578

1,667

357

554

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.

Table IV.-Showing GENERAL STATISTICS connected with the VICTORIA GAOL and the GAOL HOSPITAL during the past ten years.

Years.

Admissions

Daily Average Number

to the Gaol.

of Prisoners.

Number of Cases treated in Hospital.

Number of Out-patients.

Deaths due to Disease.

1895,

5,014

472

231

948

1896,

5,582

514

507

740

1897,

5,076

462

342

455

1898,

5,427

511

298

1,033

79461

1899,

4,789

434

503

1,778

1900,

5,432

486

495

1,523

1901,

5,077

499

348

1,316

1902,

5,988

576

516

1,760

1903,

7,273

653

568

1,715

1904,

7,464

762

893

1,173

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.

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Table I. RETURN of DISEASES and DEATHS in 1904 at VICTORIA GAOL HOSPITAL, HONgong.

Remain- YEARLY TOTAL.

DISEASES.

ing in Hospital at end of 1903.

Total

Cases Treated. at end of

Remain- ing in Hospital

Remarks.

Admissions. Deaths.

1904.

GENERAL DISEASES.

Small-pox,

Measles,

Enteric Fever,

Choleraic Diarrhea,

Dysentery,

44.

Malarial Fever :-

Malignant,

59.

Erysipelas,

Syphilis :-

(a) Primary,

(b) Secondary,

Scurvy,

Alcoholism..

Rheumatism,

Anæmia,

Debility,

LOCAL DISEASES.

Diseases of the Nervous System.--

Functional Nervous Disorders.-- Apoplexy,

Paralysis,

Diseases of the Circulatory System,.

Respiratory Digestive Urinary

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Generative

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Cellular Tissue,

Injuries Local,

Parasites, .

Under observation...

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625

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Total,

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J. C. THOMSON.

Medical Officer.

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Report on the Infectious Diseases Hospital.

HOSPITAL FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES, KENNEDY TOWN,

HONGKONG, February 22nd, 1905.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward my report for the Infectious Diseases Hospital, together with comments on the cases treated during the year ending December 31st, 1904.

The Plague Epidemic.-The outbreak of Plague, as was generally anticipated I think, was not of an extensive nature, but the intensity of the disease was com- paratively great and the mortality high. Thus of a total prevalence of 510 cases, or perhaps it would be more correct to say that this number of cases was notified, the deaths amounted to 497-a percentage of 97.4, this being only one decimal point lower than the death-rate in 1902 which was the heaviest since the appear- ance of Plague in 1894.

The Admissions.-I append tables giving details of the cases admitted.

The Variety.-There were 59 cases of Bubonic Plague admitted and 18 cases of the Septicæmic variety. No cases of the Pneumonic or the Intestinal variety came under treatment. This is naturally too small a number to work with satis- factorily as regards statistics, still it is not uninteresting to consider percentages. The Bubonic variety constituted 76.6 per cent. and the Septicæmis variety 23.4 per cent. of the cases admitted. Comparing this with regard to the total cases notified, I find that the percentage of Bubonic cases is only 63.6 and of Septicænic cases 31.4, the cases of Pneumonic Plague only constituting about 5 per cent. The difference in the percentages of cases notified and cases admitted for treat- ment is I think due to the fact that to the native mind Plague is invariably associated with the presence of a bubo or glandular swelling, and hence probably there is a greater chance of such a case of Bubonic Plague being taken for treat- ment or taken away from the Colony, whereas the Septicemic variety conveys but a vague impression of the disease and of infectivity and is not brought for breat- ment but is only diagnosed at the Mortuary.

Pneumonic Plague.-There were no cases under treatment.

Intestinal Plague.-No cases of this variety were admitted, nor indeed did any occur during the year. I think it can be safely stated that of the numerous cases of Plague that have been under observation since 1894 in all parts of the world this particular variety has been conspicuous by its rarity. The evidence on its behalf is weak. It should be remembered that the Plague organism is not a very resistant one, that heat and sunlight rapidly destroy it, and desiccation caused by a high atmospheric temperature is also rapidly fatal to it. Apart from this, it is known that it is extremely sensitive to the action of mineral acids which have a powerful and rapidly destructive effect on it. Under these circumstances primary infection of the alimentary tract-to constitute the Intestinal variety-by infected food seems highly improbable. And this apart from the fact that proof is still needed to demonstrate the presence of the Plague organism in the foodstuffs sold in the

open market.

Sex Incidence.-Of the 77 admissions, 54 were males and 23 females, giving percentages of about 70 and 30. This ratio is not, in my opinion, expressive of a greater susceptibility on the part of the male sex. The susceptibility of the sexes is alike of the same degree. The difference in the ratio is to be explained on other grounds, most probably concealment and removal of the female sick.

Its Incidence with reference to Nationality.-All the patients, with the excep- tion of two Indians, were Chinese. Contrary to what obtained last year no Euro- peans were admitted suffering from the disease-in point of fact no European con- tracted the disease this year.

Age Incidence. My numbers are not large enough to do anything more than to indicate that in the Bubonic variety males were affected between the ages of 16 and 40, and females fairly evenly during the quinquenniads of life up to 70 years. The Septic variety prevailed among males principally between the ages of 16 and 35.

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Recovery-rate. Of the cases of Bubonic Plague, 3 males and 6 females re- covered, and of the Septic variety 4 males and no females. This gives a total of 13, a percentage of nearly 17, on the cases admitted. Analysing them still further we arrive at these percentages :-

Bubonic Plague, Septic Plague,.

Males 8%

.Males 25%

Females 29°/

Females Nil.

These percentages depend upon numbers too small to generalise from.

Death-rate. This amounted to 82% of the cases admitted and gives per- centages with reference to the Bubonic and Septic variety as follows:-

Bubonic Plague, Septic Plague,

Males 91.6. Females 71.

Females 100.

... Males 73.

Here too these percentages should not be used too implicitly; for instance, only two females suffering froin Septic Plague were under treatment, and both died, giving this enormous percentage. It is quite probable that with a large

number under treatment the results would not have been the same.

It will be noticed that the death-rate among those under treatment amounts to 82°。 whereas in all cases notified it amounts to 97 %. This may be held to demonstrate what is evident, that the care and attention a patient receives in Hospital give him a better chance of recovery--with reference to the number we are dealing with we have a difference of 15 per cent. On the other hand, however, I am inclined to the opinion from the cases which I have had the opportunity of observing both in this Hospital and in the Tung Wah Hospital that the heavy mortality on the total cases notified indicates that the disease appeared in a more virulent form, and that no treatment at present known was likely to have had any beneficial result.

Does early treatment on the onset of the disease tend to direct it to a successful issue?-I have drawn up a table shewing the duration in days of the illness previous to admission. It will be seen that on the third day after the onset 12 cases of Bubonic Plague were admitted of whom one recovered, and two cases of Septic Plague of whom also one recovered. On the 4th day of illness 16 cases of Bubonic Plague were admitted of whom 2 recovered, and two cases of Septic Plague which succumbed. The history could not be definitely obtained from 20 cases of Bubonic Plague, and 9 cases of Septic Plague. These cases were admitted practically in extremis, and I am strongly of opinion that the disease was of very recent onset certainly not more than four days. It will thus be seen that 61 of the 77 cases were admitted comparatively early, and that active treatment had no effect. on them, for only 4 recovered, or a little over 6 per cent.

Hence I con- clude that the disease was of a much more severe type than in 1903: that in spite of cases have been brought in early general poisoning of the system by the Plague organism was developed so early, and was of so intense a character that no treatment could have prevented a fatal issue..

As a corollary I append another table (No. V) shewing the length of resid ence in Hospital of patients who died. It will be observed that 8 died within 6 hours of admission, 13 within 12 hours, 16 within 18 hours, 4 within 24 hours, 11. within 2 days, and 4 within 3 days. Only 7 cases lived for a longer period. Thus 41 cases died within the first 24 hours--they were in a hopeless condition, and no treatment however energetic could have availed them. Until a serum is discovered which is as efficient in its action as the antitoxin of Diptheria we must rely upon the natural immunity of the human body to antagonise the poison of the Plague bacillus, and in our present state of knowledge we are unable to say how long the bacillus, remains in the blood before this immunising action becomes of sufficient potency to neutralise the poison and its action.

The Distribution of the Bubo in Bobonic Plague. The number of cases of Bubonic Plague amounted to 76.5 per cent. as compared with .23.5 per cent. of cases of Septic Plague, that is, a ratio of 3 to. 1. As it has been asserted lately that one of the principal avenues of infection is by means of the alimentary traet (through the medium of food), this preponderant

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proportion of the Bubonic variety is noteworthy. That there is direct infection anu inoculation by abrasions and wounds of the skiu there is no doubt, and it must not be forgotten that it is quite possible for direct inoculation to take place through small wounds whose presence may be lost sight of or may remain un- detected. A reaction at the seat of inoculation may not always occur—the in- fective material may be absorbed and conveyed by the lymphatics to the nearest chain of glands without showing that they (the conveying vessels) are affected in any way. In this way the infection may be carried to the more superficial glands or to the deeper over. These glands act as a sort of reservoir in which the bacilli accumulate, practically stagnate and partly die; and should necrotic changes be set up they are entirely destroyed and rendered powerless. During this period they elaborate the protein poison which rapidly diffuses through the lymph channels, is taken up by the circulation and acts in the direction of paralysing the vasomotor nerves, thus leading to haemorrhagic effusions, to dilated blood vessels, and to a dilated and debilitated heart. The principal channel of infection. then being the skin it is not difficult to understand on reference to Table VI that most glandular swellings were to be noticed in the femoral region-31; and in the inguinal region-11, and in both femoral and inguinal regions-7-point- ing to infection through that part of the body most likely to come into contact with infectious material, the lower extremities. Glandular swellings in the axillary region occurred in three cases, in the cervical region in 4 cases, and in the cervical region in combination with the femoral region in 2 cases. These cervical buboes I attribute to primary infection of the tonsils which in such cases were enlarged and painful.

The Diagnosis of Plague.-Since we have become familiarise with using for diagnostic purposes a thick blood film decolourised and stained with a basic dye, as was first adopted here by Dr. BELL, there scarcely has been any hesitation in naming as the Plague bacillus all organisms that shewed a bipolar reaction, and diagnosing as Plague any case in whose blood films, prepared thus, these organ- isms were found. Such a method of diagnosis is far too summary. This cannot be too strongly pointed out and insisted upon. Bipolar organisms, fairly commonly distributed, exactly like the bacillus pestis microscopically, are very easily mistaken for it. Should a patient present the clinical symptoms of Plague and a bipolar organism be discovered in the blood we might safely infer without further tests that it is the Plague organism. Should on the other hand a bipolar organism be found in a blood film or a smear, and the person shews no other sign suggestive of Plague the presence of the organism is most evidently a contamina- tion. Cases have been diagnosed as Plague from the presence of this bipolar organism in a blood film without especial reference to clinical symptoms, and mistakes have occurred even when the greatest pains and care have been taken to avoid the possibility of contamination. The diagnosis of Plague is a very import- ant matter and should be based upon a clinical as well as a bacteriological diagnosis, and not upon a microscopic diagnosis alone. In the case of the lower animals equally great care should be taken, and no positive opinion can be accepted unless every bacteriological test has been thoroughly worked out and experimental proof obtained. Otherwise the diagnosis not only violates scientific deductions and accuracy but what is perhaps an equally grave matter it causes a scare with regard to fresh sources of infection. It should therefore be recognised that the presence in a blood film or smear from any tissue or organ of a bipolar staining organism does not necessarily mean per se that that organism is the bacillus pestis. During an epidemic of Plague or when the patient presents the clinical symptoms of the disease we may safely conclude that bipolar organisms found in such films are true bacilli pestis, assuming of course that every care and precaution has been taken in making the film so as to avoid contamination. On the other hand the absence of the bacillus pestis from such films does not negative the diagnosis of Plague when clinical symptoms are present..

The Distribution of the Bacillus Pestis.-It is generally accepted that the bacillus pestis is found in the peripheral blood immediately preceding death, but later researches here shew that it may be found also at any time during the course of the illness, thus demonstrating the presence of the bacilli in the general blood stream practically immediately after infection. During the course of the year 1 paid some attention to this point and was struck with the varying results obtained, which I have summarised in Table No. X and which I shall briefly note here.. I may promise that all the cases examined presented the classical clinical symptoms of Plague and that repeated examinations of slides were made in each case.

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Detailing the results of my examination it will be noticed-

(1) that the bacillus pestis was found in some cases during life, and also after death in all the organs-the heart blood, spleen, liver, lungs;

(2) that in some cases (Bubonic Plague 6, Septic 1) the bacillus pestis was not found immediately before death though it was found on several occasions previously during the illness;

(3) that in other cases (10 of Bubonic Plague and 1 Septic) no Plague bacilli could be found during life but were found after death in the various tissues

and organs;

(4) that in 9 cases of Bubonic Plague and 1 of Septic Plague the bacilli were found at the first examination but not on subsequent examinations;

(5) that in 1 case of Bubonic and 1 of Septic Plague the bacilli could not be found either during life or after death;

(6) that in 9 cases of Bubonic and 3 of Septic Plague which recovered Plague bacilli were found in blood films on their admission ;

(7) that in 17 cases of Bubonic and 7 of Septic Plague the bacilli were found ante-mortem : no postmortem examination was made in these cases;

(8) that in two cases I found the bacilli in the peripheral blood after convalescence had been fully established.

It would seem natural to conclude from these observations that the presence of the bacillus pestis in the blood—the peripheral blood-is not constant, that it is not to be found on every occasion of examination in the course of the disease, nor is it present always immediately before death. It is undoubtedly a fact that the bacilli are always to be found in the bubo during its early stages, but when sup- purative and necrotic changes are set up-when the bubo maturates-they cannot always be found. It would seem that streptococcie infection has dominated the position and that the swarm of leucocytes ingest the Plague bacilli and either destroy them or render them inert. In smears from the spleen I was able to find the Plauge bacilli in the substance of the phagocytes, and in buboes which matured and suppurated I found the bacilli within the substance of the leucocytes while the cocci of suppuration were free. What value is to be placed, as regards its infectivity, on the presence in the peripheral blood of convalescent cases of the bacillus pestis is doubtful. Whether the bacilli are always present in the blood of convalescents, if not always under what circumstances and in which variety of plague, and finally the length of time they persist after convalescence is established are questions which require elucidation.

THE TREATMENT OF PLAGUE.

Owing to the severe type of the disease treatinent was practically hopeless in the great majority of the cases, and in addition a large number were brought in in extremis. Different methods of treatment were adopted and I summarise the results.

A. In the first and earliest method, the administration of carbolic acid in large doses, which apparently gave such satisfactory methods in the previous year, was again tried. The cases were put on twelve grains of the pure acid, made up in a palatable mixture every two hours, and this was continued during the whole course of the illness. Carbolurea never developed. Digitalis and strychnine by the mouth and hypodermically were also administered. With such large doses of carbolic acid there is often a feeling of depression, a buzzing in the ears and a feel- ing of languor and apathy-as if you were floating in the air when you closed your eye", as one patient expressed it. When the patient is able to appreciate it, the emetations are objectionable. The results by this method were as follows :

Bubonic Plague :--Cases treated, {

Recovered,

Males 17 Females 4 Males

Female 1

Males 15

Died,

Females 3

Septic Plague:-Cases treated,

Recovered,

Died,

Males

Female 1 Males 2

Female 0

Males 7

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B. On the asssumption that a bactericide of sufficient strength injected directly into the circulation might be efficacious. I tried a solution of Formic Aldehyde prepared in the same strength as MAGUIRE uses it in cases of Pulmo- nary Tuberculosis. Only three cases were subjected to this treament. They were all very severe cases, practically hopeless, so the efficacy of this method cannot be estimated; but I am prepared to try it again when opportunity offers. Fifty cubic centimetres were injected directly into one of the veins of the forearm. The following are the particulars of the cases :--

(1.) A Chinese male, aged 42, suffering from Bubonic Plague, with a well developed left Femoral and left Inguinal Bubo. He was admitted in a practically moribund condition, was delirious, the pulse was very weak and small, and the tongue dry and brown. Stimulants, alcoholic and other, were freely administered, and an injection of 50 c.c. of Hoemasepsin given intravenously. He died 9 hours after admission. At the postmortem examination Plague bacilli were found in the spleen but none in the heart blood or in the bubo.

(2.) A Chinese male, aged 28, in an advanced stage of Septic Plague. Had an intravenous injection of 50 c.c. Hoemasepsin three hours after admission. Seventeen hours afterwards had an injection of 10 c.c. of Yersin's serum. Not the least sign of any improvement. Died 22 hours after admission. A postmortem was male, and smears taken from the organs, which were thrown away by a mis- understanding, so the presence of the bacillus pestis could not be determined.

(3.) A Chinese female, aged 48, suffering from Bubonic Plague. Has a left inguinal bubo and left femoral bubo. No Plague bacilli could be found in the blood. She was a well nourished woman but was in an extremely weak condition. She was given three injections of Homasepsin 50 c.c. intravenously, on successive days. After the first injection the temperature went down from 102° to 99.4°, but the next day, after a second injection it ran up to 104.8°. She rallied some- what, the temperature came down, and oscillated between, 100° and 103°. After the third injection she shewed some distinct improvement--the pulse became stronger and she was much lighter. Suddenly however she changed for the worse and died from heart faiture, 67 hours after admission. At the postmortem examination the buboes were crowded with Plague bacilli which were also found in the heart blood and spleen.

C.-Yersin's Serum.-Great expectations were formed at one time of the curative properties of this serum. As it is prepared, there would seem to be lacking in its cnposition a complement which should enable it to neutralise or counteract the protein poison secreted by the Plague bacillus. With the hope of supplying this deficiency I mixed with it an equal quantity of serum taken from convalescent Plague cases, which presumably contained the immune body. This mixture of Yersin's serum plus immune body would by inductive reasoning be quite as efficient as the Diphtheria Antitoxin. In practice however it did not prove so.

(a.) Treatment by means of Yersin's serum plus serum from convalescent case of Bubonic plague.-Three cases were treated by this method.

Yersin's serum 10 c.c. was mixed with 10 c.c. of serum remove from the vein of a convalescent case of Bubonic Plague, which shewed the bacillus pestis in the blood on admission, but not on convalescence.. I detail the results.

(1.) A Chinese male, aged 27, suffering from Septic Plague, and shewing Plague bacilli in the blood on admission. He was given four injections on successive days. The first noticeable result was that diarrhoea occurred, the notions were yellow and very liquid. This lasted for ten days. The pulse was weak. Two days after the last injection the temperature became subnormal, and he had low muttering delirium, and later shewed a tendency to drowsiness. The temperature then went up and kept varying between 98° und 99.6°. The bowels became constipated, and later became regular in their action. The patient then gradually and steadily improved, and was discharged well after 56 days in hospital. No Plague bacilli were found in the blood on discharge. It is interesting to note that almost immediately after his discharge he contracted Beri-beri for which he was treated at the Tung Wah Hospital and recovered.

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(2.) Chinese female, aged 27, suffering from Bubonic Plague. A well nouri- shed woman, has a left femoral bubo; is delirious. Pulse fairly strong. Was given injections as above described for four days successively, one injection each day. After the first injection purging set in the motions were frequent, yellow and watery. This continued for two days. On the seventh day after admission a diffuse cellulitis set up over front of right upper arm apparently originating from a bruise. The pulse became weaker, the delirium continued. Then purging of the same nature set in again, and she died thirteen days after admission, and sixteen days after the incidence of Plague. The postmortem ex- amination was interesting. The intestinal tract shewed no pathological change, but the usual signs of Plague presented themselves. It was noteworthy however that no Plagne bacilli were found in the heart blood, nor in the spleen, liver, bubo or peripheral blood. They were found in the blood on admission, but were absent from the blood taken immediately before death.

(3.) Chinese male, aged 30, was admitted suffering from Bubonic Plague. He was in a very low condition. Plague bacilli were found in the blood. An injec- tion of mixed serum was given. one into the peritoneal cavity and a second full dose into the substance of the bubo. The next day purging set in-the motions being yellow and loose. This subsided in a day. A little tenderness over the abdomen quickly subsided, but a certain amount of oedema set in around the bubo. His condition seemed to improve a little, but he died on the fifth day after ad- mission. At the postmortem examination no plague bacilli were found in the bubo, spleen, liver, lungs, kidneys or heart blood. It is worthy of note that no bacilli could be found in the peripheral blood examined immediately before death.

(b.) Treatment by Yersin's serum alone.-Thirty-two cases of Bubonic Plague, and seven of Septic were treated with Yersin's serum. An injection of 10 c.c. was made subcutaneously, or into the bubó. The number of injections vairied from one to four, as were considered necessary, in each case. The results were as

follows:-

Bubonic Plague.---Recovered, M. 1, F. 5. Septic Plague.-Recovered, M. 2, F. 0. Total under treatement,--Bubonic 32, Septic 7.

Died, M.

20, F. 6.

Died, M.

3. F. 2.

Percentage of Recoveries in Bubonic cases 19; in Septic cases 30.

It is difficult to estimate exactly what the effect was of the administration of the serum, owing to the fact that the reaction exhibited by the patient was not of a definite nature. It a matter of fact there was no amelioration in any direction that would justify me in saying that the serum was to that extent effective. If the patient was delirious the delirium might continue or abate irrespectively of the serum. The effect on the temperature was equally uncertain, in some cases a reduction to the extent of a degree or so might occur, in others the temperature would rise. And so too was the effect on the circulatory system-most uncertain. Locally, around the bubo, when the injection was made in that region, there appeared in some cases slight celema. As regards its general effect viewed broadly the marked costitutional and local amelioration which is seen in the case of the administration of Diphtheri Antitoxin was, absent. The addition to the seruin of an equal quantity of immune serum (serum from convalescent cases) seemed to produce one marked reaction, namely a profuse diarrhea. This was constant in the cases, and was always of the same nature. May this have been an effect on the part of the body to get rid of noxious principles? It will be interesting to watch its effects again under similar conlitions. In one particular however the administration of Yersin's seru n was most interesting. Inoticed in some of the earliest cases that when plague bacilli were found in the blood in life, they were absent from the heart blood and tissues after death. In 6 cases of Bubonic and 1 of Septic Plague in which the bacillus was readily demonstrated in life, it could not be found in any of the tissues after death-namely, the bubo, spleen, liver, lungs, kidneys and heart blool In certain other cases -13 Bubonic an11 Septic- examination after death revealed the presence of the bacillus in the bub (in the Bubonic cases) in varying numbers-in sone swarming, in others numerous, in others a few-and in the same series noue could be found in the heart blood in eight cases, none in the spleen in four cases, whilst in the remainder of these cases a few could be found in the spleen. In 5 Bubonic cases the bacilli were numerous in all the organs and tissues after the injections. Thus we see that in nearly 17 per cent. of cases treated by Yersins' serum no bacilli could be found after death,

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in about 33 per cent. they were absent or appreciably diminished in numbers in the heart blood and spleen. On a consideration of these facts the question suggests itself does the serum act as a bactericide or as a bacterioloytic agent? Is the absence, or the diminution in number, of the bacilli to be attributed to the action of the serum? I am aware that in estimating numbers in this manner objection may be taken on the ground that the method is not rigidly scientific. I grant that. It is however difficult, if not impossible, to reckon in any other way, and at all events whatever the error may be it is uniform. On the whole I strongly incline to the opinion that the serum is effective in the direction of destroying the Plague bacilli within the body, as their absence from the heart blood in about 50 per cent. of the cases shews. Why then does it not meet with more success when applied as a means of treatment? The reason probably is that cases of Plague do not come under treatment early enough, are not in point of fact diagnosed early enough. In consequence the poison is poured out rapidly from the bacteria and penetrating into the system closely and widely gets out of range of the serum, which is only a bactericide and not an antitoxin, and hence has very little effect, .if

any, upon the course of the disease. I think however that if the treatment of a case were to be undertaken sufficiently early, or on the other hand if the constitu- tion of the seruin could be suitably modified the effect of its action would be probably more successful Acting upon these ideas it is my intention to again use the serum when opportunity occurs. (It is right I should add that the serum which I used had been kept in the Colony for some time, and that some of it came via Suez-two circumstances which may have combined to impair its efficiency to some extent).

Reviewing the treatment of Plague, and considering as well other methods which have been applied from time to time I fear it is impossible to avoid the con- clusion that up to the present we have discovered nothing that is really effective, nothing that can rank as a specific in the same way as the Diphtheria Antitoxin. The use of Carbolic acid in heroic doses was not conspicuously successful, and I consider we have sufficient grounds to revise the favourable impression which was formed of it the previous year. The only effective means of treatment we can adopt is to keep up the strength of the patient and at the same time watch the action of the heart and guard against its weakness and failure. Should we be able, by so doing, to tide over a sufficient period of time, the effect produced by the in-- intensity of the poison will be reacted against and ultimately overcome by the for- mations of antitoxin in the blood, and then the system will be enabled to resist the infection and go on to recovery. Four cases of Plague were admitted which had passed the critical stage of the disease without having been treated. They did not require much treatment in hospital beyond that which I have sketched above, and they ultimately recovered. Until we can discover an anti body, our treatment cannot be anything but expectant and symptomatic, and above all we should refrain from interfering with or thwarting the processes of nature."

Thus, being impotent as regards treatment, it behoves us to be most careful in preventing the development and spread of Plague. The consideration of the means is out of place in this Report but I might summarise concisely what is re- quired to this end-Elbow Room, Fresh Air, and Sunlight.

CLINICAL NOTES.

The maturation of the Bubo.-I have found in some cases that when the bubo, if it was a solitary one, matured and opened spontaneously and discharged freely, the prognosis was much more favourable and the patient generally recover- ed. In three such cases I found no Plague bacilli in the discharges (although they had been present in the blood), but there were crowds of Staphylococci: in another case the pus was sterile. The Plague bacilli in such cases seem to dis- appear, but whether this disappearance is caused by the local leucocytosis I am unable to say.

At any rate the discharging bubo seems to act as a sort of destruc- tive agency for them, and as consequence the active secretion of the poison must be proportionately modified. Acting upon this idea I endeavoured to imitate the process of Nature, and when suitable cases occurred the bubo was assiduously fomented with hot sublimate solution, and if it matured was opened. Two cases treated like this recovered, many did not. It may be urged that it is only in mild. cases that solitary buboes are present for I found it convenient to treat in this manner only those cases in which solitary buboes were present. But the number of buboes is not always in proportion to the degree of infection, and as Nature has given the hint, it is worth working on those lines.

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The Development of Pustules on the Site of Bruises.-The following case is interesting as pointing to a possible means of spread of Plague. The patient, a Chinese female, aged 35, was admitted in a very low condition. She had a left femoral bubo and tenderness over the left inguinal region. She had been under Chinese treatment and was pinched over the chest and arms, the sites being iudi- cated by symmetrical bruises. There were also two patches of necrosis, one over the inferior angle of each scapula-these were about the size of a florin and were superficial. Whether these were caused in the process of Chinese treatment or whether they were of the nature of bedsores I am unable to say. The interesting point is that Plague bacilli were found in these two patches. On the site of the bruises small papules grew up, which gradually progressed until they became converted into pustules, and in these pustules, Plague bacilli were found in num- bers. Eighteen days after admission the bubo was opened-no Plague bacilli could be found in it. Eventually the patient recovered. The point of interest in this case is that one should note a possible means of spread of Plague. Under native treatment counterirritation is applied in cases of Plague, and pustules may develop which may contain Plague bacilli.

contain Plague bacilli. These pustules may be ruptured, or they may dry, and crusts with Plague bacilli be shed as happens with dried sputum in Tuberculosis, and thus acutely infectious material be wafted about. And there are in this Colony sufficiently harmonious congenial surroundings for the growth and life of germs so conveyed.

Subcutaneous Hæmorrhages as a means of proprosis.-As is well known hæmorrhages into

organs and tissues are common in Plague. They occur as well in the Bubonic variety as in the Septic. When hemorrhages take place under the skin of the extremities they become visible as large patches, bluishpurple at first then brownish black, and are generally of unfavourable import. In two cases this occurred. The first was a well noubished Indian Police Constable in good phy- sical condition, suffering from Septic Plague. He was admitted on the 3rd day of illness. The temperature kept up between 101° and 16°, fell to 98.8° on the 6th day, and rose again to 105° on the 8th day. At first the pulse was rapid aud strong, then the rate fell with the fall of temperature, and later it became soft and dicrotic and weak. He became delirious, suddenly extensive haemorrhages appear- ed under the skin of the ankles and elbows, and he died shortly after. The second cases was a male, aged 33, suffering from Bubonic Plague. Large patches of hemorrhage appeared on the anterior surface of legs and dorsum of feet, also on forearms and around elbows. In about three hours after, death ensued.

Small-pox supervening on Plague.-The co-existence of two acute infectious diseases like Small-pox and Plague is noteworthy, and I give short notes of such a case. The patient, a Chinese male, aged 35, was admitted suffering from Septic Plague. It was the 4th day of the illness and the usual signs of Septic Plague were present. The blood examination shewed the presence of Plague bacilli. Two days after, a small papular rash appeared over the body, and the temperature went down to 101 from 102.8. On the 8th day of illness small-pox was unmistakeably developed, the rash becoming typically vesicular, and confluent, and affecting the palate and fauces, as well as the palms and soles. He died the next day. He had not been vaccinated. The source of infection could not be traced. In view of the fact that a varioloid eruption has been stated to occur in some cases of Plague, it is interesting to note that small-pox may undoubtedly supervene. An error in diagnosis may occur when such an eruption exists, but it can only simulate a mild attack of small-pox. When however other signs, all confirmatory, exist—as in this case-there can be no doubt. The course of the Plague seemed to be altogether suppressed by the small-pox.

A case of Plague terminating in Bronchitis and Progressive Atrophy.—The following case is interesting as shewing the depth of debility to which an attack of plague is able to reduce its victim, and the case with which other infective agents are able to obtain an effective foothold and breeding ground. The patient, a Chinese female, aged 17, was admitted on the 6th day of her illness suffering from Bubonic Plague. She had a right and a left femoral bubo, and Plague bacilli in her blood. She was very weak, was delirious, her tongue was brownish and dry, and there were sordes about her teeth. There were two small pustules about }} to inch. in diameter on the right rig, and a small ulcer behind the left knee-from there no Plague bacilli could be isolated. Four days after she developed bronchitis. Examination of sputum shewed no tubercle and no Plague bacilli-the temperature remained peristently high-there was slight dulness in the right base, which

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quickly passed away. Repeated examinations of sputum shewed no tubercle and no Plague, and latterly there were no Plague organisms in the blood. When this was ascertained to be the case she was transferred on the 32nd day of her illness. to the Tung Wah Hospital. She had three injections of Yersin's serum, and was taking iodide of iron and cod liver oil. At the Tung Wah the evidence of bron- chitis was persistent, and she lost ground steadily, becoming gradually more emaciated and weaker. She died about three months after she contracted Plague. The following is the report of the post-mortem examination :-The body was extremely emaciated-I have never seen a more emaciated body. There was olema of the lower extremities, and small bedsores over the trochanters and ischia. The heart was soft and flabby-fatty degeneration. Lungs-in both there was marked evidence of chronic bronchitis. There was slight evidence of tubercle, one or two nodules the size of a beau in the slight apex in which tubercle baciili were present. No pleurisy. About 4 ozs. of clear yellow flud in each pleural cavity. The Liver was diminished in size and weight-about 40 oz.; it was very anæmic. There, was fine cirrhosis and marked iron pigmentation. Gall bladder was not distended the bile was very thick. Spleen small in size, weight 4 oz., capsule thickened : anæmic diffuse armyloid-marked malarial pigmentation, but miscroscopi- cally, no parasites. Stomach and intestines normal. Mesenteric glands normal. Kidneys pale and fatty. Pelvic organs normal. Brain normal-Glands all nor- mal. No plague bacilli found. This case is interesting as demonstrating a condition of progressive atrophy combined with chronic bronchitis and malarial cachexia. The tubercular process was not active.

The Formation of fibrin in Plague Blood.—The blood of convalescent Plagne patients as I observed in three cases is very thin and watery. The percentage of hæmoglobin is diminished and the number of leucocytes increased. Fibrin for- mation is delayed. In ten instances which I observed it took almost five minutes to form. The percentage of fibrin seems lower than normal. These points how- ever I was not able to investigate very thoroughly.

THE HOSPITAL BUILDING.

The building was colour washed and painted during the year. A large beam in one of the wards which had been destroyed by white ants was replaced by a steel girder. An extra kitchen has been contrived out of a spare store room. Sundry minor alterations and repairs were effected. The building is in a satisfac- tory condition at present.

THE HOSPITAL HULK "HYGEIA".

During the typhoon season the Hygeia was moored under the shelter of Stone Cutters' Island and a case of small-pox on board was attended by the Port Medi- cal Officers. On the termination of this case, sundry minor repairs were effected and she was painted. A new gig was supplied to replace one that had get broken in dirty weather. Many alterations and repairs still remain to be done.

ADMISSIONS TO THE "HYGEIA.

Only cases of small-pox are treated on board and a Table of statistics is appended. The cases admitted call for no special remark. As usual in all sinall- pox hospitals fine points in diagnosis sometimes arise, but where there is any doubt I consider the wisest and most judicious plan is to treat the case with all the consideration a small-pox case deserves.

I append a number of Tables and statistical returns.

In concluding I must express my cordial thanks to Dr. HUNTER, the Govern- ment Bacteriologist, for many hints and much kind assistance.-

I have, &c.,

W. V. M. KOCH. Medical Officer in charge.

The Honourable the Principal Civil Medical Officer.

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Table I.

List of Deseases in Kennedy Town Hospital for the year 1904.

Deseases.

Plague, Cholera,.

In Attendance,

Mal. Malaria,

Ascarides,

...

Cerebral Apoplexy,

Admitted.

Discharged.

Died.

F. M.

54 23

∞ 2

Glandular Fever,

Total,...

62 25

Remarks.

Suspected Plague.

Do.

Table II.

Transferred to Govt.

Civil Hospital.

W. V. M. KоCH.

List of Deseases on Hulk" Higeia” for the year 1904.

Deseases.

Admitted.

Discharged.

Died.

Remarks.

M. F.

Small-pox,..

Chicken Pox,

Suspected Small-pox.

Ac. Meningitis,

Febricula,

Do. Do.

In Attendance,

Totat,.....

MONTHS.

January, February, March, April, May,

June,

July,

August,

•

September,

October,

November,

December,

Table III.

CASES OF PLAGUE.

Admissions in 1904.

BUBONIC.

SKPTIC.

W. V. M. KOCH.

TOTAL.

Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.

*21

NOON

...

Grand Total,

.77

W. V. M. KOCH.

MONTHS.

January, February, March,

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

October,

November,

December,

298

Table IV.

CASES OF PLAGUE.

Deaths in 1904.

BUBONIC.

SEPTIC.

TOTAL.

Males. Females.

Females. Males. Females.

Males. Females.

15.

Grand Total,

.63

П. У. М. Косн.

...

DIED.

Within 6 hours,

2 Days,

Long Periods,

Table V.

CASES OF PLAGUE.

Analysis of Deaths in 1904.

BUBONIC.

Males. Females.

6732723

SEPTIC.

TOTAL.

Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.

234

13121

236

Grand Totals,

..63

W. V. M. KоCH.

SITUATION OP BUBOES.

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Table VI.

CASES OF PLAGUE.

Shewing Distribution of Buboes in 1904.

JR.,

Femoral, R.;

Double Femoral,

R.,

Inguinal, {L

Double Inguinal,

R.,

Axillary, {

Double Axillary,

( R.,

Cervical, L.,

Double Cervical,

Combined Femoral & Inguinal,.

RELIEVED.

DIED.

ADMITTED.

Males.

Fe- males.

Total. Males.

Fe- males.

Total. Males.

Fe- males.

Total.

1 12

112

39:4:

20 IT&

Femoral & Cervical, . Axillary & Cervical,.

Axillary & Inguinal,.

Cervical & Inguinal, .

Other Situations,

Grand Total,...*

3 6

Table VII.

Cases of Plague.

TABLE SHEWING AGE INCIDENCE.

BUBONIC.

177

W. V. M. KOCH.

SEPTIC.

Age.

Years.

6—10.....

11-

Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total.

-15.

16-20

21-25.

26-30.

31-35.

36-40.

41-45.

46--50.

66-70.

Grand Total.

...

Total,.........

W. V. M. KOCH.

300

Table VIII.

Cases of Plague.

TABLE SHEWING AGES AT DEATH (IN QUINQUENNIAL PERIODS).

BUBONIC.

SEPTIC.

Age.

Grand Total.

Males. Females. Total.

Year.

6-10..

11-15.

16-20.

21-25.

26-30....

31-35.

36-40.

41-45.

46-50..

2 2

Total,........

W. V. M. Kосн.

Table IX.

Cases of Plague.

TABLE SHEWING DURATION OF ILLNESS PREVIOUS TO ADMISSION.

Bubonic.

Septic.

Duration in Days.

Grand Total.

Recovered.

Died.

Recovered.

Died.

Total.

126

...

Unknown.

...

.N.B.- One case of Septic Plague which escaped is not reckoned.

W. V. M. KоCH.

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Table X.

KENNEDY TOWN HOSPITAL-PLAGUE REPORT.

TABLE SHEWING RESULT OF EXAMINATION FOR BACILLI.

Plague Bacilli found during life and after death :-

Bubonic Cases, 9.

Septic Cases, 1.

Plague Bacilli found in the Blood of those who recovered subsequently :-

Bubonic Cases, 9.

Septic Cases, 3.

Plague Bacilli found at first but not on subsequent examinations :—

Bubonic Cases, 9..

Septic Case, 1.

Plague Bacilli found before death-no examination post-mortem :-

Bubonic Cases, 17.

Septic Cases, 7.

No Plague Bacilli found during life but were found after death :-

Bubonic Cases, 10.

Septic Case, 1.

No Plague Bacilli found on early examination, were found later but no post-

mortem examination made:

Bubonic Cases, 2.

Septic Case, 0.

No Plague Bacilli found immediately before death, though present on earlier

examinations:-

Bubonic Cases, 6.

No Plague Bacilli during life or after Death :-

Bubonic Case, .

Septic Cases, 1.

Septic Case, 1.

W. V. M. KOCH.

Report on Tung Wah Hospital,

TUNG WAH HOSPITAL, HONGKONG, February 14th, 1905.

SIR,- have the honour to forward for the information of His Excellency the Governor the Report on the Tung Wah Hospital for the year ending Decem- ber 31st, 1904.

The Staff.-No changes have occurred among the Staff. The House Surgeon, Dr. JEU HAWK, was granted short leave of absence during the year, and his post was filled by Mr. LEUNG CHIK FAN,

The Admissions.-A total number of 2,667 patients were admitted for treat- ment, of whom 2,236 were males, and 431 were feinales. This total, aldel to the number remaining in Hospital on January 1st, 1901-128-gives a total of 2,795 as having been under treatinent. Of this number there were discharged 1,397 males and 218 females-1,615; and there died 833 males and 186 females 1,019, leaving under treatment on January 1st, 1905, 111 males and 50 females-

161.

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During the past twelve years the admissions have been as follows :—

1893,

.2.255

1894,

2,354

1895,

.2,732

1896,

..2,041

1897,

.2.776

1898,

.2,898

1899,

2,542

1900,

2,981

1901,

2,989.

1902,

..2,576

1.903,

.2,457

1904,

..2,667

Transfers.-Cases were transferred as follows:-to the Government Civil Hospital 8, to the Lunatic Asylum 1, to Kennedys Town Hospital 82, to Canton 128, and to the French Convent 1-total 220. The great majority of the trans- fers to Canton were cases of Beri-beri which were convalescing, or able to bear removal the Directors having made arrangements for their reception and

having_made maintenance. The transfers to Kennedy Town Hospital were for the most part cases of Plague.

Moribund Cases.-Cases brought in moribund were more numerous than usual, being 234 males, and 41 females-275. This leaves 2,002 males, and 390 females as having been actually under treatment-2,392. Deducting cases trans- ferred elsewhere we have a total of 2,172 persons under treatment. Of these 1,023 were under European treatment and 1,147 under Chinese treatment, being about 47 and 53 per cent. respectively. Although the percentage of cases under European treatment is not quite so high as it was last year, it maintains a steadily high figure, and as far as I have been able to judge there seems very much less hesitation among the Chinese lower classes to submit to European treatment.

The Death-rate. The death-rate seems no doubt very high compared with statistics in European hospitals, but it must be remembered that the class from which the patients are drawn lead a life of penury, are engaged in a constant strug- gle to make ends meet, and only give in when they are absolutely unable to carry on any longer. Under these circumstances it is no matter for susprise that the death-rate under European treatment amounted to 28 per cent. and under Chinese treatment to about 40 per cent.

Brought in dead.-A very large number were brought in dead-378 males, and 124 females, total 502. These bodies are brought in for diagnosis for regis- tration purposes, and the majority for free burial. Of this total 120 bodies were sent to the Public Mortuary for detailed pathological examination. For a similar reason the bodies of 150 patients who died in Hospital were also sent.

Free Burial was provided by the Hospital Authorities for 1,925 persons.

Out-Patients.—Under Chinese treatment there were 47,401 males and 16,335 females, total 63,736. Under European treatment there were 1,730 males and 761 females, total 2,491. There is a steady increase in the latter department, which I have no doubt will be maintained.

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Destitutes.-Relief and shelter were afforded to 741 destitutes.

Vaccinations.-1,975 infants were successfully vaccinated.

Operations. The following operations were performed during the year :—

For Entropion,

Fistula in Ano,

Circumcision,

Internal Urethrotomy,

External

Amputation below Shoulder,......

Do.,

of Arm,

Do., of Finger,

Laparotomy,

Paracentesis Abdominis,

Removal of Fibroid Tumour,

Cataract,

Lithotomy,

Mastoid Operation,.

Removal of Glands,

Total,

.32

Of these the case of External Urethrotomy was unsuccessful, the patient having interfered with the wound and dressing, and septicemia resulted. The case of Laparotomy was also unsuccessful-it was performed for a rapidly grow- ing left ovarian cyst which was found to be malignant with extensive secondary deposits in the peritoneum and mesentery. The patient was a 2-para aged about 27 years.

The Tung Wah Plague Branch.-Owing to the mild epidemic of Plague it was fortunately not necessary to occupy this building.

Inspection Visits.-The Visiting Justices paid their regular fortnightly visits of inspection during the year, and on every occasion found everything in a satis- factory condition.

Conclusion.-In concluding I must thank the Chairman and Board of Direct- ors for their courtesy and ready help in several matters connected with the institutions, and Dr. ÏEW HAWK for his professional help which was always readily given.

The Honourable

The Principal Civil Medical Office.

I have, &c.,

W. V. M. KOCH, Inspecting Medical Officer.

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Table I. RETURN of DISEASES and DEATHS in 1994 at TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.

DISEASES.

GENERAL DISEASES.

Remaining in Hospital at end of 1903.

Yearly Total.

Admissions. Deaths.

Total

Cases Treated.

Remaining in Hospital

Remarks.

at the end

of 1904.

Small-pox,

Measles,

Diphtheria,

Cholera,

Enteric Fever,

Dysentery,

Plague,

...

137

Malarial Fever :-

1. Quartan,

2. Simple Tertian,

3. Malignant Tertian,

Malarial Cuchexia,

106

107

101

Beriberi,

742

329

771

Erysipelas,

Septicæmia,

Tetanus,

Tubercle General,

16.

Leprosy,

Syphilis -

(a.) Primary,

(b.) Secondary,

(c.) Inherited Tertiany,

Gonorrhoeal Rheumatism,

Alcoholism,

Rheumatism,

New Growth, non-malignant,

New Growth, malignant,

Ancemia,

1 x

Debility,

LOCAL DISEASES.

Diseases of the Nervous System.

SUB-SECTION 1.

Diseases of the Nerves.-

Abscess of Brain,

SUB-SECTION 2.

Functional Nervous Disorders.—

Apoplexy,

Paralysis,

Epilepsy,

Neuralgia,

Hysteria,

7760.2

933

ဂ ရ

SUB-SECTION 3.

Mental Diseases.-

Idiocy,

Mania,

Diseases of the Eye,

Circulatory System,..

Respiratory System,

533

325

554

Digestive System,

194

199

Lymphatic System,

Urinary System, Generative System, Organs of Locomotion, Cellular Tissue,

: -

.40.

Skin,

Injuries Local,

Midwifery Malformations,

556

128

143

181

193

Poisons,

Total,

128

2,667

1,019

2,795

161

{

W. V. M. KOCH,

Inspecting Medical Officer.

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Table II-Showing the Admissions and Mortality in the TUNG WAH HOSPITAL during the year 1904,

with the proportion of cases treated by European and Chinese methods respectively.

ADMISSIONS.

DEATHS.

General Diseases

European Treatment.

Chinese Treatment.

. Total.

European Treatment.

Chinese Treatment.

Total.

Small-pox,

Diphtheria,

Typhoid Fever,

Measles,

Cholera,

Dysentery,

Plague,

....

137

Malarial Fever Benign,

Quartan,

Malignant,

Cachexia,

Beriberi,

101

325

417

742

Erysipelas,

Septicemia,

Puerperal Fever,

Syphilis Primary,

Constitutional,

Tertiany,

Gonorrheal Rheumatism,

ཱཙྪ ཿ ཀ མྦྷཨྠ སྱཱ ༞ སྠཱ ཨྠ ཱཿས

137 * 106

: : : : : 2

...

iv‍o:

...

120

209

329

...

Leprosy,

Tubercularis General,

Tetanus,

Rheumatism,

New Growth Benigu,

Malignant,

Alcoholism,

Debility and Aucemia,

2:2

22.

No: ∞¤¦ ¦ E~: ~cri

Local Diseases:-

Nervous System,

Eye,

27.

...

Circulatory,

37.

Respiratory,

199

334

533

116

209

325

Digestive,

114

194

Lymphatic,

Urinary,

...

Generative Organs Male,

Organs of Locomotion,

. 1

Connective Tissue,

Skin,

128

Poisoning,

...

Injuries,

121

181

Midwifery,

1,312

Less Moribund Cases,

143

1,355 132

2,667

429

590

1,019

275:

143

132

275

Less transferred elsewhere,

1,169 146

1,223

2,392

286

458

744

220

Total Cases in Tung Wah Hospital. .1,023

1,149

2,172

286

458

744

W. V. M. Koch,

Inspecting Medical Officer.

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Table III.-Showing GENERAL STATISTICS relating to the TUNG WAH HOSPITAL during the year 1904.

Remaining in Hospital on 1st`

January, 1904.

Males.

Females.

Total.

Remarks.

Admission during 1904,

2,236

431

2,667

Discharged,

1,397

218

1,615

Deaths,

833

186

1,019

Under treatment in 1st Jan., 1905,

111

-50

161

Cases sent to elsewhere,

G. C. H.

L. A.

K. T. H.

Canton. 128

French Convent.

Moribund Cases,

234

275

Brought in Deal,

Foreign

Net Total,

Sent to Public Mortuary,

Free Burial,

Out Patients Native Treatment,

VACCINATION :-

of Impatients. of Brought in

1,169

378

1,223 124

2,392

502

150

death 120

270

1,925

47,401

16,335

63,736

1,730

761

2,491

Victoria,

Po Leung Kok,

Aberdeen,

Shawkiwan,

Hunghom,

Stanley,

Yaumati,

Destitutes,

OPERATIONS :—

Entropia,

Ano Fistuber,

Circumcision,

Stricture,

Amputation of arm,

finger,

Laparotomy,

Paracentoris abdominis,.

Removal of Fibroma,

Cataract,

Lithatoney,.

Plastic operation,

Removal of Glañds,

Total,

968

792

1,760

741

co co co co N − 1101621

W. V. M. KоCH,

Inspecting Medical Officer.

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Report of the Government Analyst.

GOVERNMENT LABORATORY, HONGKONG, January 31st, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit a statement of the work done in the Government Laboratory for the year 1904.

2. The number of analyses performed was 656, against 713 during 1903, the decrease occurring in work from Government Departments, viz., in Native medi- cines, Bloodstains, and Fire enquiries. This slight decrease was an advantage rather than otherwise, as the resources of the Laboratory were heavily taxed to meet all the demands made. The following classification shows the nature of the work done :-

DESCRIPTION OF CASES.

No. OF ARTI-

CLES

EXAMINED.

I-CHEMICO-LEGAL.

Toxicological, (including 10 stomachs),

Articles for stains,

Articles for fire enquiries,

11.-POTABLE WATERS.

Public Supplies,

Wells, etc.,

45 59

III. DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.

Petroleum Oil,

Liquid fuel,

269

Naphtha,

IV.-FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE.

Brandy,

Flour,

Gin,

Milk,

Whisky,

Rum and Opium, one each,

V.-BUILDING MATERIALS.

Cement,

Lime,

Concrete,

Paint,

512

VI.-PREPARED OPIUM ORDINANCE.

Opium,

Opium Pills,

Opium Wine, and Morphine tablets, one each,.

VII. MINERALOGICAL, ETC.

Coal,......

Metals,

Ores,

VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.

Coal-tar disinfectants,.

Oils and Sugar, four each, .......

French Polish, Chloride of Lime and Urine,

three each,

Native Medicines, Soil and Deposits, two each, Saké, Arrack, Paper and Mosquito torches,

one each,

656

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TOXICOLOGICAL

3. Among the chemico-legal investigations conducted during the year were 13 cases of suspected human poisoning. in 3 of which opium was detected. The other cases included one death-suicidal from Datura Alba, the alkaloid (hyoscine) of which plant was isolated from the stomach contents and itentified. Mylabris Cicohrii, the Chinese blistering bulb, Pan-mau (which contains about 1 per cent. of cantharidin) was found in some tea that had caused unpleasant symptoms. In a case of attempted poisoning by means of native arsenic so much of the poison was used that the object in view was defeated, as violent vomiting supervened. From the cooking utensils and remains of the food over 9 grains of arsenious oxide were recovered. An European, whilst under the influence of alcohol, swallowed, by mistake, some "battery-fluid" bichromate of potash and sulphuric acid. The post-mortem material afforded plain evidence of the cause of death. the remaining cases nothing of a poisonous nature could be detuted although in one instance some seeds were present in the stomash which resembled those of an Euphortinceous plant.

4. It is much to be regretted that for some years it has not been possible to condust investigations in this Laboratory into the active principles of the many plants used in native medicine, especially those indigenous to South China. The continually increasing demands, made by the Government and public alike, for analyses, have left no time for research work.

WATERS.

5. The customary monthly analyses were made throughout the year of samples of water from the Public Supplies Pukfulum, Tytam, Kowloon, and the Cheung Sha Wan sources. In every instance the water was found to maintain its high standard.

6. Of 57 samples examined for the Sanitary Board and private individuals 15 were condemned as being unfit for drinking purposes. The majority of these un wholesome waters were obtained from Chinese wells in the New Territory. Particulars of the analyses of the Public Supplies and other waters are contained in two appendices to this report.

DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.

7. 269 samples of Petroleum Oil were tested during the year, of which num- ber 9 were found to give off inflammable vapour at temperatures below 73° F. The "flash-point" of the remaining samples ranged from 73° to over 95° F. All the samples of liquid fuel flashed at temperatures exceeding 150° F.

FOOD AND RUGS ORDINANCE.

8. The following table gives the results of 28 analyses male at the instance of the Police and the Sanitary Board:-

Description.

No. found

No. of Samples.

Genuine.

No. found Adulterated.

Brandy,

Gin,

Milk,

Whisky,

No 30

3030 10 30

COND

Many other samples were examined for the public, at the low fee prescribed by the Ordinance.

309

9. None of the alcoholic liquors were adulterated within the meaning of the Ordinance, (there being no legal standard for Brandy, etc., except as to alcoholic strength) but it is certain that much of the liquor sold in public houses in this Colony cannot be described as Brandy or Whisky in the original sense of the terms, being wholly or partially "silent" or patent-still" spirit, either artificially coloured and flavoured or with a small admixture of genuine liquor. During 1904 prosecutions have been successfully conducted in England against retailers of such liquors, the charge being (to take one instance) that the "Brandy" con- tained 60 per cent. of spirit other than grape spirit.

BUILDING MATERIALS.

10. The quality of the building materials used in Hongkong is a subject that requires investigation. It is quite possible to obtain lime of really good quality well burnt, and either "fat" or "hydraulic."-but much of that used contains a large proportion of lime carbonate owing to careless storage. The paint supplied by native contractors is sometimes grossly adulterated, in some instances the "white lead" is almost entirely replaced by sulphate of barium.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC.

11. The public continue to take advantage of the Laboratory being open to undertake non-official analyses, and have forwarded a great variety of samples for examination. The fees paid into the Treasury during the year amount to $3,697; the largest amount yet earned in one year by this Laboratory.

SPECIAL REPORT.

12. Special Reports have been supplied on.

Arrack.

Dangerous Goods Ordinance. Prepared Opium Ordinance.

Kowloon Water Supply.

13. The value of the year's work, as determined from the tariff of fees (Gov- ernment Notification No. 664 of 1901) is $7.927. The specially low fee of $5 for the analysis of samples under the Food and Drugs Ordinance in no way represents, however, the actual value of the work done, which is frequently five times the fee.

14. Mr. FRANK BROWNE, Government Analyst, left for England on leave on February 17th, 1904, since when I have acted in his post.

The Honourable

I have, &c.

The Principal Civil Medical Officer.

ARTHUR C. FRANKLIN, Government Analyst.

310

HONGKONG PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.)

Result of the Monthly Analyses.

Results expressed in Grains per Imperial Gallon, (1 in 70,000).

Total Solid

1904.

Supply.

Matter

dried

Saline Chlorine. Ammo-

Month.

at 100° C.

nia.

Albume- noid Ammo- nia.

Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F.

Nitrites.

Nitrogen Sugar Test for

in the detection Nitrates.

of Sewage. Metals.

Poi-

sonous

Pokfulum

4.3

..0014 | Absent.

.003

Absent.

.008

No trace of

Absent.

January...

Tytam

4.3

Absent.

Sewage indicated.

.006

.008

Kowloon

2.8

.003

.016

Cheung

Sha Wan.

3.7

.003

.016

Pokfulum

4.5

Tytam

3.0

February.

Kowloon

2.7

644

.009

.016

***

.006

.004

.003

.012

Cheung

Sha Wan.

3.8

.003

.008

95.

Pokfulum

6.0

Tytam....

3.3

March

....

Kowloon

3.2

61940

.030

.032

.008

.004

.006

.008

Cheung

Sha Wan.

4.0

.015

..004

Pokfulum

3.2

Tytam

....

3.7

April.....

Kowloon

3.7

6126

.011.

Absent.

.008

.005

.012

Chenng

Sha Wan.

4.7

.011

Absent.

Pokfulum

6.0

Tytanı

4.0

•May

Kowloon

3.2

196

.036

.020

.016.

*.008

.006

.016

Cheung

Sha Wan.

4.3

.008

Absent.

Pokfulum

6.2

Tytam

4.0

June

Kowloon

.....

3.2

766

.025

.013

.004

.012 Absent. .020

Cheung

Sha Wan.

4.0

.015

Absent.

Pokfulum

5.0

Tytam....

3.2

July

Kowloon

3.7

794

.007

.008

.014

.004

፡፡

.014

.004

Cheung

Sha Wan.

4.3

.005

Absent.

Pokfulum

4.8

Tytam

3.0

August...

Kowloon

3.7

165

.009

.004

..6.

.009.

.004

*AA

Cheung

Sha Wan.

3.2

འ

.004

.008

Pokfulum.

4.7

Tytam

3.5

September,

Kowloon

3.5

774

.020

Absent.

.016

.006

***

Cheung

Sha Wan.

3.7

.006

Pokfulum

4.8

Tytam

3.8

October

Kowloon

3.0

166

.017

.007

.012 Absent.

.005

.016

Cheung

Sha Wan.

2.9

.003

.016

Pokfulum

4.7

Tytam

3.2

November

Kowloon

2.9

795

.011

.008

.007

.008

.005

.020

Cheung

Sha Wan

2.9

ભા

.005

.020

་་

Pokfulum

4.7

Tytam

3.0

December

Kowloon

4.3

Cheung

Sha Wan.

4.3

101 10

.009

.008

.009

.002

***

Absent.

.008

.002

.008

59.

WATERS.

Result expressed in Grains per Imperial Gallon (1 in 70,000).

311

Date.

Situation.

Total

Solid Depth. Matter Chorine.

Oxygen Nitrogen

Saline

Ammonia

dried at

100°. C.

Albume-absorbed in noid in 4 Ammonia hours at 80° F.

Nitrates Nitrites.

and

Nitrites.

Sugar Test for the Detection of Sewage.

Poisonous

Metals.

General Remarks.

1904.

Feb. 13

From Water-boat-No. 3,

4.3

.0014 .0028

.027

.008

Absent. No sewage indicated.

Absent.

Mar. 16

Well at Chan A Wai's Dairy, Matauwai,

60 to 70 ft.

7.6

1.0

.0112 Absent.

.029

.411

รา

April 25

Well at Ping Shan,-

7.0

.0364

.0056

.123

Well at Un Long,

20 ft.

48.5

15.4 .0042

Absent. .006

.287

No sewage indicated.

May 13

Well south-east of Ping Shan

36 ft.

1.8

.25

.0224 .0014

.039

Vegetable debris and Mosquito lawal

S present.

.112.

Station,

June 13

Well at rear of Wanchai Bath

9.3

1.8

House,

Absent. Absent. .026

.049

July 4

Stream near Kew Road Taitam

Tuk,

....

ing pond Taitam Valley,

4.0

.0084

Streamwater from above pump-

4.0

1.0

.0028

.0056 Absent. .029

.087

.012

Absent.

125

...

Well between 31 & 32, Tung Tau, Kowloon City,

22.5

3.5

.0112

.0127

.444

123

Well at 15 Kowloon Street,

Kowloon City,

85.5

19.6 .0980 .0350

.992

.535 Present. Sewage indicated.

Unpleasant odour.

Well between 31 & 32 Tung

་་་

26.0

3.5 Absent. Absent.

Tau, Kowloon City,

Well between 15 & 16 Fuk

10 ft.

44.0

11.2 .0840

Sing Lane,

...

228

Well at 107, Praya East,

9 ft.

11.0

1.9

Absent.

.027

.823 Absent.

Present. Sewage indicated. .115 Absent. No sewage indicated.

Well in grounds of Erance

Bungalow, Kowloon,

184 ft.

12.5

4.5

.010

.066

Well in rear of Ribeiro's Bun-

galow, Kowloon,

124 ft.

18.5

5.6

.029

.362

ง

Aug. 12 Spring at Sandukan,

8.0

.032

.004

Well at Bangkok,

· 16.6

.012 Absent.

Well in Nojones' Bungalow

Garden, Kowloon,

15 ft.

12.0

2.8

.014

.016

Sept. 24 Well on Lot 359, Sam Shui Po,.

Well near Lot 2514, Sai Kok,

23 ft.

114.0

40.6

.0496 .0056

2.017

No sewage indicated. Sewage indicated.

123

16 ft.

144.0

32.2

.0084.

.0140

Sam Shui Po,

. 1.934

WATERS.

Result expressed in Grains.per Imperial Gallon (1 in 70,000).—Continued.

Date.

Situation.

Total

Solid Depth. Matter Chorine.

Saline

Ammonia

dried at

100° C.

Oxygen Nitrogen Albume- absorbed in noid in 4 Ammonia hours at 80° F.

Sugar Test for the Nitrates Nitrites. Detection of Sewage.

Poisonous

General Remarks.

Metals.

and

Nitrites.

1904.

Sept. 24

Well near Lot 2534, Sai Kok

Sam Shui Po,

22 ft.

112.5

33.6

Absent. .0041

....

...

.1070

Absent. No sewage indicated.

Absent.

Well at Lot 2282, Blacksmith

4 ft.

Street, Sam Shui Po,

74.0

14.0

.0840. .0080

.255

Present.

Sewage indicated.

Well on Lot 2265, Sheung Wai, Sam Shui Po,

9 ft.

.69.5

9.1

.0126 :0168

.124

.041

Absent.

Well near Lot 2267, Sheung

Wai, Sam Shui Po,

9 ft.

43.0

Absent.

.0140

.110

.412

139

รร

Well near Lot 13, near Ceme-

10 ft.

tery, Sam Shui Po,

15.5

3.5

.0350

.0028

.047

.014

No sewage indicated.

Well near Lot 2215 near Ceme-

tery, Sam Shui Po,

16 ft.

17.0

6.3

.0056

Absent.

.028 Absent.

.Oct. 20

Well at Coffee Plantation,.

4 ft.

8.8

1.4 Absent. .0056

.012

.321

Nov. 22

Well on Cricket Ground,

20 ft.

49.5

18.2

.0588 .0056

.084

.123

Present.

Water from pipe at Tai Ping Tong, Water from str. at Tai Ping Tong,

4.2

...

Absent. Absent.

.018

.016

Absent. No sewage indicated.

4.2

•

.0042

.020

22 | Water from hose at Ping Tong

Chai,

3.5

....

Well at Deep Water Bay,

ft.

Do.,

do.,

ft.

7.0

888

Absent.

.016

.008

6.5

1.5

.018

Absent.

1.7

.009.

Dec. 17

Well in garden of No. 40A, High Street, .....

32 ft.

7.5

1.4

.0028

.011

.391

Well at On Wai Lane, East,.

16 ft.

56.0

13.3

1.3020

.0700

.1293

Sewage indicated.

Odour foul.

}

312 -

313

Appendix.

HONGKONG, 26th September, 1904.

SIR,-In accordance with your wishes conveyed to me by Dr. JEU HAWK, I have the honour to submit a report on the free distribution of carbolic acid for the treatment of Plague in places outside the Colony, and on the effect of the acid on the disease so far as it has come to my knowledge.

After having perused Dr. J. C. THOMSON's report of the 6th July, 1903, on Plague cases treated in the Kenneny Town Hospital, in which it is stated that carbolic acid in large doses was the most hopeful means of treating the diseases, it occurred to me that the free distribution of the medicine would be of great bene- fit to those who could not otherwise obtain it. In Hongkong all people suffering from Plague being well cared after, I decided to make the distribution only to places outside the Colony.

As an experiment, I had 2,000 bottles of the acid prepared, which was kindly done for me by Dr. JEU HAWK. The intended distribution was then announced in the Chinese Press and by means of hand-hills. A copy of the latter (of which I append a free translation) explaining the property of the medicine and giving the direction for its use was given with each bottles.

So great was the demand for the drug that the 2,000 bottles were given away within two months, and the supply of another 1,000 bottles was also soon ex- hausted applications for it come from Canton and its surrounding villages, from Tung Kun, Fatshan, Kau Kong, Amoy, Foochow and even Formosa.

Unfortunately, I have not received from every applicant a report regarding the effect of the inedicine, but from the 17 letters that have reached me the result seems to have established the efficacy of the acid as a cure for Plague. These letters I annex in original, which I request you to be good enough to return to me when done with. As their contents are mainly expressions of gratitude and usual greetings peculiar to the Chinese, I have not thought it necessary to make transla- tions of them, but have merely confined myself to making extracts from them, noting the salient features on the top of each letter.

In the letters marked A. B. and C. the percentages of cures are given as 70, 60 and 33.3 respectively, while in the others in. which no percentage is noted the accounts given are equally satisfactory. It will be observed that the figures given in the first three letters are at great variance, but it should be remembered that in the Chinese villages where Western (methods) medicines is practically unknown, and where the acid was used for the first time, the method of administering the medicine in the village might have been different from that in another. It is not improbable, indeed it is often the case, according to my experience, that Chinese - medicines were also taken while the acid was being used.

I have had under my own observation 6 cases in Canton, of which the meli- cines had effected 3 cures. Of the 3 mortalities, one (a female) was due to hæmorrhage of the generative organ, brought on probably, by excessive consump- tion of Chinese medicines of the most cooling nature, just while the patient was on the way to convalescence-a time when nourishments should have been taken.

From the figures given above, it will be seen that the percentage of cures with carbolic acid among the Chinese is higher than that given in Dr. THOMSON'S report. This I attribute to the fact that in Hongkong where the sanitary laws are so drastic, and the Chinese have such an inborn prejudice against things foreign, and a horror for dying outside their hearth and home, the cases for treatment in the hospitals were generally those already in an advanced stage of the malady; whereas in the cases herein mentioned the acid was generally given when the disease was in its early stage, and the patients were not harassed with the fear of forcible removal, and in every case took the medicine of their own free will, with even some confidence in its success.

In the face of such good results, I cannot help feeling grateful to the Medical gentlemen who has discovered in this drug its most invaluable quality, and I am not without hope that with further researches the acid may yet become a specific remedy for Plague. In this hope, I have already ordered 5,000 empty bottles for use in the next epidemic, should the disease unfortunately recur. And I also in- tend, for the next distribution, to take steps to ensure more accurate statistics being taken.-I have, &c.,

The Hon. Dr. J. M. ATKINSON, M.B., D.P.H., &c.,

Principal Civil Medical Officer

HO KAM TONG.

314

FREE TRANSLATION.

Plague medicine jor free distribution.

It is now ten years since Plague first become epidemic in Hongkong in the "Kap Ng" year (1894).

By experience made from one year to another, the local Government Medical Officers have discovered that the medicine for treating Plague, that has given the best results has been a preparation of pure carbolic acid, as to its curative effects. have been verified by numerous previous trials.

In a Government Medical Report published in the "Wa Tsz Yat Po" (Chinese Mail) of the 25th of 4th moon (8th June, 1904) in regard to the treat- ment of Plague, it is stated that since the commencement of last spring, the reco- very in European cases has been 70 per cent., while that in Chinese cases has been some 30 per cent.; the difference in the percentage being attributive to the fact that the Europeans are generally more robust in constitution, and consequently more capable of withstanding the attack than the Chinese.

Hearing that some of the districts in the interior have been more or less in- fected recently, and fearing that it would not be easy enough for some patients_to obtain medical treatmeut at hand, I (the undersigned) have requested Dr. JEU HAWK, a Surgeon of the Tung Wa Hospital, to prepare for me this medicine for free distribution.

The preparation is now ready to be given out (in bottles). Persons wishing to take some to their villages to render an aid to the people therein will be pleased to come for them. I hope that in every case where recovery has been effected by means of the inedicine distributed by me, the parties may be good enough to write to me to that effect, so that I may have an idea as to what has been the amount of success, and decide on a further distribution.

HO KAM TONG,

C/o. Compradore Office's, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.

15th of 5th Moon of 30th Year of Kwong Sui,

(28th June, 1904).

Directions for use.

Every bottle in which this medicine is contained, bears round it 16 marked out lines to serve as measures for the exact quantity to be taken.

For patients, male or female, aged from 1 to 6 years, take one dose in every two hours, each dose to be line. The dose must neither be diminished nor in- creased; but must be continued regularly without any intermission. Aged from 7 to 12 years, take one dose in every two hours, each dose to be one line. Aged from 13 to 18 years take one dose in every two hours, each dose to be 1 lines. Aged from 19 to 60 years take one dose in every two hours, each dose to be 2 lines. (Aged upwards of 60 years, take 1 dose in every 2 hours, each dose to be 1 lines). At the commencement of the attack, if severe fever is noted, the patient must begin with the hourly doses for 24 hours during the day and night. He must take fully 12 doses without fail.

On the second day, if the fever has abated to some extent, the patient might take 8 doses during the day. In that case he may not be disturbed, when he is asleep.

On the third day if a change for the better is noted, the patient might take either 4 or 6 doses according to the progress he has made.

On the fourth day, if the patient looks dangerless, he is at a stage when there is a good tendency to recovery. In that case, he should only continue taking the medicine for four days more, with 3 doses per day.

315

It is very esssential, however that the patient should discontinue the dose as soon as any black urine is noticed.

This medicine is not injurious to a pregnant woman if administered against Plague.

For application on the bubo, an opium preparation would do very well.

The patient's diet should be liquid only (such as rice, congee, beeftea, milk and chicken broth.

The nature of this medicine is mild, its cooling and heating properties being equal. It has a peculiar action for clearing out the Plague poison and killing the bacilli.

After recovery has been effected, it is very essential that the patient should take tonic, beef, mutton and chicken, would be the most suitable daily diet.

This medicine was prepared in the 5th moon of this year (June, 1904). It will become useless after two years.

NOTE. Bottles of this medicine can be had free at the following places be- sides Hongkong, Tung Shang, Ivory Ware shop, Tai Shun Street at Canton.

Compradore Office, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shameen, at Canton. Wing Cheong, Coal Store, at Fati Canton.

Wo Kut, Cotton yarn shop, Tung Tsun Fong, at Fatshan.

Wai On Cotttou yarn shop, Nam Pin Street, at Shek Lung, Tung Koon.

No. 1906

HONGKONG.

REPORTS OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, THE SANITARY SURVEYOR, AND THE COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

SANITARY BOARD.

Members.

The Hon. Dr. J. MITFORD ATKINSON, (Principal Civil Medical Officer), President.

[

The Hon. Mr. P. N. H. JONES, A.M.INST.C.E., (Acting Director of Public Works), Vice-President.

The Hon. Mr. A. W. BREWIN, J.P., Registrar General.

F. J. BADELEY, Esq., B.A., J.P., Captain Superintendent of Police.

Colonel W. E. WEBB, R.A.M.C., Principal Medical Officer, Hongkong and China. EDBERT ANSGER HEWETT, Esq., J.P.

FUNG WA CH'ÜN, Esq., J.P.

LAU CHU PAK, Esq., J.P.

HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, Esq., K.C.

AHMET RUMJAHN, Esq., J.P.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICES,

January 23rd, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Board, the following Report upon the Health of the Colony for the year 1904.

AREA.

The Board's jurisdiction extends to the Island of Hongkong, which has an area of 29 square miles, and to that portion of territory on the mainland between the shore and the first range of the Kowloon Hills extending from the village of Tseung Kwan O in Junk Bay, on the East, to the village of Kau Pa Hang on the West--with a sea frontage of about thirteen miles and an area of about sixteen square miles. Old Kowloon, with an area of about 24 square miles, has been in British occupation since 1861, but New Kowloon was leased to this Government in 1898 only, as part of what is known as the New Territory or Kowloon Hinter- land. The remainder of this New Territory is not under the jurisdiction of the Sanitary Board.

The City of Victoria, built on the Northern shore of the Island of Hongkong, has a frontage to the sea of nearly five miles and is separated from the opposite mainland of Kowloon by the Harbour, which is rather less than a mile and a third wide opposite the centre of the City and widens out to somewhat over three miles at its widest part, contracting again at Lyemun Pass on the East to little more than a quarter of a mile in width.

The domestic buildings of the City of Victoria number 9,433 exclusive of Barracks and Police Stations, of which some 957 are non-Chinese dwellings, while there are also some 150 European dwellings in the Hill district. The number of new houses completed during the year was as follows:-City of Victoria 66, Kowloon 24, New Kowloon 13, Tai Hang 1, and Peak 1, making a total of 105.

CLIMATE.

The maximum monthly temperature was attained in the months of July and August, and the minimum monthly temperature was recorded in the month of January.

The following table compiled from the monthly reports of the Director of the Observatory gives further details in regard to the meteorological conditions which prevailed during the year :-

WIND.

TEMPERATURE.

HUMI- SUN- RAIN-

MONTH.

DITY.

SHINE.

FALL.

Average of

daily Max.

Average of Meau. daily Min.

Direction.

Force.

Hours.

Inches.

Miles per hour

January,

64.9

55.4

59.5

185.2

0.120

E by N

13.8

February,

68.1

58.5

62.6

207-5

0.200

13.9

March,

67.0

60.3

63.2

29.7

3.755

E by N

146

April,

75.2

67.8

70-7

112.4

1.905

14.8

May,

80.8

718

75.6

148.0

7.705

E by S.

12.8'

June,

85·0

76.0

79.8

162.1

19-640 SE by E

July,

85.9

77.9

81.1

147.4

7.225

SSW

10.9

August,

86.0

77.2

80.8

172.6

27.640

E by S

13.2

September,

85.0

76.3

80.2

161.3

9.770

11-5

October,

80-1

73.3

76.5

191-2

2.005 E by N

14.1

November,

74.0

64.6

68.8

187.3

0.215

ENE

13.1

December,

66.1

55.7

60.7

201.7

0.230 ENE

10.6

The highest temperature recorded was 91.1° F. on June 26th, and the lowest was 44.8° F. on December 24th.

It is interesting to note that it was only in the month of July that the pre- vailing wind had not some East in it.

The total Rainfall for the year was 80-41 inches as compared with 93.66 inches in the previous year. The wettest month was August with 27.64 inches of rain ; the driest was January when only 0.12 inch of rain fell.

The greatest amount of rain which fell on any one day was 11.135 inches on August 25th, while no rain fell on 221 days of the year. The relative humidity of the atmosphere averaged over 80 per cent. for seven months of the year.

The average daily amount of sunshine throughout the year was 5.2 hours and on only 51 days was no sunshine recorded.

The following Table shows the fluctuations in the rainfall during the past twenty years :-

Inches.

1885,.

.108.92

1895,

45.83

1886,.

69.17

1896.

71.78

1887.

66.29

1897.

.100.03

1888,

...10458

1898,.

57.02

1889,.

119.72

1899.

72.70

1890,

70.93

1900.

73.73

1891,.

.117.12

1901.

55.78

1892,.

90.97

1902,

97.50

1893,

99.95

1903,

93.66

1894,

.104-25

1904,.

80.41

Average,...... 95.19

Average,...... 7484

In my Annual Report for 1899 I showed that the average rainfall during the decade ending that year was eleven and a half inches less than the average rainfall during the preceding decade. In 1902 I showed that the average rainfall had fallen more than sixteen and a half inches during the decade ending that year below the rainfall for the previous decade, and we now see that the average deficiency amounts to nearly twenty and a half inches when the past decade is compared with the immediately preceding one. This is a matter of serious moment in connection with the question of the water supply of the Colony, and indicates moreover a progressive change in our climatic conditions generally.

The following is the result of the monthly analyses, by the Government Analyst, of the Public Water supplies of the Colony, and it shows that its quality is excellent :-

The results are expressed in grains per gallon (1 in 70,000).

TYTAM SERVICE.

Greatest

Least

Average.

Amount.

Total solid matter dried at 212° F.,

4.3

3.0

3.5

Chlorine in Chlorides,....

0.7

0.5

0.6

Free Ammonia,

absent

Albumenoid Ammonia,

absent

Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F.,...

•016.

*006

•010

Nitrogen in Nitrates (Nitrites absent),

*008

absent

*003

POKFULAM SERVICE.

Greatest

Least

Amount.

Acerage.

Total solid matter dried at 212° F.,

6.2

3.2

4.9

Chlorine in Chlorides,

0.7

0.6

0.7

Free Ammonoia,

⚫0014

absent

·0001

Albumenoid Ammonia,

absent

Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F., · Nitrogen in Nitrates (Nitrites absent),

•036

*003

-017

·032

·004

⚫011

KOWLOON SERVICE.

Greatest

Least

Amount.

Average.

Amount.

Total solid matter dried at 212° F.,

4.3

2.7

3.3

Chlorine in Chlorides,

0.6

0.4

0.5

Free Ammonia,.

absent

Albumenoid Ammonia,

absent

Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F.,... Nitrogen in Nitrates (Nitrites absent),

⚫014

⚫002

·005

⚫020

⚫004

:011

CHEUNG SHA WAN SERVICE.

Greatest

Least

Amount.

Average.

Total solid matter dried at 212° F., ......

4.7

2.9

3.8

Chlorine in Chlorides,

0.5

0.4

Free Ammonia,

absent

Albumenoid Ammonia,

absent

Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F.,... Nitrogen in Nitrates (Nitrites absent),

*015

*002

*007

*020

absent

*007

During the year four wells were closed by order of the Board, the water being unfit for potable purposes; these wells were situated at 15, Kowloon Street, Kow- loon City; in Ribeiro's bungalow, Kowloon; between 15 and 16, Fuk Sing Lane, Victoria, and between 76B and 78A, First Street, Victoria.

GENERAL SANITARY CONDITION.

The houses which are now being erected in accordance with the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 of 1903 are a great improvement on the existing type of house, especially in respect of that provision of the Ordin- ance which permits the kitchens of tenement dwellings to extend across only one half of the width of the house. This enables the long narrow living rooms-which constitute the invariable type of the Chinese dwelling in this Colony-to be adequately lit and ventilated from the back as well as from the front, and thus a far more sanitary dwelling is secured. Under the Ordinance a certain amount of land has been resumed in respect of scavenging lanes, its total area being 428 square feet while in connection with the general resumption scheme for the improvement of the sanitary condition of the City, an area of 24,898 square feet has been resumed during the year in one of the most overcrowded areas, and the buildings are now being demolished for the purpose of forming a wide street through the block. In addition, an area of 1,650 square feet, on which stands a Coolie House for the chair coolies at the Peak, has been resumed for administrative purposes.

During the year a public bath-house in Pound Lane has been completed and opened and a public latrine has been opened on the West bank of the Bowrington Canal while three public urinals have been opened in the City.

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POPULATION.

The population of the Colony at the Census taken in January, 1897, was 248,880, while at the Census taken in January, 1901, it was (exclusive of the New Territory) 283,975. This shows the remarkable increase of 35,095 within a period of four years, and affords eloquent testimony of the prosperity of the Colony.

The following is the estimated population to the middle of 1904 :--

Non-Chinese Civil Community,

City of Victoria including Peak and

Stonecutters,..

Chinese Population, Villages of Hongkong,.

10,181

190,690

15,614

65,072

20,000

50,930

Old Kowloon,

New Kowloon (approximate),

Floating population,

Total Chinese Population,...... 342,306

Army,

Navy,

4,359

4,360

Total Population of the Colony,... 361,206

At the Census taken in 1901, the population of New Kowloon was found to be 17,243; it is impossible to make any exact estimate of the present population in this area, as no previous Census had been taken, and so the data necessary to indicate the rate of growth are lacking.

In addition to the foregoing there is a population of about 85,000 in that por- tion of the Kowloon Hinterland which is not under the jurisdiction of the Board.

The total strength of Troops in Garrison on June 30th, 1904, was 101 British officers and 1,415 British warrant officers, N.C.O.'s and men, with 48 Indian (native) officers and 2,515 Indian warrant officers, N.C.O.'s and men. There were also 239 British women and children and 41 Indian women and children, making a total of 4,359 as compared with 4,100 in the middle of 1903.

The total strength of the British Fleet on the China Station on June 30th, 1904, was 10,067 as compared with 8,905 in the previous year. At the Census taken in January, 1901, the actual number of officers and men of His Majesty's Navy present in the Colony was 5,597 and the estimated average number resident here (ashore and afloat) throughout the year 1904 is put at 4,360.

The Chinese boat population (exclusive of the New Territory) num- bered 41,280 at the Census taken in January, 1901, and has been estimated at 50,930 to the middle of 1904.

The following is the number of registered boats belonging to the Port, which constitute the homes of this floating population :-

Fishing and Trading Junks,................ Cargo-boats, Lighters, Sampans, etc., ..............

7,011

5,237

Total,.............. 12,248

The number licensed in 1903 was 11,458.

These figures do not include the registered fishing boats belonging to the New Territory, which number as follows:-

Cheung Chau,

Tai 0, Tai Po, Deep Bay, Sai Kung,

•

1,682

899

1,481

1,518

842

Total,......

6,422

The number registered for the New Territory in 1903 was 6,207.

The population of the Colony is classified primarily into Chinese and non-Chinese. The non-Chinese comprise a white population of 13,106, of whom 6,991 are civilians and the remainder belong either to the Army or the Navy. The coloured races (non-Chinese) number 5,794 and include East Indians, Malays, Philippinos, Eurasians, and a few Africans and Japanese. At the Census taken in 1897 the Portuguese numbered 2,267, while at that taken in 1901 the number had fallen to 1,956.

The civil population is essentially a male adult one, as no less than 72.9 per cent. of the Chinese population are males, while more than half the Civil population (50-2 per cent. of the Chinese and 564 per cent. of the non-Chinese) are between the ages of 20 and 45. The proportion of the population of Great Britain between these ages is only 33.8 per cent.

The City of Victoria is divided into ten Health Districts with a Sanitary Inspector in charge of each District; there are also five Senior Inspectors for the City, each of whom has the general supervision and control of two Districts. Kowloon is similarly divided into two Health Districts with a Sanitary Inspector in charge of each, and a Senior Inspector for Kowloon has been provided in the Estimates for 1905. There are also special Inspectors for the work of disinfection, for prosecutions, for the control of the Cemeteries, for drainage work and other matters, and in addition a special Plague staff who are employed throughout non- epidemic periods on work designed to prevent or mitigate the recurrence of these epidemics.

The following table gives the number of Chinese houses and floors (¿.e. sepa- rate Chinese dwellings in most cases), and the number of inmates per house and per floor in the City of Victoria.

Average Number Number Number of of Persons of Persons Floors per Dwelling. Per

House.

per

Floor.

6.8 8.9

City of Victoria

Health

One

Two Three Four Five

Total storey storey storey storey storey Dwell- Dwell-Dwell- Dwell- Dwell-Dwell-

ings. Districts. ings. ings. ings. ings. ings.

Total Floors.

161

423 206

336

547

2883

...

822 1,753

2.1

14.6

968 2,644

2.7

24.5

3:0

{

Most of the Chinese in this district occupy quar ters attached to European offices and dwellings.

576 377

7 1,032

3,415

3.3

25.4

7.7

132

515 345

46 1,040

3,421

3.3

23.6

7.2

298 469

67 894

3,145

3.5

23.7

6.7

38 445 377

24 901

3,056

3.4

18.1

5.3

83 616 294

3 1,002

3,211 3.2

22.2

6.9

440 479 103

1,045

2,752

2.6

23.5

8.9

334 351

745

1,868

2.5

16.8

6.7

Totals and Averages,

245 1,883 4,052 | 2,110

147 8,476 25,346

2.9

22.3

7.4

The following Table gives the acreage and estimated total population of each Health District of the City of Victoria, and the number of persons per acre :-

Non-Chinese Persons per

Acre on built-over

Health District.

Total Acreage.

Built-over Area (includ-

Non-

Chinese

ing Streets)

Chinese.

Houses.

in Acres.

Houses.

Chinese Population Population. including

Troops.

Areas.

531

134

822

157

11,970

1,175

243

140

968

28,710 {

495

185

1,680 Troops

232

137

412

5,310

3,070

998

1,032

176

26,220

1,386

521

1,040

24,550

413

925

894

21,170

102

788

901

16,300

528

1,002

22,280

475

1,045

24,620

170

563

252

106

745

12,560

502

123

1,502

746

8,476

957

188,690

9,084

265

There are also some 2,000 Chinese servants, etc. resident at the Peak.

The area of No. 3 Health District has been enlarged to the extent of 68 acres so as to include the houses on the South side of Conduit Road and a few extra lots on the Peak Road which have now been built upon. In spite of this addition however there are 132 persons to the acre in the City as a whole, that is to say, including all the outlying vacant lands, the villages, the Race Course and the Cemeteries in No. 1 Health District, the Public Gardens and all the vacant military land in Nos. 2, 3 and 10 Health Districts, and all the unoccupied hillside below the upper limit of the City Health Districts (ie., from 450 feet to 600 feet above. high water mark).

District No. 5 shows an estimated population of more than 900 persons to the acre, which indicates excessive overcrowding, while the remaining Central Districts also show far too many persons to the acre." It was hoped that the electric tramway would do much to lessen the overcrowding in the more Central Districts of the City, by enabling the workers to live on the outskirts of the City and come in daily to their work, but unfortunately the result has at present been that more workers have crowded into the central districts and use the tramway to go out to their daily work. Thus if we compare the year 1902 (before the tramway was built) with the past year, we find that the number of persons per acre in the built-over areas of Districts 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 has fallen from 157 persons in 1902 to 146 persons in 1904 while in the more Central Districts 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 the population has in- creased from 562 persons per acre in 1902 to 608 persons per acre in 1904. It must be remembered however that with such a changing population as we have in this Colony, it is extremely difficult to accurately gauge the increments of population over a period of years and these figures will no doubt need considerable modification in the light of the quinquennial census which will probably be taken in 1906.

The greater proximity to theatres and places of amusement is no doubt the attraction which has led to this migration of the working classes to the more Central Districts, but this will no doubt be met in due course by the establishment of similar places of amusement on the outskirts of the City when the owners of property realize that these are necessary to the letting of their premises.

For statistical purposes the two Health Districts of Kowloon have been sub- divided into nine sub-districts, of which 1, 6, 7 and 9 are in Health District 11, and 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 in Health District 12. The dividing line between Health Dis- tricts 11 and 12 is Robinson Road and an imaginary line drawn from the junction of Robinson Road with Austin Road to the summit of the Lion Rock-one of the Kowloon range of hills. No. 1 sub-district comprises Tsim-tsa-tsoi to the South of Austin Road and to the East of Robinson Road; No. 2 being the corresponding half of Tsim-tsa-tsoi to the West of Robinson Road; Nos. 3, 4 and 5 lie to the West of the District boundary, No. 3 extending from Austin Road to the Nullah which emerges at the Yaumati Pumping Station (Waterloo Road), thence north- wards along the East side of Kowloon Inland Lot 757 till it meets the road leading from Yaumati to Ma-tau-wei and along this road to its junction with the path leading to Hunghom; No. 4 extending from this boundary to the proposed Nullah on the Northern boundary of Kowloon Marine Lot 66 and thence to the Northern and North-Eastern boundaries of Farm Lot 11 and along the extension of these boundaries to meet the path which runs between Farm Lot 4 and Farm Lot 6; and No. 5 extending from this path to the old boundary of British Territory and in- cluding the peninsula and reclamation on which stands the village of Taikoktsui; Nos. 6 and 9 lie to the East of the District boundary, No. 6 extending from Aus- tin Road to the Road from Fo Pang to Hunghom and including all Hunghom to the South of the proposed 100 feet road from Hunghom to Hok Ün, and thence to the sea along the Northern boundary of Kowloon Marine Lot 40, and No. 9 extending from these roads to the old boundary of British Territory; No. 7 com- prises all that portion of New Kowloon lying to the East of the District boundary as far as the Eastern boundary of the Kowloon European Reservation, returning along the Southern boundary of this Reservation until it meets a stream at Ngau Chi Wan and thence along the stream to the sea; while No. 8 comprises all that portion of New Kowloon lying to the West of the District boundary.

KOWLOON.*-

One storey

Dwellings.

Two storey Dwellings.

Three storey

Dwellings.

Four storey

Dwellings.

Five storey 'Dwellings.

Total Dwell-

ings.

Total Floors.

AREA IN ACRES

213

221 438

1.98

9.99

5.04

108

166 560

3.37

27.92

8*27

126

9 324 372

7962,137

2.68

20.86.

7.77

198

910 219

699

524 63 326

20 173

3 234 292

592 446

Է-

920|1,656

1.80

6.78 3.77

163

245 542

4:37

27.47

12:51

319

551 1,435

2.60 16.73

6.42

323

1,042 1,496

1,159 1,598

745❘ 791 1.06

1.43

5.13

3.58

2,758

1.36

5.56 4.03

2,068

6.28

5.92

732

In addition to the foregoing, there are 885 Officers and Men of the Indian Army in Sub-district No. 1, and 1,671 in Sub-district No. 2.

BIRTHS.

The births registered during the year were as follows:-

Males.

Chinese,.............621

Non-Chinese, ......119

Females.

Total.

321

942

144

263

740

465

1,205

This is equal to a general birth-rate of 3:3 per 1,000 as compared with ·

3.2 per 1,000 during 1903, and 3.8 per 1,000 in 1902.

The birth-rate among the non-Chinese community alone was 13.9 per 1,000 as compared with 15.2 per 1,000 in 1903, and 12.6 per 1,000 in 1902.

The nationalities of the non-Chinese parents were as follows:-British 16 Portuguese 73, Indian 37, Malay and Philippino 22, German 13, American 3, French 2, Austrian, Russian, Persian, Arab, African, Brazilian, and Creole one each.

The number of Chinese births registered does not give an accurate record of the total number of births of Chinese that have occurred in the Colony, for many of the infants that die during the first month or so of life remain unregistered, although their deaths must be registered to obtain the necessary burial orders. It has been customary therefore to add to the registered births the number of infants of one month old and under that die in the various Convents or are found by the Police in the streets or in the Harbour. The number during 1904 was 203 males and 369 females making a total of 572 and the addition of these figures to the registered Chinese births gives a total of 1,514, and a corrected birth-rate of 4.9 per 1,000, while among the Chinese alone the rate becomes 44 per 1,000, instead of 2.7 per 1,000.

The preponderance of male bit his over female births is very marked among the Chinese, the proportion among the registered births being 193 male births to every 100 female births, and even with the addition of the 572 unregistered births referred to above, the proportion is 119 male births to 100 female births.

Among the non-Chinese community there is a remarkable preponderance of female births, the proportion being only 83 male births to every 100 female births. In former years there has always been an excess of male births, the proportion in 1903 being 111 males to 100 females, while in 1902 the figures were the same.

DEATHS.

The total number of deaths registered during the year was 6,118, as compared with 6,185 in 1903 and 6,783 in 1902. The death-rate for 1904 was therefore 16:94 per 1,000 as compared with 18.9 per 1,000 for 1903 and 217 per 1,000 for 1902. These deaths include 495 from Plague.

The following Table gives the death-rates during the past twenty years inclu- sive and exclusive of deaths from Plague and exclusive in every case of the Naval and Military populations and deaths, as until the last ten years these latter figures were not recorded :-

1885

32.36

▸

· 1895

21.89

1886

31.79

1896

24.25

1887

28.59

Average

1897

19.13

Average

29.62

22.46

1888

31.72

1898

22.71

1889

23.64

1899

24.33

1890

23.19

1900

24.12

1891

23.80

1901

24.03

1892

20.70

Average

1902

22.18

Average

24.15

21.58-

1893

22.70

1903

19.30

1894

30.37

1904

18.29

Excluding Plague:

1895

21.74

1900

21.10

1896

19.79

1901

19.03

1897

19.05

Average

1902

20.32

Average

19.44

18.47

1898

17.98

1903

15.10

1899

18.65

1904

· 16.79

It is always gratifying when a Department can look back over a decade of strenuous work and show continued progress in the right direction, and a study of the foregoing table of death-rates will demonstrate the fact that so far as the health of the Colony is concerned there has been a progressive improvement since the re- organization of the Sanitary Department in 1895.

The total number of deaths among the Chinese community was 5,882 which is equal to a death-rate of 17-18 per 1,000 as compared with 19.1 per 1,000 during the previous year.

The deaths registered among the non-Chinese numbered 236, of which 189 were from the Civil population, 34 from the Army (including five deaths of men who belonged to the North China command and six camp followers three of whom belong to the North China command, and 2 children) and 13 from the Navy; this is equal to a death-rate of 12.48 per 1,000. The nationalities of these deaths were as follows:-British 74, Indian 70, Portuguese 40, Japanese 16, French 9, Malay and Philippino 8, German 7, American, Austrian and Peruvian 2 each, Norwegian, Italian, Russian, African, Brazilian and Chilian 1 each.

The following Table gives the causes of the 26 deaths occurring among the troops :-

British.

Malarial Fever,

Pneumonia,

Acute Rheumatism,

Alcoholism,

Malarial Fever,

Phthisis,

...

Indian.

Gun Shot Wounds,

Rupture of Spleen and Liver,... 1

Pneumonia,

Bronchitis,

Sprue,

Dysentery,

...

Heart Failure,

•

Anæmia, Debility,

....

Suicide, Melancholia,

The deaths among the camp followers were as follows:-Northern command: Phthisis 3; Southern command: Syphilis 1, Anæmia 1, Hemiplegia 1; while the two deaths of children were from Immaturity at birth.

The thirteen deaths occurring in the China Squadron which were regis- tered in the Colony were as follows:-

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Enteric Fever,...........

Phthisis,

Pneumonia,

Appendicitis,

Dysenteric Diarrhœa,

;

Malarial Fever,

Fracture of Skull, ..........................

Drowning,

Gun Shot Wound of Head,

•1

Scalds,

The deaths occurring in persons employed in the Mercantile Marine or

in Foreign Navies numbered 29 and the causes of death were as follows:

Enteric Fever,

Cerebral Compression,..

....

Phthisis,

Acute Nephritis,

Pneumonia,

Bright's Disease,.

Bronchitis,

Fractured Skull,

Heart Disease,

Bullet Wounds,

Dysentery,

Alcoholism,

Intestinal Intus-susception,

Poisoning,

Meningitis,

Beri-Beri,

Dementia,

Sunstroke,

Old Age, Unknown,

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The death from Beri-Beri occurred in an Indian.

The total number of deaths therefore which occurred among the non-Chinese resident Civil population was 160, and allowing 1,080 for the non-Chinese floating population this is equal to a death-rate among the resident non-Chinese Civil population of 17-58 per 1,000.

The reason why the death-rate among the non-Chinese Civil community is slightly higher than it is among the Chinese community is because many of the Chinese when taken ill leave at once for their own country, (the cost of steamer passage to Canton being only a few cents), whereas the Indians and Malays who live in this Colony, under very similar conditions to the Chinese, are unable, on

account of the much greater expense, to leave for their own country when ill. The real death-rate among the Chinese is probably therefore considerably higher than the figures registered in this Colony testify.

Only three deaths from Plague occurred among the non-Chinese community all of them being Indians..

The principal causes of death (other than Plague) among the non-Chinese resident Civil population were :--

Enteric Fever,....................

.10

Phthisis,

Cholera,

Pneumonia,

Small-pox,

Dysentery,

Puerperal Fever,.

Apoplexy,

Influenza,

Bright's Disease,

Malarial Fever,

Alcoholism,

Septicæmia,

Beri-Beri,

etc.,

etc.

One of these deaths from Beri-Beri occurred in a Japanese and the other in a Portuguese.

UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.

During the year the bodies of 177 persons who had died in the City without being attended by a medical man, were inspected by the Sanitary staff and enquiries made from the relatives as to the probable cause of death, the body being sent to the Public Mortuary for examination whenever any suspicious circumstances suggested that such a course was desirable.

The presumed causes of death were as follows:----

Asthma,

Old Age,

.35

Beri-Beri,

Paralysis,

Bronchitis,

Phthisis,

....58

Convulsions,..

Plague,

Heart Disease,

Pneumonia,

Marasmus,

Premature Birth,

Malarial Fever,

Premature Labour,

...

Mammary Abscess,

Umbilical Hæmorrhage, 1

Sent to Mortuary, 36.

The number of bodies dealt with in a similar manner in Kowloon is given in Dr. MACFARLANE's report, hereto appended.

AGE DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS.

The number of deaths of infants under one year of age was 1,207 or 19.7 per cent. of the total deaths. The infant death-rate among the non-Chinese community during the year was 76 per 1,000 as compared with 108.7 per 1,000 in 1903.

Among the Chinese population the deaths of infants numbered 1,187, which exceeds the total number of births registered. Taking however the corrected num- ber of births, this gives an infant mortality of 784 per 1,000. This is a very high figure and the infant mortality is undoubtedly high in the Colony among the Chinese community, though possibly not so high as the foregoing rate indicates, as many births escape registration while not a few infants are brought to the Colony from China and die here though they were, not born here. A large number of these infant deaths are due to diseases of a convulsive type which may depend for their origin on insanitary conditions generally, and more particularly on impro- per treatment of the umbilical cord after birth.

DISEASES OF THE CHEST.

The number of deaths among the Chinese from respiratory diseases was 1,394 or 23.7 per cent. of the total Chinese deaths. This represents a death-rate from these diseases of 4.07 per 1,000 as compared with 4:37 per 1,000 in 1903, and 5.4 per 1,000 in 1902. The discrepancy between the land population and the boat population is not so marked as usual, the death-rate from these diseases among the former having been 4.02 per 1,000 and among the latter it was 4.36 per 1,000. In former years there has frequently been a considerably heavier death-rate from chest-diseases among the boat population than among the land population. The number of deaths of Chinese from Phthisis was 524 or 376 per cent. of the total deaths from respiratory diseases.

NERVOUS DISEASES.

The deaths of Chinese recorded under this heading number 543 and no less than 387 or 71 per cent. of these occurred in infants under one year

of age, the causes of death being Convulsions, Tetanus and Trismus. Most of the infants are left at the doors of the French or the Italian Convents in a moribund condition, and very little information is obtainable concerning them.

A Committee which investigated this question during 1903 was of the opinion that some of these infant deaths were brought about by improper feeding, and I understand that instances have been met with, in the Public Mortuary, of actual rupture of the stomach or intestine as a result of the feeding of young in- fants on hard solid food.

A further reference to these infant deaths will be found under the head- Age Distribution of Deaths."

MALARIAL FEVER.

The total number of deaths among the Chinese from Malarial Fever was 289, while among the Non-Chinese it was 12, of which seven occurred among the Troops, one in the Navy, and 4 among Civilians.

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A very considerable amount of anti-malarial work has been done during the past four years, mostly in the direction of the sub-soil draining of swamps and the training of nullahs, and the results of this work will be seen in the following Table of Deaths from Malarial Fever for the past five years, which shows a rapidly falling death-rate. There is no reason however why this death-rate should not be reduced still further by a continuance of the work above indicated :-

Deaths among Non-Chinese.

Deaths among Chinese.

1900,. 1901,..

526

541

1902.

393

1903,.

283

1904,

289

BERI-BERI.

There were 735 deaths among the Chinese from Beri-Beri as compared with 379 during the previous year, and 452 in 1902. The deaths among the Non- Chinese community numbered 4 only.

I understand that the Government Bacteriologist, Dr. HUNTER, is engaged on a special research into the etiology of this disease, and I will only therefore repeat the statement I have made in former Reports, that in my opinion the disease is most probably attributable to infected food, such as rice or other grain which has been attacked by some fungoid growth.

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The distribution of the deaths throughout the year was as follows:-

January,

February,

July, August,

84 ..100.

March,

September,

April,

October,

.61

May,

.104

November,

June,.

December,

298

437

INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

The total number of cases of infectious disease reported by registered medical practitioners during the year was 758, of which 510 were cases of Plague. The following Tables show the number of cases of each disease reported during each quarter of the year, and the general distribution of the cases throughout the Colony.

INFECTIOUS · NATIONA-

DISEASES.

LITY.

1ST

2ND

3RD

4TH QUARTER QUARTER. QUARTER. QUARTER.

TOTAL.

Chinese,

367

124

Plague,

Other Asiatics, .

European,.

Enteric

Fever,

Chinese,

Other Asiatics, -

Chinese,

Cholera,

...

Other Asiatics,

European,.

Small-pox,

Chinese,

Other Asiatics,

1:32

RIE24:

507

510

129

European,

Diphtheria,

Chinese,

Puerperal

Chinese,

Fever,

...

Other Asiatics,

Scarlet

European,

Fever, ... 1 Chinese,

464

156

758

DISTRIBUTION OF CASES.

CITY OF VICTORIA HEALTH

Kow-

DISTRICTS.

loon.

2 3 4

ст

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Harbour.

New

Territory.

Villages of

Hongkong.

No.

Address.

Imported.

Plague,..... 15 25 17 14 11 14 12 31 149 51 25 49 25

Enteric Fever, 7 17 13 5 3

Cholera,...... 2 22

མ་

1 4

511

3 8 4 5

05.

Small-pox,... 4

Diphteria,.... 2

Scarlet Fever,

Puerperal Fever,.

...

t..

PLAGUE.

Dr. W. W. PEARSE, who acted as Medical Officer of Health in my absence on. leave during the greater part of the year, has submitted an exhaustive report on the Plague incidence during the year, so that further comment on this subject is. unnecessary here.

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ENTERIC FEVER.

It will be seen that the total number of cases of Enteric Fever reported dur- ing the year was 129 as compared with 44 in 1903 and 55 in 1902. The European cases numbered 54, and 24 of these were imported, leaving 30 of local origin, 12 of which occurred on board various men-of-war in the Harbour. The Chinese cases numbered 55, while 20 cases occurred among other Asiatics.

The most fruitful source of infection of Enteric Fever in this Colony is un- doubtedly the eating of raw vegetables in salads, owing to the time-honoured Chinese custom of manuring market gardens with an emulsion of human excre- ta. This method of cultivation is strictly prohibited in the Colony, and the Inspectors are always on the watch to see that it does not occur, but the great bulk of the food supply of the Colony is grown in Chinese territory in the Delta of the Canton River, and it is distinctly dangerous therefore to partake of raw salads in this Colony, unless they have been grown in a private garden and under the imme- diate eye of a European. Oysters are also a source of infection here and these again come from Chinese territory, so that we have no control over the fattening processes which usually precede their consumption.

The public water supply of the Colony is unquestionably above suspicion, but there are a certain number of small streams in the New Territory which may oc- casionally be used to furnish water to the shipping-though there is no necessity for this as water can always be obtained from the public mains, on payment-and those streams are liable to occasional contamination from market gardens.

In my Annual Report for 1897 I discussed at length the question of the appa- rent immunity of the Chinese from Enteric Fever, and attributed this apparent immunity of the adult native population to the protective influence of an attack dur- ing childhood. At that time it was not customary to make an exhaustive exami- nation of the bodies of Chinese infants brought to the Mortuary, with a view to the elucidation of this particular point, but this has been done since my Report was published and it is noteworthy that out of a total of 55 Chinese cases, no less than 32 were in children under five years of age and a further 5 between the ages of five and fifteen. These figures show moreover that adult Chinese do occasionally con- tract the disease, but in comparing the figures it must be borne in mind that the Chinese population is more than eighteen times as numerous as the non-Chinese population, and that they live under less sanitary conditions, so that they ob- viously enjoy some degree of immunity, as compared with the Non-Chinese popu- lation. The actual age distribution of all the cases is given in the following Table:-

•

Nationality.

Under 1 year.

Age Age

Age Age Age

1-5 5-1515-25 25-45 45-60 Total. years. years. years. years. years.

European, Chinese,

1 10

•

Other Asiatics,

...

Total,

129

Cases of Enteric Fever in infants and young children are of rare occurrence

in Europe and America, where it is regarded as essentially a disease of early adult

life.

Nationality.

I append herewith also a Table of the cases of Enteric Fever reported during the past five years, classified according to nationality and age :—

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904,

Under 5

5-15

Over lõ

European,

1 18

Chinese,

6 28

Other Asiatics,

Total,.

7 67

Under 5

5-15

Over 15

28.

Under 5

5-15

Over 15

Under 5

5-15

at the

4 46

CHOLERA.

A small outbreak of Cholera occurred in the Wanchai District (No. 2 Health District) during the months of May, June and July, 1 cases in all being reported, of which two only were known to have been imported. The disease was practically limited to the coal coolies, whose work is of a particularly thirsty nature and it is more than probable that the disease was contracted on board the ships they were employed in loading, by the drinking of contaminated water which may not have been intended for drinking purposes.

SMALL-POX.

There was a small outbreak of Small-pox in the first half-year, 64 cases being reported, of which 5 were known to have been imported. Five of the cases occurred in Europeans, of which three were imported, while five occurred in other Asiatics and the remainder among the Chinese. One of the European cases died and also one of the other Asiatics while there were 38 deaths among the Chinese.

I regret to say that, in spite of the rapid growth of the population, the number of vaccinations, recorded yearly has fallen off considerably of late, as will be seen from the following statement :----

Vaccinations,

1898,..

.7,051

1899,

.6,529

1902, 1903,.

•

6,475 .5,348

1900,

.4,406`

1904.

..5,555

1901,.

.5,937

DIPHTHERIA.

Six cases of Diphtheria were reported during the year, as compared with nine in 1903, and twenty in 1902. Three of the cases occurred in Europeans-one in January, one in June and one in September-and three in Chinese in September, October and November respectively. None of these cases proved fatal.

INTERMENTS.

The following number of interments in the various Cemeteries of the Colony has been recorded during the year :-

Non-Chinese.-Colonial Cemetery,...

Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mahommedan Cemetery,

Jewish Cemetery,

Parsee Cemetery,

105 1,023

1,169

Over 15

Chinese.-Mount Caroline Cemetery.

Mount Davis

Tung Wah Hospital Infectious Diseases

220 363 1,957

Cheung Sha Wan,

596

•

Protestant

Eurasian

Shaukiwan

Aberdeen

352

178

Stanley

Shek O

Ma Tai Wai

667

Shai Yi Shek

Sham Shui Po

4,502

Sixteen cremations of the bodies of Hindoos also occurred during the year.

During the past three years a considerable number of unclaimed bodies has been disinterred from Mount Davis Cemetery by the authorities of the Tung Wah Hospital, the bones being urned and the urns deposited on land set apart for this purpose. The total number disinterred between January, 1902, and June, 1904, was 2,872, at a cost to the Government of $4,228.88. Similar disinterments are to be undertaken at the Mount Caroline and Ma Tau-Wai Cemeteries owing to the pressure on the accommodation at these Cemeteries.

PROSECUTIONS.

The following is a return of prosecutions that were instituted during the year:

Offence.

Sum-

Con- Penal-

monses.victions.

ties.

Remarks.

Breaches of Bye-laws

Bake-bouses,

Dairies,

Latrines and Privies,

Matsheds,

urine,

Public Laundries,.

Carrying nightsoil during prohibited hours.

Conservancy boats alongside Praya during pro-

hibited hours,

Depositing nightsoil in drains,

rubbish into the Harbour,.......

Dirty premises,........

Failing to cement render kitchen walls,

cleanse and lime-wash,

*26492 god

4274

1 Withdrawn.

175

244

1 Withdrawn.

Bound over in $25 for 3 months.

100

ཅཚ

765

220

185

1,784

Absconded, 4 convictions were conducted by the Police at the request of the Sanitary Board.

I Withdrawn.

8 Absconded, 27 Dismissed.

cleanse side channels,

......

fill up rat runs,

5 Withdrawn.'

provide dust bins,

1 Withdrawn.

dust boats,

360

fire places,

I Withdrawn.

hoods or flues,.............

194

open spaces,

1 Dismissed.

sufficient window area,

180

2 Withdrawn.

notify infectious diseases,

115

remove refuse,

9 Dismissed.

repair or concrete ground surfaces,

kitchens,....

waste-pipes,

133

remove nightsoil,

676

Illegal cubicles,

464.50

partitions,..

Occupying premises unfit for human habitation,

Offering a bribe to an officer,

17.50'

100

}

Overcrowding basements,

common lodging houses,..

114

opium divans,

232

tenement houses,

244

190

2,195

Selling pork without licences,

نا

300

2 Fined for non-compliance with

Magistrate's orders.

3 Dismissed.

30 Withdrawn.

Fined for non-compliance with

Magistrate's orders,

3 Months' hard labour.

2 Absconded.

33 Absconded, 14 Dismissed, 7

Withdrawn.

2 Did not appear, bail $30 eschcated.

Sleeping in basement,

Nuisance in public streets,...

Unregistered common lodging houses,...

Using basement for preparation of food without

permission,

Total,

772

623 $9,016.00||

DISINFECTING STATION.

The Disinfecting Station buildings and staff have been under the control of Inspector H. GIDLEY throughout the year except for a period of four months dur- ing which Inspector H. GIDLEY was on leave, when Inspector S. M. GIDLEY acted in his place. The work has been carried out in a very satisfactory manner. The Washington-Lyon apparatus which was removed from this Station to make way for a new and larger one, has been removed to a Disinfecting Station which has been built at Kowloon so that it is no longer necessary to carry infected articles across the Harbour for disinfection. The New Kowloon Disinfecting Station also serves as a District Office, a building having been erected in the compound for this purpose.

The following is a list of the number of articles passed through the Steam Disinfector during 1904 :-

Articles from private houses in Victoria,

30,829

Kowloon,

1,085

27.

Kennedy Town Hospital,....

Tung Wah Hospital,

809

Government Civil Hospital,.

827

Victoria Gaol,

298

Government clothing used by contacts and disinfected afterwards, 2,525 Clothing and bedding of Disinfecting Staff,

5,500

41,940

The apparatus was in use on 198 days during the year and for 12 hours daily during the prevalence of the Plague epidemic.

All articles of clothing and bedding, &c., which can be washed and ironed are thoroughly laundried before leaving the Station. The number of articles so treated since the completion of the Laundry in July last totals 4,854 pieces.

STAFF.

Assistant Medical Officers of Health :-

WILFRID W. PEARSE, M.B., D.P.H.

BERTRAM W. BARNETT, M.A., M.B., D.P.H. H. MACFARLANE, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., D.P.H. S

For Plague duties.

Dr. PEARSE acted as Medical Officer of Health in my absence on leave during the greater part of the year.

The following is a list of the Inspectors on the fixed establishment in this sub-department at the end of the year :-

Senior Sanitary Inspectors.

*J. A. LYON.

*A. CARTER.

*P. T. LAMBLE.

*T. P. CONOLLY.

*J. REIDIE.

First Class Inspectors.

None.

Second Class Inspectors.

W. FINCHER.

H. J. KNIGHT.

A. D. J. McKenzie.

R. G. McEwEN.

Plague Inspectors.

*L. E. BRETT,

*F. FISHER..

*W. H. WOOLLEY.

*F. ALLEN.

*H. J. W. GIDLEY.

*S. M. GIDLEY.

R. C. WITCHELL.

T. ABLEY.

A. BROWN.

* These officers have the Inspector's Certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute.

เ

Third Class Inspectors.

J. A. BULLIN.

H. PEARSON.

C. E. FRITH.

C. W. WARD.

R. HUDSON.

D. O'KIEFFE.

J. R. LEE.

S. KELLY.

F. WARD.

*C. W. COYSH.

F. O. AMY.

The Secretary of the

SANITARY BOARD.

Overseer of Cemeteries.

H. J. WHITE.

I have, &c.,

FRANCIS CLARK, M.D., D.P.H.,

Medical Officer of Health.

Appendix A.

SIR, I have the honour to forward my Report on the Public Mortuary, Kowloon, for the year 1904. The total number of post-mortems made during that period 675.

These were divided up as follows:

January, 28

April, 66

February, 21

May, =102

March,

June, 57

July, August, 61 September, = 45

October,

•November, December,

79 4

The following is the return of causes of death :--

1. Total General. Diseases,

2. Total Local Diseases,

a. of Circulatory System,.

b. of Respiratory System,

c. of Digestive System,

•

.271

.209

...156

.164

d. of Urinary System,

e. of Generative System,

3. Total Injuries,

4. Decomposed Bodies,

1. General Diseases.

Small-pox,

Plague.--Bubonic (Femoral 84; Axillary 6),......90

Septic,

Pneumonic,

Enteric Fever,.....

Beri-Beri,.

Malaria,

Septicæmia,

Acute General Tuberculosis,

Premature Birth,..

Still Birth,

Marasmus,.

Leprosy,

Mediastinal Abscess,

Abscess of Thigh,

.27

..52

..32

.42

* These officers have the Inspector's Certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute.

2. Local Diseases. ́

a. Circulatory System.

Valvular (Aortic) Disease of Heart,

Valvular (Mitral) Disease of Heart,.......10

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,..

Aneurysm of Aorta, 1st part,.

Aneurysm of Aorta, 2nd part, Pericarditis, Acute Fibrous,

Pericarditis, Purulent,

Malignant Endocarditis, Myocarditis,..

b. Respiratory System.

Acute Bronchitis,

Broncho-Pneumonia,

......37

Lobar Pneumonia,

....59

Tuberculosis of Lungs,

.....47

Pleurisy, Empyema,

c. Digestive System.

Acute Enteritis,

Peritonitis,

Strangulated Inguinal Hernia,

Cirrhosis of Liver,

d. Urinary System.

Acute Nephritis,.

Sub-acute Parenchymatous Nephritis,

Chronic Nephritis,

J..

e. Generative System.

Placenta Prævia,

Post Partum Hæmorrhage,..

Puerperal Septicemia,

3. Injuries.

1. General. Multiple,

Suffocation :-Submersion,

Strangulation,

...10

2. Local.-Of Head-Fracture of Vault of Skull,.. 9

Fracture of Base of Skull, 2

Gunshot Wound, of Skull,

Of Chest-Bullet Wound in Chest,

Fracture of Ribs,

Of Abdomen-Rupture of Spleen,

...

The nationality of these deaths was divided up as follows:

Chinese,

European,

...669

Indian, Philippino,

...

Source of Bodies.

The following Table shows the source of the bodies. It will be seen that 60·3% of the total number were found thrown out either into the street, hill- side, vacant ground, or harbour :-

Found in No. of House,

1904.

Bodies. Matshed Street.

or Boat.

Hillside or

Vacant

Ground.

Har-

bour.

Total % Dumped.

January,

February,

March,

.7.

April,

HIQ O

65.1 %

61.9

82.5

May,

102

48,

وو

June,

52.6

July,

August,

62.3

September,

55.5 ""

October,

59.5 31

November,

December,

GO T

55.

It will be seen from the small Table below that a larger number, in proportion, of Non-Plague cases are dumped than Plague cases :---

Non-Plague Cases.-Total 556.

Found in house, etc. in which they lived,...199=35·7 % Found thrown out in street, hillside, etc.,...357–64.3 %

Plague Cases.-Total 118.

Found in house in which they lived, .......6857·6 % Found thrown out into street, etc., .........50=42·1 %

In addition to the bodies examined by post-mortem in the Mortuary, 414 bodies have been inspected by the Inspectors and given burial orders, no suspicion of infectious disease being present.

These deaths are divided up as follows:-

New Kowloon,-

Old Kowloon,.

.168

Kowloon City and District,....149 Sham Shui Po and District, 97 (Since the

1st of August, 1904, only.)

The following are the causes of death assigned to them

...

Asthma, Bronchitis,

Cardiac Failure,..

Child Birth,

Convulsions,

Cancer,.

Debility,

Dropsy,

Dysentery,

Diarrhoea,

Fever,

Malaria,

•

Fracture of Skull,

Malnutrition,

Marasmus,

Newly Born,

Pneumonia,

Tuberculosis of Lungs,

..104

Old Age,

..116

Syphilis,

Beri-Beri,

I have, &c.,

H. MACFARLANE,' L.R.C.P., D.P.H., Medical Officer in charge of Mortuary, Kowloon.

Appendix (B.)—RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

I-General Diseases.

A.-Specific Febrile Diseases.

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

Civil.

Army.

Navy.

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

లు.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

a Zymotic.

Small-pox,

Diphtheria,

Fever Scarlet,

Typhoid, (Enteric),

3 5

Simple Continued,

Cholera,

Choleraic Diarrhoea,

Diarrhoea,

Dysentery,

Plague,.

Influenza,

Chicken-pox,

:: Guai ai aii

6 24

...

:: BNF: ∞ com

3 4 4 2 1

...

25 10

2 4

26 118

95 13

B Malarial.

Fever Malarial,

Erysipelas,

Pyæmia,

Septicæmia,

y Septic.

Puerperal Fever,

& Venereal.

Syphilis (Acquired),

(Congenital),

Gonorrhoea,

Total,...... 29

4 3768 31 47

Total,...

12 15

Total,......

:::

1 1 2

~::

Total,......

Total Group, A.,...... 35. 10

B.-Diseases dependent on Specific

External Agents.

a Poisons.

Poisoning by Sulphuric Acid,

Opium Poisoning,

Poisoning Acute, (Substance Undefined),

38 48 158 114

ww.

7 13

...

2 3

MN:

...

2 1

: ܗ:

2 3 3 ...

1 2 1 1 4

...

~::

52 117

56 36 24

Total,......

قيم

Carried forward, Group A.,... 35

Group B........

10 5

52117

43 56 36 24

...

2 1 1 4

59 175 125

33333

...

co.

59 175 125

3 1

་

...

under 45

years.

under 60

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

Kow- SHÁUKI- ABER-

TOTAL AT The Different AGE PERIODS.

"Under 1

month.

1 month and

LOON Dis-

WÁN DIS-

DEEN

STANLEY DIS-

DIS-

TRICT.

under 15

years.

under 25

years.

Non-Chinese. | 45 years and

Non-Chinese. 25 years.and

Non-Chinese. 15 years and

Chinese.

under 12

months.

Non-Chinese. 1 year and

เง

Chinese.

under 5

years.

Non-Chinese. | 5 years and

•

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Non-Chinese.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Non-Chinese. Chinese.

:28:

133

...

-I

· 00

: 2

37 2 2

♡

•

...

Unknown.

GRAND

TOTAL.

Chinese.

years.

Jed

Non-Chinese.

60 years

Chinese.

and over.

Non-Chinese.

Age

Chinese.

∞

223

91...

...

614

10 2

* - *

...

69 1 25

13 1

: 15

...

54 1 132 1 104 4 167 26 298 2 85... 46

211

1 211

...

32 4 61 5 115 139 ...

32 4 61 5 115 1|39|...

196 14 111 60

19 36 8

196

14 111

...

Co -T

4 J 11

...

250

493

930

:..

13...

...

301

•

...

30...

11 2 96

1150

...

I 3 1

13...

1 137 10 235 33 437 3 130

...

200

...

}

1,308

-.་

1150

...

2...

...

3 1

4...

1 137 10 235 33 437 3130 ...

10 00

...

296

...

172.

1,308

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

CAUSES.

Civil.

Army.

Navy.

Brought forward, Group A.,... 35 10

Group B...... 1

General Diseases.-Continued.

Burus,

Scalds,

B.-Effects of Injuries.

Multiple Injuries,

Injuries from Dynamite,

Intenal Injuries,

Drowning,

Fracture of Skull,··

Concussion of Brain,

Fracture of Pelvis,

of Clavicle,

of Bones &c.,

Rupture of Spleen,

of Liver,

of Diaphragm,

of Stomach,

of Intestine,

وو

of Gravid Uterus,

of Lung, (from fractured ribs),.

of Heart,

Sun Stroke,

Suffocation,

Starvation,

Fracture of Steruum,

5 52 117 43 56

10:

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

Nc. 6.

- No. 7.

co No. 8.

S No. 9.

33 59 175 125

3 1

No. 10.

Unknown,

Peak.

Harbour.

Asphyxia,...

Shock,

Dislocation of Neck,

Wounds,

Shooting,

Suicide by Shooting,

by Cutting Throat,

by Hanging,

Murder by Shooting,

Punctured Wound,

Hæmorrhage,

Total,......

Errors of Diet.

Alcoholism (Chronic),

(Acute),

•

6 12 4 3 16 8 6 5 1 15

Total,......

Total Group B.,..

25 6 4 4

8 4 6 13

4 19 9 6

C.-Developmental Diseases.

1 16

Immaturity at Birth,

Debility,

Old Age,

c. :

Co um co

6 2 1

9 17 1

2 1

Carried forward, (Developmental Diseases),

7 3

.00

: +

เว

5 2

4 10

4 1

Carried forward, Groups A., B.

60 16

9 56 125 47 62

2851

78 184 131

38 2 62

102

124

383

229

24 118

...

心

10|7| 1

...

་

...

$29

心

333

•

...

心

...

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,—Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

...

196

14 111

:80

6:1

386

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

00 Population.

2 96

1 150 1 137 10,235 33 437 3 130

← w

Boat

Population.

Non-Chinesc.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Kow-

LOON

WÁN SHÁUKI-

DEEN ABER-

STANLEY

DIS-

TRICT.

Under 1

month.

1 month and

under 12

months.

I year and

under 5

years.

5 years and under 15

years.

15 years and under 25

J'ears.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

25 years and under 45

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese,

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

years.

45 years and under 60

years.

60 years

and over.

•

...

::::

...

со

السم

...

6 6 3223

...

•

...

ગ

لحمل

•

...

62914 71 1

16...

•

I 19

1. 1

2 1

2 16...

61 1

بر

...

51...

155348)

213

2 99

1 158 214316 267 56 514 5 146

671

...

151

5 336

...

169

Non-Chinese.

Age

Unknown

Chinese.

1,308

GRAND

TOTAL.

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

Civil.

Army.

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.

Brought forward, (Groups A & B), 60 16 9 56 125

General Diseases,-Continued.

C-Developmental Diseases,-Contd.

Brought forward,..

Marasmus and Atrophy,

་

Tabes Mesenterica,

Inanition,

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

62 49 28 51 78 184 131 38 2 62

8 212 92

2 3 82 5 3 6

සය

4 10

ဘာ

8 4

8 26 4 3

...

Total Group C...................

21 236 102

I-

6 10

9 4

D.—Miscellaneous Diseases.

Rheumatic Fever,

Articular Rheumatism,

Hipjoint Disease,.....

Cancer (Undefined),

of Uterus,

Ovary, Liver,..

Rectum,. Larynx, Stomach,

Sarcoma of Kidney,.. Sarcoma (Undefined),. General Tuberculosis,

Anæmia,

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

4 105

1 2

...

Leprosy,

Febricula,

Diabetes,

Beri-Beri,

...

Gaugrene of Leg,

Total Group D........ 17

50 69 20 40 29 31 45

55 178 44 52 35 34 48 60

43 1

62 2 66

84 28 64

II.-Local Diseases.

E-The Nervous System.

Meningitis, ....

108

Apoplexy,

...

Paralysis (Undefined),

Hemiplegia,

Paraplegia,

...

Encephalitis,

Dementia,

སྨྲས :་ :

12 3

33 +4

...

Tabes Dorsalis,

Infantile Convulsions,.

...

Tetanus,

Trismus,

1 27 3 5 232 27 1

3 18

1 2

3 3

Mania,

Hydrocephalus,

Epilepsy,

...

Melancholia,

...

Total Group E.,..... 24

ลง

8 375 63

3 7 11 7 4

...

F.-The Circulatory System.

Heart Disease,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,

Carried forward, (The Circulatory System),

Carried forward, (Groups A to E),..... 110

8 1

20 27

ඌල්‍ය -- 1

7 2 1

3 1

∞0 -

621

2 1 1

•

...

5 10

I 8 8 9 2 1 1

...

25 10 140 914 256 224 96 71 116 168 309 172 107

4 184

2223

Сл

582 77 222 110

I aC :

لسمرا

173

.30

7 4

•

1263

...

169

LO CO

...

2293 3 944 911

124

心

229

24 118

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31sT DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904, Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

Kow- SHAUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON

DIS-

WÁN DIS-

TRICT. TRICT.

DEEN

DIS-

TRICT.

Under 1

month.

1 month and

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese,

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

| Chinese.

under 12

months.

year and under 5

years.

under 15

years.

5 years and

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

25 years and under 45

years.

45 years and under 60

ycars.

and over. 60 years

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

15 years and under 25

years.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

تم

22 38

::: 6

10 2

2 121

1 582 58

∞

proj

...

13 2 99 158 2143 16 267 56514 5146

901 1310

17...

3140 3315

172

3410

.00

CO.

دین

010

981 1 44 6201 12470

142 2 50...

عصر

•

5 30

5 26... 4...

19...

...

6 34

53.. 26

...

111

76 23 2 7448 9529 5436 4205 23 477 76 1,014

831 11476 2 10

4,057

8 22

3 14 4 10 1...

569

for and

115

•

SPLELES

ستر

ск

739

1,052

133

281

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Age

Unknown.

67 1

1,498

5348

415

501

5849

938

GRAND

TOTAL.

- .50

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

BRITISH

· AND

FOREIGN

COMMUNITY.

Civil.

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

Army.

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

Brought forward, (Groups A to E), .... 110

25 10 140 914 256 224 96

71 116 168 309 172 107 4 184

Local Diseases,-Continued..

F.-The Circulatory System,-Contd.

Brought forward,...... 11

Aneurysm,

...

Pericarditis,

Endocarditis,

Myocarditis,

Syncope,

: : v: c

Total Group F.,... 12

G.-The Respiratory System.

Croup,

Bronchitis,

Pneumonia,

Phthisis,

Pleurisy,

Empyema,

Emphysema,

Asthma,

་

8 9 2

-1

...

2 13

4 4

1 13

1 29 31 11 37

RE:

1 12 21 16 37 7 12 12

60 19

24 6

24 28

34 14

Atelectasis,

Abscess of Lung,.

Gangrene of Lung,

...

Total Group G.,...... 44 9

56 127

41 105

59 55

53 121

H.-The Digestive System.

Stomatitis,

...

Cancrum Oris,

Gastritis,

Enteritis,

1 3

Hepatic Abscess,

...

Cirrhosis of Liver,

}

Tumour of Liver,...........

Peritonitis,

Hernia,

Appendicitis,

Intussusception,

Distomi asis,

Intestinal Obstruction,

...

Sprue,...

Jaundice,

...

: : :

Total Group H........ 8

1 6 5

3 2 2

3 8

:::ཨ

co :

:~:

1 2

J-The Urinary System.

Nephritis (Acute),

Pyonephrosis,

Bright's Disease,

Gangrenous Cystitis,.

: : :

Total Group J.,

L-Affections connected with. Pregnancy.

Abortion, Premature Labour,

Total Group L.,.......

...

i 3

Carried forward, (Group A to L),..... 187 34

13 210 1,062 305 350 166 131 197 235 451 219 177

•

...

5 297

GRAND

TOTAL.

Chinese.

years.

Non-Chinese.

60 years

Chinese.

and over.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Age

Unknown.

under 60

Non-Chinese. | 25 years and

Chinese.

under 45

years.

Non-Chinese. 45 years and

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,—Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

2 10

4,057

6 34 530 ... 26...

9529

5436 4205 23 477 76 1,014 8317 11476

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boar

Non-Chinesć. Population.

Chinese.

Kow- SHAUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON DIS-

TRICT.

WÁN DIS-

DEEN

DIS-

TRICT.

Under 1

month.

Non-Chinese. 1 month and

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

under 12

months.

under 5

1 year and

years,

5 years and under 15

years.

Non-Chinese.

Chinesc.

Non-Chinese.

15 years and

under 25

Chinese.

years.

582

77 222 110

23 2

•

·85

228:

* 19

• 00

•

:::

•

♡

...

•

111

536

301

559

7 52

5 32

29...

141

•

...

2 61... 193...

.1 31 10 4 22

110 1119...

4 61

7 46 20263

4144

...

1 60

•

❤

...

.2...

2....

...

259

29 44 17

•

· 4

•

1 14

•

...

་་་

•

♡

...

•

:::

•

4165 ...

44 12103 25456| 4285

•

...

•

વ

•

...

•

...

.10

•

་་

...

∞ 10 2

8186...

1,451

•

}

•

...

•

...

•

...

•

...

•

...

....

•

...

•

226

18...

7...

113 5 39

1 16

4...

•

...

4...

---

...

890 128 320 168

89 120

...

6 13

7 10...

...

***

...

8462 11673

9616

...

نن

4260 36602119 1,577 25660) 20699

25660 20699

215

5,798

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

VICTORIA.

· CAUSES.

Civil.

Brought forward, (Groups A to L.) ...187

Local Diseases,-Continued.

M.-Affections connected with

Parturition.

Post-Partum Hemorrhage,...

Child-birth,

Placenta Praevia,.

Total Group M.,................

III.-Undefined.

Dropsy,

Tumour (Undefined),

Abscess (Mediastinal),

Abscess (Undefined),

Gangrene,..

Undiagnosed,

HEALTH DISTRICT.

Army.

Navy.

No. 1.

8 No.

No. 3.

34 13 210 1,062 305 350 166 131 197 235 451 219 177

5 297

No. 4.

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

~ ::

1 1 2

27 17 3

28.17

4 2

10 8

5 337

Total Group III.,..... 2

TOTAL, ALL CAUSES,..... 189 34 13 242 1,080 309 352 170 133 201 245 457 231 185

SUMMARY.

I.--General Diseases.

A.--Specific Febrile Diseases, ................. A, | 35 10 B.--Diseases dependent on Specific Ex-

ternal Agents,

52 117 43 56 36

59 175 125

--1 46.

4 .6

C.-Developmental Diseases,

21 236102

D.-Miscellaneous Diseases,..

.D, 17

55 178 44 52 35 34

321-18

4 4 19 9

228

48 60 84 28

698

1 16

993

II.-Local Diseases.

E-The Nervous System,

E, 24

F-The Circulatory System,

F 12

G.-The Respiratory System,

G, 44

H.-The Digestive System,..

J.-The Urinary System,

..J, 13

01-06:

8 375

63 14 2 13

12 5

127 41 105

221221

16881

E.Affections connected with Preg-

nancy,

M.-Affections connected with Partu-

rition,

.M,

III.-Undefined & Undiagnosed,

TOTAL, ALL CAUSES,..... 189 34

ཡཱཡ:

TO28

53 121

2 3

co: 8

28 17

ลง

2 4 9 5 10. 8

13 242 1,080 309 352 170 133 201 245 457 231 185

5 337

GRAND

TOTAL.

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,—Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

Kow- SHAUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON WAN

DIS-

TRICT.

DEEN

DIS-

TRICT.

DIS-

TRICT.

DIS-

TRICT.

Under 1

month.

1 month and

under 12

months.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

under 25

years.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

60 years and over.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Age

Unknown.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese. 1 year and

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

under 5

years.

5 years and under 15

years.

Non-Chinese. 15 years and

Chinese.

Non-Chinese. 25 years and

Chinese.

under 45

years.

45 years and under 60

years.

890 128 320 168

89 120

40 4

:::

:~ :

7 4.

8462 11673] 9616

4260|| 366021191,477|| 25660 20699| 2 15 5,798

00 00

co or co

1 1

97 35 12 1

118

4:18

1 10

269

105

4 36 13

1,000 164 340 176

113

82 26

13 113

292

90 121

4 9475 11 712

9 698 4 286 36 627119 1,662 25 673 21

21 712 237

6,118

11 296

1 150 1 137 10 235 33 437 3 130 ... 61

8 1

:~:

3140

3 315 121

98 144

6 32 23 77

2 16 8

6201 12470

15 5 349 142] 250

196

14 111 60 19 36

33.

7 10

169 23 32

-21

3 2

24' 36 10

173 30 55 3 7 1

1,308

190

938

1,052

10 2 21

8 22

5 7.52

44 12 103] 25 456

3 14 4 10 532 4 285

13 5 39 613

116

29 8186 Ι 4

569 141

1,451

710

...

17 8 6 .1

2293 394

259

74 46 29 44

17 2

1 14

4 91 5 1139] 4165|

111 4

19 11

113

...

712

19...

13 113

293

2:37

6,118

9 475 11712 9698 4 286 36 627119 1,662 25 673] 21-

105

36 13 4 I

90 121

1,000 164 340 176

RETURN OF DEATHS THAT OCCURRED IN THE UNDERMENTIONED INSTITUTIONS. During the Year ended 31st December, 1904.

The Government Civil

Hospitals.

Causes.

Tung Wa Hospital-Continued.

The Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals.-

(Continued.)

No.

Causes.

No.

Causes.

No.

Small-pox,

Diphtheria,

Typhoid Fever,

Brought forward, 638

Brought forward,

Tetanus,

Syphilis,

Heart Disease,

Fracture of Pelvis,

Cholera,

Diarrhoea,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,

Rupture,

.....

Dysentery,

Endocarditis,

Pneumonia,

Plague,

Bronchitis,

129

Hæmorrhage,

Tuberculosis,

Tabės Mesenterica,

Malarial Fever,

Phthisis,

176

Anæmia,

Septicæmia,

Empyema, .............

Beri-beri,

Puerperal Fever,

Asthma,

Meningitis,

Burns,.....

Enteritis,

Tetanus,

Multiple Injuries,

Hepatic Abscess,

Heart Disease,

Fracture of Skull,

Cirrhosis of Liver,..

Shock,.......

Concussion of Brain,. Rupture of Spleen, Injuries,

Rupture of Intestine,

Debility,

Old Age,

Tuberculosis,

Anæmia,.

Peritonitis,

Jaundice,

442

Syncope,..

Pneumonia,.

Phthisis,.

•

Bright's Disease,

Empyema,

Cystitis,

Astlima,

Gangrene (Undefined),

Hernia,

Undiagnosed,

Bright's Disease,

Total

1,023

Total,

Beri-beri,

Febricula,

Mortuary.

The Italian Convent.

Meningitis,

Causes.

No.

Apoplexy,

Small-pox,

Causes.

No.

Mania,

Cholera,

Diarrhoea,

Heart Disease,

Diarrhoea,

Plague,

Endocarditis,

Dysentery,

Malarial Fever,

Pneumonia,

Plague,

Syphilis,

Phthisis,

Malarial Fever,

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Hernia,

Septicæmia,

Inanition,

Intussusception,

Puerperal Fever,

Tuberculosis.

Sprne,

Syphilis,

Meningitis,

Nephritis,

.....

Opium-poisoning,

Convulsions,

Bright's Disease,

Cerebral Concussion,.

Tetanus,

Placenta, Prævia,

Rupture of Liver,

Trismus,

Gangrene of Leg,

Debility,

Hydrocephalus,

Old Age,

Bronchitis,

Total,

103

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Abscess (Undefined),

Tuberculosis,

Anæmia,

Total,....................... 173

The Tung Wa Hospital.

Beri-beri,

141

Causes.

Diphtheria,

Typhoid Fever,

Cholera, ....

Diarrhoea,

No.

Paraplegia,

Convulsions,

Tetanus,

Heart Disease,

Dysentery,

Plague,

Malarial Fever,

Aneurysm,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,.

Myocarditis,

162∞ 1-2

L'Asile De La Ste. Enfance.

Causes.

No.

Diarrhoea,

Malarial Fever,

Bronchitis,

115

Syphilis,

Epilepsy,.....

Pneumonia,

Wounds,

Septicæmia,

Phthisis,

Debility,..

....

Puerperal Fever,

Abscess of Lung,

Premature Birth,

Syphilis,

Pleurisy,

Old Age,

Fracture of Sternum,

Gastritis,

Fracture of Skull,

Enteritis,

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Tuberculosis,

201

Scalds,.

Peritonitis,

Beri-beri,

Rupture of Liver,

Nephritis,

Meningitis,

105-

Hanging (Suicide),

Shock (Operation),

1 Bright's Disease,

Apoplexy,

Abscess (Undefined),

Hemiplegia,

Debility,

Undiagnosed,

Encephalitis,

Old Age,..

Tabes Dorsalis,

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Total,...................... 491

Convulsions,

Cancer,

Tetanus,

236

Cancrum Oris,

Trismus,

Anæmia,

Tuberculosis,

The Alice Memorial and

Nethersole Hospitals.

Heart Disease,

Syncope,...

Beri-beri,

333

Causes.

No.

Bronchitis,

Apoplexy,

Scarlet Fever,

Pneumonia,

Hemiplegia,

Malarial Fever,

Phthisis,.

Convulsions,

Septicæmia,

Carried forward, 638

Carried forward, 3

FRANCIS CLARK,

Superintendent of Statistics.

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1905.

Total,........ 757

7. BREWIN,

Registrar General.

HONGKONG.

No. 1906

NEW TERRITORIES: LAND COURT, REPORT ON WORK FROM 1900 TO 1905.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

LAND COURT, 7th March, 1905.

SIR,-In pursuance of your instructions I have the honour to submit the fol- lowing report on the Land Court from its commencement to the present time.

Ordinances.

List of Land Court Officers.

3. The following is a list of the Presidents and Members of the Land Court in the order of their appointment:-

1. HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, K.C.

Appointed President on 26th May, 1900. Resigned on 10th January, 1902.

2. HENRY HESSY JOHNSTON GOMPERTZ.

Appointed Member on 26th May, 1900.

Appointed President on 10th January, 1902. Resigned on 2nd March, 1904,

3. HENRY LARDNER DENNYS.

Appointed Member on 10th January, 1902. Resigned on 12th May, 1903.

* 4. BRUCE SHEPHERD.

Appointed Member on 12th May, 1903. Resigned on 2nd March, 1904.

5. CECIL CLEMENTI.

Appointed Member on 10th December, 1903.

6. CHARLES MCILVAINE Messer.

Appointed Member on 2nd March, 1904.

7. JOHN ROSKRUGE WOOD.

Appointed Member on 2nd March, 1904.

The Registrars in order of appointment were:-

1. JOSEPH HORSFORD KEMP.

Appointed on 26th May, 1900. Resigned on 28th November, 1900.

2. JOHN ROSKRuge Wood,

Appointed on 28th November, 1900.

3. EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCaden Wolfe.

Appointed on 19th November, 1901.

On leave 14th May to 30th September, 1902. Re-appointed on 6th March, 1903. Resigned on 1st December, 1903.

4. STEWART BUCKLE CARNE ROSS.

Appointed on 14th May, 1902. Resigned on 29th April, 1903.

144

The Court at present consists of three members:

1. CHARLES MCILVAINE MESSER.

2. CECIL CLEMENTI.

3. JOHN ROSKRUGE WOD.

Commencement.

✔Method.

5. The procedure adopted was described by Mr. GOMPERTZ. (c.f. Gazette 1901 p. 916.)

number."

"Finally if we suppose that the last day of receiving claims in "X District " is the 31st July, on the 1st August the Court will be in possession of the following documents:-

(a.) Cadastral Maps showing the exact position of every claim.

(b.) A statement prepared by the Survey Department giving the areas

of every claim in acres to two decimal points.

(c.) The claim forms signed by the claimants themselves.

(d.) The Demarcation books giving particulars as to ownership, nature

of cultivation, &c., collected on the ground."

Scale adopted in Survey.

Claims which were too large for the Cadastral Survey were surveyed separately.

145

Extent of the work.

7. The figures of Mr. NEWLAND's report on the Survey work conveniently show the largeness of the task before the Land Court.

His table is as follows:-

Statement giving Cadastral Survey Figures, for the New Territory including Islands.

DISTRICT.

REMARKS.

The Mainland including the following Islands :-Kato, Double Island, Tap Mun, Pak Lap Chau, Kau Sai,

388

85 365 450 24,214.64|13,309,39 37,524.03 | 281,352

Im Tin Tsz and Tsing I Islands,

Lan Tao,

122

Chip Lap Kok Island,

123

2,659.96 2,659.96 37,147

Includes 5 maps of Kowloon City surveyed on the 64-inch scale.

Ni Ku Chau,

24.87

396

16.75 16.75 426

Peng Chau, (near Lan Tao), ..

28.92

239

Cheung Chau,.

113.90

619

Ma Wan,.......

Lamma,

Pu Toi,

52.26

218

155.09

4,693

33.51

. 33.51

1,140

Peng Chau, (in Mirs Bay),

128.66

2,409

Total,.....

477

85 471 556 24,214.64 16,523,31 | 40,737.95| 328,639

In addition to the above there are 6 Maps of Old Kowloon (not demarcated) on the 32" scale, and one Map Tao coast lines on 32" scale, not demarcated owing to no cultivation. Total number of Maps=563.

Slowness of Early Progress.

Lan

146

Increase of Staff.

Demarcation.

At Tai

10. The time spent on demarcation could not have been appreciably shortened. The regular obstacles are described in Mr. GOMPERTZ's report for 1901 (c.f. Gazette 1902 p. 701) :-

"The main obstacles to the quick progress of demarcation are as follows:-

(a.) The Chinese staff of the Land Court has to work hand in hand with Indian Surveyors; and neither party understands the language of the other.

(b.) The holdings are in many cases very small, in some villages they

average more than 100 to the acre.

(d.) On Chinese holidays and festivals, and during seed time and har- vest, information has been less readily forthcoming than at other times.

(e.) In the case of poor pieces of hill cultivation, that have paid no taxes to the Chinese Government, the squatters are reluctant to lay claims that may be made the basis of taxation later on.

(f.) The divergent interests of local clans and peasant cultivators have given rise to fears on both sides as to the intentions of Govern- ment.

The demarcation work commenced in June, 1900, and finished in June, 1903.

Judicial Work.

Chief Problems of the Settlement.

12. The outstanding features of the settlement problem are noted in Mr. GOMPERTZ's first report (Gazette 1901 p. 919):

147

Court.

The Rent Recoveries Ordinance.

General Progress.

Statistics of Demarcation; Branch Offices; Cost and Appeals.

DEMARCATION.

Demarcated Lots.

Year.

Total.

1900,

11,830

1901,

158,118

1902,

161,625

1903,

22,704

354,277

Locality.

New Kowloon, Ma Wan, Cheung,

Chau, Ping Chau.

Mainland West of Pat Heung Gap.

Sai Kung, Lek Un, East of Pat Heung

Gap, Lan Tau.

Lamma, Po Toi, Tsun Wan.

Tai Po,

Tung Chung, Tai O...

,“

Office at

Kowloon City,

Ping Shan,.

Tsun Wan,....

Lamma Island,

148

BRANCH OFFICES.

Opened.

Closed.

28th January, 1901. 11th September, 1903.

8th

1901. 9th January, 1902.

30th December, 1902.

10th September, 1901.

1st April, 1902. 18th October, 1902.

7th July, 1902. 25th

1902.

4th

January, 1903.

June,

May, 1903.

1903. 17th

June,

1903.

COST OF LAND COURT.

Actual Expenditure. .$ 10,043.82

Year.

1900,

1901,

1902,

1.903,

1904,

Total,

LAND COURT APPEALS.

30,964.31 · 41,455.04

39,539.51

21,612.59

$143,615.27

Year.

Appeals by

other

the Crown.

Successful.

Parties.

Unsuccess- ful.

1901,

1902,

1903,

́1904,

1901,

Crown Rent Rolls.

Refused, Withdrawn, Still pending. & Abandoned.

...

1 (i.e., the Cheung Sha Wan Appeal.)

Conclusion.

Special Reports.

18. I attach the special reports on last year's work written by Mr. MESSER, Mr. CLEMENTI, and myself.

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

I have, &c.,

J. R. WOOD, Member, Land Court.

149

LAND COURT,

•

TAI PO, 18th February, 1905.

SIR,-I have the honour to submit the following 'report of the work done by me as Member of the Land Court.

}

ין

150

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

I have, &c.,

C. McI. MESSER,

Member, Land Court.

LAND COURT, 31st December, 1904.

SIR,-I have the honour to report the completion of my work as Member of the Land Court for the New Territories, a post to which I was appointed on the 11th December, 1903.

;

F-

151

11. In October last, by direction of the Governor, I went to Sha-t'au-kok and Shong-shui, where Mr. MESSER and I sat together to consider certain petitions presented by the Elders of those Districts.

12. I have also been occupied since the completion of my judicial work in noting conveyances and mortgages subsequent to the Convention in the Districts with which I have dealt.

I have, &c.,

C. CLEMENTI, Member, Land Court.

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

152

LAND COURT, 8th February, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit the following report of my work as a Member of the Land Court during the past year.

S.D.

Total of Lot Nos.

Total Acreage.

Date on which Report

was completed.

4,263

382.57

17th Aug., 1904.

1,878

250.81

25th July, 1904.

III

1,029

187.88

21st June, 1904.

107

9.82

1st July, 1904.

9.56

401

501

18.80

26th May, 1904. 26th April, 1904.

Each holding was considered separately and each claimant heard personally.

3. Outside the Cadastral Lots, I also dealt with the question of the Lyeemoon Quarries, compiling the list of Quarry-owners on which the present arrangements are based.

Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretory.

I have, &c.,

J. R. WOOD, Member, Land Court.

AMA P

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OBSERVATORY, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY, 21st February, 1905.

No. 20

SIR,-I have the honour to submit my Annual Report of the Observatory for 1904 to His Excellency the Governor. The twentieth volume of observations, containing the usual astronomical, meteorological and magnetic observations has been printed. During the absence of Mr. F. G. FIGG on leave since the 13th February, 1904, Mr. J. I. PLUMMER has taken charge of weather-forecasts and storm-warnings, and Mr. WAN SUIT NGAM has attended to the meteorological instruments.

2. The comparison of weather-forecasts, issued daily about 11 a.m., with the weather subsequently experienced, has been conducted on the same system as here- tofore (compare Annual Report for 1896 § 5): The results are as follows:-

Success 45 per cent., partial success 43 per cent. partial failure 11 per cent., failure 0 per cent.

Following the method used in meteorological offices and taking the sum of total and partial success as a measure of success, and the sum of total and partial failure as a measure of failure, it follows that 88 per cent., of the weather, forecasts were successful in 1904.

3. The China Coast Meteorological Register was printed every morning at the Observatory, and information regarding storms was telegraphed to Hongkong and exhibited on notice-boards as often and as fully as such information could be justified by the weather telegrams received. This happened on 65 days in 1904. The Red Drum alone was hoisted once, the Red South Cone and Red Drum 3 times, the Red South Cone alone twice, the Black South Cone and Black Drum once, the Black South Cone alone, twice, and the Black South Cone and Black

Ball once. The typhoon gun was fired once. Printe bulletins for general

distribution were issued once.

4. The thanks of the Government are due to the Telegraph Companies, who continue to forward the meteorological telegrams from outports to Hongkong free of charge, and also to the staffs of the Eastern Extension and Australasian Telegraph Company at Sharp Peak, Iloilo, Bacolod and Cebu, who make and transmit observations twice daily.

5. Telegraphic connection with Victoria was interrupted as follows:-April 6th 7 a. to 7th, 7.46 a.; June 2nd 5.1 p. to 6.47 p. ; 2nd 6.50 p. to 3rd 9.21 a.; 3rd 4.20 p. to 4th 3.50 p., July 9th 3.20 p. to 10th 12.10 p., 18th 6 a. to 11 a.; August 25th 10 p. to 26th 5.55 p.; September 2nd 11.50 a. to 7th 11.20 a.; 23rd 10.20 a. to 1.30 p.; October 23rd 4.10 p. to 24th 6.35 a.; December 16th 1 p. to 17th 10.10 a. Interruptions occurred therefore on 21 days, and of course, also during thunderstorms.

6. During 1904 in addition to meteorological registers kept at about 40 stations on shore, 1716 ship logs have been copied on board or forwarded by the captains. The total number of vessels, whose log-books have been made use of, was 259. The total number of days' observations (counting separately those made on board different ships on the same day) was 11767.

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7. The following is a list of ships, from which logs have been obtained in 1904. When not otherwise distinguished the vessels are steamships :-Abergeldie, Afghanistan, Agincourt, Ajax, Aki Maru, Alesia, Algoa, Amara, Ambria, America Maru, Anghin, Apenrade, Aragonia, Ardandearg, Arratoon Apcar, Aspern (S.M.S.), Athenian, Athol, Auchenarden, Australian, Australien, Austria, Avala, Avoca, Ballaarat, Banca, Barotse, Batavia. Bayern, Beechly, Bengal, Bengloe, Binh Thuan, Bombay Maru, Borneo, Breconshire, Bullmouth, Candia, Capri, Catherine Apcar, Ceylon, Changsha, Charter House, Chenan, Chibli, China, Chingtu, Chingwo, Chowtai, Choysang, Chunsang, Chusan, Clara Jebsen, Claver- ing, Coptic, Coromandel. Cowrie, Cranley, Dardanus, Denbighshire, Deucalion, Dongola. Eastern, Elax. Elizabeth Rickmers, Enna Luyken, Empire, Empress of China, Empress of India. Empress of Japan, Ernest Simons, Esang, Fansang, Fooshing, Formosa, Foyle, Gaelic, Georgian Prince, Germania, Ghazee, Giang Bee, Glaucus, Gregory Apear, Haiching, lailan, Hailoong, Haimun, laitan, Hangsang, Heimdal, Helena (U.S.S.), Helene Rickmers, Hinsaug, Holstein, Hongbe, Hongkong, Hopsang, Hounslow, Ikbal, Indramayo, Ischia, Jacob Diederichsen, Japan, J. B. Leeds (schooner), Kaifong, Kaisow, Kamakura Maru, Kansu, Karin, Katanga, Kennebec, Keongwai, Kinshiu Maru, Kohsichang, Korat, Korea, Kowloon, Kumano Maru, Kumsang, Kwang Tah, Kwongsang, Laertes, Laisang, Legazpi, Leviathan (H.M.S.), Loksang, Longships, Loongsang, Lord Dufferin, Lugano, Lyndhurst (4 m. barque), Machaon, Macquarie, Malacca, Malaya. Malta, Maria Valeria, Marquis Bacquehem, Mathilde, Mausang, Mazagon, Mélita, Mercedes (H.M.T.), Mongolia, Moewe, (S M.S.), Mongolia, Moyune, M. Struve, Namsang, Nankin, Needles, Nicomedia, Nigretia, Nithsdale, Nubia, Numantia, Ocampo, Oceaua, Océanien, Oldenburg, Olympia. Omba, Onsang, Orange, Ormley, Oro, Oscar II. Ovid, Paklat, Palamcotta, Pathfinder, Pekin, Pentacota, Pera, Persia, Petchaburi, Petrarch, l'hra Chula Chom Klao, Phra Chom Klao, Phranang, Phoenix, Phu Yen, Pingsuey, Pionier, Prinzess Alice, Prinz Sigismund, Progress, Pronto, Pundua, Purnea, Quangnam, Rajaburi, Rinaldo (H.M.S.), Rosario (H.M.S.), Rosetta Maru. Rubi, Ruth, Saint Egbert. Sambia, Samsen, Sardinia, Sarpedon, Scandia, Segovia, Shalizada, Shantung, Shawmut, Siam, Siberia, Signal, Sikh, Simla, Simongan, Sirius (H.M.S.), Sishan, Sithonia, Slavonia, Socotra, Spithead, Stettin, Suevia, Suisang, Sungkiang, Süllberg, Swanley, Tacoma, Taifu, Taisang, Taishan, Taksang, Taming, Tartar, Tean, Telemachus, Thetis (H.M.S), Tientsin, Tiger (S.M.S.), Tingsang, Tjilatjap, Tjimahi, Tjipana. Tosa Maru, Trocas, Tsintau, Tydeus, Tyr, Ujina, Vale of Doon (barque), Vedra, Viking, Waihora, Wakasa Maru, Whitgift, Wongkoi, Wosang, Wuhu, Yuensang, Zafiro, Zieten.

8. The entry of observations made at sea in degree squares for the area between 9° South and 45° North Latitude, and between the Longitude of Singapore and 180° East of Greenwich, has been continued by Miss DOBERCK and 274350 in all have now been entered.

Table I.

Meteorological Observations entered in 10° Squares from 1893—1904 inclusive.

Square Number.

Jan.

Feb. March. April. May.

June. July.

July. August. Sept. Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

.40

239

305

104

103

155

219

581

414

507

451

406

353

715

615

476

575

695

548

404

275

252

239

252

237

340

334

288

573

557

109

3.244

2,874

3,444

3,566

3,735

3,805

3.956

4,255

3.955

3,985

3.466

3.277

114

68.

147

166

162

110

114

102

114

169

134

341

375

363

226

318

303

476

357

236

282

289

279

3,758

3,243

3,841

3.587

4,212

4,390

4,631

4,697

4,500

4,612 4,284

3,860

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Table I,-Continued.

Square Number.

Jan.

Feb.

March. April. May; June.

July. August. Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1,989

1,942

2,195

2,142

2,312

2,371

2,217

2,241

2,272

2,177

2,076

2,017

63.

127

118

158

106

150

119

146

116

120

103

160

101

128

114

103

106

141

2,219

2,027

2,090

2,052

2,398

2,342

2,435

2,318

2,111

2,297

2,137

2,065

951

952 1,124

979

1,002

1,123

1,096

1,086

1,100

1,145

1,169

1,063

312

291

292

324

389

385

417

419

401

404

401

355

127

206

.93

160

136

142

173

151

184

181

150

133

128

232

116

173

158

133

184

203

222

209

233

185

168

129

272

139

236

- 233

167

234

224

258

247

252

261

219

130

689

511

626

571

677

692

779

764

581

714

.753

654

131

608

541

571

607

638

688

774

900

587

605

616

522

132

1,880

1,710

2,237

2,614

2,949

3,023

3,304

3,034

2,765

2,788

2,663

1,944

133

128

121

162

185

184

138

139

165

134

163

216

191

208

280

257

302

294

332

255

280

270

182

164

357

239

320

397

347

477

425

476

429

408

380

263

165

406 259

318

363

442

480

483

505

460

398

431

317

166

136

116

126

149

159

173

145

191

167

139

117

167

127

162

166

103

168

169

170

199

200

201

202

{}

203

318

319

320

321

322

102

323

486

273

378

249

267

212

344

253

275

276

326

356

324

479

355

247

181

100

123

216

202

330

417

522

453

325

416

335

385

494

466

540

668

702

756

580

137

398

326

21,536 18,927 | 21,351 | 21,443 22,893 23,81125,715 | 25,483 123,543 24,813 23,820 | 21,015

9. As stated in the "Instructions for making Meteorological Observations, etc," meteorological instruments forwarded by observers, who regularly send their registers to the Observatory, are verified here free of cost. During the past year 7 aneroids and 2 thermometers were verified. In addition, several hundred barometers and aneroids on board ship were compared with our standard.

10. Professor HECKER of the International Geodetic Institute, Potsdam, visited the Observatory for the purpose of making an accurate determination of the constant of gravity, remaining from November 9th to November 25th. The magnetic hut was placed at his disposal for this work.

11. In 1904 the number of transits observed was 1,411. The axis of the transit instrument was levelled 262 times, and the azimuth and collimation errors, which are less liable to variation, were determined 17 times by aid of the meridian mark. These observations have been made either by Mr. PLUMMER or by myself, and have been already printed in the "Observations made in 1903." All the transits of southern stars have been reduced and a very accurate catalogue of right-ascensions of southern stars has been printed as an appendix to "Observations made in 1903." They are so distributed as to afford a star every minute for determining the time, and the proper motions of these stars have also been deter-

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mined by me, whenever necessary, so that the same catalogue can be used for years. The right-ascensions of northern stars cannot be determined here with equal accuracy, as the definition and magnifying power of the diagonal eyepiece is not quite sufficient for that purpose.

12. The standard sidereal clock by DENT continues to give perfect satisfaction, and has undergone no alteration during the year, but the platinum points of the contact springs still require constant attention and repeated readjustment. They have been cleaned three times during the year and the adjustment has been altered eight times, but this is done without any interference with the going of the clock. The chronograph and the other clocks are in good condition and have had no alterations effected during he year.

13. Standard time has been adopted and the time-ball is now dropped at 1 p.m. on the meridian 8 hours East of Greenwich (West Australian time). The ball is not dropped on Sundays nor on Government holidays. The errors of the time-ball are given in Table II. There were two failures in 1904, viz., on July 19 when the piston jammed at the top of the shaft owing to thickened oil, and on October 19 owing to a corroded wire in the circuit. From July 20 to July 27, inclusive, the time-ball was not dropped being under repair, and on August 25 owing to a typhoon. The ball was dropped successfully 293 times in 1904. The probable error was in January ±0.12, in February ±0.10, in March ±0.36, in April ±0.11, in May ±0.15, in June ±0.10, in July ±0.14, in August ±0.15, in September ±0.09, in October ±0.13, in November ±0.10, and in December +0.13.

Table II.

Errors of Time-Ball in 1904.

means too late.

+means too early.

Date.

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

May June July Aug. Sept. Oct.

Nov. Dec.

1234OD

0.1

+0.2 +0.2

0.1

+0.5 0.1 +0.7 +0.3

.0.1

0.1

-0.3

0.1

1+0.3

0.1 0.1

+0.4 0.1

0.1

+0.3

-0.2

+0.2

0.1

0.1 +0.2

0.1 0.1

0.1

―

-0.2 0.1

0.1

0.1 0.1

0.1.

0.1

-0.2

-0.3

0.1

0.1 -0.3 -0.2

0.1

0.1 ·

0.1

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

0.1 0.1

-0.2

0.1

-0.2

0.1

-0.4

+0.2

0.1

-0.3 0.1

0.1

0.1 -0.3 0.1 0.1

0.1

0:1

...

0.1

-0.4 0.1

0.1

0.1 -0.6 0.1 0.1

0.1

0.1 -0.3

0.1 0.1

...

0.1

0.1 0.1 +0.2 0.1 *0.1 +0.5 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +1.0

0.1

+0.2

0.1

1338333

0.1

0.1 0.1

0.1

+0.2.

0.1

-0.2

0.1

+0.3

0.1

18 +0.4 0.1 +1.2 0.1

0.1 0.1 -0.2

0.1

+0.2

0.1

19 +0.3 0.1 +1.3 0.1 0.1 20 +0.2 +0.3 21

0.1 0.1

0.1

383 388

0.1

.0.1 -0.2

0.1

0.1 0.1

0.1

-0.2

0.1 0.3

0.1

0.1 0.1

0.1

-0.4 0.1

0.1

22 -0.2 0.1 0.1 +0.2

0.1

-0.2

0.1

0.1 +0.3

0.1 0.1

0.1

0.1 0.1 +0.3

0.1

0.1 -0.2

0.1 -0.3

0.1

-0.8

0.1

0.1 0.1

-1.1

0.1

- 1.3

0.1

-1.1

: : :3833 138

0.1

.0.5

0.1

0.1 0.1

0.1

0.1 0.1

0.1

+0.4

0.1

0.1 0.1 +0.3

0.1

+0.6

0.1

+0.3

0.1

-0.3

0.1

+0.2 0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1 -0.3

0.1

-0.2

0.1

钚

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14. The cisterns of the barograph and standard barometers are placed 109 feet above M. S. L. The bulbs of the thermometers are rotated 108 feet above M. S. L., and 4 feet above the grass. The solar radiation thermometer is placed at the same height. The rim of the rain-gauge is 105 feet above M. S. L, and 21 inches above the ground.

15. The Monthly Weather Reports are arranged as follows:-

Table I. exhibits the hourly readings of the barometer reduced to freezing point of water, but not to sea level nor for gravity, as measured (at two minutes to the hour [mean time] named) from the barograms.

Tables I1. and III. exhibit the temperature of the air and of evaporation. as determined by aid of rotating thermometers. Table II. exhibits also the extreme temperatures reduced to rotating thermometer by comparisons of thermometers hung beside them. Table III. exhibits also the solar radiation (black bulb in vacuo), maximum temper- atures reduced to Kew arbitrary standard.

Table IV. exhibits the mean relative humidity in percentage of saturation

and mean tension of water vapour present in the ar in inches of mercury, for every hour of the day and for every day of the month, calculated by aid of BLANFORD's Tables from the data in Tables II. and III.

Table V. exhibits the duration of sunshine expressed in hours, from half an hour before to half an hour after the hour (true time)

named.

Table VI. exhibits the amount of rain (or dew) in inches registered from half an hour before to half an hour after the [mean time] hour named. It exhibits also the observed duration of rain.

Table VII. exhibits the velocity of the wind in miles and its direction in points (1-32.) The velocity is measured from half an hour before to half an hour after the hour [mean time] named, but the direction is read off at the hour.

Table VIII. exhibits, the amount (0-10), name (HOWARD's Classifica- tion), and direction whence coming of the clouds. Where the names of upper and lower clouds are given, but only one direction, this refers to the lower clouds. With regard to the names of clouds, nimbus (nim) is entered only when the rain is, seen to fall; when no rain is seen to fall cumulo-nimbus (cum-nim) is entered. This name indicates clouds intermediate between cum and nim. Cumulo- stratus (cum-str) is the well-known thunder cloud, while strato- cumulus (str.cum) signifies a cloud intermediate between stratus and cum.

Sm-cum means alto-cumulus.

Table IX. exhibits for every hour in the day, the mean velocity of the wind reluced to 4 as well as 2 directions, according t strictly accurate formule, and also the mean direction of the wind. Below this is printed a list of the phenomena observed.

16. The following annual Weather Report for 1904 is arranged as follows:--- Table II. exhibits the mean values for the year (or hourly excess above this) obtained from the monthly reports. The total duration of rain was 745 hours. There fell at least 0.01 inch of rain on 137 days. Table IV. exhibits the number of hours during a portion of which at

least 0.005 inch of rain (or dew) was registered.

Table V. exhibits the number of days with wind from eight different points of the compass The figures are obtained from the mean daily directions in Table VII. of the monthly reports. Days with wind from a point equidistant from two directions given, are counted half to one of these and half to the other, e.g., half of the days when the wind was NNE. are counted as N, and the other half as NE.

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Table VI. exhibits the number of days on which certain meteorological phenomena were registered, and also the total number of thunder- storms noted in the neighbourhood during the past year.

Table VII. shows the frequency of clouds of different classes.

Table VIII. is arranged as last year..

Table IX. exhibits the monthly and annual extremes.

Table X. contains five-day means.

17. The observations of magnetic declination and horizontal force published. in Tables XI. and XII. were made with magnet No. 55 on Kew pattern unifilar magnetometer, Elliott Brothers, No. 55. The dips were observed with dip-circle Dover No. 71. The height above mean sea level at which the magnets are suspended is 116 feet.

The methods adopted in making the observatious and in determining and applying the corrections are explained in Appendix G. of Observations and Researches made in 1885—“On the verification of unifilar magnetometer, Elliott Brothers, No. 55." The value of #2 Kusel was 3.44914 at 25° Cent. The value of P was 8.479. The mean value of the magnetic moment of the vibrating needle was 572.54. From comparisons made between magnetometers No. 55 and No. 83 in the year 1898 it was shown that the correction to the horizontal force obtained by the former as given in Tables XII. and XIII. was +000052 (see

Observations and Researches inade in 1898," page 19.)

The tines of vibration exhibited in Table XII. are each derived from 12 observations of the time occupied by the magnet in making 100 vibrations, corrections having been applied for rate of chronometer and are of vibration.

The observations of horizontal force given in Table XIII. are expressed in C. G. S. units. The vertical and total forces have been computed by aid of the observed dips.

I have, &c.,

The Honourable F. II. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary,

&c..

&c.

WV. DOBERCK,

Director.

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1 a.

Table III.

Mean Values and Hourly Excess above the mean of Meteorological Elements in 1904.

Mean or

2 a.

3 &.

4 a.

5 a.

6 a.

7a.

8 a.

9 a.

10 a.

Noon.

11 a.

1 p.

2 p.

3 p.

4 p.

5. p.

6 p.

7 p.

8 p.

9 p.

10 p.

11 p.

Midt.

Total.

.020 +.021 +.015

Pressure,

Temperature,

+.006 -.005

1.5

1.8

2.1

-.012 —.015 .010 +.002 +.017 +.030 +.041 +.043 +.034 +.015 -.008 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.5 0.6 + 1.5. + 2,1 + 2.5

0.4

+ 2.6

-.028

+ 2.6

—.041 046

—.041 + 2.4 + 1.9 + 1.2

-.031 -.017

+ 0.4

0.1

.000 +.013

0.3

29.847

0.4

0.5

1.1

1.3

71.6

Diurnal Range,........

...

8.6

...

Humidity,

Vapour Tension,

Sunshine (Total)

Rainfall (Total).

4.175 2.890 2:810

+ 3 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 5+ 4 + 2 +011 +.008 +.005 +.001 003 -.006 0.4

3.555 4.845

2.990

Hours of Rain (Total),

.008

53.1

6.565

Intensity of Rain,

0.127

0.078

0.067

0.064

0.076

0.108

0.173

0.085

4.375 2.265 39 25 25 31 0.071 0.066 0.175 0.073

8 .008 -.013 -.011 -.011 -.009 -.010 -.010 .008 -.007 152.8 185.4 197.3 196.7 210.3 211.5 221.2 209.8 2.070 2.550 29 32 0.071 0.080

003

184.6

79.7

Wind-Velocity,

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.0

Wind-Direction,

Cloudiness,

Solar Radiation, Excess of do.

4°

8°.

4.805 2.900 2.755. 1.645 41

0.117 0.3 + 0.5 + 1.4 + 3.1 + 2.1 +2.1 +2.0 + 2.0 +1.9 +0.8 +0.1 0.7 6° 2o + 2o + £° + 9o + 90 + 80 +10° + 80 + 6o + 3o + 6

4.110

5.115

0.133

0.165

0.176

2.505

0.096

1 + 1 + 2 + 3 .000 +.006.012 .015 3.6

4.760

+ 4 + 5 + 5 +.018 +.016

+.013

0.631

1906.4

2.325

0.089

2.810

2.420

2.480

2.690

80.410

807

0.085

0.090

0.080

0.090

0.100

1.6

1.3

1.2

0.8

12.8

+ 1°

2°

3°

4°

E 7° S

121.6

45.1

Table IV.

Number of Hours during a portion of which it rained for each Month of the year 1904.

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Month.

I a.

2 a.

3 a. 4 a.

5 a.

6 a.

7 a.

8 a.

9 a.

10 a.

11 a. Noon.

1 p.

2 p.

3 p.

4 p.

5 p.

6 p.

7 p.

8 p.

9 p.

10 p. 11 p. Midt Total.

January,

February,

March,

April,

May,

June,

July,..

O233TIO∞∞ ——

OH 2 10 HOONHOO

10334

August,

September,

October,

November,

ว

December,

(

Total,....

33.

42 47

O - 1 ∞ 27∞ONONO

00432 0 10 04-0

[

OON ∞ so to on 104-28

H22O M

-ON-4624NNAN

COGITI-NOOO-A

Com2O72HOOLL

C04245201——-

OOB 10 10 10 NU”NOO

10221043NH2O-

-04-17 20 10 2 20-

1042NGIZITIO

01312 2.0 O CIO O

OO+2010 QUO 000

01410 O O O∞000

135

155

11932 193

38 41

25 25

26 26

27 31

807

January,

February

March,

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

October,

November,

December,

MONTH.

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Table V.

Number of Days with Wind from eight different points of the Compass during each Month of the year 1904.

NE.

SE.

SW.

NW.

January,

February,

26.

March,

cr:

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

October,

November,

December,

Total,.....

228

MONTH.

Table VI.

Total Number of Days on which different Meteorological Phenomena were noted and Total Number of Thunderstorms during each Month of the year 1904.

Fog.

Phenomena.

Electric

Lightning.

Thunder.

Thunderstorms.

Hail.

Dew.

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10:00 - 00:

Rainbows.

Lunar Halo.

Lunar Corona.

Total,

Table VII.

Total Number of Times that Clouds of different forms were observed in each Month of the year 1904.

MONTH.

c-str.

c-cum. sm-cum.

cum. cum-str.

str.

R-cum. cun-nim.

nim.

January,

February,

March,

April,

135

May,

123.

June,

140

July,

164

August,..

160

September,

169

October,

177

November,

December,.

Total,

150.

155

514

1473

137

170

322

Solar Halo.

Solar Corona.

3.55.

Table VIII.

1904.

Mean

MONTH.

Baro- .metric

Diurnal Weight

RAINFALL.

Variabi-

MEAN DIRECTION NUMBER OF DAYS

Hourly

OF CLOUDS Intensity WHENCE COMING.

WITH

CLOUDS BELOW

Tide.

lity of Aqueous

Temper- Vapour. Mean (20

Rain.

1904.

Lower. Upper. 2,000 ft. | 1,000 ft.

ature.

years).

January,

0.116

2.04

4.14

1.32

0.120

0.013

E 1 SS 25 W

February,

0.116

1.70

4.37

1.86

0.200

0.017

E1N W 35 S

March,

0.102

2.88

5.62

2.63

3.755

0.033

E 35 SW 1 S

April,.

0.096 1.67

7.06

5.56

1.905

0.024

E 23 S W 15 S

May,

0.081

2.29

7.91

13.43

7.705

0.070

E 34 SW 7 S

June,

0.070

1.05

8.97

16.80

19.640

0.179

S 11 E W 23 N

→

July,

0.065

0.95

9.28

13.32

7.225

0.090

S 25 WN8E

August,

0.077

1.07

9.20

14.22

27.640

0.279

S 37 E E 23 S

September,

0.080

1.02

8.86

8.21

9.770

0.140

E 5 S N 15 E

October,.

0.086

1.11

7.25

4.73

2.005

0.072

E 1 NW 44 N

November,

0.098

2.04

4.93

1.71

0.215

0.018

E 5 NW 14 S

December,

0.098

2.94

3.71

1.03

0.230

0.011

E 9 SW 16 S

Mean or Total,

0.090

1.73

6.77

84.82 80.410

0.108 E 29 S W 3 S

115

Table IX.

Monthly Extremes of the Principal Meteorological Elements registered during the

year 1904.

BAROMETER.

TEMPERATURE.

HUMI- VAPOUR DITY. TENSION.

RAIN.

WIND VELO-

RADIA-

TION.

CITY.

MONTH.

Max. Min. Max. Min. Min.

Max. Min.

Daily Hourly Max. Max.

Sun

Max.

January,

February,

March,.

30.103 29.631 78.6

30.291 29.887 74.9

30.189 29.785 73.5 52.5

52.2

44.9

0.637 0.130 0.110 0.065

126.1

0.604 0.106 0.150 0.075|

127.6

0.803 0.274 1.035 0.450

122.9

April,

30.025 29.669 83.8

59.7 50

0.855 0.312 0.610 0.170

139.0

May,

29.957 29.623 88.7

June,

29.813 29.334 91.1

July,

August,

September,

October,..

November,

December,

63.1 38

72.2 37

29.795 29.318 90.0 74.2 62

29.791 29.083 90.0 72.9 54

29.959 29.621 88.9 73.0 47

30.069 29.728 85.1 67.4 39

30.302 29.857 $3.7 52.2 18

30.418 29.905 75.7 44.8 16

0.951

0.380 2.470 1.410

137.9

0.973 0.395 5.190 1.535

142.0

1.005 0.742 1.555 0.910

149.6

0.985.0.620 11.135 1.650

0.971 0.524 2.475 0.830

0.880 0.338 0.995 0.535

0.764 0.078 0.080 0.060

147.2

ེ་ ོ ོ

145.8

33*

137.0

132.9

0.577 0.075 0.115 0.050

125.5

Year,

30.418 29.083 91.1 44.8

1.005 0.075 11.135 1.650

149.6

356

Table X.

Five-Day Means of the Principal Meteorological Elements observed at Hongkong in 1904.

FIVE-DAY PERIODS.

Barometer.

Temper-

Humidity.

ature.

Vapour Tension.

Wind Velocity.

Nebulosity. Sunshine.

Rain.

January

1- 5

30.046

59.6

6-10

.212

59.6

11-15

.018

62.7

دو

...16-20

.040

58.1

21-25

.127

57.4

.26-30

.068

59.4

>>>

....31- 4

.044

61.2

February

5- 9

29.999

61.3

...10-14

30.054

61.9

RRAKORNIS

0.361

14.1

4.7

5.8

0.000

356

14.1

6.3

5.3

0.000

.477

10.6

5.9

4.9

0.024

.354

14.6

5.2

5.8

0.000

.297

12.5

3.2

7.6

0.000

.391

17.0

4.1

6.0

0.000

.419

13.3

7.2

4.3

0.034

340

14.4

4.4

7.0

0.000

.872

12.5

1.5

8.9

0.000

15-19

.047

61.9

.358

16.5

1.2

8.8

0.000

وو

.20-24

29.975

64.2

.415

12.7

2.9

8.0

0.000

.25- I

.913

65.0

.507

13.8

6.1

5.3

0.005

March

2- 6

.774

66.5

.586

12.9

9.8

1.2

0.083

7-11

.889

64.0

.560

13.8

10.0

0.1

0.102

.12-16

928

61.0

.483

21.3

10.0

0.0

0.321 .

.17-21

.988

57:1

.861

7.9

10.0

0.4

0.203

.22-26

.873

64.3

.514

16.5

9.1

1.8

0.001

..27-31

.884

65.8

.563

15.5

9.1

2.1

0.041

April

1- 5

.841

65.9

.524

15.7

9.3

2.7

0.044

6-10

.852

68.4

1584

20.8

9.1

2.2

0.138

11-15

.847

71.3

.653

15.2

6.2

7.2

0.003

.16-20

.816

.71.9

.707

10.7

9.2

3.5

0.115

.21-25

.817

72.9

.725

12.9

8.3

2.6

0.070

.26-30

.876

74.2

.726.

18.2

7.7

4.3

0.011

May

1- 5

.784

75.7

.740

12.4

6.0

6.5

0.199

6-10

.858

69.6

.633

18.5

9.7

1.0

0.088

.11-15

.756

75.1

.765

16.4

8.8

2.2

0.496

.16-20

.778

76.2

.708

11.8

3.2

8.4

0.045

21-25

.708

79.9

.826

8.2

6.3

8.2

0.170

26-30

.724

77.3

.808

10.7

9.9

1.6

0.543

31- 4

.731

77.1

.632

8.2

2.7

10.2

0.000

June

5- 9

.675

78.4

.875

7.2

9.3

1.2

0.941

10-14

.636

79.5

.846

18.1

7.7

0.107

...15-19

.579

81.6

.885

8.3

6.3

7.8

0.078

.20-24

.681

81.2

.877

7.7

8.3

3.4

0.184

.25-29

.437

80.6

.888

8.3

3.9

1,966

.30- 4

569

78.1

.855

11.1

8.1

2.5

1,164

July

5- 9

.484

82.3

.886

7.4

5.4

6.9

0.007

10-14

.512

81.0

.877

7.3

7.7

2.3

0.189

.15-19

.417

80.2

.872

15.9

9.5

1.3

0,603

.20-24

.638

81.7

. .881

12.8

9.1.

4.4

0,080

.25-29

.632

82.7

.884

10.0

6.4

8.6

0.003

.30- 3

.691

80.1

.873

12.2

8.0

5.4

0,497

August

4- 8

·.656

81.5

.888

6.8

7.9

5.7

0.115

9-13

.630

79.6

.833

19.6

7.1

5.1

1.420

.14-18

.542

83.1

.909

6.6

3.9

9.1

0.000

19-23

.635

81.9

.832

14.3

4.8

7.0

0.092

.24-28

.450

77.5

.832

25.7

9.0

1.9

3.426

..29- 2

.621

81.3

.917

5.1

7.7

5.6

0.705

September

3- 7

.733

81.5

.863

3.7

3.8

8.5

0.000

8-12

.768

81.8

.847

18.3

5.7

}}

6.3

0.358

وو

.13-17

.784

79.6

.839

8.0

6.8

4.7

0.389

18-22

.779

79.2

.770

12.9

6.9

5.2

0.271

..23-27

.855

79.6

.824

17.3

7.9

4.7

0.086

.28-2

.818

78.5

.822

9.0

8.6

2.9

0.379

October..

3- 7

.894

76.9

.662

10.9

6.0

7.1

0.166

8-12

.984

75.7

.556

14.8

3.5

8.0

0.000

13-17

.837

77.2

777

.726

17.3

5.3

6.3

0.000

.18-22

.874

76.4

.732

12.6

7.1

3.3

0.000

.23-27

,897

77.3

.711

17.3

4.4

8.9

0.000

.28- 1

.919

74.0

.612

14.0

8.6

3.1

0,030

November

2- 6

.994

73.4

.563

13.9

8.1

5.3

0.005

7-11

.987

70.3

.467

11.4

3.7

7.2

0.014

.12-16

30.016

70.1

.522

18.6

5.9

5.4

0.008

17-21

.137

65.6

.314

10.3

2.2

9.6

0.000

.22-26

.015

68.8

.481

13.0.

6.2

5.2

0.000

..27- 1

.135

61.3

.296

15.9

5.2

6.7

. 0.016

December

2- 6

.094

62.0

.285

7.9

1.8

8.9

0.000

* * * * *

7-11

29.992

67.1.

.453

13.2

3.2

6.8

0.000

12-16

30.053

62.3

.386

9.4

7.8

4.0

0.023

..17-21

.100

60.9

,354

12.2

3.1

7.9

0.000

.22-26

.166

53.6

266

9.3

9.4

2.4

0.023

.27-31

252

59.5

.316

12.3

2.8

8.1

0.000

357

Table XI.

Observations of Magnetic Declination and Dip.

1904.

H.K.M.T.

Declination East.

Observer.

H.K.M.T.

Dip North.

Needle

Observer.

No.

February,

13d. 2h.48m.p.

0° 11′ 15′′

J.I.P.

12d-3h 40m.p. 31° 12' .56

J.I.P.

11 .62

May,

17 2 42 p.

9 27

16 3 40 p.

9 .49

8 .69

August,

17 3 12 p.

9: 16

15 3 37 p.

7 .66

وو

9 .47

November,

25 3 17 p.

0 12 11

24 3 12

ཏ

7 .45

.14

30 3 12 p.

10 50

* Observed in two azimuths differing 90 °

Table XII.

Observations of Horizontal Magnetic Force.

Distance

Tem-

1904.

H.K.M.T.

Time of

one Vibration.

Tem- perature Cent.

Value of

Log mX.

H.K.M.T.

in Cen-perature] Deflection. timetres. Cent.

Log X

m Value of Obser-

ver.

February,......

11d.3h.33m.p.

3.6514 210.15 2.32542

573.18 11 2h.53m.p.

210.2

6° 36′ 50′′ .0

3.19117 0.36909

J.I.P.

4 26 p.

21 .2

2 46 30.6 6 36 42 .5

2 46 31 .9

May,

18 3 32 p.

3 .6565 28.0

2.32550

573.00 18 2 51 p.

27 .7

6 35 13 .8

3.19081 0.36927

2 45 52.5

4 26 p.

27 .8

6 35 23 .8

2 45 58.8

August,

16 3 31 p.

3 .6602 32.6

2.32551

572,33 16 2 51 p.

32 .4

6 33 32 .5 3.18978 0.36971

2 45 1-9

4 17 p.

33 .3

6 33 33 .8

2 45 7.5

November,

29 3 5 p.

3 .6528

23.0

2.32539

571.64 29 2 25 p.

23 .I

6 34 33 .8

3.18885 0.37006

2 45 27.5

4 2 p.

23 .1

6 34 47 .5

2 45 15 .6

Month.

Table XIII.

Results of Magnetic Observations made in 1904.

Magnetic Force.

Declination East.

Dip North.

Total.

February,

0° 11′ 15′′

31° 12' 5"

0.36909

0.22354

0.43151

May,

0 9 27

31 9 5

0.36927

0.22321

0.43149

August,

9 16

8 34

0.36971

0.22340

0.43197

November,

0 12 11

31 9 22

0.37006

0.22373

0.43243

Mean,.

0 10 32

9 47

0.36953

0.22347

0.43185

•

No. 1905

HONGKONG.

CORRESPONDENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE FELLING AND PLANTING OF THE "PINUS MASSONIANA" IN HONGKONG.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

Table of Contents.

Serial No.

From or to whom.

Despatch No., &c.

Date.

Subject.

Page.

Mr. C. Ford to the Hon.

Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G.

Mr. Dann to Colonial Secre-

tary.

Governor of Hongkong

Mr. Dunn

14th Sept., Questions by Hon. Mr. R.

1904.

Shewan.

26th Oct.,

1904.

12th Dec., 1904.

30th Mar., 1905.

Governor of Hongkong to Viceroy and Governor- General of India.

2524/05. 5th April,

1905.

Viceroy and Governor-Gen-

Hongkong.

The Inspector-General

Forests, India,

eral of India to Governor,

30th May, 1905.

Advocating a 50-year rota-

tion for felling of pine

trees.

Minute on Mr. Ford's Letter.

Minute ou Mr. Ford's Let-

ter and Mr. Dunn's reply.

Report upon the choice of rotation for Pinus mas- soniana in Hongkong. Asking for opinion of In- spector-General of For- ests in India as to rotation recommended. Reply to above forwarding

note by Inspector-Gen- eral of Forests in India.

Note on

on the growth of

Pinus massoniana in Hongkong.

Decision of His Excellency

the Governor in Council.

1. Extract from the Minutes of a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on the

14th September, 1904.

Hon. R. SHEWAN asked the following questions:-

1. Is the tree-cutting at present going on on the Island of Hongkong

authorised by Government?

2. If so, will the Government give its reasons for such tree-cutting?

The COLONIAL SECRETARY replied as follows:-

1. Yes.

2. The tree-cutting is part of the scheme of forestry by which the Government intend to maintain for future generations the same advantages as are now enjoyed by the present one from the beauty, salubrity, water conservancy and timber production of the pine plantations. If the mature trees were not gradually replaced by young ones these advantages would soon be lost. The methods employed are those usually practised for the main- tenance of closely planted coniferous forest. In order to plant it is necessary to fell, but every possible consideration will be paid each year to the interests of the residents at the time.

710

2. Letter from Mr. C. Ford, late Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department, to the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary.

BEECH GROVE,

RIPON, 26th October, 1904.

MY DEAR MAY,-I have seen the report of the statement made in Council on September 15th in regard to the Government policy for tree-felling.

Without full knowledge of what the plans are, it is not possible to make a fair judgment on the whole, but from such information as has reached me I gather broadly that it is supposed that pine trees arrive at maturity for felling at the age of 25 years and that their felling and re-planting are necessary in order to preserve the arborescent growth of the Colony. I can only imagine that the Government has accepted advice to that effect, and that the prospect of immediate revenue to be obtained from the fellings has had no influence in the Government's decision, but may not the prospect of revenue have had some influence in suggesting to the mind of the originator of the scheme the plan for turning trees to this account and have somewhat obscured his judgment in relation to the chief object, viz, the greatest and best return to be obtained from living trees, and that if so the Gov- ernment has not obtained the best advice to which it was entitled!

In my opinion it will be many years hence before there will be necessity for beginning general felling and re-planting, and when that time does arrive it will probably be found that neither the system of "block nor "selection" fellings are the best suited to Hongkong which will require modification of the methods of rotation felling of other places, as it required modification in the formation of plantations.

In Hongkong there are pine trees 60-70 years old in good health and condi- tion-50 years seems the estimated age of pine trees as given to the Government as I see from the newspapers. Even if trees actually died at 50 years, general fell- ings need not be made when they are only 25 years old. There are other things, which operate in the renewal of plantations besides felling and planting, which should be taken into consideration. A little reflection shows that, if trees are to be felled at 25 years, there would never be any trees which had arrived at half their natural full stature and age; and those which are the largest at 25 years would most likely be those first doomed to the axe under the projected system, whereas such trees are the most vigorous as the result of growing in the most suitable environments and consequently would be the longest lived and would attain the greatest dimensions. These at least should be spared until they are upwards of 50 years old. It is time enough to renew plantations when the trees have reached their largest size, and in the case of Hongkong trees, which are only good for fire- wood and not timber, when they show signs of degeneracy, and not as a rule under 50 years old. Until then ordinary thinning of plantations, such as has been carried out hitherto, is all that is necessary, except in some rare cases.

In regard to pecuniary questions it should be considered that one tree of 50 years old should be worth more than two at 25 years. But the difference would be lost if the trees were felled at 25 years, and besides this loss there would be on the debit side the cost of re-planting at that time in addition to the original cost of planting, so that there would be the cost of two plantings, instead of one, in 50 years, and thus the cost of production would be nearly doubled, by which the Government would be so much the loser.

I have experienced the greatest reluctance in dealing with this subject, but after, a considerable interval for reflection I still feel that a serious responsibility would rest upon me if, for any reason, I neglected to communicate the results of my experience at a time when grave results might ensue from a mistake which might follow the best intentions, not the least reason of which is the criticism of the plan of my successor, for whom I have much regard; and the best way of demonstrating it is to indicate the rock ahead which might be calamitous to all concerned.

The Honourable F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

&c.,

Believe me, etc.,

CHARLES FORD.

&c., Hongkong.

711

3. Minute by Mr. S. T. Dunn, Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department, on Mr. Ford's Letter.

Hon. COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Mr. FORD advocates a 50-year in preference to a 25-year rotation. He says it would make the Island more beautiful and that it would be more lucrative. He says the chief object is the greatest and best returns to be obtained from living

trees.

In the first plea Mr. FORD is right from the point of view of wild beauty. It is however useless to look forward to regular plantations of large pines because only here and there is the ground good enough to produce them.

In the great majority of localities the pines show a very small increase and often failure after a period varying from 10 to 30 years, the particular term being probably decided by the roots coming in contact with the solid rock.

The question of health-giving and water-conserving properties is not affected by length of rotation.

A short rotation is better where risks of fires, etc., exist.

The short rotation is more profitable. It is true that a 50-year tree is worth more than double a 25-year tree but it takes up the room of at least 4 of them.

For purposes of economic management it is beneficial to select a rotation that shall serve for as large a proportion of trees as possible. A 50-year rotation would only be possible on a small proportion of the Island.

It would probably be better to grow more valuable trees if a long rotation is decided upon.

On the whole, I recommend the cultivation of the pine on a 25-year rotation leaving belts along the roads.

S. T. DUNN.

4. Minute by His Excellency the Governor with reference Mr. Ford's Letter and Mr. Dunn's reply.

Hon. COLONIAL SECRETARY.

In adopting our present policy in the matter of forestry we believed that we were following Mr. FORD's intention and that we were acting for the best not only in the matter of getting revenue from timber but also in securing a constantly tree-covered condition to the Island.

Mr. FORD in his letter to you anticipates disaster as a result of this policy. Mr. DUNN supports the policy from the financial point of view, but his figures do not show any very considerable advantage from the short rotation, which however obviates some risks from forest fires.

I look upon the matter as one of considerable importance, and in view of the divergent advice received from two experts, I propose to ask the Governor Ge- neral of India to obtain for us the opinion of the Inspector General of Forests in India, in some parts of which country the forestry conditions are not unlike ours.

For this purpose please ask the Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department, to prepare a full statement of his case.

In the meantime tree felling should be suspended, except as far as it may be necessary to fulfil existing contracts, and forest thinning resorted to as heretofore.

12-12-04.

M. NATHAN.

712

5. Report by Mr. Dunn upon the Choice of Rotation for Finus Massonianą

in Hongkong,

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 30th March, 1905.

1. Situation and general description of the Island.-The Island of Hongkong is about 11 miles long and from 2 to 5 miles broad. It consists of a broken ridge of lofty hills with few valleys of any extent and scarcely any ground available for high cultivation.

2. Climate.-The mean temperature, humidity and rain in the different months are as follows:-

Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year.

....

Mean temperature,

59.7 57.7

Mean humidity, 74 79 84

Mean rain,

1.54 2.09 2.99

62.2 69.9 76.6 80.7

85 83 83

81.6 81.0 80.4 76.2 69.2 62.471.5.

83 83

71 65 64 87

5.98 13.15 16.49 14.21 13.48 8.83 5.79 1.30 .098|86.86

3. Soil. On the area subjected to afforestation the subsoil everywhere con- sists of decomposed granite mixed with occasional boulders. There is very little humus except in the ravines, and what collects under the trees is speedily removed by the Chinese in all the more accessible plantations.

4. Method and cost of planting.-The plantations consist solely of Pinus

massoniana.

The trees are raised from seed and planted out when about 16 months old into one-foot-cube pits, about 1,000 to the acre. The whole raising and planting is done by contract under supervision. The average cost during the last 10 years for the whole process was $35 per 1,000.

5. Expenses of up-keep and protection

Forestry Staff-Head Forester,

Foreman, Do.,

10 Forest Guards,

$ 264 per annum.

168

....

1,080

10 Foresters,

Do.,

1,125 672

Total,

. $3,477

About half of the expense of this staff is chargeable to the up-keep of the Pine plantations.

Fire barriers this year cost $531.36, while the average for the last 10 years has been $387.

6. Liability to damage. This liability proceeds from (1) the prevalence of fires during the dry season; (2) the large number of poor Chinese who habitually derive their livelihood from the unauthorized sale of pine-needle litter, pine bran- ches and pine timber; (3) caterpillar plagues; (4) typhoons.

(1.) Though the plantations are well traversed by fire barriers, which are cleaned annually, and though special precautions are taken at the times when fires are most prevalent, there is always a considerable annual loss from fire.

(2.) The stealing of whole trees is kept down by the forest guard service. Convictions are easily obtained. The constant breaking off of branches and scraping up of pine needles by the Chinese is very difficult to deal with, for, though the offences are trivial and convictions hardly obtainable, the aggregate damage is very great.

(3.) These visitations are periodic and rather expensive to deal with. (4.) Damage from typhoons has not been great for some years.

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7. Growth of pinus massoniana in the climate of Hongkong.-The growth of the tree is similar to that of the Scotch fir.

To calculate the rate of growth, four trees were selected for measurement, as follows:-

(a.) A tree growing on the bank opposite Government House (main entrance), sheltered by other trees and on made ground, a favourable situation, apparently died from old age. Height 35 feet; diameter of annual rings in inches No. 5-2.4, No. 10—6.5, No. 15-10.8, No. 20-11.6, No. 25–13, No. 30–14.1, No. 35

·14.4, No. 40--14.6, No. 45-14.8, No. 50–15.0.

(b.) Old tree from Chai Wan, 30 feet high; growing in an exposed. situa- tion near the sea, soit probably good. No. 5-1, No. 10—1.8, No. 15-3.3, No. 20-4.5, No. 25-5.6, No. 30–6.1, No. 35- 6.9, No. 40—7. 2, No. 45-7.5, No. 50-7.8, No. 55—8.1, No. 60-8,4.

(c.) Same locality and situation; height 35 feet: No. 5—2.4, Nó. 10-

4.3, No. 15—5.5, No. 20—6.8, No. 25—8.3, No. 30—9.2, No. 35-9.8, No. 40-10.4, No. 45-10.9, No. 50-11.4, No. 55— 11.9, No. 60---12.4.

(d.) Aberdeen, in a sheltered situation near the sea; soil good. No. 5 -1.6, No. 10-4.0. No. 15—5.0, No. 20-6.3, No. 25-7.3, No. 30-8.4, No. 35—9.2, No. 40-9.6, No. 45 -9.8, No. 50-10. 2. The increase in height proceeds at the rate of about one foot per year in the best situations up to 20 to 30 years.

The average tree appears to show a marked decrease of growth at about 25 years, possibly from the shallowness of the soil in conjunction with other condi- tions which affect all vegetation on the Island. Natural mixed wood does not attain an average height of more than 20 to 30 feet.

cent.

8. Interest on investments in Hongkong is at the present time about 6 per

9. The total area under pine in 1903 was as follows:-

No.

1 2 3 4 5

AGE CLASSES. ACRES.

FOREST DIVISION.

Apparent Ages in Years.

TOTAL

0-5

6-10

11-15 16-20

ACRES.

Victoria, Wongneichung,

330

180

570

210

180

150

660

Shaukiwan,.

360

160

100

680

Tytam,

120

330

150

655

Stanley,

140

430

110

760

Aberdeen, Pokfulam,

Total,.

270

280

170

790

170

370

240

830

1,200

1,780

1,180

720

4,945

The approximate of plantations in 1904 was as follows:-

No. FOREST DIVISION.

BLOCK.

TOTAL ACRES.

F G

طح

80 60 70 90 140120 80 80 80

70140100 60140 170

100 130110230100 120 130 90 160 150 110 190 170 80 90 140 100 200 140 220 140 110 130 270

80100 70

570

660

...

680

745

...

760

770 1,210

123 TH LO COL

Victoria,. Wongeichung, Shaukiwan,

Tyiam, Stanley,

Aberdeen, Pokfulam,

Total,

(

910910740 830 810|660 | 460

75 5,395

714

10. Revenue. The wood of this species of whatever age is used solely as fire- wood at present, but large trees could probably be cut into planks and sold for about double the price which they would fetch as fuel. There are few spots on the Island, however, where trees large enough to cut for planks have been known to be produced.

Revenue proceeds from thinnings and fellings; the current schedule of prices for the trees as they stand is as follows:

CLASSES.

LENGTH.

CIRCUMFERENCE.

PRICE.

No.

9.3

100 HIC CO 789

Under 9 feet.

Under 6 inches.

per 100

.70

9-15 feet.

6-10 inches.

each

.01

Do.

11-15

.02

Do.

16-20

.05

Do.

21-25

.07

16-20 feet.

16-20

.07

Do.

21-25

.17

21-25 feet.

21-25

.28

Do.

26-30

.37

26-30 feet.

26-30

.45

Do.

31-35

.54

Do.

36-40

.73

Do.

41-45

Do.

46-30

•

.85 $1.05

31-35 feet.

36-40

1.22

Do.

41-45

1.35

Do.

46-50

1.60

36-40 feet.

36-40

1.95

Do.

41-45

Do.

46-50

2.35 2.55

Do.

51-55 56-60

3.35

3.55

The thinnings on one acre usually proceed as follows:-

Price.

Year No.

12251

20 30

No. of trees cut.

400

200

100

00000

Revenue.

1 cent.

$ 4

2 cents.

$ 4

$20

$50

$1.10

The revenue on fellings at different ages on one acre would be:-

10 years.

No. 1

thinning $

1 & 2

1 & 3

4 & 600 trees 8 & 400 28 & 200

$ 16

$ 48

$128

1 & 4

78 & 100

$158

وو

1 & 4

78 & 100

$1.10

$188

1 & 5

122 & 60.

$1.15

$191

The actual revenue derived in 1904 was :-

4,382 selected trees (25-30 years) $ 7,827. 18,200 block............... .(20-30 years) $10,000.

Local objects of Afforestation as affecting Rotation.-The object which the original proposers of afforestation in Hongkong had in view was undoubtedly the covering of the bare hills of the Island with verdure, at the same time eventual profit was put forward as a justification of the expenditure. Two other advantages are also spoken of: (1) water-conserving, and (2) health-giving properties. Although the area planted is small there can be no doubt that the rainfall must be slightly affected by it and the planted ground does undoubtedly retain the rainfall for longer than bare ground. As, however, Hongkong depends mainly for its water-supply on the rapid filling of its reservoirs during the torrential rains of the summer months, and only in a minor degree on continuous mountain streams, this factor is not important and in any case would hardly affect rotation. Salubrity also is probably as well served on one rotation as another.

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In the choice of a rotation then the predominating considerations before the Government would be artistic beauty and financial profit, and the two can perhaps be best combined on a rotation of 25-30 years. There can be no question that the older the trees grow the more picturesque they become: that this is recognized by the residents of Hongkong, as well as by the last Superintendent of this Department, Mr. FORD, is fully shown by their letters and writings in the local press. Considering, however, (1) that the 25-30 year-old tree is a good tree, 25-30 feet high; (2) that growth rapidly falls off after this age; and (3) that the high rate of interest on money in Hongkong and the various risks affecting the plantations, point to a low rotation, the Government is perhaps hardly justified in incurring the loss entailed by a longer one.

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department.

6. Despatch from the Governor of Hongkong to the Viceroy and

[No. 2524/05.]

MY LORD,

Governor-General of India.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 5th April, 1905.

I have the honour to invoke your Lordship's kind assistance in enabling me to determine a question that has arisen as to the best rotation for the felling and re-planting of the pine plantations in the Island of Hongkong.

2. The Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department holds the opinion that the rotation should be one of 25 years. His predecessor in office, who had long experience in the Island, considers that, as the trees will not have reached full maturity till they are about 50 years of age, a rotation of 50 years should be adopted.

3. Extract from a private letter of the latter gentleman and a Memorandum by the present Superintendent on the subject are enclosed.

4. In view of the divergent opinions held by the gentlemen referred to, I shall be obliged if Your Lordship will be good enough to accord this Government the assistance of the opinion of the Inspector-General of Forests in India, as to the rotation he would recommend as economically the best under the conditions described in Mr. DUNN's Memorandum. Some of these conditions are believed to be not unlike those that obtain in parts of the Himalayas. I have, &c.,

The Right Honourable

Lord CURZON OF KEDLESTON,

Viceroy and Governor-General of India.

M. NATHAN.

7. Despatch from the Viceroy and Governor-General of India to the

YOUR EXCELLENCY,

Governor of Hongkong.

SIMLA, the 30th May, 1905.

With reference of Your Excellency's letter No. 2524 of 1905—C.S.O., G., dated the 5th ultimo, I enclose for information, a copy of a note by the Inspector- General of Forests to the Government of India on the growth of Pinus massoniana in the Island of Hongkong.—I have, &c.,

To His Excellency

Major Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, R.E., K.C.M.G.,

Governor of Hongkong.

CURZON.

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8. Note by the Inspector-General of Forests to the Government of India on the Growth of Pinus Massoniana in the Island of Hongkong.

The conditions are as follows:-There are about 5,000 acres of plantation of Pinus massoniana costing in creation about $35 per acre and in annual up-keep $1,738 in establishment and (say) $500 for protection. The local rate of interest is 6 per cent.

The best rotation from an economical point of view is required.

2. Measurements of 4 trees are given. This is insufficient save as a slight guide for an expression of opinion affecting a large area, but taking these measurements as typical and the other statements as accurate for the whole locality we find-

(a.) That 35 feet is considered to be a good height growth and that this

is attained in about 20 to 30 years.

(b.) That the trees attain a comparatively large girth but that the girth

increment falls off at about 30 years of age.

From an economical point of view therefore it is evident that it would be preferable to fell the trees after they have attained their full height growth and as soon as the girth increment shows signs of falling off if the outturn is to be utilised solely as fuel. At 30 years of age the 4 trees measured show a diameter of 28.2 inches, of 12.2 inches, of 18.4 inches and 16.8 inches. The first tree is certainly not typical of the whole area and the others would not yield any quantity of planking. At 50 years of age the 3 last stems show a diameter of 15.6 inches, of 22.8 inches, of 20.4 inches. That is they have increased in 20 years only by 3.4 inches, by 4.4 inches and by 3.6 inches in diameter. Still they are not large enough to justify their retention for a term of 20 years at the high rate of interest in force.

鄘

3. I should say that the period of the average felling rotation might well be fixed at 30 years, with another 5 years allowed in exceptional conditions after investigations made on the spot (by means of a borer) to prove that there is no falling off in the annual increment. The felling of the trees at 30 to 35 years would not affect the beauty of the sylvan scenery. They would to the ordinary observer be as large then as they would be 20 years later though possibly more free from the picturesque contortions of disease and age.

4. But the extremely low height-growth and vitality shown in the above statistics points to the absence of suitable nutriment and protection of the soil. Fires are common and there is little humus; that under the trees is collected by natives who derive their living from unauthorised removals. If protection were adequate the height and girth growth would rapidly increase. I consider that for $1 it should be easy to protect 10 acres of plantation from fire and that it would be cheaper to provide for the poor Chinese in cash than in kind, when that kind consists of the life nutriment of the forest.

5. I see Hongkong is about 22° North latitude, with an average mean temperature of 71.5% and a mean rainfall of 8.69" distributed over every month of the year, but in no month excessive. I would be glad to supply seed of Pinus longifolia and Pinus Khasya for trial if these have not been before attempted. It is a question for consideration whether the fellings of the existing crop should not be carried out by selection of the mature stems, the blanks caused by removal being sown or planted up so to avoid the occurrence of blank unsightly areas which must result from clear fellings. If sowings were resorted to a much denser crop than 1,000 to the acre could be assured at a cheaper rate and to the better protection of the soil. Perhaps there are local reasons forbidding this, but in any case the forest to be beautiful and valuable must be protected from fire and not robbed of nature's nutriment.

9. Decision of His Excellency the Governor in Council.

The above correspondence was laid before the Executive Council by command of His Excellency the Governor, and at a Meeting held on the 24th July, 1905, it was recommended that a thirty-five years' rotation should be adopted, subject to special permission being given for felling young trees on proof of falling off in annual increment, and that "selection" felling should be substituted for "block felling except in the areas in the neighbourhood of Tytam and Stanley known as Forest Districts 4 and 5,

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A further representation was made to the Government by the Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department, in the following letter dated the 10th August, 1905.

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION DEPARTMENT, Hongkong, 10th August, 1905.

SIR,-I have the bonour to state that upon attempting to prepare a working plan for future Forestry operations, I find it to be impracticable to do so upon the system authorized by Council on 24th July, 1905.

The Executive Council convened on that date decided that selection felling should be adopted throughout Hongkong except in Forest Divisions 4 and 5. The system applied to a 35-year rotation-that authorized on the same occasion-means that the annual number of fellings (about 10,000 trees next year) will take place over a large area, the trees being selected here and there, one in thirty-five, out of the whole crop. In the ensuing planting season the gaps caused by the fall of these single trees would have to be found and planted with 3-6 saplings each, according to the size of the gap.

These would have to be found again if watering were required, which it usually is several times before the rains commence. The amount of labour required for these operations would alone render the cost of them prohibitive. But a more serious difficulty would be encountered. The second and all subsequent selection fellings would be made in immediate proximity to rising saplings many of which must of necessity be damaged by the fall of the adult trees. These difficulties do not arise in places where natural regeneration takes place for the ground is at all times kept stocked with saplings by nature and the destruction of a few matters little; as nature moreover fills the gaps caused by felling, no extra expense is caused by their diffuseness. Selection felling in that case may be very, desirable but under our local conditions no natural regeneration taking place some modification will be necessary.

I would propose for the consideration of the Goverument the adoption of the "Shelter wood Strip System." In this method of felling and re-planting, narrow strips of wood are felled, the remainder being left standing to protect the saplings which are subsequently planted in the clearings. No very conspicuous gaps are made, the planting areas are easy to find, and the adult trees next the saplings can be felled away from them.

If all trees were felled at exactly 35 years old in Hongkong the plantations would be felled as they were planted, in blocks. If the selection or shelter-wood systems are adopted it is not possible to cut all trees at the right age, but mature blocks should be felled within as short a period of years as is possible without making conspicuous gaps. By cutting and re-planting judiciously, homo- geneous blocks can be stratified so as to yield regular crops of adult trees.

Only of the ground (in two narrow strips) is ever bare at the same time, i.e., 4 times 35 years; the departure from the normal rotation of 35 years is never more than 5 years and after three cycles is reduced to nothing; that is to say in the first and second cycles some trees are cut 5 years too young, some 4 years too old; in the third cycle all are cut at the best age.—I have, &c.,

S. T. DUNN,

Superintendent, Botanical and Afforestation Department.

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,

The matter was again considered in Executive Council on the 24th August, 1905, and a resolution was passed to the effect that in view of the difficulty and expense of re-planting under the selection felling system, the Shelterwood Strip System" of felling and re-planting should be adopted except in Forest Districts 4 and 5, where "block" felling should be continued.

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No. 1905

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE ACTING MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH ON THE EPIDEMIC OF PLAGUE IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG DURING THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

SANITARY DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, February, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit, for the information of the President and Members of the Sanitary Board, the following report on the Epidemic of Plague in the Colony during the year 1904.

The period chiefly dealt with as covering the Epidemic extends from the beginning of the year to the end of July.

This report was begun in August of last year (1901) but owing to pressure of work and my subsequent absence on leave from October to January, the greater part was not undertaken until after my return on January 17th of this year.

Although there were thirty-eight cases of plague between the end of July and the end of the year, the period dealt with includes practically the whole of the time when the disease was epidemic and I did not think it advisable, on taking up the work on my return from leave, to re-write the part dealing with the statistics relative to mortality, age and sex incidence and the dumping of bodies, as this would have entailed considerable delay.

In commenting on the connection between rats and plague I have taken a period extending over twelve months so as to get a curve from the end of the 1903 epidemic to the end of the 1904 epidemic. The rat and human plague curves can therefore be studied during the epidemic and non-epidemic seasons.

During the months January to July inclusive there were 472 known cases of plague.

This number is only 34.6 per cent. of the total known cases which occurred in the corresponding period of 1903 (1,363 cases) and 41 cases less than occurred during the first seven months of 1902 (513 cases).

With the exception of the years 1895 and 1897 when there were only 44 and 21 cases respectively for the whole years, the figures for 1904 are the lowest the Colony has yet experienced.

The numbers of cases recorded in each month of each year from 1895 to 1904 (to end of July) are as follows:--

MONTH.

YEAR.

1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. | 1903. | 1904.

January,

February,

125

March,

168

137

115

April,

316

468

101

160

272 40

May,

344 3

534

421

326 701

157

515 135

June, July, August, September,

October, November, December,

113

243 2

514 325 551 263 209 109

194

343 194

212

86 80 27

131 85 96

50 32

$24

542

1,204 21 1,320 1,486|1,087 |1,651 572|1,415 472

360

Nationality and Sex.

These 472 cases are made up as follows:-

No. of Cases. Nationality. Sex. Percentage for Sex. Total.

307

Chinese

65.3

470

163

34.7

Indian

100.0

nil.

472

It is remarkable that during this year the disease has confined itself to the two above-mentioned nationalities.

This has undoubtedly had some effect in raising the general death-rate for the disease this year, the low European death-rate and the comparatively low rate for other nationalities during last year having had a great effect in lowering the general death-rate.

But notwithstanding this the Mortality rate has been higher amongst Chinese this year than last as the following table shews :-

Chinese

Indians<

{

Death-rates for Nationality and Sex.

470 cases and 455 deaths=96'8 per cent. (1903, 93-2 per cent.).

307 males with 299 163 females

2 cases

156

and

=97.3 =95.7

1903, 91.9 (1903, 95·7

•

2 deaths 100 per cent. (1903, 488 per cent.).

2 males with 2 0 females

100

nil.

(1903, 43.2 1903, 83.3

.).

It will be observed that the death-rate for Chinese females is the same as that recorded last year, the increase in the total Chinese death-rate being due to the increase for males alone.

The Total Death-rate for the Epidemic is 96.8 per cent. as compared with 88-4 per cent. last year. Compared with 1902, however, this year's rate is very slightly lower.

The following are the death-rates for each Epidemic since 1894 :— Year,

1894 1896 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904

Death-rate per cent, 92.7 89.5 89.0 96:1 95.5 95.2 97.5 88.4 96.8

It is worthy of remark that, during the years 1902 and 1904 when the Epi- demics have been mild, the mortality rates should have been the highest two re- corded. It is very difficult to suggest any reason for this.

It is certain that the Epidemic of this year has been much milder when com- pared with the year 1903 than the figures for the total recorded cases in these years would lead one at first sight to believe.

Last year when the epidemic was at its height there was almost a panic amongst the Chinese, and in consequence the exodus from the Colony on the least feeling of illness was very great.

This year, on the other hand, has been remarkable for the quiet way in which the presence of the epidemic has been viewed by the people.

One seldom heard any native this year admitting that there was anything more than a trifling amount of plague in the Colony.

It is of course impossible to give figures, but I feel sure that the ratio of plague for this year to that for last year is very much less than the recordel numbers of cases shew.

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Types of the Disease.

The classification of plague into the three types-Bubonic, Septic and Pneu- monic-is to a great extent arbitrary but is useful.

According to this classification the type of this year's epidemic is chiefly

Bubonic.

The following are the figures :-

Males, Females,

•

Bubonic.

Septic. Pneumonic Total.

195

101.

309

108

163

Total,...... 303

148

472

Reduced to percentages the figures are as follows :—

Bubonic.

Septic.

Pueumonic.

Males,..........

63.1

32.6

4.2

Females,.........

66.2

28.8

4.9

Total,...... 642

31.3

During last year's epidemic these types were on record only in the case of bodies reported by the Public Mortuary to the number of 983, made up of 624

inales and 359 females.

A percentage table compiled from the 1903 record similarly to the table of types given above shews the following result :

Bubonic.

Septic.

Pneumonic.

Males,

.59.1

35.9

4.8

Females,

...64:9-

30.9

4.1

Total,

...61·3

340

4.5

This last table is not quite comparable with the one for 1904 as it only deals with a certain number of fatal cases, whereas the 1904 table takes in every case recorded.

It is worthy of note, however, that the highest percentage in both years is that for the Bubonic type in females, and also that the Pneumonic type is fairly con- stant throughout.

I am quite aware that both clinically and pathologically it is difficult to draw a hard and fast line between the Bubonic and Septicemic types of plague, but this difficulty must be found equally whatever the sex of the patient or cadaver. I therefore think it well worth while to record in the following table the percentage numbers of males and females in corresponding age groups classified according to the types Bubonic, Septic and Pneumonic plague.

BUBONIC.

SEPTIC.

PNEUMONIC.

CASES.

PER CENT.

CASES.

PER CENT.

CASES.

PER CENT.

AGE PERIOD.

Males.

Females.

Males. Females.

Males.

Females. Males. Females. Males.

Females.

Under 1 year.

10.0.

14:3

60.0

71.4

30.0

14.3

I to 5 years.

47.3

38.8

47.3

50.0

.5.2

11.1

5 to 15

66.3

72-7

29.1

27.2

· 0

4.1

0:0

15 to 25

70.5

77.2

25.6

18:1

3.8

4.5

25 to 45

68.5

65:7

29.2

31.5

2.1

2.6.

45 to 60

44.0

61.5

འཆ

48.0

23.0

8.0

15.3

Over 60

53.8

90.0

46.1

10.0

0.0

Totals,

195

108

101

Total male cases :-195 Bubonic.

101 Septic.

13 Pneumonic.

309

Total female cases :-108 Bubonic.

47 Septic.

8 Pneumonic.

163

362

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An inspection of this table will shew, that, whatever reasons may decide the type under which a given case of plague is to be classed, whether it be a living case judged from a clinical standpoint or a cadaver on which a post-mortem ex- amination has been held, there is a marked preponderance in favour of the Bubonic type in females between the ages of 5 to 25, namely, the ages of puberty and early sexual activity.

It is extremely difficult to obtain trustworthy information as to the occupa- tion of Chinese female plague cases. I have often thought that a large number of such cases are by occupation prostitutes but obviously without accurate informa- tion it would be out of place to base any opinions as to plague incidence on this hypothesis. Seven females cases in the City of Victoria were however undoubtedly in the persons of prostitutes. Of these seven cases, six were returned as suffering from the Bubonic type of the disease.

Their ages were 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 30 and 31.

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Age and Sex Distribution of Plague.-The following Table shews the number of cases which have occurred grouped into different age periods both for males and females, with the number of deaths, recoveries and rate of mortality for each group.

AGE PERIOD.

TOTAL CASES.

SEX. CASES.

DEATHS.

RE- DEATH-

COVERIES. RATES.

Under 1 year,

3.6

58.8

Nil

100%

41.2

Nil

100%

1 year to 5

years,.

7.8

772.

51.3

Nil

48.7

Nil

100 of0

100%

5 years to 15 years,....

12.0

42.1

Nil

100°

57.9-

96.9°

15 years to 25 years,

122

25.8 m.

63.9

36.0

96.1° 95.4%

25 years to 45 years,...

178

37.7 m.

140

78.6

135

21.3

10 00

96.4 92.3°

45 years to 60 years,

8.0

65.2

Nil

100%

34.8

Nil

100 O

Over 60

ars,

4.8

56.5

Nil

43.5

100° о

Total,

472

309.

65.4

301

163

34.6.

156

~100

97.4°

95.71%

457

The total number of cases amongst children under 15 years is for this year 111, comprising 58 feinales or 52-25 per cent, and 53 males or 47.75 per cent.

The age period 5 to 15 years shews this year more pronouncedly than last year the greater incidence amongst females.

In the 1903 Epidemic female children from 5 to 15 years afforded 530 per cent. of the cases in this group, but for this year they afford the high figure of 57.9 (nearly) per cent. ; the percentage of females on the population at this age period being only 48.

This does not look like an accident and as I pointed out in my report on the 1903 epidemic, the circumstances under which many of the girls of this age period live as servants occupying a position of inferiority, may possibly be a factor in the incidence of plague amongst them. In my report for 1903 referring to servant girls in Chinese families I wrote: "Such girls would generally be not so well fed or cared for as the other members of the family, and would have in many cases to sleep on the floor or in an out of the way corner of the room. In such a way they might become exposed to infection through rats and other vermin."

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Taking the two next age periods together, namely, the ages 15-25 and 25-45, the percentage of female cases on the total cases in the two groups is 27.3 which is still a high figure for females, as the number of females in the Chinese population is estimated by the last census to be about 20 to 21 per cent. for these age periods. But if the two groups are taken separately it is seen that in the younger group the percentage of female cases is much higher than in the older group, the figures being 360 per cent. for the period 15-25 and 213 for the period 25-45 years, while the percentage of females on the population for these ages is the same in both groups.

This, I think, strengthens my former suggestion that, owing to the conditions under which they live, the female children from the age of about 5 to somewhat over 15, or the age period in which are to be found the Chinese family servant girls, are more exposed to infection than females of mature ages.

The percentage of female cases for all ages is this year 347 on the total Chinese cases, being therefore slightly higher than in 1903 when it was 33.8 per

cent.

Of the total cases over the age of 15 years, the female cases supply a percentage of 29-0 and the male cases a percentage of 710 while the female population is 23 per cent. and male 67 percentage above 15 years. Of these total cases the age period 25 to 45 years shews the highest percentage of male cases (786). As the percentage of males on the total Chinese population at the age period 25-45 is about 79, this shews that at this period females are not attacked more in propor- tion than males. It also shews the highest percentage (377) on the total cases recorded during the epidemic. This is naturally expected, as it is in this age period that are found the young adult labourers who make up the greater part of the Chinese population of the Colony.

It will be noticed that at the two extremes-early childhood and old age- there is a tendency for the proportions of male and female cases to become more nearly equal, duc doubtless to the fact that the male and female populations at such age periods are more nearly equal than at the ages of active employment.

For purposes of reference I here give a Table compiled from the Census Report of 1901 shewing the age and sex distribution of the Chinese propulation :-

Ages. Under 1 year.

Males.

202

Females.

Tot

165

1- 5 years.

5,965

6,060

5-15

16,974

15,672

32,6

15-25

57,326

14,470

71,796

25-45

89,313

24,983

114,296

45-60

21,040

8,798

29,838

over 60

4,338

3,284

7,622

Expressed in the form of percentages the approximate proportions of males and females in each age group for the Chinese population works out as follows:-

Age Period.

Under 1 year.

Males per cent.

Females

per

cent.

1- 5 years.

5-15

15-25

25-45

45-60 Over 60.

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I think that these Tables when considered in connection with my preceding remarks under the heading age and sex distribution of plague bear out the sug gestion that sex does amongst the Chinese population play an important part in plague incidence.

Dumping of Bodies.

Under this heading are included cases found dead in the streets, hillsides and floating in the harbour.

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Some of these may be cases where persons have died in the streets, etc.

There have not been wanting instances in past years of persons suddenly dying from plague while engaged in their daily work. But in all probability by far the majority of these bodies are dumped to escape disinfection.

The total number of such bodies found this year has been 123 or 260 per cent. of the total cases known. Of these, 50 were females and 73 males, i.e., 23.6 per cent. of the male cases were found "dumped" and 30.6 per cent. of the female cases: Remembering that the female Chinese population is only 27 to 28 per cent. of the total popuation, this figure for dumped female cases is very high.

The following table shews the "dumping" according to sex and age :~

Percentage on known cases.

Age Period.

Males.

Females.

Males.

Female.

Under 1 year.

5.0

28.5

1 year to 5 years.

84.2

88.8

5 years to 15

37.5

54.5

15·3

25.0

19.2

7.9

16:0

0:0

Over 60

years,

0.0

This Table shews that the practice of dumping is highest in the case of children. below the age of 15 years.

The total cases of plague notified as occurring in children under 1 year, name- ly, 17, is too low to furnish any valuable deductions from, as to dumping.

The next age period however shews that children of from 1 to 5 years are dumped males as much as females.

But at from 5 to 15 years a great difference shews itself, the female dumped cases being out of all proportion to the female population in this age period.

The population in Hongkong consists largely of males between the ages of 15 and 45 years while at the extreme ages, e.g., below 15 and over 60 years, the male and female populations are more nearly equal.

Of children under 15 years of age 66 bodies were "dumped" comprising 30 males and 36 females, and of these under 5 years of age there were dumped 39, comprising 21 males and 18 females.

Probably the greater ease with which the bodies of children can be moved than those of adults has a great deal to do with this, there being less risk of detection and consequent punishment. Possibly also the higher figure for females below 15 may find some explanation in the less respect for female children than for males which prevails amongst the Chinese.

The district in which the practice of dumping has been most prevalent are Health Districts 6, 8, 9 and 10 in Victoria and at Yaumati and Hunghom on the Kowloon side. In No. 6 Health District there were found the bodies of 5 males and 3 females; in No. 8 Health District 11 males and 6 females; in No. 9 Health District 11 males and 7 females; in No. 10 Health District 6 males and 4 females.

On the Kowloon side there were found 8 males and 2 females in Hunghon, and 9 males and 2 females in Yaumati.

In the Harbour were found 7 male and 6 female bo lies. Such need not necessarily be supposed to have come from the Boat population but may quite well have been the bodies of people dying either in Victoria or in British (Old ) Kowloon.

Plague has been worst in No. 9 District in the City of Victoria and the large number of bodies found in the Western District of the City may well be a factor in the cause of this since many houses must have harboured infected persons and yet have escaped all disinfecting measures.

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Meteorological Phenomena and Plague.

That plague has a seasonal prevalence is very marked in Hongkong and rend- ers it necessary to record and consider the chief meteorological data of the season during which the disease is epidemic.

The weather, apart from any influence it may have on the development of the plague bacillus, has a distinct effect on the habits of the people.

In the cold weather old clothes padded with.cotton wool are brought out, often from the pawnshops, and worn. Also for the sake of warmth within the houses, windows are kept closed at night and proper ventilation is impossible; there is no sleeping in the open during the cold months.

With the advent of warm weather the men of the coolie classes largely sleep in the street or on roofs of houses. Rain, however, or even the likelihood of rain drives them back into their houses.

Houses are therefore most overcrowded during the cold weather and wet wea- ther and least so during hot dry weather.

Overcrowding does in all probability have a direct effect in spreading plague from person to person. It is not in the houses of the well-to-do that plague gen- erally occurs but in overcrowded dwellings of the poor.

The questions suggested by a consideration of the meteorological data of a plague epidemic are:

I. How can the habits of the people changing as they do with the changes of weather increase or decrease the incidence of plague amongst them?

II. Does the variation in the weather from season to season have any influence on the development of the virulence and parasitic habit of the plague bacillus ?

With regard to question I-Whatever may be decided to be the chief mode of entrance of the bacillus pestis through the skin, whether through accidental cuts or abrasions or the bites of insects, it is obvious that the more overcrowded a house is, the more chance will there be of infection spreading.

In my report on the 1903 epidemic I pointed out that plague was worst in those districts where the number of inhabitants per floor was largest.

The year 1904 also shews the same coincidence. No. 9 Health District is the most overcrowded (per floor) in the City and it is in this district that the disease has been most prevalent.

Out of 320 cases occurring in the City to end of July, 139 are set down to this district. I do not propose therefore to deal further with this overcrowding question here.'

The remains however the question of the clothing worn during the cold wea-. ther. It is the custom of the Chinese labouring classes to pawn their winter clothing when the warm weather comes and to redeem it on the approach of winter. These garments are often padded with cotton wool and are therefore un- washable. They get very dirty and may well enough afford shelter to fleas.

That the flea may be concerned in the transmission of plague is not a new idea. Many workers have brought forward the theory that fleas play an important part in the transmission of plague, notably ASHBURTON-THOMPSON and TIDSWELL in Sydney and lately Captain LISTER, 1.M.S.

ASHBURTON-THOMPSON and TIDSWELL have shewn that fleas from infected rats when triturated and injected into susceptible animals can produce plague. TIDSWELL has also shewn that certain rat fleas will bite man.

Captian LISTER has found rat fleas on the human subject during a plague outbreak in a lodging house in India (Bombay ?); out of a total of 30 fleas taken from the inmates 14 (nearly 50 per cent.) were rat fleas. E. H. HANKIN in a paper, published in the Journal of Hygiene for January 1905, on Plague Epi- demiology, suggests the possibility that fleas may only become capable of transmitting the disease after the lapse of a period varying from ten to twenty days or more from the date of their exposure to the infection.

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I have often thought of the possibility of a connection between the dirty padded clothing of the poorer classes and the commencement of plague during the cold season of the year.

On referring to the accompaning Table of Meteorological Phenomena and Plague it will be noticed that the 1904 outbreak began in the 6th week of the year and also that the first 12 weeks of the year were all cold. A temperature of 65° F. may not be called cold in England but for Hongkong it means weather in which extra and warmer clothing would be worn by the poorer classes if they had such.

In the 1903 epidemic also the outbreak began in the cold weather; further, the same may be said of all the big epidemics which have occurred since 1894 in the Colony. The idea that plague may be spread by the wearing of infected clothing underlies the measures universally adopted for disinfecting such articles. But the facts that the plague bacillus is not known to form spores, that it is easily killed by drying and probably by association with saprophytic.organisms does not encourage the idea that clothing infected by discharges from a patient can remain infective for long, e.g., from one cold season to another. But if it should be generally accepted that fleas play a part of great importance in the dissemination of plague, the cold weather habits of the poorer classes in Hongkong will possibly also assume a like importance.

Meteorological Phenomena and Plague.-January to July, 1904.

Week:

Mean Temperature.

Relative Humidity.

Sunshine. Hours.

Rainfall. Inches.

Plague Cases.

о • F.

58.9

5.2

4.9

Nil. 0·120"

Nil.

58.3

6.7

nil.

58.1

68.7

6.7

61.3

78.3

4.8

0·170

61.4

7.5

Nil.

61.8

8.7

2 Nil.

64.0

7.8

65.4

85.5

3.8

0·090

Nil.

10,

65.2

0.84

0.123

11,

61.4

88.5

0.014

0.230

12,

58.3

0.67

0.145

Nil.

13,

66.6

87.7

2.37

0.029

14,

65.9

84.7

2.0

0.126

15,

70.6

6.4

0.003

•

16,

71-6

2.7

0.084

ON A LO

17,

73.5

2.4

0.058

•

18,

75.5

83.8

7.17

0.142

19,

71.7

87.

1.8

0.415

20,

75.1

82.5

4.8

0.033

21,

79.0

81.4

7.4

0.165

22,

77.0

75.4

5.4

0.345

23,

78.5

85.2

3.8

0.672

24,

79.6

7.1

0.100

25,

81.7

82..

5.9

0.163

41.

26,

80.2

3.3

1.87

•

27,

79.8

84.2

5.2

0.365

28,

81.6

82.5

3.1

0.140

•

29,

80.6

83.7

1.9

0.475

30,

82.3

7.9.7

7.4

0.015

31,

80.6

83.7

6.1

0.355

The figures in the first four columns are weekly means, those in the fifth

column shew the total plague cases recorded each week.

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With regard to question II.-In the paper by Mr. HANKIN named above he suggests the possibility that the true "nidus" of the plague infection is some species of flea in which the microbe causes a slowly developing infection that at length renders the insect capable of transmitting the discase, and in which insect the virus can retain or regain its virulence.

In support of this suggestion Mr. HANKIN states that he found that an epidemic of plague came to an end at the time when fleas could no longer be collected, and further quotes a similar experience published by TIDSWELL of the Sydney outbreak of 1902.

I have no accurate information as regards Hongkong on the prevalence of fleas, but since reading Mr. HANKIN's paper I have made frequent enquiries of the people as to when fleas become most prevalent. From what I can gather these insects become most prevalent in the spring and early summer.

The larval insect lives in dry surroundings such as the dust in corners of domestic buildings and in clothing.

In about one week (or longer in cold weather) the eggs, which the adult insect lays about the house, are hatched and in about three weeks more the larva passes through the chrysalis stage to the perfect insect.

The question naturally arises-have the seasonal changes anything to do with the prevalence of fleas, and if so to what extent, and further have the seasonal habits of the people in Hongkong anything to do with increasing the possibility of plague infection being transmitted by fleas at any special time of the

year?

Accurate information as to the habits of these insects in Hongkong would do much to throw light on this important question.

Whatever may be the factors which cause the start of each seasonal epidemic, experience in Hongkong has shewn that the worst epidemic period is that in which .the temperature varies from about 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit and that with a rise to 81 degrees and over the epidemic declines.

This period of warm weather is also the period of high relative humidity and of most rainfall.

Channels of Infection in Plague.

In dealing with epidemic disease it is necessary, before empiricism.can give place to rational prophylaxis or prevention of disease on the large scale, that a clear idea be obtained amongst other knowledge of the channels of infection.

Much has already been said on this matter in respect of plague, and different workers have held and do hold different opinions on the subject.

The three theories on the way by which the causal agent of plague may gain entrance into the boly, namely, (1) through the skin, (2) through the alimentary canal, (3) through the respiratory tract, have their several supporters who base their opinions upon their own observations and upon the published records of others.

While recognising that each recorder has grounds on which to base his theory as to the chief mode of infection in plague, I cannot accept some of his deductions in their entirety.

therefore here to briefly review the present position of this so im-

propose portant a matter.

Infection through the Skin System.

The great frequency with which palpable glandular enlargements occur in patients suffering from plague when considered in connection with the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system has naturally given rise to the theory that infection mostly occurs through the skin. This received strong support from the researches of the Indian Plague Commission who have recorded the coincidence that the areas of skin drained by the glands of the neck axilla and groin vary alm st directly as the prevalence of buboes in these regions,

The important discovery justified the hypothesis that the skin is the usual place of entrance of the bacillus.

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Although it has not been generally denied that other channels of infection may occasionally be concerned in the development of the disease, the views of the Indian Plague Commissioners have met with general acceptance, and most observers are of the opinion that the chief channel of infection in plague is the skin system.

The Government Bacteriologist of this colony, Dr. HUNTER, has, however, in 1904 written a report entitled a "Research into Epidemic and Epizootic Plague" in which he states that, in his opinion, the importance of the skin infection theory, has been grossly exaggerate 1, and in which he very strongly emphasizes the relative much greater importance of the gastro-intestinal tract as a channel of plague in- fection.

As one who is concerned with Public Health work, i.e., the prevention and mitigation of disease in communities, I have had to carefully consider this question in the light of Dr. HUNTER'S conclusions and in order that a somewhat different point of view may be taken of this subject generally and of the food question particularly, I venture to submit this report for consideration.

To begin with, although it may be superfluous matter for some readers it may not be out of place to briefly consider the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system.

The blood in its circulation does not come into. sufficiently intimate relation with the cells of the body to supply directly all necessary nutriment to them. It is held that the supply of proteid material to the cells is conditioned by the trans- udation of such material from the capillary blood vessels into the spaces about the cells of the tissues. The lymph is a fluid derived from the blood plasma through the very fine walls of the capillaries and which bathes the cells of the tissues with a nutrient fluid.

This lymph may not stagnate but must circulate. After fulfilling its functions of supplying certain nutriment to the cells it has to flow on and ultimately gets back into the blood circulation by means of a system of lymph vessels which receive tributaries from the different tissues of the body. on their way to pour

way to pour their contents into the large veins near the heart.

The lymphatic vessels begin in a network of fine capillaries in the organs and tissues of the body. These capillaries by joining with one another give rise to larger vessels in the same way that the venous capillaries join to form larger veins.

The lymphatic vessels, however, are peculiar in that during their course they pass through certain tissues known as lymphatic glands. While passing through these glands the lymph is brought into close relation with their tissues and in its passage receives into its stream from the glands certain cells called lymphocytes which flow onward with the lymph and get into the blood stream and there con- stitute one kind of leucocytes or white corpuscles of the blood.

The lymphatic vessels bringing lymph to the glands are called their afferent vessels and those leaving the glands their efferent vessels.

The situation of the lymphatic glands and their relations to the different organs and tissues which are drained by the lymphatic vessels passing through them are described as follows in QUAIN'S Anatomy, 9th edition, (it will suffice to quote the description of the lymphatics of the lower limb, pelvis, abdomen and the upper limb):-

· Lymphatics of the Lower Limb."

"THE LYMPHATICS OF THE LOWER LIMB are arranged in a superficial and a deep series. Those of the superficial series, together with the superficial lympha- "tics of the lower half of the trunk, converge to the superficial inguinal glands, "with the exception of a few which dip into the popliteal space. "deep series enter the deep inguinal glands.

Those of the

"THE POPLITEAL LYMPHATIC GLANDS, usually very small, and four or five in number, surround the popliteal vessels, and are imbedded in a quantity of loose "fat. They receive from below the deep lymphatics of the leg, and a few super- "ficial ones which accompany the short saphenous vein; their efferent vessels "ascend with the femoral vein to the groin.

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"THE SUPERFICIAL INGUINAL GLANDS vary much in number, amounting on an average to eight or ten they are divisible into a superior or oblique and an "inferior or vertical set. The oblique glands lie in the line of Poupart's ligament "and receive lymphatics from the integument of the trunk, gluteal region, peri- neum, and genital organs; the vertical glands surround the upper end of the long "saphenous vein, and extend two or three inches downwards along the course of "that vessel; they receive the superficial lymphatics of the limb. The efferent "vessels of the superficial inguinal glands perforate the fascia, a large number 'passing through the saphenous opening, and some enter the deep inguinal glands, "while others are continued upwards with the deep vessels into the abdomen, and "join the lymphatic glands which lie along the external iliac artery.

"The Deep-Seated Inguinal Glands, less numerous than the superficial, sur- "round the femoral artery and vein, and one is constantly placed in the crural ring. "They receive the deep lymphatics of the limb and some of the efferent vessels of the "superficial inguinal glands. The efferent vessels of the deep glands proceed upwards with the blood-vessels, the greater number passing through the crural ring, and terminate in the external iliac lymphatic glands.

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"The Superficial Lymphatics of the Lower Limb arise in two sets, one from "the inner part of the dorsum and sole of the foot, the other from the outer. "inner vessels, the more numerous, follow a similar course to that of the internal "saphenous vein passing partly in front of and partly behind the inner ankle, they ascend along the inner side of the knee and front of the thigh, and terminate "in the superficial inguinal glands. The outer vessels, ascending from the outer "side of the foot, pass in great part obliquely across the popliteal space to join the "inner set above the knee; in part they reach the inner set by crossing in front of "the tibia; and a small number of them, accompanying the external saphenous vein, dip down between the heads of the gastrocnemius muscle, and end in the "popliteal glands. From the middle line of the back of the thigh lymphatics pass. "round on both sides to reach the inguinal glands. (Mascagni, "Vasorum "Lymph. Historia," 1787.)

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"THE DEEP-SEATED LYMPHATICS OF THE LOWER LIMB are associated in their "whole course with the deep blood-vessels. In the leg they consist of three "divisions, namely, anterior tibial, posterior tibial, and peroneal. Neither these nor the superficial absorbents pass through any lymphatic gland in the leg, "unless it be those lymphatics which accompany the anterior tibial artery, near "which a small gland is sometimes found on the front of the interosseous mem- "brane above the middle of the leg. The several sets of deep lymphatics in "the leg enter the lymphatic glands situated in the popliteal space. The efferent "vessels from those glands are joined by other lymphatics in contact with the "branches of the femoral artery, and enter the deep inguinal glands. Other deep "lymphatics derived from the muscles of the gluteal region, and many proceeding from the adductor muscles of the thigh, enter the cavity of the pelvis in company "with the gluteal, sciatic, and obturator arteries, and open into a series of glands "placed along the internal iliac vessels. The deep lymphatics of the buttock are. "sometimes interrupted by two or three small glands, situated in the neighbour- "hood of the great sacrosciatic foramem.

"THE SUPERFICIAL LYMPHATICS OF THE LOWER HALF OF THE TRUNK Converge "to the superficial inguinal glands, the direction of some of them being indicated "by the superficial circumflex iliac and epigastric, and the external pudic arteries. Externally they converge to the groin from the gluteal region and from the lower part of the back, those from the latter part crossing others which pass upwards "to the axillary glands. Anteriorly they descend from the great part of the sur- "face of the abdomen, crossing and mingling above the umbilicus with vessels "which ascend towards the axillary glands.

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"THE SUPERFICIAL LYMPHATICS OF THE PENIS usually form three vessels, "two being placed at the sides and the other on the dorsum of the organ. "mencing in the prepuce, and beneath the skin of the glans and the mucous lining of the urethra they pass backwards, unite on the upper surface of the penis, and, "again subdividing, send branches on each side to the oblique inguinal glands. "The deep seated lymphatics of the penis pass with the pudic vessels under the

pubic arch, and end in the glands on the internal iliac artery.

"The Lymphatics of the Scrotum pass to the superficial inguinal glands along "the course of the external pudic arteries. The lymphatics of the external genera- "tive organs in the female present a disposition similar to that existing in the male.

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"Lymphatics of the Pelvis and Abdomen.

THE EXTERNAL ILIAC LYMPHATIC GLANDS, from six to ten or more in "number, clustering round the external iliac artery and vein, receive the efferent "vessels from the inguinal glands.

"THE INTERNAL ILIAC LYMPHATIC GLANDS, a numerous series placed along "the internal iliac vessels, and the Sacral Glands, placed in the hollow of the sacrum, "receive the lymphatics from the pelvic viscera and parietes.

"THE LYMPHATICS OF THE BLADDER, few in number and confined to the neigh- "bourhood of the base of the organ (Curnow), enter the glands placed near the "internal iliac artery; with these are associated the lymphatics of the prostate gland "and vesiculæ seminales.

THE LYMPHATICS OF THE UTERUS in the unimpregnated state of the organ, are small, but during the period of gestation they are greatly enlarged. Issuing fromthe entire substance of the uterus, the greater number descend, together with "those of the vagina, and pass backwards to enter the glands upon the internal "iliae artery, thus following the course of the principal uterine blood-vessels. "Others, proceeding from the upper end of the uterus, run outwards in the folds of "peritoneum which constitute the broad ligaments, and, joining the lymphatics "derived fron the ovaries and Fallopian tubes, ascend with the ovarian vessels to "the glands placed on the aorta and vena cava.

THE LYMPHATICS OF THE RECTUM are frequently of considerable size; im- "mediately after leaving the intestine, some of them pass through small glands "which lie contiguous to it, and finally, they enter the lymphatic glands situated "in the hollow of the sacrum. At the anus, their capillary network is continuous "with that of the cutaneous lymphatics.

"THE LUMBAR LYMPHATIC GLANDS are very numerous and are disposed in three groups, a mesial and two lateral. The glands of the mesial group are of large size, "and surround the aorta and vena cava; they receive the efferent vessels of the external and internal iliac,, and of the sacral glands, the lymphatics from the kid- neys, suprarenal bodies and testicles (or ovaries with a part of the uterus), some "of the efferent vessels of the lateral lumbar glands, and the lymphatics of the "vertebral portion of the diaphragm. The glands of the lateral group are much smaller; they lie behind the psoas muscle, in the intervals between the transverse processes of the vertebræ, and receive the deep lymphatics of the hinder part of "the abdominal wall. The greater number of the efferent vessels of the lumbar 'glands are generally united on each side into a short stem, the lumbar lymphatic trunk, which, with several smaller vessels, opens into the commencement of the "thoracic duct.

"THE LYMPHATICS OF THE KIDNEY consist of a deep and a superficial set, those placed upon the surface of the organ are comparatively small; they unite at the "hilus of the kidney with the lymphatics from the interior of the gland, and then pass inwards to the mesial lumbar gland. The lymphatics of the suprarenal capsules unite with those of the kidney. The lymphatic vessels of the ureter are "numerous; they communicate with those of the kidney and bladder, and for the

most part terminate by union with the former.

"THE LYMPHATICS OF THE TESTICLE Commence in the substance of the gland, "and upon the surface of the tunica vaginalis. Collected into several large trunks, they ascend with the other constituents of the spermatic cord, pass through the "inguinal canal, and accompany the spermatic vessels in the abdomen to enter

some of the lumbar lymphatic glands.

"THE DEEP LYMPHATICS OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL in part pass along the "circumflex iliac and epigastric arteries, to the external iliac glands; others "accompany the ilio-lumbar and lumbar arteries, and, after being joined by lymphatics from the muscles of the back and the spinal canal, enter the lateral "lumbar glands. The lymphatics from the upper part of the anterior wall ascend "with the internal mainmary vessels and enter the sternal glands in the thorax.

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"THE MESENTERIC GLANDS vary in number from a hundred and thirty to a "hundred and fifty or more; and in the healthy state they are seldom larger than an almond. The largest are placed around the trunk of the superior mesenteric artery, but the greater number lie within the loops formed by the blood- vessels, between the layers of the mesentery, becoming smaller and increasing in "number as they are nearer to the intestine. They are most numerous in that part "of the mesentery which corresponds to the jejunum ; and, except at the lower part "of the ileum, they are seldom found closer to the intestine than an inch and a half or two inches. Small glands in limited numbers are also disseminated irregularly between the layers of the pertioneal folds connected with the large intestine.

"THE LACTEALS take their origin in the wall of the intestines, where they form "two chief plexuses, one beneath the mucous membrane, and the other between "the layers of the muscular coat. They leave the intestine at its attached border, and "ascend through the mesenteric glands, gradually diminishing in number and in- creasing in size, to near the root of the superior mesenteric artery, where they are "joined by the efferent vessels of the coeliac glands, and terminate sometimes in a single intestinal lymphatic trunk, sometimes in three or four vessels, which open "into the lower end of the thoracic duct. The lymphatics from the descending "colon and the sigmoid flexure usually join some of the lumbar lymphatics,

upwards and open by a separate trunk into the thoracic duct.

"THE CŒLIAC GLANDS, from sixteen to twenty in number, and of large size, "surround the cœliac axis, and cover the aorta above the superior mesenteric artery. "They receive the lymphatic vessels derived from the stomach, spleen, pancreas, and 'the greater part of the liver; and their efferent vessels pass with the trunks of the "lacteals to the thoracic duct.

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"THE LYMPHATICS OF THE STOMACH commence in the wall of that organ, and pass upwards and downwards over its surface to the small and great curvatures res- pectively, where they traverse a few small gastric glands lying along the attached "border of the corresponding omenta. The lymphatics of the small curvature ac- company coronary vessels to the cardiac orifice, and then turn downwards be- "hind the pancreas to enter the coeliac glands; those of the great curvature are "directed towards the pylorus, along with the right gastro-épiploic artery, and, "after being joined by the lymphatics from the upper part of the duodenum, also open into the coeliac glands. A third series of lymphatic vessels proceed from the "left end of the stomach, and, following the course of the gastric branches of the

splenic artery, unite with the lymphatics of the spleen.

"The LYMPHATICS OF THE SPLEEN are placed, some immediately under its Both sets converge to peritoneal covering, others in the substance of the organ. "the inner side of the spleen, come into contact with the blood-vessels, and, accom- "panying these, pass through a series of small glands, to terminate in the coeliac glands. Lymphatics emerge from the pancreas at different points, and join those "derived from the spleen.

"THE LYMPHATICS OF THE LIVER are divided into superficial, which run beneath "the peritoneum on the upper and lower surfaces of the organ, and deep, which accompany the blood-vessels within its substance. On the upper surface of the liver, the lymphatic vessels are disposed in the following groups, which differ in "their course and termination, viz. :-(.) Those from the mesial portions of both "lobes ascend in the falciform ligament, and pass through the diaphragm behind the "ensiform process to enter the glands of the anterior mediastinum. (2.) The lateral lymphatics of each lobe are directed backwards to the corresponding lateral ligament, "and descend to the coeliac glands. (3.) The lymphatics from the hinder part of this surface converge to the coronary ligament, perforate the diaphragm, and ter- "minate in a small group of glands surrounding the upper end of the inferior vena cava. (4.) At the fore part of the liver a few vessels turn downwards and join "those of the inferior surface.

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"The greater number of the lymphatics of the under surface of the liver con- verge to the transverse fissure, and descend with the deep lymphatics issuing at "that part in the small omentum, but some from the lateral part of each lobe run "backwards and descend on the vertebral portion of the diaphragm, those of the left "side joining the lymphatics from the small curvature of the stomach, to the coeliac "glands.

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"The deep lymphatics of the liver accompany the branches of both the portal "and hepatic veins. The vessels running in the portal canals issue by the tranverse fissure and, being joined by most of the lymphatics of the under surface of the "organ, pass downwards in the small omentum, where they traverse some small hepatic glands, to end in the coeliac glands. The lymphatics accompany- "ing the hepatic veins are larger and more numerous; they form five or six trunks "which pass through the diaphragin with the inferior vena cava, and enter the gland's placed around that vessel, in union with the posterior lymphatics of the upper surface of the liver. The efferent vessels from these glands descend on the upper aspect of the vertebral portion of the diaphragm, and open into the lower

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Lymphatics of the Upper Limb.

In the upper limb, as in the lower, the lymphatics are arranged in a deep and a superficial set. These two sets of vessels, together with the superficial lympha- "tics of the greater part of the back and of the chest, converge to the axillary glands.

"The lymphatic glands found in the upper limb below the axilla are neither "large nor numerous; a few, however, are found in the course of the brachial artery, and occasionally even of the arteries of the forearm ; two or more small glands are "sometimes found in connection with the superficial lymphatics at the bend of the elbow, and one or two, more constantly, near the commencement of the basilic "vein, a little above and in front of the inner condyle of the humerus.

"THE AXILLARY GLANDS are generally ten or twelve in number; they vary, how- ever, considerably in their number as well as in their size, in different individuals they are mostly placed along the axillary vessels, and receive the lymphatics which "ascend from the limb.; but a few (pectoral glands) also lie farther forwards on the "serratus magnus near the long thoracic artery, at the lower border of the pectoral "muscles, and receive the lymphatics from the mamma and front of the chest ; while "others (subscapular glands) are situated at the back of the axilla, along the sub- "scapular vessels, and are joined by the lymphatics from the back. One or two "small glands (infraclavicular) are also found immediately below the clavicle in the hollow between the pectoralis major and deltoid muscles; they receive some lym- phatics from the outer side of the arm and the shoulder, and are connected above "with the inferior cervical glands, below with the axillary glands.

"The efferent vessels of the axillary glands ascend with the subclavian vein, "and form by their union in some cases a single trunk (axillary lymphatic trunk), "in others two or three large vessels, which terminate on the left side in the thor- "acic duct, on the right side in the right lymphatic duct.. Sometimes they open

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"THE SUPERFICIAL LYMPHATICS OF THE UPPER LIMB are usually described "as forming two divisions corresponding with the superficial veins on the outer and "inner borders. On the front of the limb they arise from an arch formed in the palm of the hand by the union of two lymphatic vessels proceeding from each "finger, becoming more numerous in the forearm, they are found thickly set over "its surface; whence they pass upwards in the arm; the inner vessels in a straight "direction, following the course of the basilic vein, and those placed further outwards inclining gradually inwards over the biceps muscle to reach the axillary glands. "On the back of the hand also, two lymphatics proceed from each finger; and from "the copious network on the back of the forearm vessels pass over the radial margin, "and in greater number round the ulnar side to join those in front.

A few lymph- "atic vessels ascend with the cephalic vein to the glands in the infraclavicular fossa, "and these are joined by others which pass forwards from the shoulder.

THE DEEP LYMPHATICS OF THE UPPER LIMB correspond with the deep "blood-vessels. In the forearm they consist, therefore, of three sets, associated "respectively with the radial, ulnar, and interosseous arteries and veins. In their progress upwards, they communicate near the wrist with the superficial lymph- atics, and some of them enter the glands which lie by the side of the brachial artery near the bend of the elbow. They all terminate in the glands of the axilla.

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"THE SUPERFICIAL LYMPHATICS OF THE CHEST include the vessels running "under cover of, and collecting lymph from, the pectoral muscles, the cutaneous lymphatics of this region, and the greater number of the lymphatics of the mamma. "They are directed outwards and traverse the pectoral glands on their way to "join the principal axillary glands. Associated with these vessels are the super- "ficial lymphatics of the upper part of the abdominal wall, which commence "about the level of the umbilicus, where they decussate with others passing down- "wards to the superficial inguinal glands, and then ascend to the pectoral and

axillary glands.

"THE SUPERFICIAL LYMPHATICS OF THE BACK converge to the axillary glands. "from its various regions; from the neck over the surface of the trapezius muscle, "from the posterior part of the deltoid, and from the whole dorsal and lumbar regions as low as the crest of the ilium; the branches decussating inferiorly with vessels leading to the inguinal glands, and likewise crossing the middle line so as "to decussate with branches of the opposite side."

Now, while in spite of the conclusions come to by Dr. HUNTER, I am still inclined to attach most importance to the skin-infection theory, I do not see the necessity of assuming that given a skin infection further progress of the disease must be via the lymphatics alone, or that, when once a skin infection has occurred, the virus is carried to and entirely arrested by the nearest lymphatic glands there to set up the irritation which leads to the formation of a bubo.

A septicemia may be produced as a direct result of skin innoculation and for reasons which I give I am inclined to think that it may also occur indirectly via the lymphatics as a consequence of the normal flow of lymph and in this way earlier than if the bacilli only entered the blood stream through the degenerating blood-vessels of a bubo.

Evidence of infection through the skin has been furnished by the disease being contracted through wounds contracted during the making of post-mortem exam- inations. Also by experiments on animals it has been shewn that plague will develop when the skin is scarified and virulent matter applied to the wound. It however does not seem to me necessary that such lesions as these are required in order to get an infection through the skin. A wound contracted whilst performing a post mortem examination, or the scarification of the skin for an experimental innoculation will cause an enormous lesion relative to those suggested as the probable channel of entrance of the virus by those who support the skin-infection. theory, namely such slight lesions as an inflamed hair follicle, a nail spring, a slight abrasion of the skin or mucous membrane, or such as might be caused by the bite of a flea or the presence of a parasite such as the itch mite (sarcoptes scabei).

The supposition that the virus most frequently effects its entrance through the skin does not exclude the possibility of the infection becoming in a great many cases septicæmic at a comparatively early stage.

The circulatory system cannot be divided by a hard and fast line into a blood vascular and a lymph vascular systein. The intimate connection between the two must be remembered.

It does not seem right to look on a lymphatic gland as a perfect filter; the the structure of the glands negatives such an idea. There appears to be no reason to suppose that plague bacilli carried to a lymphatic gland by its afferent vessels may not pass through the gland into the efferent vessels.

The plague bacillus is said to produce little or no soluble toxin in fluid cultures.

The toxic effects of the bacillus are said to be due to an intracellular poison probably of a proteid nature. This poison may become free on disintegration of the bacillus.

This seems to me to have a bearing on the possible passage of the bacillus pestis into the blood stream via the lymphatics.

The lymphatic glands should not be looked on as perfect filters. Where lymph corpuscles can pass, there also could plague bacilli pass when the anatomy of the glands alone is taken into consideration, and if the toxin of the bacillus is not.

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produced in such a manner that it can excite an immediate defensive reaction in the glands it is passing through, the chances that a septicemia inay result as the consequence of the normal flow of lymph are not entirely disallowable.

There is however the question of chemotaxis to consider. Not only will bacilli cause a migration of leucocytes towards an infected spot by virtue of t he toxins they produce but the bodies of bacilli are capable of causing this by them- selves.

If the plague bacillus does not start an immediate defensive reaction in a gland to which it may be carried, by virtue of a toxin, it may therefore still bring this about.

The plague bacillus is a parasite, at any rate during times of epidemic plague and it does not seem unreasonable to suggest that it may acquire a power to lessen it chemotactic action on the leucocytes in order to facilitate its passage through the glands.

Support for this view may, I think, be found in the observations that before an outbreak of plague is recognised in a locality there sometimes occur cases of lymphadenitis which end in recovery and which are not recognised as plague.

Might not the bacillus at such a time be prevented from entering the general circulation by reason of its chemotactic effect and further might it not gradually acquire a habit of diminishing this effect in primarily infected glands or chains of glands and so become more virulent?

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There are still other points to be considered. NUTTALL in his work on Blood Immunity and Relationship says: "According to Erlich (1901) toxins enter into specific chemical combinations with the protoplasm of certain cell groups* and again under the heading "Antibodies in General" he says: "It appears that all antibodies are formed on the same general principles, although they may possess different properties. Wherever they are formed the substance must be assimilable which gives rise to their formation."

If this theory be accepted it is difficult to imagine that an extra-cellular toxin is not produced by the bacillus, at any rate in the blood, for an intracellular toxin until set free could hardly be held to be sent in an assimilable form.

The high degree of immunity induced in the horse under the treatment for the production of Yersin's Serum points to the presence in the blood of that animal of an assimilable toxin, and if this were only set free on the disintegration of the bacilli we should seemingly have the parodox of an aminal being most strongly poisoned at the very time that its bood was producing its strongest bacteriolytic

effect.

According to R. MUIR “**

No important bacterial toxin Ls as yet **been obtained in a pure condition, and though many of them are probably of pro- "teid nature, even this cannot be asserted with absolute certainty" and further, "Attempts to get a pure toxin by repeated precipitation and solution have resulted "it the production of a whitish amorphous powder with highly toxic properties, "Such a powder gives a proteid reaction, and is no doubt largely composed of "albumoses, hence the name toxalbumose has been applied. The question has, how- 'ever, been raised whether the toxin is really itself a proteid, or whether it is not merely carried down with the precipitate. With regard to the nature of intracel- "lular toxins, there is even greater difficulty in the investigation and still less is "known."

While therefore the production by the plague baillus in corpore of an assimi- lable toxin is not proved to be impossible, it is clear that very little is known with certainty on this subject. At any rate there is not any evidence to directly nega- tive the suggestion I have put forward above as to the possibility of the plague bacilli gaining entrance to the blood stream through the normal lymph flow for seeing that the plague bacillus is not classed as a pyogenic organism and that so little is really known as to the nature of its toxin there is not sufficient ground for holding the opinion that any bacilli which may be brought to a lym- phatic gland by its afferent vessels must be necessarily and entirely arrested in the glandular tissue.

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Looked at in this light it is not difficult to understand the production of a septicemia early in the disease as a result of infection through the skin and via the lymphatic system.

Once septicemia is established the post mortem appearances characterising most plague cases follow as a matter of course.

The prevalence of enlarged (congested) and hæmorrhagic glands generally throughout the body is as natural a sequence of a septicemia as is the presence of petechial hemorrhages in the peritoneum or the general degeneration of the cells. throughout the body.

In the Report on Plague by the Government Bacteriologist of Hongkong we find the following remarks: "Again the bubo is usually developed in and around the lymphatic glands which are not in direct connection with the area of "skin through which the infection is supposed to have occurred. The deep and not "the superficial lymphatic glands are usually affected, and in groin buboes, the glands situated inside the abdomen, namely, the iliac lymphatic glands, are the most severely affected and form the central core of the bubonic formation. The "changes *

are usually much more pronounced inside the boundary of "Poupart's ligament, than more distal, namely in the inguinal and femoral groups "of lymphatic glands."

These remarks follow a statement to the effect that it is almost impossible to find any evidence of a point of innoculation through the skin.

If then no point of innoculation can be decided on, how has it been decided that the glands not in direct communication with lymphatics from this point are more often infected than those which are in direct communication? My suggestion above relative to the possible passage of the bacilli through the glands in the early progress of the disease seen to me to have some application here.

But there is another most important point to be considered, namely, the course of lymph through these glands and their mutual relations.

It must be remembered that amongst other areas drained by the superficial inguinal glands is the integument of the perineum and genital organs and that either directly or via the deep inguinal glands the efferent vessels from these are in communication with the external iliac glands.

The internal iliac glands receive the lymphatics from the pelvic viscera and parietes. Remembering that an infection through the genital organs is not by any means an improbability the development of buboes in the above mentioned internal iliac glands is not to my mind evidence in favour of primary intestinal infection as the chief path.

In his Research into Epidemic and Epizootic Plague 1904, page 39, the Government Bacteriologist mentions the Austrian Plague Commissioners' obser- vation that plague could be induced by rubbing the bacilli into the shaved skin of a rat or guinea pig and goes on to question the supposition that a so shaven skin can be considered as having an unbroken surface and to call to mind the likelihood of there being microscopic wounds produced by a process of shaving which afford entry to the bacilli.

If it be admitted that such microscopic wounds might be the point of entrance, it appears to me to be equally admissible to support the suggestions of the Indian Plague Commission that the bacilli may gain entry through very slight lesions of the skin such as I have mentioned above.

The frequency of groin buboes in people who wear boots, such as Europeans, when considered in connection with the total areas of skin drained through the superficial inguinal glands is not very strong evidence against infection through the skin. It is not, the lower limb alone which is drained through these glands.

I cannot accept as evidence against the skin-infection theory that those who are employed in the work of disinfection, removal of cases and infected rats, are not more often attacked by plague in its bubonic form.

* Op. cit., page 13.

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In this Colony the men who are employed in these ways are well cared for. Good boots or shoes and socks are provided them free of cost, as well as the uni- form jacket and trousers. The men are prevented from taking off their foot wear while at work. The bottom of the legs of their trousers are worn tucked in below the socks so that a very great protection is afforded against skin infection through the lower extremities.

The clothing of these men is disinfected by steam at the close of each day's work and further the men are compelled to take their bath every evening.

The general absence of lymphangitis in the afferent vessels of the glands involved in a bubo is instanced as evidence against the skin-infection theory. I do not think that it has been yet satisfactorily shewn that lymphangitis is to be expected always when a minute innoculation occurs through the skin, at any rate as an initial symptom.

The Bacillus Pestis is not classed as a pyogenic organism; the localized irritation resulting in lymphangitis may well be caused by the introduction of pyogenic organisms with or after the introduction of the plague bacillus.

The fact that in experimentally innoculated animals lymphangitis has been found affecting the vessels leading from the point of innoculation, on the making of a post mortem examination, is not, I think, sufficient evidence that it ought always to be expected if the bacillus effects an entrance through the skin.

As I said before, innoculations and scarifications are enormous lesions when compared with those through which it has been suggested that the virus finds its way.

In the report of the Indian Plague Commission the President in his descrip- tion of Clinical features of Plague says: "In most cases the lymphatic vessels "shewed no pathological change and in only a few were they observed to be con- gested and swollen, and that only close to the bubo."

This seems to point to the conclusion that the lymphangitis when it does occur may be frequently a backward process from the acutely inflamed glaudular

tissue.

The opinion of the Government Bacteriologist is that, if the skin were the place of entry of the bacillus, buboes ought to be as common in the axilla as in the groin. This is directly opposed to the opinion of the Indian Plague Commis- sioners based on their discovery that buboes and areas of skin drained by the lymphatics passing to them have such a mutual relation.

It seems only just to suggest that the glands which are nearer (if not nearest) to the point of infection should shew the earliest signs of pathological change.

The often observed fact that the lymphatic glands throughout the body shew on post mortem examination signs of congestion and are haemorrhagic has been urged in favour of the theory that plague is almost always a septicemia from the earliest stages, and further that therefore skin infection could not be the usual mode of entry of the bacillus.

It is not however by any ineans impossible for a septicemic condition to be established directly as a sequence of skin infection, nor does it seem impossible for a septicæmia to develop as a result of the normal circulation of lymph or of the penetration of the walls of capillary blood-vessels of an infected gland. Once such à condition is established there is nothing to prevent the glands throughout the body in participating in the general degenerative changes which are found in plague to affect all the cells of the body.

Looked at in this light one would expect the greatest degenerative changes in those parts of the body which receive the greatest amount of blood in a given time.

The fact that the inguinal glands drain a larger area of skin than the axillary glands means that there is more blood supplied in the first place to the area drained by the inguinal glands than to the area drained by the axillary glands. The lymph has its source in the blood-vessels.

* Op cit., page 39.

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While therefore one would expect the glands throughout the body to shew degenerations and changes characteristic of plague when once a septicemia is established, one would not expect the axillary glands to shew so great changes as would the inguinal glands should the infection have entered through the skin within the area of skin drained through these latter glands.

When all the points which I have touched upon above are considered, I think it will be generally agreed, that the theory of skin innoculation as the most fre- quent mode of entry of the bacillus into the tissues of the body, is not founded on such a slender basis as Dr. HUNTER has affirmed.

Infection through the Alimentary Tract.

The question whether plague could be induced by the eating of infected material is one which has probably been asked by all workers in this field.

The question is naturally suggested by the frequent early appearance of symptoms of disturbance of the digestive functions in a plague patient. These symptoms do not occur alone but are a part of the symptoms of disturbance of the functions of the cells of the body generally.

Nevertheless the question is an important one and the Government Bacterio- logist holds the view that infection through the gastro-intestinal tract is the most important mode of infection in this disease.

Support for this view is sought for (1) in the frequently observed fact that in plague there is generally a condition of congestion and degenerative changes in the lymphatic glands throughout the body; (2) that the lymphatic glands within the abdomen frequently show more marked changes than do superficial glands; (3) that there are found on post-mortem examination marked evidences of degenerative change in the gastro-intestinal tract and the abdominal viscera generally, as evi- denced also in the experinents conducted by Professor SIMPSON in Hongkong in 1902 and published in his report on the Causes and Continuance of Plague in Hongkong (1903).

With regard to the first point, namely, the presence of congested and degene- rating glands throughout the body, I have, under the heading "Infection through the Skin, given reasons for not considering this to be evidence of anything more than the existence of a plague septicemia which may result from an inoculation through the skin. I cannot see any reason in bringing this point forward as evidence of gastro-intestinal infection as opposed to skin infection.

As for the second point, namely, that the lymphatic glands within the abdo- minal cavity frequently shew more marked changes than do other glands, I cannot accept this as evidence in support of the gastro-intestinal theory of infection, on the following grounds.

The coeliac and mesenteric glands while participating in the changes affecting the tissues generally might be expected to shew even more marked changes than the generality of glands if the entrance of the bacillus had been by another channel than the gastro-intestinal tract.

Once a septicæmia is established those organs of the body which receive the greatest amount of blood in a given time or which at some particular time receive a specially large supply of blood to subserve some special function, might reaso- nably be expected to shew more effects from the action of the parasite than other less vascular organs or tissues.

The abdominal viscera are highly vascular organs and during the process of digestion, i.e., after each meal the circulation of blood through these organs is greatly increased.

It is the usual custom amongst the in this Colony to take two meals a day. minal viscera receive a specially large process of digestion,

*Op. cit., page 40.

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The fact that the excreta of plague patients contain the bacilli in great numbers shews that these micro-organisms are able to multiply in the alimentary canal. There is nothing surprising in the suggestion that the bacilli having once been brought to the mucous membrane of the small intestine through the blood stream should pass into the lumen of the bowel and find a suitable culture medium in its alkaline and albuminous contents. If this be so the passage of organisms into the circulation by the portal system of blood-vessels and through the lymphatics of the abdominal viscera should not occasion surprise that the coeliac and mesenteric glands may shew greater pathological changes, even when infection is through the skin, than the generality of glands throughout the body.

The fact that the external iliac glands may be the seat of greater lesions than are the superficial inguinal glands, does not, although these glands are not seen until the abdominal cavity is opened, afford support to the theory of infection through the gastro-intestinal tract.

As I mentioned under the heading "Infection through the Skin System" the total areas drained by those glands must be considered..

As regards the internal iliac glands, it must be remembered that they receive the lymph from the pelvic viscera which include the genital organs there situated and the urinary bladder.

To proceed to the third point, namely, that there are found post-mortem evidences of degenerative changes in the mucous membrane and walls of the alimentary canal, this does not necessarily mean that the infection was probably by means of the ingestion of infected material.

The experiments on the production of plague in animals, by feeding with virulent material, by injection hypodermically and by scarification with the application of plague material, which are published in Professor SIMPSON's Report on Plague in Hongkong shew differing results.

Marked intestinal derangements were produced subsequent to feeding, and also to inoculation by scarification.

The intestines were found healthy in some cases although the method adopted to induce the disease was that of feeding.

These experiments conducted by Professor SIMPSON have been ably and justifi- ably criticized by Lieutenant-Colonel BANNERMAN, L.M.S., Officiating Director-in- Chief, of the Plague Research Laboratory in Bombay.

Lieut.-Colonel BANNERMAN gives a report of feeding experiments under- taken by Mr. HAFFKINE. The report shews that none of the animals experiment- ed with died of plague

The animals fed comprised pigs, calves, fowis, turkeys, geese and ducks.

The opinion generally held as to the ordinary farmyard animals up to the tine of publication of Professor SIMPSON'S report has been that they do not suffer from plague.

And as a result of this re-investigation undertaken in Bombay it is likely to remain as such until upset by further incontrovertible deductions from experiments free from such sources of error as are justifiably pointed out by Lieut.-Colonel BANNERMAN to have existed in Professor SIMPSON's work.

There are, however, some points of difference in the methods of feeding be- tween the experiments of Mr. HAFFKINE and Professor SIMPSON. Mr. HAFFKINE gave the animals the carcases of plague infected rats, while Professor SIMPSON fed with plague material derived from human sources and from other previously in- oculated or fed animals either of the same or a different species.

By the method, for example, of feeding one pig with the organs of another any fallacy in the deductions as to the disease which infected the dead pig would obviously be carried on to the next pig fed.

* Report on experiments undertaken to discover whether the common domestic animals of India are affected

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I see no evidence that either Mr. HAFFKINE or Professor SIMPSON undertook a series of post-mortem examinations by killing day by day animals fed at the same time in order to watch carefully the daily progress of the pathological events following the feeding.

Professor SIMPSON's experiments were not conducted in a laboratory designed or even adequately adapted for such important work. A large shed was obtained (an oil godown) and the animals were kept there. The post-mortem examinations were made in the same shed and near the doorway for the sake of light.

The microscope, table and necessary record books were at one end of the same shed. Moreover there was a continual going to and fro in the shed of those engaged in carrying out the details of the experiments.

During the carrying out of those experiments one of the assistants-a Chinese butcher employed to help in the post-mortem examinations-was attacked by plague. The circumstance is recorded in the report of Dr. HUNTER already referred to, page 12.

This case may be cited as evidence that the animal on which he was working at the time he wounded himself was in reality suffering from plague. This animal was a pig.

Dr. HUNTER does not state whether this particular pig had been fed or other- wise experimentally infected.

At the time of the accident I distinctly remember being told that the butcher was bitten by the pig. This might make a considerable difference in the deduct- ions to be drawn from this accident, as if the pig had been fed with plague material shortly before, a bite from it might infect with plague even although the animal were not suffering from a general plague infection.

In Dr. HUNTER's record of this case, however, the wound is stated to have occurred from an accidental scratching of the hand by a broken rib.

Again there has not been eliminated the possibility of the man's infection being from another source than this particular pig. He was daily employed in the shed where organs from human sources of plague had been used as food for animals.

But whatever may be the eventual outcome of the difference of opinion on the subject of plague infection in farmyard animals, for the purpose of discussing from other points of view the probability of infection in men being through the ingestion of infected food, I will assume for the sake of argument that some of the animals experimented on by Professor SIMPSON were in reality infected with plague.

While therefore it may be borne in mind that plague may be induced by the ingestion of infected food, it cannot be accepted that the experiments referred to above were instituted on lines offering the nearest approach in laboratory methods to conditions which obtain in nature.

That the prevalence of plague amongst rats and possibly sometimes pigs may be due to their foul habits of feeding in the East is possible, and that the preva- lence of the disease amongst rats must be a great source of danger to the populace amongst which such an epizootic is occurring is an accepted doctrine. But that the transferrence of the disease fro:n these animals to man is due more to the eat- ing of the flesh of infected animals or of other food which has been contaminated by them, than to infection through another channel than the gastro-intestinal tract is by no means obvious.

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The animals experimented on were fed with the raw material, with blood organs and tissues derived from previously infected animals. There is no recorded experiment in Professor SIMPSON's report on the feeding of pigs on the "pig- wash," or on cooked food to which a slight amount of excretal matter from a plague ease had been added, nor is there any record of a pig fed with the kind of material which it naturally finds in its free wanderings about a Chinese village, whether or not such material was purposely mixed with excretal matter from a known case of plague, human or otherwise.

* Pig-wash is the kitchen slops from dwellings and restaurants.

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To feed pigs on raw infective matter derived from cases of plague in animals or man and thus to induce plague in them does not justify the assumption that plague is frequently induced in man by the eating of pork.

Professor SIMPSON has suggested this avenue of infection* and no doubt it may deserve more consideration than has been previously given to it especially when it is remembered that no food is wasted in China. The viscera of pigs are eaten by the Chinese just as they are amongst Western nations, and if the cooking were imperfect there might be danger of infection through this channel.

The Government Bacteriologist has, however, following up the suggestion of Professor SIMPSON, gone to the length of stating his belief that the most important method of infection in plague is by the ingestion of infected food.

Obviously therefore it becomes necessary to consider the food supply of the Colony, and how it may become infected.

The staple article of diet amongst the labouring Chinese is rice. To this is added a little fish, salt or fresh, and two or three times a week a little pork or beef. Vegetables are also eaten fresh or pickled.

In a Chinese house in the poorest and most plague stricken quarter of the City of Victoria there is no such thing as a pantry or store for food. The food often including the rice is bought new for each meal. The reason for this is that the coolie, a labouring man, often does not know when he will be able to afford his next meal. His meal depends on his day's work.

Professor SIMPSON (op. cit., page 5) mentions insufficient cooking amongst the lower classes of Chinese as a factor in plague causation. The Professor has evi- dently not gone fully enough into this question. Chinese cooking is exceptionally well done. In fact their food is in the majority of cases over-cooked according to Western ideas. Long experience has taught the Chinese the value of thorough cooking. This is exemplified in their practice of never drinking cold water if they can obtain tea, i.e., water which has been boiled. They have an idea that pork if eaten uncooked will cause fits.

I have frequently examined the food actually being eaten by the poorer Chinese in this Colony and have never seen them eat any food that had not the appearance of being thoroughly well cooked.

On enquiry, however, I have been told that beef is occasionally eaten, as it is by Western nations, underdone. Two kinds of fish also are eaten not properly cooked. They are eaten in the following manner. Small pieces are put into a bowl into which boiling conge is poured or the fish is sliced into small bits and eaten with a salad dressed with oil and sauces much as a salad is eaten by Western nations. These fish, however, are only held to be wholesome from September to February in this Colony and are not eaten during the plague season.

Bean curd made into cakes is also sometimes taken raw with soy which is a kind of sauce.

Of green vegetables the following kinds are eaten not completely cooked, namely, sprouting beans (nga choy) and a plant of the cabbage tribe called kai lan choy.

Another green vegetable sometimes called by Europeans the Chinese parsley (yün sai) is used raw, a few small leaves being put on top of a cooked dish of food for the sake of its aromatic flavour.

Lettuces (sang choy) are also eaten raw or incompletely cooked.

Rice is always well cooked. Roasting of animals whole, e.g., pigs, ducks and fowls is a common practice and it is always apparently, well done. Except how- ever on festival occasions the coolie does not afford such a luxury as a whole roast chicken. His animal food is generally cooked in small pieces, for the knife and fork not being used amongst the poorer classes in Hongkong, the preparation of food in such a manner as to facilitate eating with "chop sticks is necessary and it increases the chances of complete cooking of the food.

* Op. cit., page 101.

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This is important when the resistence to heat of the bacillus pestis is re- membered.

It is difficult to suppose that the Chinese cooked food that one sees in every house has not been raised to a temperature of 65° C. for at least fifteen minutes which would be sufficient to kill the plague bacillus.

Before any definite statement of belief in the gastro-intestinal theory of infec- tion was made, experiments should have been made with the newly cooked meals from a Chinese house for the purpose of bacteriological analysis.

No such experiments are recorded in the report of the Government Bacteriolo- gist in which he so strongly emphasizes the opinion that the gastro-intestinal tract is the chief channel of infection.

An important point is raised by Professor SIMPSON in connection with plague in pigs and other animals (op. cit., page 100). He states that he found the incuba- tion period to be sometimes over a month in pigs and occasionally so in sheep, calves, turkeys, ducks and geese.

This, he suggests, may cause the fact of their being infected so be overlooked when being slaughtered for food.

Professor SIMPSON, however, omits to state that the chances of a secondary infection in the animals with which he experimented were by no means without the bounds of possibility.

When it is remembered that these experiments were conducted in a large shed without sub-divisions, that there were present numbers of animals in various states of health and sickness, that the post-mortem examinations were done in the same room in which the animals were kept, the microscopic examinations made and notes recorded, and that there was a continuous walking to and fro in the shed of several people, the observation of such a long incubation period loses the significance he would attach to it.

The animal depôts and slaughter-houses in Hongkong are well appointed. All cattle, sheep, pigs and goats for human food must by law be slaughtered in the Government Slaughter-houses. This department is controlled by a qualified Veteri- nary Surgeon and an efficient staff. Although there may be pig's flesh sold for food in the outskirts of Kowloon and the villages in Hongkong which has not passed through the Government Slaughter-house, the chances that this obtains to an ap- preciable amount in the City of Victoria are remote. Despite the observation of Professor SIMPSON on the incubation period of plague in some animals it is then not probable that flesh from infected cattle or pigs find its way into the markets in Victoria.

Poultry, however, are on a different footing. There is no restriction as to the place of killing a fowl or duck. Indeed fowls may be seen running about the streets in the poorer residential quarters of the Colony. If it is decided to kill a fowl, it is done in the kitchen of the house, and fowls are sometimes bought alive at a market and killed at home.

There is no doubt, however, that many fowls brought into the markets of the Colony die en route or after arrival. Those at any rate which die after arrival are probably sold at a reduced rate and used as food. They are of course cooked, but nevertheless it is important to find out whether these fowls are infected with plague.

The known fact that poultry are subject to a septicemic disease called chicken cholera" caused by an organism so much resembling the bacillus pestis on microscopical examination made it necessary to have this disease excluded be- fore a diagnosis of plague could be made. The Government Bacteriologist on being requested to examine poultry sent him from markets in the Colony informed the Sanitary Department that some had died from "chicken cholera.

and some from plague.

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Noticing a report in a newspaper sent me from the Colony of Mauritius to the effect that a considerable mortality amongst fowls had taken place in the town of Port Louis I communicated with Dr. LORANS, the Director of the Medical and

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Health Department of that Colony and asked him. whether any fowls examined had been reported to have suffered from plague.

Dr. LORANS replied in the following words: "In answer to your letter of August 30th last, I may inform you that we have noticed epizootics of fowl cholera (at least judging from the microscopical appearance of the disease) in Mauritius in various places and at different times. In some the mortality in fowls, etc., pre- ceded or followed plague outbreaks, but I am not prepared to say it was more than a coincidence. In no case was plague declared to be the cause of these occurrences though we are aware of Professor SIMPSON's views and are on the watch."

I understand that Mauritius is not yet supplied with a properly designed and fitted bacteriological laboratory and is therefore at present on the same footing as Hongkong in this respect. Nevertheless in spite of this and of the conclusion arrived at in Mauritius by miscroscopical examination that these epizootics were due to fowl cholera and not plague, I am inclined to attach some importance to Dr. LORANS' communication.

Mauritius has not like Hongkong to import its daily "fresh bazaar.” Flour and grain stuffs are imported, bullocks also for the supply of beef, fowls never. The Colony is more self-contained than is Hongkong. The presence of an epizootic amongst fowls therefore shewing on the microscopic examination of their blood and organs a bacillus of the type causing fowl cholera would naturally cause en- quiries to be made for collateral evidence of its connection with outbreaks of plague. Seeing

Seeing that these epizootics occurred at different times and places and that the Medical and Health Department were fully aware of Professor SIMPSON'S views and that yet no connection between the epizootics and outbreaks of plague was traced, I think that the question of the causation of plague through the eating of poultry dying from disease needs careful reconsideration in this Colony. Chickens and fowls are a luxury not often indulged in by the poorer Chinese. man with only himself to feed will eat fowl two or three times a month only while earning a monthly wage of 12-14 dollars.

Of the animal foods entering into the diet of the Chinese labourer in Hong- kong fish holds the chief place and this is often in the form of salted fish.

In the case for the gastro-intestinal theory of infection as the chief mode of inducing plague the stage has not yet been reached of discovering an epizootic of plague amongst fish.

Some fish is, however, eaten raw occasionally as I have mentioned above.

Seeing that the labouring man buys his food in quantities for one meal at a time not only because his food depends on his daily earnings but also because he has no means of keeping it fresh in the warm weatlier, there is very little chance of food being contaminated by infective material within a domestic building.

There remains, however, the possibility of food material in its raw state being contaminated in the markets and shops selling it and also of certain already cooked food sold at restaurants being liable to come into touch with infective matter whe- ther from a human or rat source. This cooked food retailed to outside customers from the restaurants is in the form of different kinds of cakes. It is the custom, however, to prepare only as much of these each day as will probably be sold. Stale food is at a discount.

The same practice is carried out in the case of the roast pork and fresh poultry shops. Early closing is unknown to the Chinese shopkeeper. As long as he can sell his goods so long will he continue to offer them to the public.

The chances of contamination of this class of food in the shops is, therefore, not so great as might appear at first.

With the markets it is different. They are closed at 9 p.m. and re-opened at 4 a.m., and a certain amount of food in them remains overnight.

This is mostly in the form of green vegetables.

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In the cold weather a little pork is sometimes left over, but rather than have it left over it is sold the evening before at a reduced rate. This applies especially to the markets other than the Central Market. This latter is the market where Europeans buy most of their fresh food, the others are used almost exclusively by Chinese..

In the Central Market a little beef is sometimes left over, but is kept in consequence in ice chests.

That food material left overnight in shops and markets may be contaminated by excreta from rats must be borne in mind.

During 1904 thirteen rats from the Western Market (No. 7 Health District) were returned as being plague infected. Eleven such rats were also found at the

Sai-ying-poon Market in No. 9 Health District.

Were food such an important factor in the causation of plague one would ex- pect the disease to be as prevalent amongst the well-to-do Chinese as it is amongst the poorer classes. The food supply for all classes of Chinese is from the same source and is very much of the same nature. The amounts of the ingredients of a meal vary with the purse of the consumer. Flesh, whether beef, pork, poultry or fish, is more largely caten of by the well-to-do classes than it is by the poorer

classes.

Yet it is always amongst the poor, living in the most overcrowded districts that plague is worst. This fact alone points to the different conditions under which the people live as a most important factor in plague incidence.

The infected food theory fails absolutely to explain the well established fact that the poor classes living under conditions of overcrowding, in cheap and often rat-ridden localities, with their beds, bedding and clothes often swarming with bugs and fleas, should be more prone to plague infection than their more fortunate fellow citizens who can afford to live amidst more sanitary surroundings.

Infection via the Respiratory System.

On making post-mortem examinations of plague cases one is struck by evidences of general infection. . For example one may frequently find the cervical, axillary, and inguinal glands to be enlarged, with minute hemorrhages, and to shew the bipolar staining organism on microscopic examination and yet to be discrete.

If one considers that given a skin iufection further progress must be via the lymphatics alone or that the virus of the disease on being carried to the nearest lymphatic gland must there necessarily be arrested, and that the bacilli do not gain entrance to the general circulation until the agonal period, one is then met by a difficulty in accepting the skin-infection theory as sufficient to account for the evidences of general infection.

This seems to me to be a too narrow view of the skin-infection theory.

The.Government Bacteriologist (op. cit., page 11) says that this is the pre- valent idea as regards bubonic plague. On turning, however, to the Report of the Indian Plague Commission, page 54, one sees septicemic cases described as cases "where owing to the more rapid passage of bacteria through the lymphatic filter, and possibly to a greater production of bacterial poisons, the constitutional symp- toms precede and overshadow the local symptoms, the disease being in most cas.s rapidly fatal."

It does not, therefore, appear to me that the supporters of the skin-infection theory have committed themselves to the narrow view which has been attributed to them.

However, some people have found difficulty in reconciling the skin-inf·ction theory with the post-mortem appearances, principally, it seems to me, on account of having accepted a too narrow view of the progress of a skin infection.

The infected-food theory having failed of acceptance as the usual channel except by a very small minority there has remained the theory of Respiratory in- fection for those who do not accept the skin-infection theory.

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The supporters of the respiratory-infection theory passing beyond the question of primary plague pneumonia hold the opinion that this mode of infection is the principal one for all forms of plague.

Perhaps the most emphatic writing in support of ærial infection is to be found in "A Treatise on Plague" by Major G. THOMSON and Dr. J. THOMSON, 1901. Chapter VI of this book gives the authors' reasons for taking this view of plagne infection. Briefly and in sum these views may be expressed as follows: that plague is a "want of fresh air" disease and that under the insanitary conditions produced in the overcrowded houses of the poor with their vitiated atmosphere, the human organism is unable to resist the parasitic habit of the plague bacillus which is breathed into the lungs. To quote from this work (page 122) "Infection takes place by remaining in and inhaling the devitalised air in which patients are attackel And further (page 123) "As in the case of Tuberculosis, it is known the microbes are very generally diffused, and yet general infection of the whole populace does not follow; so in a plague epidemic it is scarcely possible that the germs are entirely absent from all dwellings in which plague cases do not *Free dilution with pure air seems to kill the plague germ

* *

occur.

readily."

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These authors do not proceed to discuss the further progress of the disease but leave us as it were with the bacilli entering the lungs with the inspired air. The opinion of Major and Dr THOMSON was, however, anticipated by Dr. FRANCIS CLARK, Medical Officer of Health, Hongkong, in 1898, for in his Report on the Epidemic of Bubonic Plague in this Colony for that year he writes (page 6 ) “ ***** I am still of the opinion that the atmosphere in the immediate neighbourhood of a patient suffering from the disease, where such patient in confined in a dirty, dark and ill-ventilated dwelling, is infective to very much the same extent as in Typhus Fever, and that when such atmosphere is breathed for any length of time by a healthy individual, the bacilli have every opportunity of gaining access to the lymphatic system of the respiratory tract by inhalation, and of the alimentary tract by swallowing the mucus and saliva of the mouth and pharynx to which any particulate bodies in the atmosphere would naturally

adhere

If apart from primary plague - of infection in this disease, the

of the bacillus ? How does the

a we are to consider this a general mode st be asked: What is the further path ecome general?

Here the same question presents itself as in the skin-infection theory, namely, how does the virus having invaded the lymph vessels ultimately pass into the general circulation ?

Dr. CLARK states his belief in the same report, page 4, that the disease is ""essentially one of the lymphatic system generally, and that, as can be seen at any post-mortem examination, most of the lymphatic glands of the body are in a more or less inflamed and irritable condition, while the special enlargement of any particular group of superficial glands (which does not by any means always occur) is due to purely accidental circumstances, such as by the carrying of heavy weights upon one's shoulder (as is invariably done by Asiatics) during the initial perio! of the disease, or in fact by any of the ordinary avocations of life which happen to be of a laborious nature.

Dr. CLARK cannot accept the skin-infection theory as sufficient to account for the appearance of general lymphadenitis, and he offers in its stead a theory of primary entrance via the pulmonary, and intestinal lymphatics.

The relation of the lymphatic vessels and glands to the disease inust be the same whatever be the seat of the primary invasion of the lymphatic system. The course of lymph from the lung tissue to the big veins near the heart is similar in method to its course from any other tissue to the blood-vessels, though in the case of the lungs it may be shorter than in many other cases.

Obviously if the bacilli get into the blood circulation via the normal flow of lymph or by passing into the injured vessels of a primarily infected (bronchial) gland we have only another instance of a plague septicæmia.

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But the belief that the disease is essentially one of the lymphatic system generally in connection with the theory of respiratory-infection would almost necessitate the idea that the lymphatic system was invaded directly from the lungs and not indirectly as part of a general septicæmic infection.

I find such a theory rather difficult of acceptance.

The greatest support for the theory of infection through the respiratory tract is- sought for in the well established observations that plague has its greatest incidence in the ill-ventilated, dark, and dirty houses of the poorest quarters of infected places. In short it is in the overcrowded localities inhabited by the poorer classes that plague is worst. Overcrowding means ill-ventilation, it also in most cases- means poverty. Poverty compels people to live in "slums.'.

Personal uncleanliness both as to dirt and vermin is the outcome of poverty in cities and Eastern villages. The necessity of living in cheap and therefore the most dilapidated and insanitary dwellings of cities is also a consequence of poverty.

In fact speaking generally overcrowding is inseperable from many other possi- ble factors in the spread of a disease such as plague.

This overcrowding has either directly or indirectly an undoubted influence on the spread of plague.

In Hongkong it has been noted during the last two epidemics that in the most overcrowded districts plague has been inost prevalent.

Now overcrowding will increase the chances of the spread of plague whether the chief channel of infection be the skin, alimentary or respiratory system.

Whether the infection be conveyed by inoculation through the skin, by the contamination of food or food utensils, or by the breathing of air containing in- fective particles, it is obvious that a plague patient in an overcrowded room is a ♦ danger to more persons than he would be in a well ventilated apartment where intimate contact with other persons is less likely to happen.

It has been stated in support of the theory that plague spreads through the agency of "devitalised air", that it is difficult to believe that abrasions of the skin sufficient to allow entry of the bacillus can be so common, or that infective material can be so widely distributed as to infect so many persons through the skin. *

The percentage of plague cases in Hongkong for the population of the two most overcrowded districts, namely, Health Districts 2 and 9 was in 1903 only 0·94 per cent. for Health District 2, and 0.73 per cent. for Health District 9; while in 1904 (a mild year) it was only 0.55 in No. 9 Health District (for the seven months dealt with in this report) which was by far the worst affected district in the City of Victoria.

To any one who has seen the conditions under which the people live who inhabit the very poor and overcrowded districts in Hongkong it is not a matter of surprise that infective material can be widely enough distributed within a house- in which there is found a case of plague to cause a case incidence of such a small percentage; nor is it difficult to believe that the small lesions of the skin necessary for the infection can be very common.

This evidence can scarcely be accepted against the skin-infection theory and per contra for the respiratory-tract theory,

The theory of respiratory-infection being founded on the supposed entry of the bacilli into the lungs with the inspired air, it becomes necessary to discuss the question of the existence of the bacilli in the form of dust in the atmosphere.

I can find no trustworthy record of the bacillus having been isolated from atmospheric dust. The bacillus does not withstand complete drying. Were it present in living form in the dust of houses, one might reasonably expect those employed in disinfecting to shew a marked plague incidence, which experience- does not bear out.

* A Treatise on Plague by Major THOMSON, I.M.S., and Dr. JOHN THOMSON, 1901,

page 115.

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Except under the action of a strong wind, which is not found inside houses, it is extremely improbable that infective excretions, secretions and discharges from plague patients can be disseminated in the atmosphere until such matters are dried and pulverised. Further there is the action of saprophytic organisms to be considered. When any organic matter is discharged from the body it rapidly be- comes a culture ground for saprophytic organisms. It is highly probable that such organisms being adapted for growth outside the animal body would speedily crowd out the plague organisms which have just been expelled from their host and are therefore under conditions not suitable for their preservation.

The Indian Plague Commission reports (page 102) that the plague bacillus has never been detected in the floors of native houses (in India) by any trust- worthy observer. Although this means no more than that present methods have failed to detect it, yet it is very strong evidence that the plague organism is soon crowded out and killed by saprophytic organisms.

An exception with regard to the presence of bacillus pestis in the air must be made in one respect.

The Government Bacteriologist says (op. cit., page 39) that primary pneu- monic plague is caused by the drop infection of FLÜGGE.

It is perfectly reasonable to suppose that a person suffering from pneumonic plague may in the act of coughing or of any forced expiration discharge droplets of infective matter into the air in his immediate neighbourhood. This would constitute a grave danger to other persons in reach of such droplets and hence in this connection overcrowding is again a factor.

However with this exception I cannot hold that the respiratory tract is the channel by which the virus of plague usually gains entrance to the system.

On reviewing these three channels of infection, namely, the skin system, the alimentary tract and the respiratory system, I must conclude that, with the ex- ception of primary pneumonic plague, the usual mode of entrance of the virus is through the skin.

This is the view which obtains generally, and particularly in India, and is the result in that country of painstaking work and observations over a considerable number of years.

Rats and Plague.

That rats are susceptible to plague has been proved. As these animals live frequently in close association with men there must, therefore, always be a danger of plague occurring in human beings if infected rats are found in the locality. Such a measure, therefore, as disinfection is as necessary in a house where a plague infected rat has been found as where a human case has occurred. Therefore it is necessary to adopt measures to keep rats out of buildings by rendering the insides. of the houses rat-proof.

Since the visit of Professor SIMPSON to this Colony these measures have as far as possible been systematically carried out.

All rats collected by the staff of rat-catchers are daily sent to the Public Mortuary and are there examined. A return is made to the Sanitary Department on the following day shewing what rats, if any, are deemed to have been infected with plague.

Should any such rats have come from any known premises; disinfection of them is then carried out, rat runs and holes are noted and are filled with cement under notice from the Sanitary Board,

We do not

This method of discovering infected rats is not, however, exact. get a return of rats known for certain to be infected but merely of those suspected of being infected.

There are other micro-organisms than the bacillus pestis which are morphologi- cally indistinguishable on mere microscopic examination from the plague bacillus.

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Although no doubt as much care as circumstances will afford is exercised in this diagnosis of plague in rats, it is quite impossible for the Government Bacter- iologist to definitely decide by microscopical examination alone in the short time at his disposal whether any given rat is infected with plague, and not with some other disease shewing similar post-mortem changes and bacterial morphology.

To illustrate this I may say that the same difficulty exists. in deciding differ- entially between plague and each of the following diseases, namely, the septicemia hæmorrhagica of cattle, swine fever and chicken cholera.

Each of these three diseases exists in this Colony, and I think no one would undertake to say from post-mortem changes and microscopic examination alone, that given a chance of a particular animal being infected with plague, it had not died from one of the three above mentioned diseases.

The fact, however, remains that rats are susceptible to plague and if experi- ments are occasionally and systematically undertaken throughout the year to decide whether certain suspected rats are definitely infected with plague, the rat return from the Public Mortuary will be a great help in our defensive measures.

For the purpose of the following charts shewing the curves for rat and human plague from July 31st, 1903, to August 20th, 1904, I have divided the City of Victoria into six sections. Health Districts I, II and II are taken separately for the following reasons. H. D. I. is more or less topographically separated from H. D. II by the grounds of the Royal Naval Hospital, Morrison Hill and the Cemeteries at Happy Valley. H. D. III is largely European or Foreign in its residents.

Health Districts IV, V, VI, VII and VIII are taken together as representing the central part of the City which is densely populated and almost wholly by Chinese.

Health District IX needs separate consideration, as in 1904 many more plague cases occurred there than in any other district of the City.

The curves are constructed on the following principle :-

(1.) The numbers of rats reported as plague infected each week are ex- pressed as a percentage on the total number caught each week, and the result is shewn in the upper curve.

(2.) The actual number of plague cases for each corresponding week are

shewn in the lower curve.

The reason for taking a percentage curve for rats is that by this method only can one graphically shew the rise and fall of plague amongst those animals. Some- times a comparatively large number of rats from a given district are reported as infected out of a small total number of rats and sometimes the converse is the case. As the total number of rats inhabiting each district and also the total number of those infected each week is unknown, it is absolutely necessary to take a percentage of those reported infected on the total caught.

With regard to the lower or human plague curve it will be seen that if the population be assumed to be constant from week to week a percentage curve will be precisely similar to, but on a smaller scale than, the curve as I have given it. As the percentages of plague cases would be such small fractions, I have preferred to adopt the curve as I have given it.

The chief difficulties in making any curves to represent the relationship of rat plague to human plague and also the relationship of one week's incidence to that of the previous and subsequent weeks are:-

(1) That in the case of human beings it may not be taken for granted

that the population of any district remains constant.

(2) That we do not get information of every case of plague in human

beings in the Colony.

(3) That in the case of rats we have not even an estimated population.

(4) That it is by no means probable that even the majority of rats

infected are recorded.

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It is probable, however, that the unknown cases amongst human beings bear a far less proportion to the total human cases than do the unknown rat cases to the total rats infected.

The Tables accompanying the curves shew the numbers of rats caught in each. district and the actual numbers of rats reported as infected for the same periods covered by the curves described above. In addition they shew the populations (estimated to January 20th, 1904, i.e.. the middle of the 12 inonths under conside- ration) of the different districts, with the actual numbers of plague cases for the same periods.

Taking the City of Victoria as a whole the Table and curves shew the tail end of the 1903 and the rise and greater part of 1904 epidemics and epizootics, with, in the case of human plague, the period of eight weeks, from the 50th week 1903 to the 5th week 1904 during which no cases are known to have occurred.

The rat curve may be divided into five periods or waves during which the plague incidence rose and fell. The human curve may similarly be divided into three such periods or waves.

The first rat wave from week 31 to week 37, 1903-a period of declination- is accompanied by the declination of the 1903 epidemic.

The second rat wave from week 38 to week 48, 1903, is followed by a slight wave of plague in the 45th to 49th weeks, 1903.

The third rat wave, a slight one in weeks 49 to 51, 1993, is followed by eight weeks during which no human plague is known to have occurred.

The fourth rat wave from the 52nd week, 1903, to the 9th week, 1904; the fifth rat wave may be considered to begin in the 10th week, 1904, and continues to the 31st week.

The third human wave, however, begins at the 6th week, 1904, and rises and falls over the two last rat waves.

There, therefore, appears to be no constant relation between the rise and fall of rat plague and that of human beings.

The second rat wave reaches its highest point in week 42 but the second human wave does not appear till the rat wave has greatly declined there being a period of two weeks after the rat wave maximum and the appearance of plague.

The fourth rat wave rises to its highest point in 8 weeks while human plague does not appear until 6 weeks of this period have elapsed.

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TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

City of Victoria. Population=188, 659.

Week.

Rats caught. infected.

Rats

Per cent.

Plague

Per cent.

cases.

1903.

175

2.8

·0026

168

2.9

·0042

216

2.7

⚫0021

294

2.04

•0005

255

2.3

•0005

200

2.0

·0016

235

·001

182

0.5

·0005

207

1.4

155

3.2

·0005

229

3:0

325

3.7

...

347

313

238

00 10 CO

2.3

1.6

1.2

.0005

375

1.06

·0016

386

0.77

438

0.22

357

0.58

·001

281

2.1

...

355

166

1 2

0.28

...

1.2

1904.

220

20 10 CO D

249

-202

290

CO 2 CO LO

1.3

0.8

1.4

1.7

246

2.0

253

3.1

·001

6.7

138

5.0

⚫0005

253

1.1

291

1.3

290

1.0

·0005

499

1.2

423

1:4

·001

334

1.2

...

367

2.4

465

1.07

*0016

345 10

2.9

·006

316 13

4.1

*007

343

6.7

*0035

293

7.5

•01

274

8.7

⚫013

307 32

10.4

•012

337

9.7

32 ·016

408

8.8

40 *02

292

29 9.9

32 ·016

26 313 32 10.2

32 •015

304

6.9

1007

7 28

288 26

9.0

·01°

317

6.6

-009

292

6.5

·006

267

7.1

10.

·005

WEEKS.

Percentage of

Infected

Rats ou Total

caught.

Number of

Plague cases.

WEEKS.

Curves of rat and human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

THE CITY OF VICTORIA.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6

بي

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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For the purpose of analysing the relations of rat and human plague I have constructed tables and curves for different districts as given above.

Health District 1.-Victoria.

Here we find the tail end of the rat and human plague in 1903 to be almost synchronous. The table shews that from the 35th week, 1903, to 17th week, 1904, only two infected rats were found-one in the 42nd week, 1903, out of 13 rats examined and one in the 7th week, 1904, out of 4 rats examined—giving percentages of 77 and 250 respectively.

It is probably, therefore, that during this long period Health District I was very free from rat plague. It is noticeable too how free from human plague it was during the same period.

The epidemic period for 1904 in this district may be considered to have be- gun in the 20th week, just two weeks after the rat plague began to be constant.

The epidemic curve, however, does not rise in a manner corresponding to the rise of the rat curve up to the 23rd week of 1904.

If, however, the 1904 epidemic be considered to have begun with the case in the 16th week, the question of its relation in point of time to the rat plague curve cannot be answered in the same way as no infected rats were known in this dis- trict for 9 weeks previous to this case.

Health District II.

The table and chart shews no infected rats from week 31 to week 40, 1903, while there were four human cases during this period. The rise in the rat curve in the 41st and 42nd weeks, 1903, is accounted for by one rat in each week being reported infected out of a total of nine examined each week.

Four weeks afterwards a plague case was recorded.

The rat curve shews that plague was fairly continuous amongst rats from weeks 3 to 31 of 1904, but no human cases were recorded until the 14th week of 1904.

Four weeks after the rise of this rat curve to its maximum we find the max- imum height of the epidemic curve, but while the rat curve continues at a high percentage on till the 31st week, the epidemic curve ends after the 27th week.

•

392

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

HEALTH DISTRICT I. POPULATION=13,478. | HEALTH DISTRICT II.

HEALTH DISTRICT II. POPULATION=25,207.

Week. Rats

Rats Per caught. infected. cent.

cases.

Plague Per

cent.

Week. Rats

Rats Per Plague caught. infected. cent. cases.

Per

cent.

1903.

188167

...

7-7

1904.

123IO C

16.6

·014

...

14.3

·007

11.1

10.

•014

·001

11.1

47.

240

.004

·001

·004

...

·004

10.5

25*

12.5

...

12.5

...

4.5

...

3·7

...

....

naoming

5.8

⚫004

10.

*007

2.3

21.

4.7

10.

...

4.5

•008

25.

WH N☺WENWIPNUF

19.

12.5

⚫004

16:6

16.6

⚫014

21.

•008

*007

20-

·004

16.6

22 63

9.5

28.

*007

6.4

10.7

*007

9.5

7.4

17.3

2 ··014

.31

9.6

7.6

9.8

ลง

5212

·008

·019

⚫008

·001

·008

19.2

·014

18.9

5:1

9.0

2.7

.007

12.0

6.8

⚫014

4.3

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

HEALTH DISTRICT I.

1904

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

WEEKS.

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

Number of

Plague Cases.

WEEKS.

1903.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10U 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31;

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

HEALTH DISTRICT II.

1904

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

WEEKS.

ཨྰཿ⇨ༀདྷར

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

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1903.

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34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

- 393

Health District III.-Victoria.

In this district also the Table and curves shew the tailing off of the 1903 - epizootic and epidemic.

Two cases of plague occurred in the 46th week, 1903, although no infected rats were found from the 40th to 52nd weeks of the year.

The period during which the rats appear to be more or less continuously affected in 1904 begins in the 5th week, 1904, and extends to the 28th week, but with the exception of an isolated case of plague in the 6th week no epidemic appears until the 19th week.

Health Districts IV to VIII.—Victoria.

This being a combined district one sees a rat curve of somewhat similar nature to that for the whole City. It presents a series of waves, practically five, while the epidemic curve presents only two such.

We have the tail end of the 1903 epizootic and epidemic and some isolated cases of plague occurring close on the second and fourth epizootic waves, but their appearance is not constant in point of time.

The curve of the epidemic period 1904 cannot be said to follow a marked rise in the epizootic curve. The two curves are practically synchronous.

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394

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

HEALTH DISTRICT III. POPULATION=6,592.

HEALTH DISTRICTS IV TO VIII INCLUSIVE..

POPULATION=104,014.

Rats

Week. Rats

Per Plague Per caught. infected. cent. cases.

cent.

Week. Rats

caught. infected.

Rats

Per Plague Per cent. cases.

cent.

1903.

119

...

·015

125

146

...

6.6

198

7.1

180

•015

137

015

166

1∞∞ 100.00

2.5

⚫0009

2.4

⚫0038

2.7

⚫0019

2.0

1.6

2.1

⚫0009

0.6

38.

6.2

•015

125

126

6.6

4.2

...

143

4.2

•015

42.

218

4.1

185

4.3

170

2.3

127

0.8

⚫0009.

· 4

⚫03

248

0.8

215

0.9

...

270

0.3

...

199

1.0

152

2.5

•

248

4.0

...

14.3

100

1-0

1904.

12345

...

130

140

129

221

1.5

1.4

0.7

203

1.9

7.6

144

1.4

8.2

⚫015

166

3.0

6.2

14.2

4.2

⚫0009

145

1.3

160

1.8

196

1.5

⚫0009

347

0.5

7:6

319

1.2

260

1.1

9.5

254

1.9

323

1.2

· 17

228

2:6

•0038

4.5

212

3.7

•0028

2.9

•015

208

4.3

.0038

⚫03

175

4.0

·0038 .

⚫015

149

3.3

•0048

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·1

•015

146

7 4.8

*0038

⚫03

203 10 4.9

⚫0057

242

15 6.2

•0076

163

11 6.7

·0057

7.6

*015

190

4.7

•0084

2 11.7

...

27 138

1:4

⚫0038

27.2

*03

28 150

⚫03

159

*015

130

120

55667 |

3.3

3.7

4.6

5.8

10 10 2

•0076

⚫0048

·0019

...

WEEKS.

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

Number of

Plague Cases.

WEEKS.

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

1903.

HEALTH DISTRICT III.

1904

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26|27|28|29|30|31|

WEEKS.

28 29 N

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

HEALTH DISTRICTS IV, V, VI, VII & VIII.

1904.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Number of

Plague Cases.

WEEKS.

1903.

www

31: 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

395

Health District IX.-Victoria.

Here again the Table and curves shew the tail end of the 1903 epidemic, finishing by the 36th week of the year while plague infected rats were found up to the 46th week.

From the 37th to 48th weeks of 1903 there was no human plague in the district and yet infected rats continued to be found in small numbers.

The two plague cases in the 49th week, 1903, appear three weeks after appar- ent cessation of rat plague.

Plague rats again shewed themselves in the 1st, 4th, 6th, 9th and 12th weeks, 1904, and an isolated plague case occurred in the 6 week.

Although in the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th weeks of 1904 no infected rats were recorded the epidemic (1904) may be considered as having begun in the 14th week.

In the epizootic and epidemic periods for 1904 it is noticeable that the epide- mic both rises and falls before the epizootic.

Health District X.-Victoria.

This Table and curves are remarkable as shewing a period of 36 weeks during which no plague cases were known although plague amongst rats was by no means absent after the 1903 epidemic had ended.

•

The 1904 epidemic period shews the human curve beginning before the rise of the corresponding rat curve.

And although the percentage of infected rats on the total caught was very much greater than in District IX or any other District yet the human curve never reaches the height which it does for District IX.

396

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

HEALTH DISTRICT IX. POPULATION=25,083. HEALTH DISTRICT X. POPULATION=14,285.

Week. Rats

Rats Per Plague Per caught. infected. cent. cases. cent.

Week.

Rats caught. infected.

Rats

Per cent.

Plague Per

cases.

cent.

1903.

6.2

12.2

⚫021

*003

9.0

·003.

4.5

⚫003

5.8

6.2

⚫003

19.

.14

...

4.5.

11.1

2.7

...

1.7

5.2

4.7

1.6

⚫007

50 43

4.6

...

36.

1904.

3.5

3.2

123 +

5.2

...

3.3

⚫003

•

...

9.0

3.5

2.0

⚫003

...

⚫003

⚫007

2.3

*027

24.

4.1

*007

6.9

⚫027

⚫014

8.3

⚫003

19.

15.0

12.5

•019

9.0

⚫035

15.9

17 *067

29.4

⚫007

18.7

*047

35.2

*028

.25.6

·076

20.0

⚫021

11.6

⚫069

26.6

·056

21.8 20

:076

42.7

*028

24.3 11

⚫043

33.3

⚫042

15.5 6

⚫023

14.2

•014

6.6

•011

15.7

·028

23.6

⚫019

...

⚫035

13.2

•015

7.6

⚫007

15.3

⚫019

15.2

⚫007

ریم

WEEKS.

288

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

HEALTH DISTRICT IX.

1904.

{

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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Number of

Plague Cases.

1903.

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노래

ら

WEEKS.

31 32 33 34 35 36.37-38;39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

WEEKS.

2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

649.00

Number of

Plague Cases.

WEEKS.

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

1903

HEALTH DISTRICT X.

1904.

35.2

42.7

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21|22|23 24|25|26 27 28 29 30 31

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52≥1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

397

Rats and Plague in Kowloon.

The portion of the Colony on the Kowloon side of the harbour is divided for the purpose of the following charts and tables into nine districts as follows :—

District I.-European point of Tsim-sha-tsui. This district consists

mostly of European houses with considerable open space about them. District II.-Chinese point of Tsim-sha-tsui. This consists chiefly of

Chinese tenement houses in a fair state of repair, and of godowns.

District III.--Yaumati. The most overcrowded district in Kowloon.

Many of the houses are old and in a poor state of repair.

District IV-Mong-kok-tsui. A district chiefly of recently built Chinese

tenement houses.

Districts V and VIII.-Tai-kok-tsui, Fuk 1 sun Heung, and Sham-shui- po. Mostly old houses, many of which are one-storied and many in poor repair.

District VI.-Hunghom. Fairly good Chinese tenement houses. District VII.-Kowloon City.

District IX.-Scattered villages, mostly of small one-storied houses.

Taking Kowloon, as a whole, excluding Kowloon City and Sham-shui-po, i.e., Old Kowloon, the curves and table shew that the rat epizootic presents four periods or waves of intensity, namely, in 1903 from the 31st to 35th weeks, the 37th to the 50th weeks, and in 1904 from the 1st to the 14th weeks and from the 16th to the 31st weeks.

The first wave of the curve corresponds with the tail end of the 1903 epide- demic as it does in the City of Victoria.

During the second rat wave there is no corresponding epidemic wave, there being no known case of human plague until the 11th week of 1904 which is well on into the third rat wave, namely, during its 11th week. This happens in spite of the fact that in the 43rd week of 1903 the rat curyè reaches its maximum for this chart, the corresponding table shewing that 10 out of 39 rats caught and examined during the week were reported as plague infected.

It is worthy of note that the breaks in the whole rat curve, namely, in the 36th, 51st and 52nd weeks of 1903, and in the 8th, 12th and 15th weeks of 1904, were not due to the want of rats for examination.

The table shews that in those weeks 23, 53, 32, 38, 42 and 36 rats were examined respectively from Kowloon.

The curve of the 1904 epidemic continues through the latter end of the third rat wave and the fourth rat wave reaches its maximum point two weeks after the fourth rat wave reaches it highest point.

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No definite relation in point of time can be traced between the general rat curve and the beginning of the epidemic of 1904.

398

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904. All Kowloon exclusive of Kowloon City and Sam-shui-po. Population=62,500.

Week.

Rats Rats Per cent. Plague Per cent. caught. infected.

cases.

1903.

34.

INN GIAN

1904.

4966 C010 -

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9.3

⚫0064

4.0

·0016

7.0

.0032

13.3

•0016

8.3

·0016

...

7·0 2.6 4:0

23.5

13:3

...

14.3

25.6 8.9

...

6.2

8.5

9.7

2.3

5.0

...

1.5 0

5'4

5.5

...

12.5

...

9.8

6.4

...

10.8

17·4

5.6

6.0

10.8

•0016

8.3

0032

3.3

0016

⚫0032

8.3

·0016

8.7

⚫0032

18.8

•0112

7.3

*0048

17.7

0112

6.2

·0048

15.0

5 *008

11 24.4

•008

100 32 10 CO 1- 60 Go to

16.0

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21.4i

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11.9

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10-7

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13.2

⚫008

9.0

·0096·

154

·0016

11:3

⚫0032

WEEKS.

28 * * * NA

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

• caught.

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

ALL KOWLOON-EXCLUSIVE OF KOWLOON CITY, SAM SHUI PO.

1904.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

2222

Number of

Plague Cases.

(

WEEKS.

1903.

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31|32|33|34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29|30|31|

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TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. Kowloon District I.-Tsim-sha-tsui.

Week.

Rats

Rats caught. infected.

400

July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904. European Point. Population=2,000.

Per cent. Plague Per cent.

cases.

1903.

Nil. Nil. Nil.

Nil.

...

37.

...

100

...

Nil.

...

1904.

122

N N ∞ por

...

122

...

ེཚ

...

*05

...

399

Kowloon Health District I.-Tsim-sha-tsui. European Point.

For this district, which is inhabited mostly by Europeans living in compar- atively new houses with plenty of open space around them, the table and curves shew little beyond the fact that rat and human plague were almost absent, there being but one single case of each and these at such widely apart dates as to pre- clude any connection being assigned to them in point of time.

WEEKS.

(100

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

82 2 2 2

Curves of Rat and Human Plague-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

KOWLOON DISTRICT I. TSIM SHA TSUI-EUROPEAN POINT.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Number of

Plague Cases.

WEEKS.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 |6 |7 |8 |9 to 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 bi

401

Kowloon District II.—Tsim-sha-tsui.

Chinese Point.

Here it will be noticed that there were no plague cases corresponding to the tail end of the epizootic of 1903.

The absence of known rat plague (except once) during the period from the 44th week of 1903 to the 10th week of 1904 may be accounted for partly by the small number of rats examined from this locality.

During the 1904 epizootic period it is noticeable that many more rats were found in the locality, a considerable percentage of which were infected.

The 1904 epidemic in the locality never assumed but small proportions, but it distinctly shews as following, in four weeks, the beginning of the epizootic.

402

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904. Kowloon District II.—Tsim-sha-tsui. Chinese Point. Population=4,760.

Rats

Week.

Caughts. Infected.

Per cent.

Plague Case.

Per cent.

1903.

1 Nil.

Nil.

16.6

100

...

38.

ONNN ONN -

...

16.6

...

1904.

123 H10 C 7

...

111

9.0

...

.021

214

33.3

·021

...

33.3

37.5

16.6

28.6

·021

12.5

6.0

1 ·021

16.6.

33.3

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

KOWLOON DISTRICT II. TSIM SHA TSUI-CHINESE POINT.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

WEEKS.

100

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

98 N * * 2 2 2 **

WEEKS.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Number of

Plague Cases.

403

Kowloon District III.-Yaumati.

This district also presents the wave appearance in the rat curve though in a less distinctive manner than do the curves for Victoria and all Kowloon.

The table will shew that the rat curve may be divided into at least three wave periods, namely, weeks 31 to 33 and 37 to 49, 1903, and one long wave for the whole of the period from the 1st to 31st weeks of 1904.

With the 1st wave we have the tail end of the 1903 epidemic.

Corresponding to the second rat wave which is the most intense on the chart there are no human cases recorded.

The few human cases that occurred during the 1904 epidemic began eleven weeks after rat plague began to be fairly continuous, but extended on to the 31st week of 1904 together with the rat plague.

404

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1094. Kowloon District III.-Yaumati. Population=20,000.

Week. Rats Rats

canght. infected.

Per cent.

Plague Per cent.

cases.

1903.

9.5

⚫005

9.09

6.6

·010

⚫005

·005

7.7

5.9

: 1.

3.6

15.8

22'

4.5

༔

16.7

28.5

12.1

6.6

5.3

7.5

10.6

1904.

123 #10 C

10.6

5.3

9.5

9.09

5.5

13.3

2.0

10.7

5.9

15.4

*005

11.9

8.3

⚫010

9.5

16.6

⚫005

10.0

⚫015

9.09

*005

17.4

*010

13.3

⚫010

16.6

22.2

⚫020

11.1

14:4

18.7

*005

•015

*005

11.1

⚫005

WEEKS.

100

.64

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

* 8 * * * 2 2 2∞

Number of

Plague Cases.

WEEKS.

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

KOWLOON DISTRICT III. YAU-MA-TI.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 j

405

Kowloon District IV.—Mongkok.

This is a small district and consequently the number of rats examined from the district is also small. The chart and table, however, present some interesting features.

It will be noticed that the period of the 40th to 47th weeks of 1903 was the one of most intense rat plague, nine infected rats being reported out of 81 examined giving a percentage of 11·1 for the whole period. Yet no human cases were recorded either during the eight previous weeks, the period itself, or during subsequent seventeen weeks.

The small epidemic endured for ten weeks only, but during this period only twą rats were found infected.

406

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904. Kowloon District IV-Mongkok. Population=8,333.

Week.

Rats

Rats Per cent. Plague Per cent. caught. infected.

cases.

1903.

1 Q. CV 60 10 10 10 10 30 2 10 10+22

•012

...

33.3

28.3

5.5

45.

8.3

16.6

28.3

...

1904.

1∞ 2' 1 00 00 Co co co co ~212 SHAH

...

33.3 33.3

...

•012 ·

•012

⚫012

•024

**024

33.3

·024

100

WEEKS.

100

Percentage of

Infected

5.2

Rats-on Total

caught.

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

KOWLOON DISTRICT IV. MONG KOK.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Number of

Plague Cases.

WEEKS.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

407

Kowloon District VI.—Hunghom.

In this district the table shews that a fair share of rats were collected and examined and that plague was fairly continuous amongst them from the 31st week of 1903 to the 11th week of 1904. Five fairly distinct waves may, however, be

detected in the curve.

It is remarkable that no plague cases were recorded in human beings from the 32nd week of 1903 until the 14th week of 1904.

Between the 16th and 23rd weeks of 1904 rats were being examined in slight- ly less numbers than usual, but no infected rats were reported. Five cases of human plague were, however, recorded during this interval, so that it would appear that the rat plague in this district from the 23rd to the 31st weeks of 1904 was secondary in point of time to the human plague.

408

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904. Kowloon District Vİ.—Hunghom. Population 9,090.

Week. Rats caught.

Rats infected.

Per cent.

Plague cases.

Per cent.

1903.

ล

14:3

⚫022

11.1

12.5

...

38.4

...

14.3

22.2

11.1

47.

8.3

11.

9.09

6.25

...

1904.

12.5

18.1

7.1

11.1

28.6

...

.011

...

9.09

...

·011

*022

·011

011

⚫011

⚫022

28.6

011

33.3

14.3

⚫022

18.1

·033

9.09

·011

12.5

•011

•

WEEKS.

100

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

Number of

Plague Cases.

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

KOWLOON DISTRICT VI. HUNGHOM.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

WEEKS.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

•

409

Kowloon District VII.-Kowloon City.

The rat-catching work was not extended to Kowloon City until the 20th week of 1904, when it was immediately found on examination of the rats caught that an epizootic of plague was occurring there amongst these animals.

It is impossible to say how long this had obtained.

It is however noticeable that the epizootic continued severely for at least three weeks after the epidemic had come to an end.

...

410

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904. KOWLOON DISTRICT VII.-KOWLOON CITY. POPULATION=5,263.

Week.

Rats

Rats Per cent. caught. infected.

Plague Per cent.

cases.

1903.

...

•

...

1904.

...

⚫019

•019

...

*057

*095

*133

*038

4.7

INNN-NNN

16.6

18.1

QIN NW NA

*076

*038

*057

2 *038

*038

*095

22.2

9.9

•019

18.1

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

KOWLOON DISTRICT VII. KOWLOON CITY..

WEEKS.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

100

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total

caught.

Number of

Plague Cases.

WEEKS.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

52 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

411

Kowloon Districts V and VIII comprising Tai-kok-tsui, Fuk-Tsun-Heung,

and Sham-shui-po.

Rats were examined from these districts with short intervals as shewn in the table throughout the whole period dealt with, but no infected rats were recorded until the 28th week of 1904.

Human plague had however begun there in the 17th week of 1904 as shown in both table and curves.

Here therefore it would appear that the disease did not begin amongst the rats and spread to the people from them.

}

412

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE. July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904. KOWLOON DISTRICTS V AND VIII-TAI-KOK-TSUI, FUK-TSUN-HEUNG, ANN SHAM-SIIUI-PO. POPULATION=10,000.

Week

Rats

Rats caught. infected.

Per cent.

Plague

Per cent.

. Cases.

1903.

·010

...

1904

123456

...

15.

...

•010

ΟΙΟ.

31.

catu Bawi mii mi

...

·020

•010

...

ΟΙΟ·

...

11.1

་

}

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

KOWLOON DISTRICTS V AND VIII-TAI-KOK-TSUI, FUK-CHEUNG-HUNG AND SHAM-SHUI-PO.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

WEEKS.

100

Percentage of

Infected

ོལ

Rats on Total

caught.

Number of

Plague Cases.

WEEKS.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

413

Kowloon District IX.-Scattered Villages.

A few rats each week with occasional intervals as seen in the table were being examined each week.

The five weeks shewing positive results point to the fact that plague was present in epizootic form in this district.

Further, the close association of the three human cases recorded with the rat plague in point of time points to some connection between them.

414

TABLE OF RAT AND HUMAN PLAGUE.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th 1904.

KOWLOON DISTRICT IX.-SCATTERED VILLAGES. POPULATION = 10,000.

Week.

Rats caught. infected.

Rats

Plague

Per cent.

Cases.

1903.

...

··

...

227

1904.

31.

*ON INAN TO HID I-

150 50 10 10 10

66.6

·010

...

28.6

33.3

*010

WEEKS.

100

.68

Percentage of

Infected

Rats on Total.

-caught

Curves of Rat and Human Plague.-July 31st, 1903, to August 4th, 1904.

KOWLOON DISTRICT IX. SCATTERED VILLAGES.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Number of

Plague Guses."

WEEKS.

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

415

The analysis of rat plague and human plague as given in the previous pages undoubtedly points to a connection between the outbreak of rat plague and human plague in given localities.

There is, however, no constant relation either in point of time or severity between the epizootics and the epidemics.

This want of constancy seems to me to indicate that there is yet to be found some factor in this connection which will explain the variations in the mutual behaviour of the rat and human plague curves which are at present so puzzling.

The total number of plague infected rats recorded up to end of July in 1904 in Hongkong is 624, of which 222 bave been found in houses.

This means that 355 per cent. of the plague infected rats came from premises of which the address is known with reasonable certitude.

This contrasts favourably with the results obtained during the corresponding period of 1903 when out of 2,549 rats reported infected only 43 came from known premises, a percentage of 1.66 only.

This also means that as far as rat plague is concerned an actual as well as relative increase has been made in the number of houses cleansed and disinfected.

The discovery of an infected rat in a house in a city is not evidence that that house is more dangerous to its inmates than the neighbouring houses are. No one can limit the wanderings of rats. But the general cleansing of the houses in the city and especially those areas in which plague, both human and rat, is worst com- bined with the special cleansing and disinfection of any premises where rat or human plague has been known is probably of great benefit, as by this means whole blocks of houses and areas of lanes and tenements are dealt with simultaneously.

The following statement in tabular form shews the houses in 'which plague infected rats and human plague cases also were found in 1904, either in the same house or next door to each other.

HEALTH DISTRICTS I AND II.

Address.

Plague rat on

Human case on

120, Queen's Road, East.

May 2nd

Nil.

14, Albany, Street.

May 30th

Case next door (118) July, 9th. Human case May 28th.

3, Star, Street.

July 11th

Do.

July 13th

Case next door (4) June 6th

15, Moon Street.

July 11th

Case next door (13) April 7th

HEALTH DISTRICTS V AND VI.

51, Staunton Street.

April 6th

June 1st.

HEALTH DISTRICTS VII AND VIII.

1, New Street.

June 23rd.

May 5th.

416

HEALTH DISTRICTS IX AND X.

Address.

Plague rat on

Human case on

307, Des Voeux Road

West.

May 10th

Case at 305 on May 2nd.

309 on May 22nd.

101, First Street.

June 6th

341, Queen's Road West.

May 31st

115, Second Street.

July 3rd

17, Sung Hing Lane.

July 26th

Case at 99 on July 11th. Case at 343 on June 6th. Case at 115, on same day. Case at 117 on July 19th. Case at 17 on same day.

Distribution of Plague in the City of Victoria.

The following Table shews the number of cases of plague which occurred in 1904 in the ten Health Districts of the City up to end of July, and the Chinese population of each district with the estimated number of persons per floor for each district. It also shews the plague case incidence per cent. of the population.

Health District. Plague Cases.

Population.

Persous per floor.

Cases per cent.

12.810

5.7

*086

24,700

9.1

·088

III

6,490

Chief European

quarter.

25,200

7.6

·055

23,650

7.4

⚫038

20,200

6.9

·064

VII

14.600

4.8

⚫082

VIII

20,100

6.4

139

24,900

8.9

*55

14,050

7.6

·33

The total cases in the City during this period numbered 310 of which 186 or 60 per cent. were in Health Districts IX and X and 139 or nearly 45 per cent. in No. IX Health District alone.

Except in these two districts the epidemic has therefore been of a mild

nature.

This year again the influence of overcrowding is seen in that Health District IX with 8.9 persons per floor shews the highest number of cases per cent. of the population.

This district is not according to the estimates of population the most over- crowded, as No. II Health District has 9.1 persons per floor.

But seeing that the epidemic was everywhere worse in the western end of the City than in other places the high case incidence in No. IX Health District is noteworthy.

The portion of No. IX Health District between Eastern Street and Pokfulam Road, and Queen's Road West and High Street is probably more overcrowded than the rest of the district.

An estimate with regard to part of this area in 1903 shewed 127 persons floor.

In addition to being overcrowded this area contains a large number of old houses built of soft blue bricks. Many of the houses have basements and retain- ing walls at their fronts or rears.

417

The walls of the houses are often hollow and thus afford excellent cover for rats while the ground behind retaining walls appears to frequently form a regular warren for these animals.

The following Table shews the houses in First. Second and Third and High Streets within the densely overcrowded area mentioned above divided into blocks according to whether they are built of blue or red bricks and whether they have or have not retaining walls. The numbers of plague cases which have occurred in them is also shewn.

Block.

Red or Blue Brick

Wall.

Has Retaining Has Basement.

No. of Plague

Cases.

Walls.

2-10 First Street,

Blue.

Yes.

No.

12-24

Red.

26-48

Blue.

50-56

Red.

62-68

Blue.

Yes.

70-76A

76B-78A

Red.

Blue.

No.

DOOOONUN

80-82 86-100 1-55 57-61

وو

No.

Yes.

Red.

2-4A Second Street,

Blue.

Yes.

No.

6-20

Red.

22-32

Blue.

34-46

ง

48-72

Red.

ง ง

74-94

1-23

25-55

Blue. Red. Blue.

No.

Yes.

61-71

No.

Yes.

75-77

Red.

87-89

No.

91-109

Blue.

2-8 Third Street,

Yes.

10-90

1-19

21-33

35-61

63-99

10-38 High Street,

1-19

225

21-33 35-49

Red.

51-73 75-77 79-97

Blue. Red.

No.

Blue.

No.

Red. Blue.

Yes.

No.

Yes.

No. Yes.

Yes.

1 +230 00 00 00 0 OOONOONHOHOO~+000

An analysis of the Table shews the following result :-

Blue brick houses,

Red

Houses with retaining walls,

without retaining walls,

with basements,

without basements,

...45 cases.

.18

.28

.35 ""

It would appear therefore that premises affording most shelter to rats are more likely to be infected than others.

Preventive Measures.

The measures adopted in the attempt to mitigate the ravages of the epidemic have been essentially the same in 1904 as in previous years. There have been some slight modifications as follows.

The floor or floors in a house inhabited by the infected person only is dis- infected by the coolies employed by the Department, instead of the whole house as formerly.

418

The remainder of the house is however cleansed by the tenants themselves under the supervision of the Inspector in charge who gives them Jeyes fluid for. this purpose. Should there be ceilings or other structures offering shelter to rats. in any part of the house they are removed by the Board's artisans and coolies under direction of the Inspector..

Rat holes found during the cleansing of a house where a human case has occurred are filled up at once with cement by an artisan in the Board's employ.

The remaining measures comprising disinfection of clothing, repairing of or renewal of concrete on ground surfaces in both rat infected and human infected houses and the anti-rat measures generally remain the same as heretofore.

It must be remembered, however, that the system of continual cleansing of the City block by block in six different centres at once is carried on all the year through with the exception of a month in the autumn to allow of repairs to ap- paratus and a fortnight at the Chinese New Year on account of this festival.

By this means the houses are kept very much cleaner than they were before this system was introduced and a great deal of rubbish is daily removed which otherwise would accumulate in the houses.

This cleansing done by the people themselves under the supervision of the Board's Officers is supplemented during the plague season in infected areas by the free use of disinfectants such as Jeyes fluid 5 per cent.

The mechanical removal of dirt and rubbish by this systematic cleansing is not called, nor is it considered to take the place of, disinfection, but it may possibly have been of great help in keeping the 1904 epidemic down to its small propor- tions by helping to get rid of vermin such as fleas with their eggs and larvæ which may yet be shewn to play an important role in the aetiology of this disease.

That the disinfection has been fairly successful may be judged by the follow- ing figures.

}

During the epidemic period considered in this report, i.e., from January to July there were 16 houses only in which more than one case of plague was known to have occurred.

This is exclusive of the Italian Convent in Caine Road to which seven cases in very young children were brought from outside.

Altogether 36 cases occurred in these houses, one house having 4 cases, and two 3 cases.

In the latter three houses however 3, 2 and 2 cases respectively occurred within one week and were therefore probably not strictly "repeat

cases but due to one infection.

The cases recurring in the houses after eight days had elapsed since the discovery of the former case and the disinfection of the premises were only six.

In conclusion I wish to express my thanks to Dr. BARNETT and Dr. MACFARLANE and the whole of the special plague staff for the ready and conscien- tious manner in which they have carried out their duties and helped me during the year.

I have, etc.,

WILFRID WM. PEARSE, M.B., D.P.H., Aberdeen,

Acting Medical Officer of Health.

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LIST OF APPENDICES.

1. Addresses of all plague cases recorded in 1904.

2. Table of Cases and Deaths in 1904 according to locality and nationality.

บ

Date.

419

Appendix.

Address.

Date.

Address.

ABERDEEN STREET.

CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST.

19th Feb., 16th June,

Found opposite No. 57.

18th May,

Found vacant ground at.

38.

29th

10th, June,

ALBANY STREET.

11th

13th May, 28th

No. 21.

13th 18th

"29

14.

8th July,

ALGAR COUrt.

11th 17th

9th June,

Found in street.

AMOY LANE.

24th April,

27th

1st Sept.,

No. 11.

9th

BEACONSFIELD.

18th July,

Cathedral quarters.

BONHAM ROAD.

4th May, 30th

Matshed at-

13th July,

opposite No. 158. Found near No. 92.

near No. 88.

opposite No. 127. Canton wharf at.

Found opposite Musso's Godown.

CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL.

Found near Canton wharf in.

opposite No. 90.

22nd May, Found new Building opp: Canton wharf. 27th

Found opposite No. 117.

D'AGUILAR STREET.

No. 9.

in.

No. 133.

Found near Nethersole Hospital.

BONHAM STRAND.

15th April,

DES VEUX ROAD WEST. Matshed opp: Gas works in.

29th June, 3rd July,

Found opposite No. 95.

2nd May,

No. 305.

18th

No. 57

22nd 28th

303.

390.

309.

CAINE ROAD.

29th

10th

No. 28.

30th

13th

7th June,

2nd 3rd

30th

9th June,

Found opposite No. 287.

No. 315.

Matshed opposite Gas works in. Yu Li matshed at.

Found in.

No. 329.

Found near No. 372.

14th July,

13th

•

19th

14th

opp: Sailors' Home. No. 345.

28th

15th

327.

5th Sept.,

17th

317.

18th

317.

CAROLINE ROAD.

وو

18th April,

Cotton Mill.

Matshed opposite Gas works at.

20th

CENTRE STREET.

22nd May,

11th June,

Found vacant ground at. No. 43.

22nd

3rd July,

Found near No. 190.

No. 306.

4th

288.

327.

18th

1st July,

24th

4th Aug.,

10th Sept.,

46. 10.

31st

CHATER STREET.

3rd Aug.,

Matshed at.

11th Mar..

CHEUNG FUK LANE.

Found near No. 554.

No. 360. 360.

DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

Found opposite No. 315.

Found opposite 254.

12th May, New Building, opposite No. 280. 31st

3nd June, 24th

9th Feb.,

Found near No. 1.

CHUEN HING LANE.

11th July, 19th 14th Dec.,

255.

187.

155.

9th May,

No. 2.

Found vacant ground at.

Matshed New Supreme Court at.

EAST STREET.

CHUNG CHING STREET.

6th June,

No. 18.

>>>

11th June, 13th Sept.,

Found near No. 12. No. 10.

18th

33.

30th

40.

[

420

Date.

Address.

Date.

Address.

EASTERN STREET.

25th May, 1st June,

Found near No. 42.

9th

38.

18th 20th

No. 15.

18th

HIGH STREET,—Continued.

Berlin Foundling House. Found in Street. No. 27.

20th

29th

23.

21st

FIRST STREET.

43.

23.

27th

23rd April,

25th

No. 48.

2nd July,

Found near No. 51.

No. 45.

24.

12.

HILL ROAD.

46.

26th

14.

45.

17th June, Found near Public Mortuary. 19th July,

No. 2.

28th

14.

30th

3rd May,

14.

24th May,

HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

No. 224.

4th

8th 19th

20th

25th

29th

2nd June,

8th

11th

12th

24th

29th

11.

43.

23.

25th June, Fd. opposite Man Mo Temple.

5th Dec.,

No. 28.

HOSPITAL ROAD.

Found near No. 31.

No. 21.

وو

41.

43.

วง

41.

17.

Found near No. 73.

No. 11.

11th May, Found near Govt. Civil Hospital. 7th June, Found near No. 8 Police Station.

16th Nov.,

I. YIK LANE. No. 13.

JARDINE'S BAZAAR.

11th July,

99.

7th Sept.,

19th 23rd

69. 14.

No. 31. JUBILEE STREET.

7th July,

FUK LUK LANE.

New Building in.

KAT ON LANE.

28th June, 5th July,

No. 10. 9.

21st June,

No. 3.

FUK SAU LANE.

9th Feb.,

KENNEDY ROAD. Found in matshed in.

6th June,

11th 18th 23

No. 1 4

29th May,

FRENCH STREET.

KI LING LANE.

Found near No. 20.

KO SING STREET.

10th June,

Found in Street.

3rd May,

Found near No. 8.

GAGE STREET.

13th

11.

19th

No. 35.

24th July,

No. 16.

26th

84.

GILMAN'S BAZAAR.

KWAI WA LANE.

29th July,

No. 30.

6th Aug.,

No. 4.

GOUGH STREET.

KWOK HING LANE,

4th Aug.,

No. 51.

1st June, 22nd

No. 1. 3.

GRAHAM STREET.

KWOK YAU LANE,

9th July,

No. 20.

28th May,

HIGH STREET.

6th June,

No. 31.

25th July,

No. 1.

LADDER STREET.

New Building in.

421

Date.

Address.

Date.

Address.

LOWER LASCAR ROW.

QUEEN'S ROAD EAST.

25th June,

Found opposite No. 40.

18th June,

Found opposite No. 139.

30th

15th June,

LEUNG I FONG.

No. 5.

2nd July, 9th

MEE LUN LANE.

11th June,

No. 4.

30th April,

8th Aug.,

No. 215.

Matshed. Ordnance Store Dept.

No. 120.

Found at Commissariat pier.

QUEEN'S ROAD WEST.

No. 596.

16th May,

592.

MORRISON HILL.

18th

Found near No. 224.

19th

No. 592.

30th July,

No. 6.

21st

313.

Found near No. 226.

MORRISON HILL ROAD.

23rd 24th

No. 386.

335.

30th June,

Found near No. 1.

335.

29th June,

482.

MORRISON STREET.

6th

518.

7th

26th July,

Found in Street.

9th

298. 463.

284.

MOSQUE JUNCTION.

11th

138.

12th

431.

3rd June,

No. 15.

13th

15th

MOON STREET.

17th 21st

55.

Found opposite No. 398.

No. 364.

Found near No. 380.

163.

7th April,

16th May,

No. 13.

339.

Found wandering in Street.

22nd

No. 372.

343.

5th May,

11th June,

NEW STREET.

No. 1.

26th

466.

427.

Found opposite No. 31.

4th July, 8th

542.

389.

106.

9th 10th

540.

NULLAH LANE.

30th April, 22nd May,

No. 90. 6.

7th

ON NING LANE.

12th Sept.,

25th April,

No. 7.

4th Aug.. 5th

Found near No. 338.

No. 305.

Found near No. 303.

No. 247.

Found opposite No. 440.

QUEEN STREET.

PEDDER'S STREET.

28th June,

· No. 24.

11th July, 13th

New Building in.

Fonnd opposite No. 4.

12th June,

RIENAECKER STREET.

No. 9.

Po HING FONG.

13th 24th

11.

25th July,

Found opposite No. 5.

RUTTER STREET LOWER.

Po YAN STREET.

7th June,

No. 8.

20th May,

19th July,

Found in Street. Found near No. 12.

POKFULAM ROAD.

28th June,

20th April,

No. 16.

4th May,

Found vacant ground at.

ST. FRANCIS STREET.

St. Francis Convent.

SAI YUEN LANE.

PRAYA EAST.

16th June, Found footpath opposite No. 10.

25th June, 29th July,

No. 17. 7.

8th

Found opposite French Convent.

SEYMOUR ROAD.

PRAYA KENNEDY TOWN.

12th Sept., Matshed near Plague Hospital. | 23rd May,

Wing Wo Fung matshed at.

品

422

Date.

Address.

Date.

Address.

SECOND STREET.

SUNG HING LANE.

7th April,

No. 142.

16th May,

27.

26th July, 27th

No. 17. 5.

哆哆

22nd

25.

23rd

24th

27.

SUN WAI Lane.

27.

28.

76.

17th July,

No. 1.

27th

61:

29th 30th

61.

40.

15.

3rd May,

1st June, 3rd

7th

65.

58.

SUTHERLAND STREET.

No. 8.

TAI PING SHAN STREET.

82.

130.

8th

22.

13th May,

Found near Kün Yam Temple.

9th

44.

99.

82.

32.

22.

21.

Found near No. 94.

No. 99.

24th

10th

13th

14th

16th

22nd 28th

103.

140.

29th

20.

30th

153.

1st July,

TAK SING LANE.

No. 3.

1st July,

134.

3rd

115.

TAM LANE.

12th

132.

18th

70.

19th

16th Aug.,

117. 64.

9th June, 18th

No. 5.

1st June, 14th

TAI WONG Lane.

No. 3.

SHAU-KI-WAN ROAD.

14th May, 25th

Found near Polo ground at. Found hillside at.

22nd July,

25th

4th June,

21st May,

THIRD STREET.

No. 66.

11.

17.

Found near No. 98.

4th Aug.,

31st Aug.,

No. 16 Tung Lo Wan. Found hillside at.

5th

111.

6th

No. 33.

9th

Found vacant ground at.

SHEUNG FỪNG LANE.

13th

No. 123.

20th

30.

16th May,

No. 8.

21st

24.

28th

78.

STANLEY STREET.

30th

123.

74.

9th June,

10th

No. 50. 24.

8th July,

138.

20th

32B.

12th Sept.,

40.

28th

Found opposite No. 151.

2nd Aug.,

No. 68.

STATION STREET UPPER.

TSUNG SAU LANE EAST.

12th June,

No. 9.

12th July,

No. 18.

STAUNTON STREET.

TSUNG SAU LANE WEST.

1st June, 21st

No. 51. Found junction Elgin Street.

25th April,

No. 18.

SUI CHEUNG LANE.

TUN WO LANE.

27th June,

No. 1.

STAR STREET.

24th July,

No. 2.

TUNG WO LANE EAST.

13th June,

No. 4.

29th June,

No. 7.

423

Date.

Addrees.

Date.

Address.

TRIANGLE STREET.

WELLINGTON STREET.

10th May,

No. 1.

26th June, 18th July,

No. 158.

15D.

Ü LOK LANE.

11th June,

No. 3.

21st July,

UI HING LANE.

16th Nov.

No. 10.

UI ON LANE.

15th May,

8th June,

21st May, 18th June,

No. 2.

7..

10th

28th

WESTERN STREET.

No. 3.

WONG NEI CHEONG ROAD.

Found in Road.

Tai Hung Village.

Matshed near No. 126. Found on hillside.

9th July,

Hop Ki matshed.

UN FUK LANE.

WING LEE STREET.

23rd June,

No. 5,

WATER STREET.

15th July,

No. 7.

2nd May,

No. 14.

WYNDHAM STREET.

16th May,

16.

13th June,

17.

21st May,

Found opposite No. 23.

28th

19.

18th July,

Found near No. 5.

WAI SAN LANE.

23rd Apr.

No. 5.

15th May, 10th June, 15th

YAU YEE STREET.

No. 8.

13.

2nd May,

WANCHAI ROAD.

No. 49.

YAT FOO LANE.

13th June,

Found Wanchai monument.

10th July,

Found opposite No. 153.

15th July,

No. 1.

HARBOUR.

Date.

Address.

13th May, Fd. Breakwater. Causeway Bay.

25th June.

27th

1st July,

>>>

18th

"">

18th

25th

10th Aug. 12th

30th May, 1st Aug.,

7th May,

8th 21st

22nd June,

1st July,

Found on buoy.

* * * * *

Found opposite Praya East. Found floating in Harbour.

Found in Shaukiwan Harbour. Fd. in a basket floating in

Found Central fairway.

Date.

Adress.

STEAM SHIPS.

Charles Hardouin "Restorer".

25th April, 9th June, 13th

S.S. unknown.

14th

27th

17th May, 19th

8th July,

11th

Glenogle"

"Hang Chow".

BOATS.

Unlicensed boat. Small boat.

Fishing boat No. 2870.

Unlicensed sampan.

424

TSIM SHA TSUI DISTRICT.

Date.

Address:

Date.

Address.

ELGIN ROAD.

6th Augst,

18th Nov.,

No. 57. Found opposite No. 5.

14th May,

TSIM SHA TSUI.

Found on wharf at.

SALISBURY AVENUE.

FORESHORE.

23rd Mar..

No. 11.

16th July,

Fd. near Blackhead Point,

MACDONNELL ROAD.

21st June,

No. 24.

YAUMATI DISTRICT.

Date.

Address.

Date.

FUK SHING LANE.

5th May,

Found in Street.

HILLSIDE.

6th Juue, 23rd 31st July,

Address.

STATION STREET SOUTH.

No. 140.

45.

59.

10th May, 19th 28th July,

Arthur Street.

Found on.

Fd. back of Po Hing Theatre.

KENNEDY STREET.

TEMPLE STREET NORTH.

24th June, Found near No. 67.

TEMPLE STREET SOUTH.

22nd May,

No. 45.

KUN CHUNG.

20th June, 18th July.

No. 7.

17.

9th July, 18th

Found at.

11th Mar.

4th June,

RECLAMATION STREET.

Found opposite No. 168. Found near No. 185.

STATION STREET NORTH.

THIRD LANE.

13th Apr., Fd. behind 66 Reclam: St. N. 28th May, Fd. near 78 Station Street South.

UN CHOW VILLAGE.

5th Dec., Found vacant ground at.

2nd May, 16th

1st June, 20th

No. 29. 12.

Found near No. 67.

YAUMATI.

No. 158.

5th Dec.

16th July, Found opp. Pumping Station.

No. 93.

26th

Fd.

11th Apr., New Disinfecting Station.

CC near Man Lam" Garden.

MONG KOK TSU1 DISTRICT.

Date.

Address.

Date.

Address.

PUBLIC LATRINE.

STATION STREET,—Cont.

20th April,

Found in a locked box at the

back of.

17th May,

38.

14th Nov.,

63.

TAI PO ROAD.

RECLAMATION STREET.

31st May,

Found in.

2nd May, 12th 22nd

Found in.

Matshed near No. 96.

TEMPLE STREET.

No. 13. Found in.

7th July,

STATION STREET.

13th May, 16th

Found in. No. 235.

30th Mar., Fd. vacant gr: near Building Yard.

Matshed at.

May,

3rd May,

No. 134.

MONG KOK TSUI.

425

TAI KOK TSUI DISTRICT.

HUNG HOM DISTRICT,-Continued.

Date.

Address.

Date.

Address.

RECLAMATION STREET.

MA TAU WAI.

24th June,

9th

Found in.

5th May,

No. 4 San Shan Street.

9.9

BOAT.

SUIDTER STREET.

12th July,

House boat No. 6533.

6th June,

No. 20.

MARKET STREET.

TAI KOK TSUI.

29th April,

Pigsty No. 136 at.

5th May, 2nd Sept.,

No. 93.

112.

HUNG HOM DISTRICT.

NEW TERRITORY.

Date.

Address.

Date.

Address.

BULKELEY STREET.

KOWLOON CITY.

17th May,

No. 73.

FORT COURT.

COOKE STReet.

6th June,

21st May,

No. 59.

No. 6.

HAU STREET.

FORESHORE.

13th May,

No. 6.

4th July, 24th Aug.,

4th July,

Found near Glass Works. Fonnd near Tai Wan.

HILLSIDE STREET.

No. 25.

HILLSIDE.

HOк LO CHUN.

25th April,

No. 111.

105.

55.

11th May, 17th 20th

4th June, 28th

206.

210.

15.

135.

20th June,

13th July,

18th

29th

Found Gun Club Hill.

Found on.

Found near Gun Club Hill.

Found on.

HOK UN KOK.

KOWLOON STREET.

2nd April, 27th

No. 104.

10.

2nd June, 7th 11th

No. 18.

5th May, 8th 20th

45.

121.

133.

Found near No. 6.

No. 148.

6th June,

•

· 37.

21st

64.

KOWLOON CITY.

HUNG HOM..

6th April, Fd: vacant gr: Tak Cheong's yard. 26th

Matshed on K.I.L. 521. 14th June, Sze Hop Store near H. H. Dock. 6th July, Fd: near Electric Light Works. 11th

Found at Hung Hom Dock.

21st April,

3rd May,

Found in Street. Hau Wong Temple.

11th June,

20th 22nd May,

Man Mo Temple. House in walled City.

Police Station.

KWAI HONG VILLAGE.

KAU PAI SHEK.

10th May,

No. 2.

29th June,

No. 1.

MA TAU KOK.

LEWIS SQUARE.

24th June,

No. 14.

20th May,

No. 4.

426

NEW TERRITORY.-Cont.

QUARRY BAY DISTRICT.

Date.

Address.

Date.

Address.

LAM LO VILLAGE.

BRIDGES Row.

21st June,

No. 29.

8th July,

No. 15.

NULLAH LANE.

HAM HONG VILLAGE.

15th June,

10th May,

No. 5.

No. 3.

QUARRY BAY.

SAI TAU VILLAGE.

14th May,

Ship yard at.

29th April, 3rd May, 17th

No. 70.

70.

21th June, Tai Koo Sugar Refinery.

5th July,

No. 12.

13th June, 25th

SHA PO VILLAGE.

No. 55. 187.

SHAUKIWAN DISTRICT.

Date.

Address.

TIN SHA HA.

CHING SUI MA TAU.

12th May,

13th July,

Found vacant ground at. Matshed at.

30th April,

No. 28.

TUNG TAU VILLAGE.

HILLSIDE.

7th May.

No. 58.

10th May,

Found near Chai Wan.

26th July,

Found on.

WANG STREET.

SAI WAN Ho.

1st June, 3rd

No. 30. 31.

29th April,

Found at.

26th May,

Found foreshore at.

26th April, 6th Aug.,

SHAM SHUI Po.

Police Station.

No. 136.

2nd June,

Found at.

2nd

NEW STREET S. S. P.

3rd June,

No. 10.

STRAIGHT STREET.

Found foreshore at.

SODA AND SOAP FACTORY.

20th May, Servant's Quarters at.

5th June,

29th April,

2nd May, 2nd

3rd 13th

وو

SHAUKIWAN WEST.

No. 1.

90.

86.

Matshed at. House boat at.

20th June.

Found opposite No. 10.

30th

AU TAU.

1st July,

Police Station.

16th June,

LAI CHI KOK.

17th May, 28th

Emigration Camp at. Found foreshore at.

SHA TIN.

29th June,

No. 81.

TAI PO.

25th June,

Wing Nei On Tea House at.

TSIN WAN.

7th Nov.,

No. 55.

Date.

STANLEY DISTRICT.

Address.

STANLEY.

TAI TAM TOK.

12th June, 17th Dec.,

On Sang matshed at. Matshed at.

NATION-

ALITY.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

COLONY OF HONGKONG.

PLAGUE RETURN FOR THE YEAR 1904.

LOCALITY.

CITY OF VICTORIA HEALTH DISTRICTS.

KOWLOON.

No TOTALS.

PEAK

Dis-

Shau-

HAR-

Quarry

fixed

BOUR.

TRICT.

Tsim-

Yau-

Mong-

Tai-kok-

kok-

Hung- Other

Bay.

ki. Stanley

abode.

wan.

tsa-tsui. mati.

tsui.

hom. Villages.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

*$[89(1

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases,

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases. Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Cases. Deaths.

Cases, Deaths.

Cases.

Deaths.

Chinese, 15| 15 |25|24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14|14 12|11|31|31 149|144 51 | 51

1 | *1 | 25 | 24

6 626 26 13 12

4 4 25 25 44 41 4 3 16 16

| |

Indians.

Asiatic

Portuguese,

Malays,

Japanese,.........

Others,....

Totals,

DO..

:..

.::..

...

:..

.་

...

3507 492

....

::.

4 16 16

510

3 510 495

15 15 25 24|16|16| 14141111 14|14|12|11 31 31 149144 5151

24|16|16|14|14|11||

Total cases from January 1st, 1904,

Total deaths

12524 6'6 26 26 13 12 4 4 25 25 45 42

European.

Chinese.

507

492

Other Asiatics,

Total.

510

495

428

427

Date.

PEAK DISTRICT.

Address.

STEWART TERRACE.

21st June,

No. 8.

CASES WITH NO FIXED ABODE.

Four cases found on May 18th, June 13th, June 15th and June 22nd.

No. 1905

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE PO LÉUNG KUK FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

The following twelve gentlemen were elected to act as Managing Committee for the year 1904 :—

1. CHAN LAN-HIN.

2. CHEUNG SHUN-SHAN.

3. CHAU HING-KEI.

4. LAM SHAU-TING.

5. TONG LAI-CHUN. 6. LAU PEK-TONG. 7. Tsoi Tsz-CHONG. 8. TANG CHI-NGÔNG. 9. TANG LAN-KUK. 10. CHAN KAN-HING. 11. CHAU CHEUK-FAN.

12. LAU SHIU-CHUN.

Mr. LAU WAI-CHUEN and Mr. WEI LONG-SHAN continued to act as Treasurers. A statement of the Assets and Liabilities of the Society on the 31st December, (together with a statutory declaration to the truth of it made by the two Trea- surers), and two statements, one shewing the working account and the other the revenue and expenditure during the year, are attached.

The Balance to the credit of the Society on the 31st December, was $15,809.25 compared with $15,081.17 at the close of 1903. Of this balance, $15,000 is a portion of the endowment fund and not to be trenched upon. The expenditure includes a considerable sum spent on adapting the floor of the Tung Wa Hospital dispensary to the uses of the Society and on furnishing it. The financial position of the Society is therefore satisfactory.

The subscriptions for the year amounted to $8,175, as against $5,715 in 1903, and $7,248 in 1902. The Committee in charge of the various Religious Ceremonies held on Feast Days at the Man Mo Temple subscribed $1,992, and the Jessees of the Chinese Theatre $1,187.50. The Carpenters' Guild and the Rattan Manufacturer Guild have been dissolved and have therefore dropped out of the list of subscribers. The Society has to thank the Flour Guild, the Sandal Guild and the Boarding-house Guild for becoming annual subscribers as also the lessee of the Taiping Theatre.

The actual sum spent by the Managing Committee was $8,432.19 compared with $8,180.03 in the preceding year. Messrs. Lo MUI-SHEK and FOK SHIU-CHI, kindly undertook the task of auditing the accounts.

The Visiting Justices during the year have been Mr. CHAN A Fooк, Mr. DUNCAN CLARK and Mr. CHAU SIU-KI.

Monthly meetings of the Permanent Board of Direction have been held, and have been attended by two or more members of the Annual Committee.

A return is attached shewing the accommodation of the Home, the number of the staff, the numbers of women and children admitted during the year, and the disposition made in each case. 536 women, 102 girls and 31 small boys, making a total of 669 individuals, were admitted into the Home.

The question of the best method of disposal of the young girls rescued from an immoral life has been the subject of earnest consideration and prolonged discussion. It was felt that the Home was not altogether a satisfactory place in which to detain girls for more than a short time, and finally it was resolved to invite the assistance of the Italian Convent. The authorities of the Convent readily agreed to admit these girls, and now when the guardians of girls under 16 years of age are unable to find proper security, the girls are sent to the Convent. The Society is extremely grateful for being relieved of a task which they felt themselves unable to perform satisfactorily.

320

The separation of the various classes of inmates of the Home is carefully attended to, and an endeavour is made to give them regular instruction in needle- work and in their own language and to keep their time occupied. The needlework teacher has been attached to the Home for a number of years but some difficulty is found in obtaining a suitable teacher of Chinese.

Towards the close of the year an offer was made by a European lady to pay regular visits to the Home and instruct the inmates in needlework. This offer has been thankfully accepted and it is hoped that the girls will derive great benefit from the visits.

A severe epidemic of beri-beri occurred during the Summer. The women's quarters were vacated, and the inmates distributed between the Tung Wa Hospital and the Italian Convent. The Society desires to express their thanks to both these institutions for their help.

A report by the Inspecting Medical Officer, Dr. KocH, on the sanitary con- dition of the buildings, and on the health of the inmates, is attached.

A. W. BREWIN, Registrar General, President.

HO KAI,

Vice-President.

Hongkong, 27th March, 1905.

We, LAU WAI-CHUEN and WEI LONG-SHAN, members of the Board of Directors of the Po Leung Kuk Incorporated Society, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the attached statement of the Assets and Liabilities of the above Society on the 31st December, 1904, marked "A" and signed with our names on the 20th day of February, 1905, is a true statement, and we make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declaration Act, 1835.

LAU WAI-CHUEN. WEI LONG-SHAN.

}

Declared by the declarants, LAU WAI-CHEN and WEI LONG-SHAN, at Victoria, Hongkong, this 20th day of February, 1905.

Before me,

G. H. WAKEMAN, Victoria, J. P.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Po Leung Kuk Incorporated Society, on the 31st December, 1904.

Assets.

On fixed deposit in hands of Mr. UN

LAI-CHUEN,

At current account with Hongkong

and Shanghai Bank,

Liabilities.

15,000.00

Nil.

809.25

Total,

..$ 15,809.25

LAU WAI-CHUEN, WEI LONG-SHAN.

This is the statement marked "A" referred to in the Declaration of LAU WAI-CHUEN and. WEI LONG-SHAN declared before me this 20th day of February, 1905.

G. H. WAKEMAN, Victoria, J. P.

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PERMANENT COMMITTEE.

Statement of Working Account from 1st January to 31st December, 1904.

Receipts.

To Balance:

Expenditure.

On fixed deposit,

At current account,

Interest on fixed deposit,...

Subscriptions :—

15,000.00

Working Committee, &c.,

8,400.00

81.17

1,050.00 | Interest on overdraft,

96.92

His Excellency the Governor,

50.00 Mr. UN LAI-CHUEN on fixed

Boarding Houses,...

90.00

deposit,

15,000.00

Californian Firms,

150.00

Cattle Dealers, .

60.00

Balance at current account with

Chinese Banks,..

75.00

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank,

809.25

Commission Agents,

525.00

•Compradores,

375.00

Compradore Shops,

60.00

Copper and Iron Shops,

60.00

Cotton Yarn Shops,

75.00

Crude Medicine Shops,

60.00

Dried Fruit Shops,

120.00

Fish Wholesale Dealers,

24.00

Flour Shops,..

150.00

Foreign Goods Shops,

60.00

Fruit and Vegetable Whole-

sale Dealers,

30.00

Ginseng Shops,.

120.00

Gold Shops,

60.00

Insurance Companies,

225.00

Li Wa Company,

30.00

Masons..

15.00

Man Mo Temple,

1,992.00

Mat Bag Shops,

75.00

Nam Pak Hong,

300.00

Old Clothes Shops,.

12.00

Opium Shops,

150.00

Paint Dealers,

60.00

Pawnshops,

60.00

Piece Goods Shops,

210.00

Pig Dealers,

60.00

Pork Sellers,

54.00

Poultry Dealers,

80.00

Rattan Shops,

30.00

Restaurants,

740.00

Rice Shops,

300.00

Salt Fish Shops,

60.00

Tailors,

55.00

Tea Merchants,.

26.00

Tea Saloons,...

280.00

Theatre Lessees,

Tobacco Shops,.

1,187.50

Tin Shops,...

15.00 14.50

Total,..

.$ 24,306.17

24,306.17

Total,.................

LAU WAI-CHUEN. WEI LONG-SHAN.

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Statement showing particulars of Expenditure by the Working Committee from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1904.

Receipts.

Balance from previous year,

64.49

By Wages of clerks,

Expenditure.

676.00

Received from Permanent Board,

8.400.00

detectives,

534.70

Premium on bank notes,

Sale of 94 bags,

kitchen refuse,

Subscribed for the purpose of giving a New Year's dinner to the Wards by members of the Annual Committee,

Ditto by the Registrar General

and charitable individuals, ... Commission from China Fire In-

surance,

52.45%

porters,

136.06

16.05 fo

male servants,

168.00

12.46

matron,

336.00

female servants,

332.55

teacher of needle

work.

48.00

10.00

teachers,

72.00

night woman,

26.00

106.00

barber,

25.00

Rice,

844.11

4.22

Oil,

141.63

Tobacco and soap,.

39.60

Tea,

10.00

Fruit,.

56.91

Firewood,

419.16

وو

Black tea,

35.42

Food for clerks, detectives

and servants,.............

165.60

Food for teacher and female

servants,

108.76

Food for Wards,

786.42

Extra meals...

110.51

Bamboo ware,

69.27

Stationery,

123.40

Porcelain and earthen ware,

33.61

Cloth,

82.93

Mats,.

20.50

Iron bedsteads,

144.00

Slippers,

51.00

Printing minutes of monthly

meetings of the Permanent

Board and books,

115.90

Subscriptions to newspapers,

40.05

Flowers,

32.50

Gas,

617.32

Photographs,.

30.50

Disinfectants,

52.00

Repairs,

547.33

Painting,

124.63

Gas fittings,

15.13

Repairs to drains,...

13.50

Crown Rent for Lot No. 1356,

32.00

Passage for destitutes and

postage,...

198.19 5

Insurance,..

325.82

Hire of jinrickshaw and boats

by detectives,

199.17

Water-rate,

8.00

Sundries,

482.5516

Balance,

Total,...$ 8,665.68

233.49

Total...........$ 8,665.68

323

Return shewing number of beds, of the staff, and of the persons whose cases have been dealt with by the Po LEUNG KUK during the year 1904.

Beds for the inmates,

Number of staff,

...76

..17

Women. Girls.

Boys.

Total.

Inmates in Home on 31st December, 1903,

Total admitted during the year 1904,

536

102

669

Total,

577

118

728

Restored to parents or relatives or sent to Charitable Institutions in China,

Sent to Missionary schools,

Sent to Convents,

Married.

Adopted,

Died,

Permitted to leave,

Still in charge of the Society,

Total,

Male destitutes sent home,

Women. Girls.

Boys.

Total.

163

280

...

317

575

120

728

HONGKONG, March 22nd, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Honourable the Registrar General, the following Report on the PO LEUNG KOK for the year ending December 31st, 1904.

GENERAL HEALTH.

About the middle of the year-in May-a few cases of Beri-beri occurred. These were promptly transferred to the Tung Wah Hospital for treatment. few more cases occurred. The whole Institution was then thoroughly disinfected and cleansed. These measures

These measures apparently did not have much beneficial effect, for cases kept on occurring. On reporting this to the Principal Civil Medical Officer, His Excellency the Governor was pleased on his advice to direct that the Government Bacteriologist and I should undertake an enquiry and report on the outbreak. The buildings were vacated and handed over to us. The inmates in the meantime, by the courtesy of the Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital, were trans- ferred to two large airy wards in that Institution, and the Beri-beri patients were treated in two isolated wards in the new Building. All these Beri-beri cases recovered except one who succumbed to Acute Lobar Pneumonia. The Po Leung Kok buildings were handed over to us in September, and we handed them over to the Directorate in December, after they had been thoroughly disinfected, colour washed and painted.

324

Apart from this outbreak the general health of the inmates was good. The cases of illness that occurred were not of a grave nature and had no fatal result.

THE DIETARY.

This was of the usual Chinese character and appeared to be satisfactory and sufficient.

THE BUILDINGS.

These were always clean and well kept.

CONCLUSION.

In concluding I have to thank the Chairman and Board of Directors for their courtesy to me, and for the kindness with which they facilitated our work in connection with the outbreak of Beri-beri.

I append a table shewing the nature of the cases under treatment.

I have, &c.,

W. V. M. KOCH, Inspecting Medical Officer.

The Honourable

The Principal Civil Medical Officer.

Measles, Dysentery,

Malaria,

Beri-beri,

Erysipelas,

Po LEUNG Kok.

Cases under Treatment, 1904.

Rheumatism-Chronic,

Tuberculosis--General,

Leprosy,

Gonorrhoea,

Syphilis,

Diseases of :-

Nervous System,..

Eye,

....

Respiratory System,

Digestive System, Urinary System,. Generative Organs,. Cellular tissue, Skin,

Injuries,

....

Total,...

W. V. M. KOCH,

Inspecting Medical Officer.

No. 1905

HONGKONG.

ROPORT OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of Ilis Excellency the Governor.

POLICE OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 31st January, 1905.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the Criminal Statistics and Report on the Police Force, for the year 1904.

2. The total of all cases reported to the Police was 11,812, as against 11,252 in 1903, being an increase of 560, or 4.97 per cent.

In the division of these cases into Serious and Minor Offences, there appears a decrease, as compared with 1903. of 1.330 cases, or 27:35 per cent. in the former, and an increase of 1,890 cases, or 29-57 per cent. in the latter.

The decrease, as compared with 1903, in Serious Offences of 1,330 is shewn as follows:-

Murder,

Robbery,

Burglary or Larceny in dwelling,... Unlawful possession,

107

Larcenies,

943

Felonies not already given,

173

1,371

Deduct increase in

Kidnapping and Protection of Women and

Girls Ordinance,

Total,....................

1.330

3. Total A shows the number and character of the Serious and Minor Offences reported to the Police during the past year, and the number of persons convicted and discharged in connection with these offences.

MURDER.

4. On the 15th of January, 4 armed men entered the house of IP PING FAT, farmer, residing at Un Leng Willage, Tsoi Hang in the Hop Wo District, N. T., and stole clothing and jewellery value $30. LI YUNG KU, his wife, rushed out of the house and raised an alarm, when she was immediately shot and murdered by an armed man who was keeping sentry outside the door. One man was arrested and discharged by the Police Magistrate.

On the 13th of June, a female named АH Ho, aged 21, employed at No. 56B Peel Street, was murdered in the kitchen of the house by a man named MAK SUI FONG who afterwards committed suicide.

On the 16th of July, an Indian soldier named SHEIK JANGI, aged 23, of the 114th Mahrattas, while on sentry at Stonecutters Island ran amok and murdered two of his companions named FATCH MAHOMED, aged 27, and SHEIK DADU, aged 25, afterwards committed suicide by shooting himself.

On the evening of the 27th November two Americans and a Swede, of the seafaring class, hired a sampan at Pottinger Street wharf to take them off to. a steamer. The crew consisted of a woman, a boy of 16, and 3 small children. In the middle of the harbour they assaulted the boy and threw him overboard and

afterwards did the same to the woman and one child. The boy was rescued, but the woman and child were drowned and their bodies subsequently recovered. The sampan was navigated to Lantao Island where the men abandoned it. The two children remaining in it were found and cared for by some villagers who took them to Cheung Chau Police Station. The 3 men after wandering about some days on Lantao Island got across to Castle Peak and walked to Ping Shan where they were arrested. All three were convicted of murder and hanged.

With reference to the last paragraph under the head "Murder" of last year's report, it is satisfactory to record that the murderer CHEUNG CHO TING was arrested by the Chinese Authorities at Canton. He was tried at Canton, convicted of murder, and exccuted there on the 4th May..

MANSLAUGHTER.

5. On the 15th January, PANG LUNG, aged 48, of Fan Ling Village in the Sheung Shui District, N. T., was arrested by Indian Police Constable 644 on the road outside the village for depositing a child of tender age on the road. The child died of exposure. PANG LUNG, the father, and his wife were tried at the Criminal Sessions on a charge of manslaughter, convicted, and sent to gaol for 6 months' hard labour.

On the 27th February, LI KUN SANG, aged 27, one of a party of 12 persons, who were fishing in a stream near Hang Tan, San Tin District, N. T., had a dispute over the right of fishing and came to blows which resulted in the death of LI KUN SANG two days later. Two lads named MAN KUM SHING. aged 17, and MAN CHAU SHING, aged 13, were arrested and charged with manslaughter. They were both discharged at the Criminal Sessions by proclamation.

On the 18th May, a disturbance between two parties of men took place in a. house at No. 15 Moon Street. A man named CHIK SHUN, aged 35, who was in the house, was assaulted by one of the men named Ho YAU SANG who struck him with a bamboo pole. CHIK SHUN died from the result of his injuries. Ho YAU SANG was arrested, convicted at the Criminal Sessions and sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment with hard labour.

On the 31st May, CHAN FUK, aged 37, boatman, employed on board a dust boat, was removed to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from a wound on the top of his head which resulted in his death. It appears that the boatmen refused to allow a number of painters and scrapers to cross the dust boat to get on shore, when both parties engaged in a fight. One man was arrestel and dis- charged by the Police Magistrate.

On the 16th August, a lad named in an Emigration house at No. 121 Des the upper floors and fell into the street. 587 in a dying condition and died on arrested, charged, and convicted at the persons, for the purpose of emigration.

LAU CHEUNG, aged 15, who was detained Voeux Road West, jumped from one of He was found by Indian Police Constable the way to Hospital. Three men were Criminal Sessions for unlawfully detaining

On the 10th September, two lads, apprentice tailors, named CHAN LUN, aged 17, and CHIU KIT CHEONG, aged 20, were skylarking in a shop at No. 297 Queen's Road Central, when the latter picked up a pair of scissors and threw it at the former, striking him in the abdomen and causing injuries from which he died two days later. CHIU KIT CHEONG absconded after the death of CHAN LUN. No report was made to the l'olice until the 12th September, when one of the men in the shop made an application to the Police for a burial certificate.

On the 15th September, Süs Fo, aged 40, licensed vehicle driver No. 801, was removed to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injuries; he said that he was kicked by a European Constable while sitting in his vehicle at the foot of Possession Street on the 14th September. An identification was held but he failed to identify any one. He died in the Hospital on the following day; the cause of death being a ruptured spleen. No arrest made.

On the 20th September, a coolie named CHEUNG SZE, aged 36, employed at the Quarry Bay shipyard was removed to the Tung Wah Hospital by his friends suffering from injuries. He said that he was assaulted by

He said that he was assaulted by a European Overseer while at his work. The Overseer was charged and acquitted at the Criminal Sessions.

On the 25th November CHAN FAT, aged 44, boatman, residing on cargo boat No. 1,064, had a quarrel with another boatman named FAT CHAI who lived on cargo boat No. 461.

The latter struck the former with the point of a bamboɔ pole; and he died in the Tung Wah Hospital on the same day from the result of his injuries. FAT CHAI abscon led after coinmitting the assault. No arrest made.

On the 28th December, a collision between a sampan and the steam launch Wing Loi" took place in the Harbour, in which case two persons lost their The Coxswain of the launch was arrested, tried at the Criminal Sessions and acquitted.

lives.

GANG ROBBERIES.

6. There were 33 gang robberies reported during the year. In connection with 9 of these cases 26 persons were arrestel, 13 being convicted and 13 discharged. In 24 cases no arrest was made.

Five of these robberies took place in the City of Victoria, I occurring in the Eastern, 3 in the Central, and 1 in the Western District.

Of the remaining 28, 8 were reported from Yaumati and Kowloon, 1 from Shaukiwan, and 19 from New Territory.

STREET AND HIGHWAY ROBBERIES.

7. Eleven cases were reported, of which 3 occurred in the New Territory. In connection with 3 of these cases, 4 persons were arrested and discharged. In 8 cases no arrest was made.

ROBBERIES ON BOATS AND JUNKS.

8. Ten cases were reported, of which 6 occurred in the New Territory. connection with one of these cases, 3 persons were arrested and convicted. In the remaining 9 cases, no arrest was made.

FELONIES NOT ALREADY GIVEN.

9. Under this heading are comprised the following:-

Arson and attempted arson,

Attempted poisoning,..

Sodomy, ..

Cutting and Wounding,.

......

Demanding money by menaces,

Embezzlement,

Forgery,

Housebreaking,

125

Throwing corrosive fluid,

Rape,

Shooting and Wounding with intent to do

grievous bodily harm.

Manslaughter,

Total,....

239

GAMBLING.

10. With reference to Table 4, 81 Gambling Warrants were executed. In 70 cases gambling was found and convictions obtained, 10 being lottery cases. Three lottery cases are not yet decided.

In 11 cases no gambling was found.

...7

PROPERTY REPORTED STOLEN AND PROPERTY RECOVERED.

11. The value of the property reported stolen during the year was $191,394.55.

The value of the property recovered by the Police and restored to owners was $6,636.95.

LOST PROPERTY,

12. The following is a return showing property lost or recovered during the year 1904:

Articles reported Value lost.

lost.

Articles recovered and Articles

found which were not re- Value found. ported lost.

254

$10,989.73

163

$1,300.06

OPIUM WARRANTS.

13. Two thousand four hundred and forty-four (2,444) Search Warrants for prepared Opium were executed by the Police and Excise Officers of the Opium Farmer. In 825 cases opium was found and 1,046 persons were arrested.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

14. The Examiners of Weights and Measures made the following verifications:-

Incorrect.

Examined.

Correct.

European scales, Chinese,

250

2,340

245 2,317

Yard measures,.

Chek,

309

The following prosecutions were instituted under the Weights and Measures Ordinance :-

No. of Cases.

;

No. of Cases. 10

Convictions. 28

Total Amount of Fines. $2,195.00.

UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.

Convictions. 10

Total Amount of Fines. $175.00.

FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE.

15. Samples collected and sent to Analyst:-

Whisky. 13

Brandy. 3

All these samples were certified to be genuine.

Gin. 2

MENDICANTS.

16. Eleven beggars were dealt with by the Police Magistrate and 1 was sent to Tung Wah Hospital. 230 were deported to Canton and 1 to Wũ Chow, follows:-

How often sent away,

Canton.

Wu Chow.

Once,

Twice,.

Total,

223

230

LICENCES.

17. The following licences were issued during 1904:—

1,175 Hongkong Jinrickshas.

50 Quarry Bay

200 Kowloon

41 Private Vehicles.

1,215 Truck Licences.

618 Hongkong Chairs.

60 Hill District Chairs.

12 Gharis.

14,295 Drivers and Bearers.

DOGS ORDINANCE.

1,964 Dogs were licensed.

14 Watch dogs were licensed, free of charge.

96 Dogs were destroyed.

59 Dogs were seized and restored to owners or ransomed.

ARMS ORDINANCE.

7 Licences to import and deal in arms were issued.

2 Licences to deal in sporting arms and ammunition were

issued.

1 License to deal in arms was cancelled.

During the whole. year a Proclamation has been in force prohibiting the export of arms and ammunition from the Colony.

year,

The following arms and ammunition were seized and confiscated during the

viz.:--

10 Rifles, 15 revolvers, 44 muskets, 2 pistols, 3 fowling pieces, 7 swords and daggers, 2 fighting irons, 2 choppers, 2,000 rounds rifle am- munition, 900 rounds revolver ammunition, 10 catties powder, 1,700 empty cartridge cases, 8,500 copper primers, 1 bag sulphur, 1 bag sultpetre, 4 loading tools, and 18 boxes caps.

EDUCATION.

18. During the year, 3 Europeans and 21 Indians obtained certificates for knowledge of Chinese. 12 Indians and 3 Chinese obtained certificates for English.

I append a report from Mr. J. K. DEALY, Master in charge, on the work of the Police School during the year. (Appendix I.)

BARRACKS.

19. The house lately known as the Bay View Hotel, which was formerly Whitfield Police Station, was re-occupied by Police on the 2nd December and is now called Bay View Station. No. 3 Station in Queen's Road East was at the same time vacated.

In September the work of adding a storey to the Central Station was com- menced and is now nearly completed.

י.

CONDUCT.

20. The number of reports against Europeans was 74, as against 107 in 1903; of these 13 were for drunkenness, as against 25 in the previous year, 1 for asleep on duty, as against 5, 3 for disorderly conduct and fighting, as against 7, and 9 for neglect of duty, as against 14 last year.

The conduct of the contingent on the whole was excellent, as nearly all the serious offences were committed by a small number of men who have since been dismissed. There are very few men in the contingent now whose conduct is not entirely satisfactory, and the general morale is, I think, higher than I have ever known it before.

In the Indian contingent there were 514 reports, as against 463 for the pre- ceding year. For drunkenness there were 56, as against 42, for disorderly conduct 31, as against 21, for neglect of duty 53, as against 48, for absence from duty 78, as against 79, for gossiping and idling on duty 94, as against 105, and for asleep on duty 29, as against 22.

One Indian Constable was convicted at the Criminal Sessions for attempting to commit an unnatural offence, and seven by the Police Magistrate, viz.:-1 for giving false testimony, 3 for assault, and 2 for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

The conduct of the contingent was only fairly satisfactory, but there was a very decided improvement during the last three months of the year.

The Chinese contingent is responsible for 1,031 reports, as against 835 in 1903.

There was one report for drunkenness, 126 for asleep on duty, as against 113, 29 for disorderly conduct, as againt 18, and 405 for minor offences, as against 334.

This is a large increase and at first sight looks very bad. But early in the year the number of the contingent was increased by 50, which (deducting the detectives, who are very rarely reported) is equivalent to an increase of about 25 The average therefore is about the same as in the preceding year. e increase in minor reports is no doubt partly due to the very strict discipline ich has been enforced in respect of barracks, kit, and other details.

The Seamen, Coxswains and Stokers had 256 reports, as compared with 214 for last year. For drunkenness there were 5, as against 2 in 1903, 133 for absent from Station and late for duty, against 143 in the previous year.

Two Seamen and one Coxswain were convicted by the Police Magistrate-1 for absent from Station and duty, 1 for neglect of duty, and 1 for absent without leave.

REWARDS.

21. Two Chinese Detectives were granted good conduct medals for good work done in a murder case. One European Constable was granted a reward for zeal displayed in a case of using dynamite for purpose of killing fish; one Chinese Cons- table was granted a reward for energy and zeal in making arrests of robbers and smart detective work in connection with a case of robbery with violence; one Chinese Sergeant for zeal displayed in a case of forged $5 & $10 bills; two Chinese Constables for prompt action in extinguishing a fire at No. 80A Queen's Road West; and 3 Chinese and 1 Indian Constables for pro npt and energetic action in extinguishing a fire at No. 11 Eastern Street.

HEALTH.

22. Admissions to Hospital during the last three years were as follows:-

Nationality.

Europeans,

Indians,

Chinese,

· 1902. Strength,

1903. Strength,

1904. Strength,

919.

921.

993.

141

122

111

498

407

317

299

193

226

•

{

Return of Police treated in Government Civil Hospital for fever or dengue fever from 1st January to 31st December, 1904-

Nationality.

Europeans, Indians,

Chinese,

Old Territory.

New Territory.

In addition to cases treated in Hospital for fever or dengue fever from the New Territory, the following number of cases were treated for fever in the various stations in the New Territory without being removed to Hospital, viz. :—

Europeans 17, Indians 62, Chinese 13.

EXECUTIVE STAFF.`

23. I returned from leave on 18th March. The Deputy Superintendent (Captain F. W. LYONS) left for England on leave on 2nd March, Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX acted during his absence, and Mr., E. D. C. WOLFE acted as Assistant Superintendent at the New Territory.

The second Assistant Superintendent (Mr. P. P. J. WODEHOUSE) left for England on leave on 10th September.

On the 1st October Mr. BASIL TAYLOR, Assistant Harbour Master, was appointed Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police, and placed in immediate control of the Water Police. This appointment was made with a view to the re- arrangement of duties where possible so as to do away with unnecessary overlapping and duplication of work by the Police and Harbour Departments, and in order to give the Water Police more thorough instruction in seamanship and train them to more efficiently assist in the general control of the harbour. The result so far has been satisfactory and encouraging.

Mr. T. II. KING was appointed Probationer and arrived in the Colony on the 17th December.

POLICE FORce.

24. Forty-five Europeans were engaged during the year, 17 were recruited in England, and 28 enlisted locally. Of these 28, 10 resigned and 1 was dismissed.

Out of a draft of 12 recruits (members of the R. N. Reserve) who were sent out from Home in August, four turned out very bad bargains and had to be dis- missed.

In April the force generally and the detective branch in particular sustained a severe loss by the death of Inspector GIDLEY, an extremely able and zealous officer, and very popular with all classes..

Another able and highly esteemed officer-Inspector WILLIAMSON-died on the 15th December.

25. I attach a report on the policing of the New Territory by Mr. WOLFE. (Appendix II.).

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

I have, &c.,

F. J. BADELEY, Captain Superintendent of Police.

the

Appendix I.

Report on the Police School, 1904.

POLICE SCHOOL,

HONGKONG, 9th January, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to forward the report on the Police School during year

ended December 31st last.

2. I returned, after leave since May. 1902, and resumed charge on February 25th. This was the only change in the School Staff.

3. The usual examinations for certificates of exemption froin compulsory school attendance were held in the holiday month; in February, eight European Police Constables presented themselves and all passed; in March, thirteen India Police Constables came up, and ten satisfied; in August, five European Police Constables offered themselves, and two passed. At a supplementary examination, in July, one European Police Constable offered himself, and got through. All the men who passed subsequently received certificates of exemption.

4. The total attendances in the year were 5,151; the school was open 101 times, which gives an exact average of 51. The highest attendance on any one day was on September 8th, when 101 men were in school. The average attend- ance would have been higher, but, owing to the building operations now in progress at the Central Station, a number of Indian and Chinese Constables who would, ordinarily, be in residence there, and thus available for school, are living elsewhere, and are, in consequence, excused compulsory attendance at school.

5. During the year, 415 men have been in school, viz.:-European Police Constables 35, Indian Police Constables 133, Chinese Police Constables 177, and Gaol Staff (Guards and Assistant Warders) 70. Two garden boys also attended.

I have, etc,

T. K. DEALY, м.a. (London),

Master in charge.

F. J. BADELY, Esq.,

Captain Superintendant of Police.

Appendix II.

Report on the Policing of the New Territory (North of the Kowloon Hills), 1904.

The year 1904, started with a somewhat serious increase in crimes of violence in the New Territory, necessitating a temporary increase in the Police for the Ping Shan and Sheung Shui Districts. The crimes were of the usual type, i.e.,. armed robberies, and in one case the robbery was accompanied by murder. noticeable feature of these crimes was that they were committed well within British Territory and not only on the border. This state of affairs only lasted, however, until the Chinese New Year, when matters resumed their normal aspect. The extra Police were dispensed with at the end of March. From that time on until September, nothing of importance took place. In that month there were three armed robberies, two in one night on the island of Ping Chau in Mirs Bay, which is naturally somewhat exposed, and one off Tai Long, Sai Kung district. In the latter one man was shot in the leg and had to be removed to Hospital where he was successfully treated. With the exception of a few robberies on a small scale in the exposed Luk Yeuk district there was no serious crime up to the end of the year, and the cold weather did not bring the usual number of robberies in its

train.

2. The perpetrators of the robbery accompanied by murder at Kau Lung Hang, Tai Po District, unfortunately escaped, as did those who took part in the robberies at Tsz Tin Wai, Ping Shan District. One of the robbers who took part in the Man Uk Pui robbery was captured and convicted. His conviction, together with the temporary increase in the Police Force, materially assisted in putting a stop to serious crime.

3. Among the minor offences there was a number of cases of "receiving property" chiefly cattle stolen in Chinese Territory. In all cases convictions were obtained and in most of them the cattle seized was returned to its lawful owners. Two men captured in possession of stolen cattle were apparently robbers from over the border. One was afterwards extradited at the request of the Chinese Authorities.

4. Three cases of harbouring married women, brought before, the Magistrate, resulted in convictions, which have considerably lessened this form of offence.

5. During the latter of the year recrudescence of tree cutting gave the Police a good deal of extra work. This was due to the fact that the people did not under- stand the rights which the new forestry licences, issued during the year, gave them. Now, however, though promiscuous tree cutting has not entirely stopped, it has been checked to a great extent.

6. The proposal to build a small Station on the frontier near Lo Fong with the object of protecting the Luk Yeuk District more effectively has now been realized. The Station is not completed, but should be ready in a very short time. Four Indian Police with an Indian Sergeant in charge encamped near the Station. As by far the largest number of robberies in the past have taken place in this Sub- district (owing to its isolation) the existence of the new Police Station should guarantee a large decrease in crime in this quarter.

7. On the whole, the past year may be considered a good one in the New Ter- ritory, not only from the point of view of the Police but generally speaking also. The increasing prosperity of the people is shown by the large increase in the num- ber of houses in nearly all the villages. Both crops of padi were good. The people appear contented and well pleased with the greater security they now enjoy. They also appear more ready to assist the Police in checking crime by giving information. A change too is noticeable in their attitude in connection with public works undertaken by the Government. Formerly it was impossible to get anything done locally. But recently when the Government proposed to pay small sums to the elders of certain villages if they would undertake road repairs, they at once entered into the scheme and the result has been extremely satisfactory. There are now two good roads joining on to the main Tai Po Road-one to Sheung Shui and one to Shun Wan in Plover Cove. The system might well be extended as the old roads in the Territory are at present in very bad repair and greatly hamper the Police both in patrolling at night and in following up criminals. In conclusion I would add that the Yau Fu in charge of the troops on the Chinese border has given the Police valuable assistance throughout the past year in checking crime in the border districts of the New Territory.

E. D. C. WOLFE, Assistant Superintendent, New Territory.

8th February, 1905.

F. J. BADELEY, Esq.,

Captain Superintendent of Police.

1001.

Robberies

with violence Burglaries.

from the

person.

TABLE A.

RETURN of SERIOUS and MINOR OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1904, with the Results of such Reports.

Larcenies in

Dwelling

Assaults

with Intent

Larcenies.

Felonies

not

already

Assanlts

and

Disorderly

Gambling.

Conduct.

Houses.

to rob.

given.

Kidnapping.

Offences against Ord.

4 of 1897, (Protection of Women

& Children.)

FRO

Unlawful

possession.

Piracy.

Euro-

Miscellaneous

peans

and

Ameri-

Indians.

Chinese.

Total.

cans.

Offences.

·.་

25 103

490

2 5

923

138

954

140

1440

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of P'ersons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Drunkenness.

Nuisances..

No Pass or Light.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

TOTAL

ALL

CASES.

January,...

February,..

March,.....

F I

3 11

•

264130 37 23

597 116

.. 213 91 20 18 5 2

208 94 12 20 12

16 110 7

65 35 16 85

125 16 16 63

3 1

April, ..................

May,.......

June, ......

2 II 3

15-

.. | 180

82 12 18 10 3

134

14 16 97

10 3

195 91 15 21

10 2 118 175 3)

17 86

3 4

192 88 30 20

3 80 119 26

8 53

July,.......

August, ..........

September,.

October, ...

November,.

December...

3 1 2

ون

203 09 25 20 13

2 97

109

32 16 72

2 3 3

3155

ક

203 89 15 13

7... 98

123 15 16 85 6

I I

159 77

13 20

7118

151 28

47 ..

••

量

1 193

18 11

4 | 107

169 16 10 49

··

162

22 22 13

141 18 10 55

•

I 11

TOTAL,..

51 16 17 9.

2 281

ཚི །

··

138 61

20 21 13

97 139 22 15 80 ..

3 1 3 50 51

.. 34 30 9

2 42 39

6 2

41 42 13

2 39 41

526

1,123

284

337

2 4

2 597

195

624

109

1009

F93

126

906

486

دن

788

826

958

881

429 32

4 |

809 79

873

30 29

મ

118

381

526 35 34

4 4

943 95

945

13 109

108

590 51 36

871 112

910

121

121 1,011

47| 48]

535

181

6:9

1 10

892 138

942 140

1,052

4..

37 34

888888

442

749 93 790

100

000

952

26 27 2

15 | 114

579

649

859

899 99 1,076

3 23 23

10101

553

.. 862 102

668

103

1,006

12 10

4 27 31

•

21 126

469 520

25 5

2 2

830 75 857 82

977

2 28 21 7

490

52 3

بنت

778 73 832 79

946

1 2,339 1,076 230 243 114

371,100 1,575

269 *166 †890 25

4 74 57 29 427 422 87

191 1,297

5,166 6,071

407

101 41 57

17 9,827 1,137 10,285 | 1,215

11,812

Police Department, Hongkong, 31st January, 1905.

* 3 cases of gambling.

† 14 prisoners undecided not entered.

F. J. BADELEY,

Captain Superintendent of Police,

}

January, ...

February,...

· March,...

60 57

17 # 69 74

45 ;

2 5

3 2 1 2

169 151 12

ස

←

426

126

41 42

13 13

1 284

2..

161

190

526 54

Cases reported.

1904.

| No. of Persons convicted.

No.

of Bersons discharged.

Cases

reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

| No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported. No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convïcted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. |_ No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged. Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged. Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged. Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged. Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged.

| Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged. Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

| Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged. Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted. No. of Persons discharged. Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Breach of Spirits

and Opium Ordinances.

Men-

Unlicensed

dicants.

Hawking.

TABLE B.

RETURN of MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES reported to have been committed during the Year 1904, with the Results of such Reports.

Street Cries.

Desertion, Refusal and Neglect of

Duty.

Rogues

and

Vagabonds, Suspicions Characters and Vagrants.

Breach of

Public

Vehicles

Ordinance.

Breach of Merchant

Shipping Consolidation Ordinances.

Breach

Einigr.

Ord.

Breach of

Police, Gaol,

Deportation

and

Prevention

of Crime

Ordinances.

Breach of Pawnbrokers, Markets and

Weights and

Measures

Ordinances.

Intimidation,

Cutting

Trees

Extortion, Bribery and

Conspiracy.

Earth.

Trespass.

Breach of Registration Ordinance.

Spurious Coin.

Obtaining Goods,

or Money by False Pretences.

Tamage to Property.

commit

Su cide.

Atter pt to

Cruelty to

Animals, & Furi- ous Driving. Contempt of Court & False Charge and Perjury.

Breach of

Dangerous Goods and

Arms Ords.

Totals.

7 10 10 .. 4

221 21 111 11

2 18

43 44 13 32

1) 1..

Ď D

2 1

....

#3 30 3 6 6 ..

2 2

14 16

43 47 2 38 96

|2| 1| 2; 224 | 221

3 3.. 9

13 12 2

10 13

1 11 18

April,

32 26 6 3

281

22 22.. 31

4 | 1.. 1194 185 11 11. 11 11

17 20

4 5

384

120

Blay,

51 50 2

❤

28 | 23

41178 2 3 2 1146 | 147 |

21j 25 2

11 2

11 12

かい

38]

Jine,

66 62 4 4

37 68 10

ها

59 131

1 | 1|

196 193 10 1014 2 13

37 39 3

ગ

లా

૩ 1

ركة

404

July, ................

63 59 6 $ 8

4 4

59 32 23 24 2

61 92

250 239 21

2) 3 1 14

1 36 37 ..

595

August, ....

52 48 4

4 2 20

30 4 21 22 5 38 64

3 4 1 200 190 13

22..

46 45 6 2 1

2 3

♡

1 442 442 51

September,. 2 1| 1

70 64

6 10 10 ..

23 5

47 45 5

36 83

123.. 277 272 12

2 2

4 2 25 2.1 ¡ 1 33 1

October,.....

3 3'.

411 42 4

3 .. 15 15 4 28 30 2 59 112

3| 4| 1| 245 | 232 | 17 |

12 12

3.1

2383

2 1 11 25

November,

1..

37 35 3

9..

1333

16) 2

25 2.3

67113

.. 238210 8 11..

Iecember,..

18] 2)

12 11

16 19 ..

333

} } . . {

307 | 300 | 11

11.

31 36 3 2 1,1

1 ..

.. 7 10!

55 56

TOTAL,.. 1010] 1548|515 | 46 | 88

ය

40 527336475 309 | 103 | 54 603 1,150 182021 2,525 2,458 137 23 28 3 105 | 100 |

Police Department. Hongkong, 31st January, 1905.

507-

579 41

553

553 52

10 12 .. 500

♡

6 1 469

620

520

1 2 490 505 24

5 377 382 26 11 6 6 40 45 14 |113) 172 '10 67 3822,42 27 23 26 31 85123-17 29 35 3 10 6,14] 67 04 95,4666,074 | 497.

18 European Prisoners absconded from bail.

2 Indian Prisoners absconded fro in bail.

47 Chinese Prisoners absconded from bail.

J. F. BADELEY, Captain Superintendent of Police.

YEAR.

TABLE C.

RETURN of SERIOUS OFFENCES reported to the POLICE, during the 10 Years ending 1904, showing the Number of Prisoners Arrested, Convicted and Discharged,

Murder.

Robbery.

Burglary

and

Larceny in

Dwelling House.

Assault with

Intent to Rob.

Kidnapping and Protection of

Women and

Girls.

Felonics

All serious Offences.

Piracy.

Unlawful Possession.

Larceny.

not already given.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No. arrested.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

No. of Persons convicted.

Total No. arrested. Cases reported.

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No. arrested.

No. of Persons

Cases reported.

convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No. arrested.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

No. of Persons Cases reported.

Total No. arrested.

convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No. arrested.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No. arrested.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No. arrested.

1895,

8 2

1896,

1897,

1898,

1899,

30 12

3120

14159

151170

71247

to to to t &

30 6 36

8 40

-ง

7 36

2 2

201.62

3 1

Total,... 26

1.6

29 141

.76

30|106|777 | 163

53216

Clases reported.

422

No. of Persons convicted.

པ

30 20 10 18

No. of Persons discharged.

57 189 1,143170

Total No. arrested.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons convicted.

No. of Persons discharged.

Total No. arrested.

132 1,174|147

51 220 1,243 194

63 2,767 1,478

52 2,314 1,378

87 2,896 1,497

393 1,871

263 1,641

345 1,842

60 2,9351,654 205 1,858

60 3,392|1,589 349 1,938

9225,848 659 216106 322 14,304 7,596 |1.554|9,150

42 36 78

428 433

503 2,126

937

242 1,179

52 47

...

55 36

273

298 39 337

1,770

970

139 1,109

398

386 70

240 63

3909

436

454

50 1

389 384 59

954

456| 2,079

5032,124 1,042

443 | 2,432 | 1,023

...

3 || 239 | 244 | 140 | 384

1,924 1,955287|2,242 10,531| 4,926

2 59 45

58 316

...

3 37

21 37 58

3 434

418

1900,

1901,

دم

66 301

10 18

2 2

4 388

412

22 13

...

1902,

حيم

1903.

99 52

888

65401

941481

கசு

17 29

491 483 87

1904,

3 1 4 5+

33 371

*x*

31 40

73 33106

0205

}

Total,... 24 18

4 22360203113 316 1,873 | 262 |

76 338 2110

3|13|231152|157|309 9 5

Average of 1st period, Average of 2nd period,

5.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 28.2 15.2| 6.0 21,2 155.4 32.6 10.6 43.21.2 0.6

0.647.8 48.8 28.0 76.8 0.2

•

427 122

7 2,266 2,308 1022,710 13,259 6,159 1,458 7,617 1,282 450 192 642 10.328 9,567 2,407 | 11,974

384.8 391.0 57.4 448.4 2106.2 985.2 184.4 1169.6 131.8 43.2 21.24.42860.8 1519.2 810.8 1830.0 4.8 3.6 0.8 4.4 72.0 40.6 22.6 63.2 374.6 52.4 15.2 67.6 4.8 2.0 0.6 2.646.2 30.4 31.4 61.8 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.4 453.2 46.16 80.4 542.0 [2651.8 1231.8291.6 1523.4256.4 90.0 38.4 128.43865,6 1918.4 181.4 | 2394.8

2651.8

526 543

525 2,477 1,142 277 1,419 193 487 2,421 1,130 315 1,445 182 330 1,577 256 570 2,742 1,247 616 | 3,281 | 1,565| 297|1,862|412|152 1,314 239 111 509 2,338 1,075| 239

25 83 8,5321,779 453 2,232

$13,401 1,710

51| 1248,998 1,931

458|2,168

545 | 2,476

55 2074,562 2,101

527 2,928

36 | 147 3,532 1,746 |

4242,170

TABLE D.

RETURN of MINOR OFFENCES reported to the POLICE, during the 10 Years ending 1904, showing Number of Prisoners Arrested, Convicted and Discharged.

ASSAULT.

GAMBLING.

MISCELLANEOUS.

DRUN- NCIS-

KENNESS. ANCES.

LIGHT

OR PASS.

ALL MINOR OFFENCES.

YEAR.

Cases reported.

No. of Persons

convicted.

No. of Persons

discharged.

Total No.

arrested.

-ed.

No. of Persons

convicted.

No. of Persons

discharge.l.

Total No.

arrested.

1895,

. 1896,

1897,

1898,

1899,

1,240 1,503

360 1,863

· 171

676

1,185 1,441 219 1,660

126

732

1,404| 1,795 287 1,765 2,380 242 2,622 265 1,414 1,595 281 1,876 199

2,082 145

666

1,077

661

28863

751

5,400

748 4,342

732

4,122

5,968 551 6,519 378 1,223 5,147 343 5,490 336 1,245 4,538 412 4,950 132 780

2,196

3,477

10,608 8,147 10,661 | 7,320

986 9,133

7,898

150

6,733 6,999

578

765 7,764

1,132

4,531

5,412 307 5,719

161

939

7,661|8,869

604

9,473

731

3,170

3,434 320 3,754

133

715

5,631 5,690 671 6,361

Total,.

6,958 8,714| 1,389

10,103

906

3,812 282 4,094

21,565

24,499 1,933 26,432 1,140

4,902

5,823 41,294 37,025 3,604 40,629

1900,

1901,

1902,

1908,

1904,

1,531 1,891 344 1,620| 2,034 297 2,331 265 1,287 1,667 271 1,938 259

1,169 1,539 269 1,160 1,575 269

2,235 324

1,564 35

1,599

3,265

3,625 375 4,000

182

1,039

1,517 42

1,559

3,267

3,844 390 4,234

150

466

1,378 17

1,395

3,653

4,562 571 5,133 167

1,057

1,808 204 1,344 166

1,101

1,145

4,134

890

915

5,466

4,475 F "4 497 6,571 191

440 4,915

160

723

1,297

Total,

6,767 8,706 1,450

10,156 1,218

6,450

163

6,613

Average of 1st period,...1391.6 1742.8 277.8 Average of 2nd period,...1353.41741.2 290.0

2020.6181.2

762.4 56.4 818.8 2031.2 243.6 1290.0 32.6 1322.6

6,341| 7,080 754 7,834 5,768 7,395 729 8,124 6,423 7,607 859 8,466 6,390 7,115 753 7,868 8,280 8,539 791 9,330

22,580 | 2,273 24,853 850

4,582

33,202 37,736 3,886 41,622

4313.0

4899.8 | 386.6 5286.4) 228.0

980.4

1164.6

8258,8 7405.0|720.8 |8125.8

3957.0

4516.0

4516.0454.6 4970.6 170.0

916.4

6640.4 7547.2 777.28324.4

F. J. BADELEY,

Captain Superintendent of Police.

Table E.

Return of Serious Offences in Quinquennial Periods 1895 to 1899 and 1900 to 1904.

DETAIL OF CASES REPORTED TO POLICE.

SERIOUS OFFENCES.

1895 to 1899. Yearly Average. 1900 to 1904. Yearly Average.

1. Murder,

2. Robbery,

5.2

4.8

141

28.2

360

72.0

Burglaries and Larcenies in Dwellings,.

777

155.4

1,873-

374.6

4. Assault with Intent to Rob,......

5. Kidnapping,

1.2

4.8

239

47.8

231

46.2

6. Piracy,

0.2

1.8

7. Unlawful Possession,

1,924

8. Larcenies,

.10,531

9. Felonies not already given,

659

384.8 2,106.2 131.8

2,266

453.2

13,259 1,282

2,651.8 256.4

DETAILS OF NUMBER OF PERSONS ARRESTED

FOR SERIOUS OFFENCES.

1. Murder,

2. Robbery with Violence from Person,

1895 to 1899. Yearly Average. 1900 to 1904. Yearly Average..

3. Burglaries and Larcenies from Dwellings,... 4. Assault with Intent to Rob,

5. Kidnapping,

6. Piracy,

7. Unlawful Possession,

arcenies,.......

elonies not given,

5.8

4.4

106

21.2

316

63.2

216

43.2

338

67.6

0.6

2.6

384

76.8

309

61.8

1.4

2,242

448.4

2,710

542.0

5,848

1,169.6

7,617

322

64.4

642

1,523.4 128.4

Table F.

Return of Minor Offences in Quinquennial Periods 1895 to 1899 and 1900 to 1904.

· 10. Assault,

II. Gambling,

12. Miscellaneous,

13. Drunkenness,

14. Nuisances,

15. No Pass or Light,

DETAIL OF CASES REPORTED TO POLICE.

MINOR OFFENCES.

1895 to 1899. Yearly Average. 1900 to 1904. Yearly Average.

6,958 906

1,391,6 181.2

6,767

1,353.4

1,218

.21,565

4,313.0

19,785

243.6 3,957.0

1,140

228.0

850

4,902

980.4

4,582

170.0 916.4

5,823

1,164.6

DETAILS OF NUMBER OF PERSONS ARRESTED.

FOR MINOR OFFENCES.

1895 to 1899. Yearly Average. 1900 to 1904. Yearly Average.

10. Assault,

11. Gambling,

.10,103

4,094

12. Miscellaneous,

.26,432

2,020.6 818.8 5,286.4

10,156

2,031.2

6,613

1,322.6

24,853

4,970.6

13. Drunkenness,

1,140

228.0

850

170.0

14. Nuisances,

4,902

980.4

4,582

916.4

•

15. No Pass or Light,

5,823.

1,164.6

Table G.

RETURN showing the STRENGTH, ENLISTMENTS, and Casualties CASUALTIES

in the Police Force, 1904.

trength

Nationality.

the

Enlist-

ments.

Deaths.

Resigua- tion through

Resignation

through Ex-Dismissals piry of terms

Total' Number

of service Desertions.

Force.

sickness.

Casualties.

or otherwise.

Europeans,

133

Indians,

375

Chinese,

485

227

Total,.

993*

365

تن مظهر حب

.49

168

137

134

293

* This number includes the Police paid for by other Departments and Private Firms, and also the Engineers, Coxswains, and Stokers, but is exclusive of :-

1 Captain Superintendent.

1 Deputy Superintendent.

2 Assistant Superintendents.

1 Accountant.

1 Clerk and Hindustani Interpreter.

3 Clerks.

6 Telephone Clerks.

75 Coolies.

DISTRIBUTION of POLICE in the NEW TERRITORY during the year 1904.

EUROPEANS.

INDIANS. CHINESE.

CHINESE CREWS OF

LAUNCHES AND BOATS.

Assistant Supt. of

Police.

Inspector.

Police Sergeants.

Police Constables.

Police Sergeants.

Indian Constables

Sergt. Interpreter.

Chinese Constables.

Sergeants.

Coxswains.

Engineers.

Kowloon City,

Sai Kung,

Sha Tin,

Sha Tin Gap,...

Tai l'o,

Sha Tau Kok,

Sheung Shui,....

San Tin,

Au Tau,

Ping Shan..

Tai 0,

Tung Chung.

Cheung Chow,

Lamma,

Water Police,

Total,

1 1

8 1

Stokers.

Scamen.

Boatmen.

Boatswain.

REMARKS.

One European Constable who was temporarily with

drawn last year returned to Kowloon City on [the 27th September, 1904.

One Indian Constable who was temporarily with- drawn last year returned to Tai Po on the 28th [Janury, 1904.

One European Constable was sent to Sheung Shui on 21st January, and withdrawn on 1st April.

7 1 2

1 3

1 4

***

PAR

14 67 11 29

One European Constable was sent to Ping Shan on 2 st January, and withdrawn on 1st April.

15 2 * At Aberdeen.

HONGKONG..

REPORT ON THE POST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of

}

His Excellency the Governor.

No. 1905

No. 24.

GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONGKONG, 30th March, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit the Annual Report on the Hongkong Post Office for the year 1904.

DEPARTMENTAL CHANGES.

2. Mr. E. CORNEWALL LEWIS, the Assistant Postmaster General, returned from leave on the 3rd March. Mr. S. B. C. Ross ceased to act as Postmaster General

on the 11th May, and I then resumed charge of the office.

3. Mr. T. H. MARTIN, Supervisor, was appointed Superintendent of the Registration and Parcels Branch and Mr. R. A. J. SAVAGE, Supervisor, Super- intendent of Mails, both taking up their duties on the 1st January, 1904.

MALLS.

4. Mails were closed during the year for 126 different offices of exchange, and the increase in the number received and despatched is shewn in Table A.

The number of articles posted in the various pillar boxes, was 66,746, as against 48,110 for the previous year.

REGISTRATION BRANCH.

5. Registered mails were contained in bags, packets and boxes, as follows:

•

Received, 1904,

...

Bags. 13,576

Packets.

Boxes.

6,063

4,724

1903,

11,615

5,455

3,920

Increase ...

1,961 ·

608

804

Despatched, 1904,

13,167

6,368

6,407

1903, Increase ...

11,770

4,084

3,972

1,397

2,284

2,435

The number of registered articles and parcels handled in the General Post Office, Hongkong, shews the very considerable increase of 68,498 over the previous year. The average number handled on each working day is 1,914 or 219 more than last year.-Table B.

A Parcel Post Convention concluded with the United States of America came into force at the beginning of the year, and 1,700 parcels were dealt with under it.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

6. The statement of Revenue and Expenditure shews a balance in favour of the Post Office of $91,702.36. The decrease in the Revenue from the sale of stamps is due to the fact that stamps for General Revenue purposes are now sold exclusively by the Post Office. A sum of $124,284 has been transferred to other heads of General Revenue under which fees and duties are paid in stamps. The decrease in unpaid Postage is only apparent: certain official mails previously prepaid in cash, which was brought to credit under this head, are now prepaid in stamps.

.7. The principal savings in Expenditure are due to the higher rate of exchange prevailing during the year.-Table C.

POSTAGE STAMPS.

8. Stamps, Postcards, Envelopes and Wrappers of the undermentioned denominations were issued for sale during the course of the year.

340

Books containing stamps to the value of $1 were available from 1st January, 1904, and were purchased to the number of 3,040. Postage Envelopes, though very convenient, are not in great demand.-Tables D., E.

MONEY ORDER BRANCH.

9. Details of the business done are attached.-Table G. There are increases in orders in Sterling, Gold Yen and Silver Dollars, and decreases in Gold Dollars and Rupees. Both British and Local Postal Notes shew an increase.

British Postal Orders are now cashed in Hongkong and at the British Agencies. The limit for Single Money Order has been raised from £10 or $100 to £40 or $400.

A direct exchange of Money Orders has been arranged with the Transvaal Post Office.

DEAD LETTER OFFICE.

10. 38,229 articles were dealt with. 24,771 being returned from Hongkong to other administrations and 13,458 being received from other countries.

There was found in 66 unregistered letters opened in the Dead Letter Branch and returned to their several senders; silk handkerchiefs, a lady's bodice, silver curios, Imperial Postal Orders amounting to £22. 14. 0., Bank Drafts, Cheques, Bank of England Notes and Money Orders representing in those drawn in sterling a sum of £677. 7. 0. and those drawn in local currency $235.45.

A large number of letters received in this Branch, owing to the absence both of address and name of sender, could not be returned and were therefore destroyed, particularly was this the case with letters written in Chinese.

The return of correspondence to senders in the Navy and Army would be much facilitated if the sender's name, rank and ship or regiment appeared thereon. -Table F.

GENERAL.

11. Owing to labour difficulties at Marseilles the mails which should have arrived by French Steamers were brought on by other lines, on the following occasions:-On the 5th October, 1904, by "Capri ", on the 18th October by the "Marie Valerie" and on the 31st October by the "Gregory Apcar". The mails despatched from London by French Packet on the 29th April, 13th May and 8th July were owing to breakdowns brought to the Colony by the P. & O. s.s. "Ballaarat and "Nankin," and s.s. Catherine Apcar". The last mentioned mail had in the first instance been transferred at Colombo to the German Mail "Prinz Heinrich" but that boat not being able through an accident to proceed further than Singapore transferred there both her own Mails and those of the French Packet.

The mail despatched from London on the 15th March by German Packet s. s. "Oldenburg was transferred at Aden to the P. & 0. Mail Packet and reached Hongkong on 22nd April by P. & O. s. s. "Chusan".

A mail for Manila was placed on board the s. s. "Legaspi" on the 15th December, but the steamer has not since been heard of.

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

I have, &c.,

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Postmaster General.

341

Table A.

Mails despatched and received.

To and from Hongkong.

For H. M. Ships.

For For- eign Ships of War.

Sent in transit through Hongkong.

Steamers carrying Mails.

Loose

Bags.

Packets. Letter Boxes.

Bags.

Bags and Packets.

Arrivals. Departures.

Received, 1904,

52,070

3,004

1,713

4,536

4,135

10,292

Received, 1903,

43,367

2,716 1,652

3,555

3,955

8,174

Increase,

8,703

288

981

180

...

2,118

...

Despatched, 1904,

41,566

4,001 1,261

3,841

3,113

44,102

Despatched, 1903,

Increase,

31,940

2,617 1273

1,039

2,880

42,808

9,626 1,384

...

2,802

233

1,294

11,107

8,510

2,597

Table B.

International and Local Registered Correspondence and Parcels.

International and Local.

Comparison with 1903.

Description of Correspondence.

Total.

Despatched. Received.

Total in 1903.

Increase. Decrease.

Insured Letters,

Registered Articles,

311 237,064

244 297,391 534,455

555

503 472,260

52 62,195

Insured Parcels-via Gibraltar,

Insured Parcels-via Brindisi,

3,026 272

1,505 87

4,531 359

4,030

501

486

127

Ordinary Parcels-via Gibraltar,

13,096

10,223

23,319

20,609

2,710 |

...

Ordinary Parcels-via Brindisi,

419

276

695

712

17.

United Kingdom, Ordinary-viâ Marseilles,.

670

697

German Parcels,

French Parcels,

United Kingdom, Insured-vid Marseilles,

American Parcels-San Francisco new Convention,

Miscellaneous Parcels,...

144

243

270

1,414

1,684

1,457

227

481

638

.157

636

16,437

1,064 14,028

1,700 30,465 28,925 1,540

1,700

599,058 530,560 68,925

427

Table C.

Revenue and Expenditure.

Receipts.

1903.

1904.

Increase. Decrease.

Expenditure.

1903.

1904.

Increase. Decrease.

Sale of Stamps, Hong-

kong,

|293,062.59 263,880.46

$ 29,182.13

Transit Payment to the

United Kingdom, ...) 63,955.59 56,649.82

7,305.77

Do., at the Agencies,

Unpaid Postage,

80,815.14 103,626.14 22,811.00

3;432.03 6,633.07

1,798.96

Transit Payment to)

Other Countries,......

41,500.42 35,262.69

6,237.73

Boxholders' Fees,.

5,272.67 5,880.38 607.71

Commission on Money

Orders,

14,729.90 14,246.27

483.63

Profit on Exchange on Money Order Transactions,

11,539.69 13,544.96 2,005.27

Gratuities to Ship- masters for the Con- veyance of Mails,

Contribution towards

P. & . Subsidy,

Commission on Money

Orders,

8,279.28 4,112.53

4,166.75

70,448.05| 65,474.59

4,973.46

2,090.87

1,945.05

145.82

Interest

on Money Order Fund,

419.06

838.37

80.69

Working Expenses,

Void Money Orders

596.12

309:27

Balance,

286.85

| 147,903.19 | 153,311.88

80,689.80

5,408.69

91,702.36 11,012.56

and Postal Notes,

Totals,......$414,867.20 408,458.92 25,423.98 31,832.26

Totals,

$414,867.20 408,458.92 16,421.25 22,829.53

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Table D.

Postage Stamps, &c., issued for Sale in Hongkong and at the British Post

Postage Stamps,

Offices in China.

509,280 at 1 cent.

1,682,400 2 cents. 2,250,720

834,000 5

62,640 8 1,052,400 10

27,840 12 140,640,, 20

57,360 30

62,340 50

51,057 1 dollar.

9,790 2 dollars.

4,950

3,240 5

3,940 10

Books of Stamps, Post Cards,..

Newspaper Wrappers,

Postage Envelopes,........

Registration Envelopes, ............

3,040 1 dollar. 15,460, 1 cent.

5,374 2 cents. 17,400

514 1,420,

960

+ ∞

900 11 cents.

2,975 23 cents.

10,000 41

725 51

1,443 10/

9,568 11

Table E.

Revenue from the Sale of Stamps at the British Post Offices in China.

Shanghai,

Amoy,

Canton..

Chefoo,

Foochow,

Hankow,

Hoihow,

Liu Kung Tau,

Ningpo,

Swatow,

Total,.

$ 57,989.21

4,706.15

9,484.09

1,304.04

5,023.30

4,448.22

1,386.12

11,159.52

405.69

7,720.80

103,626.14

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Table F.

Return of Dead Letters dealt with in Dead Letter Branch.

RETURNED BY HONGKONG.

RETURNED TO HONGKONG.

PLACES.

Letters.

Post Other Cards. Articles.

Letters.

Post Other Cards. Articles.

United Kingdom,

2,361

287 6,177

2,892

370

267

India,

2,328

771

308

964

Straits Settlements,

1,324

197

1,141

Ceylon,

253

Batavia, N. I.,

231

318

Egypt,

Continent of Europe,

702

279

1.053

U. S. America,...

1,431

1,235

2,183

146

Canada,.

103

214

Japan,

401

117

359

China,

2,402

196

218

Hanoi,

255

Macao,

112

Siam,

ล

2,617

Foreign Offices in China,

304

•

Victoria,

119

New South Wales,

118

South Australia,

Western Australia,

Queensland,

Tasmania,..

New Zealand,

Manila,

526

258

Honolulu,

118

Other Places,

214

177

13,171

1,825

9,775 9,576

487

3,395

Table G.

STATEMENT OF MONEY ORDER TRANSACTIONS.

IN STERLING.

IN GOLD DOLLARS.

IN GOLD YEN.

IN SILVEB DOLLARS.

IN RUPEES.

Orders Issued.] Orders Paid. Orders Issued. Orders Paid. Orders Issued. Orders Paid. Orders Issued. Orders Paid. Orders Issued. Orders Paid.

344

United Kingdom,....

Queensland,

New South Wales,

Victoria,

South Australia,

s. d. £ S. d. 17,805 11 10 7,966 7 11

C. Yen. Sen. Yen. Sen.

Rs As. ᎡᎦ As.

124 16 512,663 11 2

776 12 9

2,461 16 10

266 10 2

2,030 6 7

47 12 2

Tasmania,

New Zealand,

Western Australia,

Transvaal,

75 3 5

2,053 10 8

487 6.4

289 16 7

1,220 5 6

212 6 6

5 2 0

942 10 4

124 10 4

Canada,

Japan,

United States of America and Hawaii,

Straits Settlements...

3,890 95

1,555 96

13,878 70

3,755 38

......

165,018 27 34,013 39

4,282

British North Borneo,

41 10

26,132 94

18,357 10

Siam,....

249 43

1,615 67

Shanghai,

43,201 50

21,017 62

Other Coast Ports,

39,163 93

India,

Ceylon,.

228,065

3,765 9

5 102,861

4,360 3

Base Post Office,

978 05

Total for 1904,

19,603 11 10 29,950 5 8

1903,

17,495 18 5 26,637 10 6

5,446 91 17,634 08 5,495 04 17,651 80

165,018 27 34,013 39

47,774 47107,265 31

141,757 42 26,230 32

231,830 14 107,222 0

48,165 66 93,097 42 267,956 9 110,215 11

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Table H.

Statement of Imperial Postal Notes Sold at Hongkong and the British Postal Agencies in China.

VALUES.

-16

S. d. S. d.

1/-

1/6

d.. s. d. 2/6 5/-

S. d. 10/-

$. d. S. d. 10/6 20/-

£ S. d.

Total in 1904,

212 1,628 1,202 9541,806 2,185

3124,899 6,902 18 0

Total in 1903,

6,667 5 0

Table I.

Statement of Local Postal Notes Sold at Hongkong and the British Postal Agencies in China.

VALUES.

25 cts. 50 cts. $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $10.00

Total in 1904,

194

298 203 226 258 286 476 .999

15,140 50

Total in 1903,

12,926 25

وا

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, HONGKONG, 18th March, 1905.

No. 14

SIR,-I have the honour to forward you my Report upon the work of the Public Works Department during the year 1904.

1905

The Honourable

Mr. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary,

I have, &c.,

P. N. H. JONES,

廿

Director of Public Works.

CONTENTS.

I. Expenditure.

II. Land Sales.

III. Work under the Buildings Ordinance.

IV. General Remarks on Works in the Colony.

V. Public Works Recurrent.

VI. Public Works Extraordinary.

VII. Staff.

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

I.-EXPENDITURE.

1. The amounts actually expended by the Department against those vc under the usual headings. Votes 24, 25 and 26 in the Colonial Estimates shown in the following Table and compared with similar expenditure in the pi vious year, 1903 :-

AMOUNTS VOTED.

Actual

Actual Expenditure, Expenditure

In Estimates.

Supplemen- tary Votes.

1904.-

in 1903.

Total.

Vote 24. Personal Emolu- ments, Exchange Com- pensation and Other Charges,

245,598.00

5,558.90 251,156.90 214,334.62 190,121.12

Vote 25. Annually Recur-

rent Works,

490,700.00

Vote 26. Extraordinary

Works,

*1,263,300.00

70,195.84 560,895.84 532,751.85

482,371.45 1,745,671.45 †1,264,351.30

529,579.98

629,831.04

Total,...$ 1,999,598.00

-558,126.19 2,557,724.19 2,011,437.77 | 1,349,532.14

* Exclusive of vote for Praya East Reclamation (advance account), $10,000. † Exclusive of Expenditure on Praya East Reclamation.

Vote 24 (Establishment, &c.,) shows an increase over corresponding Vote of 1903 of $24,000 due largely to increase in the Staff of the Department, but the saving of $37,000 on the vote is owing to the high rate of exchange which averaged 1/10d. for the year.

Vote 25 (Public Works Recurrent) is about the same as the last year, some saving being effected on the vote. Much useful work was again done from the Miscellaneous Items (Drainage, Water and General) as detailed separately further on under their respective headings. These items should, properly speaking, be under heading of Vote 26.

Vote 26 (Public Works Extraordinary).-The expenditure was exactly double that of the previous year due chiefly to the two large Waterworks (Tytam Tuk and Kowloon) being in full swing and to the progress on the larger public buildings contracts, such as the Law Courts, Western Market, Harbour Office, New Government Offices, Gunpowder Magazine on Green Island, and to the re- sumption of Insanitary Areas in the City.

It was less than the total amount voted owing to various causes, mainly to there being practically no expenditure on the $60,000 voted for compensation under the Buildings Ordinance; to the work on the Powder Magazine and Taikok- tsui reclamation being delayed owing to tide work; to the fact that $130,000 of the Insanitary Properties Resumption item was unexpended by order of the Secretary of State; to the Kowloon Water-works expenditure being $55,000 less than was anticipated; and to the delay in commencing the Yaumati School and Officers' Quarters at Taipo owing to pressure of other works.

It however exceeded the sum originally placed in the Estimates for the year.

Generally. The sum total expended by this Department for the year is greater than any previous year by over $660,000.

Detailed statements of Votes 25 and 26 are given in Append

and B.

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II.-LAND SALES AND SURVEYS.

Land Sales, Extensions, Grants, &c.

2.--The following tabulated statement gives particulars of these :--

NO. OF LOT. AREA IN SQUARE FEET. ANNUAL RENT.

Sales by Auction.

Island of Hongkong,

New Territory,

Kowloon Peninsula,

Grants under Praya Re-

clamation Ordinance,

1889,

Extensions granted.

Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon Peninsula,...

New Territory,

Grants on Short Leases.

Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon Peninsula, New Territory,

Grants.

Island of Hongkong, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territory,

Permits.

Island of Hongkong, Kowloon Peninsula, New Territory,

Readjustment of Boun-`

daries.

Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon Peninsula,

New Territory,

Conversion of Lots.

Island of Hongkong,

Kowloon Peninsula,

New Territory,

Total,.

PREMIUM.

Total.

Total,

Total, $

494,825

4,082.00

243,447

537,988

4,852.00

168,013

2,077,461

4,248.00

23,325

3,110,274

13,182.00

434,785,00

81,177

1,490.00

81,177

1,490.00

97,060

88,529

62.00 1,182.00

82,700.00

135,589

1,244.00

82,700.00

30:

45,000

314,356

36.00 2,767.00

359,356

2,803.00

a wor

502.298

428,600

5.00 3.00

391,318

104.00

277.45

1,322,246

112.00

277.45

1,978.66 556.00 958.00

3,492.66

48,787 78,943

135.00

221.00

3,157 17 5,101.00

127,730

356.00

8,258.17

43,583

776.00

3,600.00

43,583

776.00

3,600.00

365

5,229,955

$23,455.66

$529,620.62

The amount of premium realized for Land Sales by auction was $434,785, as against $468,098 for 1903.

The actual amount of premium paid into the Treasury during the year was $487,122.20 (to this should be added the sum of $98,200, a portion of the premia realized by the sale of Marine Lot 289, which it was arranged should be paid in January, 1905), bringing the total up to $585,322.20) or considerably over the Estimate which was $400,000. It included the following sums which do not appear in the above tabulated statement

Premia derived from sale of rights to erect piers, ...$28,179.25 Fees for boundary stones to mark lots,

960.00

The Land Sales in the New Territory were very satisfactory, the total premia for lots sold by the Public Works Department amounting to $23,325.

It having proved too expensive to deal with applications for the purchase of small areas of land from this Department, the Assistant Land Officer for the New Territory was given authority to sell such small lots by Public Auction at the Branch Office, Taipo.

In addition to the nine lots stated above therefore, 43 small lots were thus sold realizing $1,177, making a total of $24,502.

In addition to the 43 lots, 18 permits to occupy land for short periods for storing and other purposes were issued, the fees for which amounted to $83.00.

A scheme for dividing the New Territory into suitable Districts for the pur- pose of land sales and the issue of leases was prepared but has not yet been finally approved.

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The following are details of some of principal Land Sales :-

NUMRER OF Lot.

CROWN RENT

AREA IN SQUARE FEET.

PREMIA.

RATE PER SQUARE FOOT.

PER ANNUN.

Marine Lot

289

16,242

298

128,200

7.89

285

201,132

2,078

70,600

0.35

Inland Lot

1723

37,060

382

11,138

0.30

1711

40,347

278

10,106

0.25

Kowloon Marine Lot

129,750

1,192

39,025

0.30

140,000

804

21,050

0.15

21,223

122

10,662

0.50

Inland Lot

1157

73,080

672

21,944

0.30

1161

145,150

1,832

65,418

0.45

New Kowloon Marine Lot

345,928

2,978

16,550

0.047

One lot was put up to auction but the applicant failed to bid for it and his deposit of $100 was therefore forfeited to the Government.

Extensions. The extensions granted in Hongkong were not important. Messrs. BLACKHEAD & Co., the owners of Kowloon Marine Lot 34, were granted by the Secretary of State an area of 75,996 square feet, most of which was sea bed in front of and adjoining the lot; a small extension to Hung Hom Inland Lot 24 was also granted to the Dock Company.

Resumptions.-Arrangements were made with the owners of Kowloon' Inland Lot 1011 to surrender a portion of the lot, required in carrying out the scheme for providing main thoroughfares in Kowloon, on payment of $25,000, and also with the owners of lots 694, 79, 80 and 81 for a portion of these lots for a similar purpose at a cost of $25,000.

A portion of Inland Lot 8 having an area of 26,702 square feet, including a number of houses, was resumed under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900, in connection with the Kau U Fong Resumption Scheme, the total amount paid to owners being $224,551.47. This is dealt with in para. 74.

Rural Building Lot 83 having an area of 1,650 square feet was surrendered to the Government by the owner for the sum of $3.000, the area being required for the extension of the Chair Coolie Quarters at the Peak.

Inland Lot 509 was pur- chased by the Government for waterworks purposes for the sum of $6,500.

Grants on Short Leases.-The grants on short leases included an area of 45,000 square feet which was leased to the Kowloon Bowling Green Club for a period of 3 years at an annual rental of $36; an area of 260,448 square feet at Lai Chi Kok in the New Territory, leased to the Transvaal Mine Owners Asso- ciation as an Emigration Camp for coolies bound for South Africa, for a period of 5 years at an annual rental of $2,392; a quarry at Tai Wan in the New Terri- tory having an area of 52,500 square feet, at an annual rental of $300; and a wharf on the Sham Chun River in the New Territory for a period of 5 years at an annual rental of $75.

Grants on nominal terms include:-In Hongkong.-An area of 54,450 square feet at Mount Caroline for burying funeral urns containing disin- terred remains; an area of 48,382 square feet as an extension to the Jewish Cemetery; an area of 5,566 square feet for a District Watchmen's House at Wan- chai; an area of 20,000 square feet as an extension to the Alice Memorial Hospital; and an area of 373,900 square feet for a Naval Infectious Diseases Hospital at Mount Parish.

In Kowloon.-Au area of 5,200 square feet to the Church Missionary Society as a garden, and an area of 21,000 square feet to the same Society for the erection of a Church and Minister's House. Both these grants are just within the old Boundary line South-west of Kowloon City.

In New Territory.—An area of 1·005 acres for a Christian Chinese Cemetery near Kowloon City, and an area of 4.75 acres at Sham Shui Po for a Chinese Cemetery.

Permits. The permits to occupy lands for short periods comprise areas let for storage, boat buildiag, breaming and other purposes, and a few quarrying per- mits for the more remote parts of the New Territory.

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Re-adjustments of Boundaries.-The re-adjustments of boundaries were mostly in connection with the lots for which it was not possible, from the nature of the sites, to define the limits accurately on the ground and were generally of small

extent.

The only case worthy of mention is one in which Messrs. BLACKHEAD & Co. gave up a portion of their lots for the purpose of widening Des Voeux Road, Kowloon, and were granted an area to the seaward side of their lots.

Conversion of Lots.-The only conversion of any importance was in the case of Inland Lots 501 and 502, situated at Praya East, which were converted into Marine Lot 283 in order that the owners might participate in the projected Reclamation Scheme.

Lease Plans.

3.-Plans and particulars (in duplicate) of 66 Lots and 14 Piers were fur- nished to the Land Office in connection with the issue of leases.

Boundary Stones.

4.-Boundary stones were fixed for 16 lots in Hongkong, 3 lots in Kowloon, and 6 lots in the New Territory.

Sites for Booths at the Race Course.

5.-A sum of $4,552.75 was realized by the letting of sites for the erection of booths and stands at Happy Valley during the Race Meeting.

Squatters' Licences.

6.-The number of Squatters' Licences on the Roll at the commencement of the year was 975, representing an annual rental of $2,410.13. During the year, 703 were written off, leaving 272 still on the roll; the fees received during the year amounted to $2,340.32. The claim of several Squatters' Villages came before the Squatters' Board in March, and those whose claims were good were granted leases, but as a number of these people had already paid their Squatters' fees for the year it was decided to leave them on the roll and date their leases from 1st January,

Military Lands.

1905.

7.-The negotiations between the Colonial Government and the Military Authorities for exchanges of land were still unconcluded at the close of the year. The Military Authorities were granted a lease for 10 years of an area a little over 255 acres in extent near Kowloon City as Rifle Ranges and Reserve in considera- tion of their having relinquished their Ranges on the site of King's Park, the Government agreeing to pay cost of construction of butts, &c., which, including a diversion of road and resumption of cultivated land within the area, amounted to $26,450.52. The Ranges are practically completed.

Naval Lands.

8.-The Admiralty were granted an area of 402,400 square feet in Kowloon for the purpose of erecting a coaling pier and boat shelter, also an area of 282 acres at Long Harbour and Jones Cove in the New Territory for the construction of Rifle Ranges, the land to revert to the Colonial Government whenever it ceases to be used for this purpose. A strip 50 feet in width from the. North of Kowloon Marine Lot 36, having an area of about 17,500 square feet, was handed over to the Colonial Government for the purpose of forming a 100-foot road in connection with the scheme for providing main thoroughfares in Kowloon, the Admiralty receiving in exchange the portion of Austin Road situated between their properties-Kow- loon Marine Lots 41 and 35.

Piers.

9.-The Government, by Notification No. 562 on 5th August, 1904, decided to dispose of certain Pier sites in Hongkong. Those opposite Marine Lots to be sold to the owners of the lots, if they desired, at fixed rates; others opposite Crown Land by Public Auction. The right of erecting piers under long leases was granted in two cases in Hongkong and ten cases in Kowloon, the premia derived in the case of the Hongkong Piers amounted to $27,229.25 including one of the Pier sites referred to above, which realized a premium of $27,000; and of Kowloon Piers to $950, the annual rentals being $960 and $3,060 respectively.

Licences for the following temporary Piers for various periods were issued: -12 in Hongkong, 22 in Kowloon, and 14 in the New Territory, the amount of fees for these being $3,341.87.

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III.—WORK UNDER THE BUILDING ORDINANCE.

10. The Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, which came into force on the 21st of February, 1903, has been very drastic in its effect both with regard to new and existing buildings.

The Director of Public Works in his report for that year made the following

statement:-

"The effect of the new Ordinance, whilst imposing additional responsi- bilities upon those authorized under its provisions to practise as Architects, has been to largely increase the duties and responsi- bilities of the Public Works Department. In the case of numer- ous matters, powers of modification or exemption are vested in the Governor in Council and, in numerous others, similar powers are vested in the Director of Public Works as Building Authority. Applications coming under the former class, except as regards the provision of back-yards, &c., which are dealt with by the Sanitary Board, are almost invariably referred to the Director of Public Works and have to be investigated and reported on by him and, in consequence of the great variety of conditions pre- vailing in the City, almost every case requires to be specially considered. Even in the case of matters coming within the purview of the Sanitary Board, the Director of Public Works must, in his capacity as a member of the Board, make himself acquainted with the circumstances of the various cases and is generally expected to express his opinion whenever any peculiar conditions occur. Under previous Building Ordinances, no ques- tion of compensation arose, but under the new Ordinance a number of provisions are specified with regard to which compen- sation has to be paid and all such matters have to be dealt with by the Public Works Department. Finally, the new Ordinance contains a much greater amount of detail affecting the construc- tion and arrangement of buildings than any previous Ordinance.

The appointment in March last of another Executive Engineer in consequence of the passing of this Ordinance and the proposal to carry out Improvement Schemes has to a considerable extent relieved the strain on the Department, but the amount of extra work entailed by it and referred to by Mr. CHATHAM has not been exaggerated.

Plans are now more expeditiously dealt with and the work facilitated by put- ting matters on methodical lines, but when they have to be considered by the Sanitary Board, the Building Authority and the Governor in Council, as very often happens, some delay must necessarily occur.

In the past year (1903) very few of the buildings erected were sufficiently advanced to receive completion certificates, and therefore the applications for these certificates under this Ordinance practically commenced this year.

Upon the necessary inspections being made, it was clearly shown that some of the sections of this Ordinance had not been carefully considered by the Archi- tects during construction, the consequence being that several slight contraventions had occurred.

Where it was desirable or necessary, alterations to comply with the Ordi- nance were insisted on, in some cases at considerable expense to the owner; where however the infringement was trivial and the expense of alterations excessive, appeals have been made to the Governor in Council who where advisable made the necessary orders waiving strict compliance with the requirements laid down.

The existing buildings have chiefly come within the scope of the new Act in the matter of providing more light and open space. The number of these build- ings which have been altered shows an increase of over 400 on last year's returns, and in all cases substantial improvements have been made in the previously exist- ing conditions.

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There has been a doubt in some cases as to the exact meaning of some sections of the Ordinance, in their application to special cases, such cases have been sub- mitted to the legal advisers of the Crown for a ruling, and their decisions have been regarded as final by the Building Authority and been accepted by the Architects, so that gradually all doubtful points are being eliminated and smoothness of work- ing is being obtained.

11. Plans were deposited during the year for the following

European houses,.....

Chinese houses,

1904.

1903.

156

330

126

1,045

Buildings and structures other than above,. 195 Alterations and additions to existing build-

ings,

Sunshades, Verandahs and Balconies,

Piers,

Total,.............

1,468

111

not previously noted.

1,995

1,525

The total number of plans dealt with shews a considerable increase.

12. Certificates.-Certificates for 127 new buildings were issued under Sec- tion 53 of Ordinance 15 of 1889 and for 127 new buildings under Section 204 of Ordinance 1 of 1903, and 10 for new non-domestic buildings. This shows a a decrease of 170 in the number of buildings certified, in comparison with 1903.

This decrease is not really so great as it appears, as several premises, which in the usual way would have been entitled to their certificate for some consider- able time, are still awaiting same, owing to slight contraventions of these Or- dinances. They are now being altered to comply with the statutory requirements.

13. Verandahs and Balconies.-Permission was granted for the erection of 144 Verandahs and Balconies, this being a slight decrease.

14. Notices and Permits.-Notices relating to structures in a dangerous condition were served in 216 cases, whilst 1,225 permits and 57 notices of a miscellaneous nature were issued. This shows that 65 more notices were served

in respect to dangerous structures.

15. General. The typhoon of August 25th and 26th unfortunately inflicted a certain amount of damage on house property in the Colony. Three houses totally collapsed, whilst 21 other premises were damaged to some extent. The premises which collapsed were very old and in fact none of the property damaged was of very recent construction.

Careful investigations were made into the cause of each collapse.

Sign-boards.-The Chinese Shopkeepers were approached by the Government at the instance of the Director of Public Works to reduce the length and size of their sign-boards, in the main thoroughfares especially, with the happy result that Queen's Road presents quite an improved appearance from the gain in width thus obtained. Moreover the scavenging coolies can better perform their work and waiting rickshas can keep close to the columns instead of obstructing the street traffic and entrances to the side paths. It is hoped this improvement will extend to other streets in town.

IV. GENERAL REMARKS.

16. Several works of importance have been either completed or ward during the year.

pushed for-

The Electric Tramway route was inaugurated, or at least the first section of it, on 30th July, the remainder coming into use shortly afterwards.

Plans were

The Ordinance authorizing this tramway was passed in 1902. prepared by Messrs. ALFRED DICKINSON & COMPANY of Birmingham and the work was carried out by Messrs. DICK, KERR & COMPANY of London.

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The total length of single track is 14 miles which is laid in 94 miles of route, the track is laid to a guage of 3' 6" with rails of the girder type weighing 86 lbs. per yard. Each rail joint is double bonded with No. O. S. W. G. copper bonds.

The line is worked on the overhead trolley system, the pressure on the trolley wire being 500 volts. The generating station, centrally placed, is fitted with two continuous current, direct connected railway generators of the multipolar type, compound wound giving a potential of 550 volts and making 100 revolutions per minute and are keyed direct to the engines which are of the horizontal cross compound type, each being equal to a maximum brake load of 557 brake horse power. The boiler power is supplied by two double drum "Babcock and Wilcox water tube boilers each having 3,654 square feet of heating surface evaporating 12,000 lbs. of water per hour, working at a pressure of 160 lbs. per square inch.

Twenty-six cars in all are provided for the passenger traffic since running com- menced, the traffic in spite of drawbacks has been operated in a successful manner. The maintenance of the track will however be a source of constant trouble, the concrete apparently not being able to stand the incessant wear and tear of 'ricksha traffic.

Interference by induction with the Government Telephone system is being caused, but the matter is under the consideration of the Government who have powers to deal with the matter under Ordinance 10 of 1902.

The Naval Yard Extension.

The general reclamation here is approaching completion. The walls of the tidal basin and the sea walls are, in great part, ready for the coping. The dock bottom is nearly completed and the dock walls are well advanced. The reclama- tion, West of the dock, and the diversion of the Albany Nullah are finished.

Extension of Naval Hospital, Mount Parish.

A new wing has been added to this building and completed during the year.

Duplication of Mount Parker Tramway.

This cable car route at the Tai Koo Sugar Refinery has been doubled during the year.

Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's New Docks and Shipyard, Quarry Bay. This Shipyard is still in progress.

The side walls of the Graving Dock being completed for two thirds of the length and the remainder in progress.

Excavation of" Dumpling" is well advanced, and that for the Entrance is being proceeded with.

The Coffer-Dam enclosing the Entrance of the Dock is completed and the Coffer-Dam for the Slipways well advanced. The excavation for the Slipways is also being proceeded with.

The General Excavation for the site of the yard has been carried on through- out the

year and very good progress has been made; a large quantity of rock and decomposed granite has been tipped into the sea for the Reclamation, which is also well advanced.

Sharp's Memorial Hospital, Mount Kellet.

This building has been rapidly pushed forward and is now nearing completion.

The New Military Hospital, Bowen Road.

This building has been in progress for over two years and is now nearing completion.

New Military Prison.

This building situate to the East of Garden Road was also commenced this year and good progress was made with it.

Tramway to the Peak.

A Bill was read a first time in the Legislative Council on 22nd September, 1904, for a second Tramway at the Peak, which is proposed to be constructed from the foot of Ice House Street through the Botanical Gardens and Glenealy Ravine and up to a point near No. 6 Police Station, Victoria Gap.

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Reclamation Works.

The following reclamations were also in progress :—-

Marine Lot No. 285, Shaukiwan Road, Kowloon Marine Lot No. 83, Hunghom,...

Sq. ft. 201,132

129,750

Kowloon Marine Lots Nos. 74 & 75, Kowloon Point, Kowloon Marine Lots Nos. 34 &81, Blackhead's Point, Kowloon Marine Lot No. 85, To Kwa Wan,

382,522

74,996

140,000

Those at Kowloon Point were well advanced at the close of the year, the total amount of reclamation involved in the above amounting to 21.31 acres.

Buildings on Praya Reclamation.

The Alexandra" Buildings were completed this year and occupied, also theSt. George's" Buildings and the South-East Block of "Princes Buildings.

V.-PÚBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.

Buildings.

17. (Item 1.) Maintenance of Buildings.-The buildings upon which any considerable sum was spent were the following

*Government Civil Hospital, B. Block, Re- construction of roof and repairs to ceiling,

...$1,876.98

*Government Civil Hospital, C. Block. General painting and colour-washing,

&c..

1.616.02

*Government Civil Hospital, A. Block,

General repairs,

865.34

Government Civil Hospital, Medical Staff

Quarters, Small repairs and colour-

washing Coolie Quarters,

569.08

Government Civil Hospital, Superintend- .

ent's Quarters, Re-constructing floor,

&c.,

465.60

$5,393.02

Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kennedy Town, General

painting and colour-washing.

2,164.56

Victoria Hospital, General repairs,

614.49

Government Offices, Colour-washing, painting, re-

pairs to roof and alterations,

Central Police Station, Re-laying paving in upper

yard, colour-washing Inspectors' quarters, &c.,... 1,498.73 Yaumati Police Station, General painting and

3,530.33

colour-washing and repairing roof,

No. 5 Police Station, Partition in verandah, and

general painting and colour-washing and repair-x ing roof,

1.130.49

1,121.71

Shau-ki-wan Police Station, General repairs, paint-

ing and colour-washing...

1,021.28

Aberdeen Police Station, General repairs, painting

and colour-washing, &c.,

841.73

Kowloon City Police Station. Fixing iron railing

and small repairs,

685.25

Stanley Police Station, General repairs, painting

and colour-washing,

470.63

Tsim-sha-tsui Police Station, Painting and colour-

washing Inspector's quarters,

454.04

Government House, Laying drains, painting and colour-washing, repairing roof, doors, &c.,

3,028.34 773.85

Governor's Peak Residence, General repairs, Victoria Gaol, Supplying materials punkahs, repairs to drains, cutting openings over doors for ven- tilators, &c.,

2,392.13

†The total number of Government Buildings of all descriptions is 276, exclusive of 11 leased.

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Hung Hom Market, Renewing roof in parts and

painting and colour-washing generally, Central Market, Lime-washing and tarring generally,

1,973 02

repairing woodwork and concrete, repairing roof, 1,557.81 Yaumati Market, General painting, colour-wash-

973.54

ing and tarring,

Sai-ying-poon Market, General painting and colour-

washing,

689.41

Cattle Depot, Kennedy Town, Repairing concrete

floors and painting railings,

1,765.94

Queen's College, Forming rooms in verandah, re- pairing leaks, re-laying tile floor. general colour- washing and repairs to plaster, &c.,...... Kowloon School, Renewing ceilings, colour-washing

rooms, and repairing roof,

1,561.31

1,202.96

Government Pavilions, Peak. Repairing roof and

general painting and colour-washing,

1,055.92

Government Villas, Peak, Repairs to roof, general

painting and colour-washing,

713.20

Harbour Master's Office. Re-laying main in yard and

colour-washing and painting quarters,

980.05

Bungalow for Caretaker of Colonial Cemetery, Wan-

chai, General repairs...

666.28

Gunpowder Depôt, Stonecutters' Island, New hard-

wood skids and small repairs,

569.85

Observatory, Kowloon, General repairs,

436.12

*Government Civil Hospital, Constructing new roofs

(special vote, $9,000),

8,872.98

The roof to C. Block was completed and B. Block taken in hand; all the wooden supports to the flat roofs were removed and iron substituted. The flat roofs are now cement concrete covered with two layers of asphalte. The wood work of the tiled roofs was renewed where required. The lath and plaster ceilings were removed and China fir ceilings substituted. Enlarged overflows were pro- vided to all roofs to act in case of excessive rainfall. B. Block was completed before the end of the year and A. Block will be taken in hand next year. The amount of expenditure under this heading was :-C. Block, $5,072.98, and B. Block, $3,800.00.

(Item 20.); Maintenance of Clock Tower. The tower was cleaned and re- painted throughout, the clock face cleaned and canvas renewed and the whole building put in thorough repair.

18. (Itẹm 2.) Maintenance of Buildings in New Territory. In the case of New Territory buildings, the following are those which entailed considerable expenditure:-

Tai Po Police Station, General repairs, painting and

colour-washing,

Sai Kung Police Station, General repairs, painting

and colour-washing,

Government Matsheds, Tai Po, General repairs,

Telegraphs.

..$961.04

619.76

813.91

19. (Item 3.) Maintenance of Telegraphs.-Telephone lines were established between (1) Victoria Hospital, Peak and Central Police Exchange; (2) H. E. the Governor's Desk and the Colonial Secretary's Desk; (3) The Government. Printer's and the Colonial Secretary's Office; (4) Bay View Police Station and No. 2 Police Station; (5) Tytam Pamping Station and Bungalow. Tytam Reser- voir; (6) Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, and Water Police Station, Tsim-sha-tsui ; (7) Temporary Quarters for Police at Praya Central and Central Police Exchange; (8) Harbour Master's Quarters and Telephone Company's Exchange; (9) Between Central Exchange and Supreme Court.

New routes were erected between the following places :-(1) One of 30 feet iron poles between Gap Station, Peak, and Central Police. Exchange; (2) One of 30 feet iron poles between Isim-sha-tsui Police Station and Austin Road, Kow- loon; (3) A new route of 25-foot iron poles between Government Civil Hospital

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and Central Police Exchange; (4) Between Cable House, North Point, and Shau- kiwan; (5) Forty-two new poles were erected at points where required between Shaukiwan and Cape D'Aguilar; (6) Forty-three new iron 25-foot poles were erected between Hunghom and Poo-kom-poo near Kowloon City.

All these have been made capable of taking metallic circuit.

Alterations to existing routes :-

(1.) New arm insulator wire, &c., have been erected and metallic circuits completed between Austin Road, Tsim-sha-tsui and Mong-kok-

tsui.

2.) From Pottinger Street central to West Point the small 3′′ and 6′′ brackets have been removed and 4-foot arms substituted. This change entirely prevents the wires coming in contact with each other.

Exchanges.-(1.) The Tsim-sha-tsui Police Exchange was removed from Charge Room to a small room adjoining. A new 30-line telephone switchboard with carbon lightning arrester has been fitted and preparations completed to receive metallic circuit.

(2.) A new 50-line switchboard, telephone, micro-telephone. 50-line lightning arrester board, 100 No. 3 ampére fuses and a testing table with instruments com- plete are being fitted at the Exchange Telephone Room at the Central Police Station.

All lines have been fitted with lightning arresters.

Re-fitting lines.(1.) Green Island Signal Station and. (2.) the Telephone at No. 2 Tank, Tai-ping-shan, were re-fitted with new Instrument,' &c., as the result of the fires which destroyed these places; (3.) Sisters' Quarters, Government Civil Hospital, re-fitted with new copper wire and indicator board; (4) Governor's Peak Residence re-fitted with new wires and indicator board and (5.) Maternity Hospital re-fitted with new wires and bells.

Electric bells were installed at :-

European School, Kowloon; Victoria Hospital, Peak; Government House; Central Police Station, (A. S. P.'s Quarters); Magistracy, (large and small Courts) and Crown Solicitor's Office.

General. The new Hongkong Electric Tramway has caused much trouble by induction. A test was made of the Government lines, before the tram cars were running, in the presence of the Manager of the Hongkong Electric Tramways Co., the Manager of the Hongkong Telephone Co., and an Executive Engineer of the Public Works Department. The same lines were again tested while the trams were running and forms the subject of a special report.

To avoid the evil effects of the induction, metallic circuit will have to be arranged for, and extensive preparations have already been made for this

The new 8-cored cable laid across the Harbour (referred to in para. 64) has stopped all trouble from interruption by breakage, a common source of it in past years.

20. (Item 4.) Maintenance of Telegraph in New Territory. Sixty-two new iron 25-ft. poles were erected between Fau Fan and Tai Po l'olice Station in place of the wooden ones.

The cable, between Cape D'Aguilar and Waglan was broken but was success- fully mended.

Cemetery.

21. (Item 5.) Maintenance of Public Cemetery.-The Cemetery was main- tained in good order with the exception of a few places where landslips occurred during heavy rainstorm causing damage to some monuments.

Some very necessary heavy retaining walls with turfed banks have been erected between the Protestant and Roman Catholic Cemeteries where the ground was very liable to slips.

Permits to the number of 79 were issued for the erection and repair of

monuments.

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Wharves and Piers.

22. (Item 6.) Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers.-The following are the principal works defrayed out of this vote :-

Kowloon City Pier, General repairs,....

Kennedy Town Cattle Wharf, General repairs, Tsim-sha-tsui Pier, Renewing timbers, etc..

Queen's Statue Wharf,

Blake Pier, Painting,

Do.

Temporary Pier opposite Post Office,

Dredging Foreshores.

$3,550.20

2,489.99

611.17

497.77

578.72

469.00

23. (Item 8.) Dredging Foreshores.-The quantities of stuff dredged by the Government Dredger were as follows:-

(1.) From Kowloon Dust Boat Stations,

(2.)

(3.)

(4.)

(5.)

City

Ditto

2.089 cub. yds.

....16,263

Other portions of the foreshores,... 8,882 Trench for foundations of Sea Wall

at Tai-kok-tsui (Lot-owners' portion)....

..... 6,334

The same (Government portion)... 5,724

Total,......39,292

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The stuff from (1.), (2.), and (3.) was deposited at sea. That from (4.) and (5.) was deposited in the Tai-kok-tsui Reclamation. The cost of (2.) was recover- ed from the Scavenging Contractor, in accordance with his contract. The cost of (4.) was paid by the Lot-owners concerned. The cost of (5.) was charged to the vote for the Government portion of the reclamation.

In addition to the above, 8,779 cubic yards of stuff were dredged by coolie labour from Bowrington Canal, and 1,006 cubic yards from the mouth of So-kon-po Nullah, in Causeway Bay, and the whole was disposed of by the Contractor.

The Dredger was docked in August, and the vessel, boiler, and machinery were then put into a good state of repair. A new set of grabs which was received from Messrs. PRIESTMAN BROS., England, came into use in April, and has given entire satisfaction.

Lighthouses.

24. (Item 7.) Maintenance of Lighthouses.-The following sums were spent upon the various lighthouses :-

(1.) Gap Rock Lighthouse,

(2.) Waglan Lighthouse,... (3.) Green Island Lighthouse,. (4.) Cape Collinson Lighthouse,

$2,814.20

989.47

321.84

243.35

The exceptional expenditure at Gap Rock was due to completing the new derrick and platform and making it all safe, and general repairs and painting.

Miscellaneous Works.

25. (Item 9.) Miscellaneous Works.-The following are the principal items of expenditure under this vote, representing in some cases only a part of the cost of the works in consequence of their execution extending into more than one year :-

Retaining wall behind Tung Wah Hospital, Kennedy

Town, (begun in 1903),

$4,154.64

Retaining wall South of Kennedy Road,

3,964.05

Reconstructing roof, Government Civil Hospital, B.

Block (part payment).

2,000.00

Alteration and repairs to Bay View Police Station,... Extra accommodation for coolies and Fodder Store at

Kennedy Town Cattle Depôt, (balance of account), New windows, Doctor and Sisters' Quarters, Victoria

Hospital..

887.22

847.61

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Adjusting Western Boundary Wall of K.I.L. 617,... $666.00 Sheds and fish láns in Central Market,

655.18

Enclosing verandah, Superintendent's Quarters, Gov-

ernment Civil Hospital,.

557.38

Enclosing verandah, Victoria Hospital,

447.24

Erecting light and hut at Cap-sui-mun,

400.00

Steps to Warders' Quarters, Victoria Gaol,

306.71

Opium Searchers' Shed (unfinished),

300.00

Railings at Tsim-sha-tsui Police Station,..

242.99

Shed at Wanchai Store,................

237.70

Surfacing compound, Sai-ying-poon School,.

218.78

Washing slabs for Disinfecting Station, Caine Lane,...

198.14

Presses in Record Room, Colonial Secretary's Office,

$40.00

Shelves for records at Supreme Court,

652.05

Electric bells at Kowloon School,

303.70

Repairing boat-slip, Tsim-sha-tsui,

262.00

Providing 11 new seats on upper roads,

253.00

Materials for Telephone to Harbour Master's residence,

236.64

3 new Gas lamps at the Peak,

235.20

The retaining wall behind the Tung Wah Hospital was completed in Novemn- ber at a total cost of $6,136.84. The turf still remains to be put on the slope above the wall where the ground is very treacherous and friable and liable to slip. This will be undertaken in the Spring of next year.

Alteration and repairs to Bay View Police Station were necessitated on the buildings being again required for a Police Station.

Roads and Bridges.

26. (Item 10.) Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City.-There was much disturbance of the surfaces of roads throughout the City during the year due to the construction of the Electric Tramway and the laying of the cables for same: the laying of the cables by the Telegraph Company by way of Caine and Bonham Roads to Pokfulam Road; and the laying of cables by the Hongkong Electric Company by way of Macdonnell Road. Garden Road, Robinson Road and Conduit Roads. Some damage was caused by rainstorms; a earth slips occurred chiefly on the upper roads. Damage is continually beir done to the roads by the carriage of heavy weights in trolleys provided with inadequate width of tyre; as these appear to be rapidly increasing in number, some legislation is needed on this point as the cost to Government from roads being cut up is considerable. The widening of Arsenal Street was completed as well as the portion of Queen's Road between City Hall and Arsenal Street. The two steam road-rollers were kept well employed, the roads being maintained generally in as good condition as the operations alluded to above permitted. Repairs to roads are now effected by this Department and charged to the Company or party breaking them up,

thus insuring their better re-instatement, a percentage being charged for

supervision.

27. (Item 11.) Maintenance of Roads and Bridges outside City.---The re- marks made in the preceding paragraph apply here also to a considerable extent, as the Electric Tramway was completed to Shaukiwan and the road made good afterwards. The Shaukiwan road was cleared for its full width, the ditches cleared out and some narrow places widenel by the removal of earth and rocks, and all encroachments set back at the quarries. The application of granite macadam for surfacing the main roads was considerably extended. The remarks in the preceding paragraph as to roads being cut up by trolleys are particularly applicable here as so much of the roads' surface is not macadamised. The Jubilee and Pokfulam Roads suffering especially from this cause.

28. (Item 12.) Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in Kowloon.-The application of granite macadam for surfacing the main roads was considerably ex- tended and the steam road-roller kept- well employed. The roads generally were maintained in good condition. The iron work of Tsim-sha-tsui Bridge was painted and repaired and the roller path made level and true; owing to the abutments of the bridge having sunk this was necessary.

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29. (Item 13.) Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in New Territory.—The Tai Po Road was much cut up between the third and sixth mile-stones by the contractor for the new Water-works. The road was cleared of grass and surface. reformed between the 9th and 11th mile-stones, all channels were cleared and the 13th mile channelled and surfaced and more drain pipes put in, which will, it is hoped, prevent the surface being again washed away.

With the assistance of the officials at Tai-po, arrangements were made with the Villagers in the New Territory to construct 5-foot roads under the super- vision of the Department. This has worked well and economically, the result being there were 2 good roads approaching construction at the end of the year- 1 from Tai-po to Sheung Shui, a length of about 5 miles, and a second from Tai-po to Shun Wan, a length of 3 miles, and there are others proposed.

30. (Item 21.) Forming and Kerbing Streets.-The following are the principal items of expenditure under this vote:-

City.

Lowering Arsenal Street, (part payment), Path between Macdonnell and Bowen Roads, Surfacing road West of Shek Tong Tsui Market,

$1,121.38

500.00

315.27

Kowloon.

Extending Robinson Road, (part payment), Setting back Kowloon Inland Lot 630, (part pay-

8,014.18

ment)....

6.000.00

Forming Sixth Street, (part payment),

6,487.07

Forming Roads East of Robinson Road, (part pay-

ment)..

3,305.12

Forming Fuk Sing Lane,

1,732.30

Hongkong other than City.

Improving path between Barker and Plantation

Roads.....

964.58

389.74

Widening Shaukiwan Road near Quarry Bay Dam,...

A great improvement was effected at the junction of Arsenal Street and Queen's Road by the lowering of the summit by nearly 2 feet, but it was a tedious job owing to the very hard rock encountered and the number of pipes, &c., which had to be altered or re-laid.

The expenditure in Kowloon was entirely in furtherance of the Scheme of main thoroughfares (100 feet in width) designed for the development of that Peninsula. (See Paras. 2 and 78).

Lighting.

31. (Item 16.) Gas Lighting, City.-The total number of gas lamps in use at the end of the year was 941, exclusive of 15 in the Military Cantonment the lighting of which is borne in equal shares by the Government and the Military Authorities, an increase of 26. Some trouble was experienced on account of the insufficient supply of gas which was attributed by the Gas Company to the deposit of naphthalin in the pipes.

32. (Item 17.) Electric Lighting, City.—No alteration has been made in the number of lamps which remains at 75.

33. (Item 18.) Gas Lighting, Kowloon.-The total number of gas lamps in Kowloon is 202, being an increase of one for the year.

34. (Item 22.) Extension of Gas Lighting.- Irrespective of lamps erected in private lanes and streets, the cost of which was defrayed by the owners of the adjacent property, 26 new lamps were erected in the City, 3 at the Peak and 1 in Kowloon.

Recreation Grounds.

35. (Item 19.) Maintenance of Public Recreation Grounds.-Portions of Wongneichong and Queen's Recreation Grounds were re-turfed and hollows filled The sensitive plant was rooted up and the grass cut where required, the ditches were cleaned out and kept free.

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Drainage Works.

36. (Item 14.) Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, &c.-During the year the Sewers and nullahs have been cleansed and maintained in a satisfactory condition.

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Considerable cost has been entailed in clearing out the sand washed down by heavy rains in some of the nullahs, more especially in Kowloon. A large amount of this sand comes from the spoil of quarries from the neighbourhood and, where this is found to be the case, the lessees of the quarries have been called upon clear it away.

The flushing tanks on the sewerage system have been regularly operated at low tides and have assisted to keep the sewers clean.

The large one erected last year behind the Volunteer Head Quarters has been of great assistance in keeping the sewers in Queen's Road, to the East and West of Garden Road, clear and has workel well by greatly increasing the velocities in these pipes.

The further construction of flushing tanks in suitable positions on this system had to be held over, owing to the large amount of new work going on for Water- works.

The details of the cost of maintenance of the drains, sewers, etc., for the year are as follows:

do.,

Labour for cleansing operations,. Tools Repairs,.

as against $17,293.61 in the previous year.

.$12,385.33

1,108.28 4,487.78

Total........$17,981.39

37. (Item 23.) Drainage Works, Miscellaneous.-A large amount of sewerage work has been carried out under this vote during the year, especially in Kowloon, where owing to the reclamation of the foreshore and the building of houses on reclaimed portions, the extension of the sewerage system has been made necessary.

The principal items of expenditure under this vote, including storm-water drainage, were as follows, the amount stated being in some cases only a part of the cost, owing to the work extending into more than one year:---

Constructing new Sewers at Mong-kok-tsui between

K. M. L. 50 & 51, &c...............

Constructing new Sewer at Tai-kok-tsui,

Constructing new Sewer between Barker, and Plan-

tation Roads near R. B. L. 91,

Extension of Sewer in Peak Road near

Glenshiel

Laying Sewer from East Road to Signal Station,

$10,540.00

4.155.00

996.00

645.00

Kowloon,

/ 355.00

3,218.00

Extension of storm-water drain in Public Square,

Yauinati,..

748.00

Laying storm water-drain, &c., near I. L. 724, 726,

727 and 728,..............

484.00

Cutting Catchwater behind Temple Street, Yaumati,

270.00

Connections to drains of new buildings,...

The principal expenditure from this vote for nullah training was as follows, the amount stated being only a part of the cost in some cases, owing to the work extending into more than one year (see Appendix C. and paras. 66 and 67):—

Training Nullah adjoining R. B. L. 33, Wong-nei-

chong,

Training Nullah through K. I. L. 617,

Training Nullahs above Kennedy Road, (Retention

money), ..

$10,300.67

2,810.05

972 00

General.-A large amount of sewerage work has also been carried out on the the Praya Reclamation and charged to that work. The chief items being as follows:-

Constructing new sewers in Connaught Road between Queen Victoria Street and Gilman Street and between Hillier Street and Wing Wo Street, also in Cross Street, New Street, Wing Wo Street, Gilman Street and Jubilee Street,

Constructing gullies along Praya East,.... Extension of storm drain and forming new gullies in

Observation Place,

$8,012.00

358.00

329.00

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..$1,332.00

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$ 533.00

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longer period than is usual.

d water per day during constant supply estimated population of 224,100 gives an ns per head for all purposes. During in- consumption was 113 gallons per head, quivalent to a total daily supply of 2,524,000 gallons, whilst, taken over the whole year, the average consumption per head per day amounted to 15.4 gallons.

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Full details of the consumption, contents of the reservoirs, &c., will be found in Appendices D, E and F. The analyses made by the Government Analyst, 'showed that the quality of the water throughout the year was excellent.

The quantity pumped to the High Level District of the City amounted to 49.001,000 gallons over the whole year equal to an average daily comsumption of 133,882 gallons, whilst 26,180,000 gallons were pumped to the Peak District giving an average daily consumption of 77,000 gallons.

There was no increase over last year's pumping, the figures remaining approx-- imately the same.

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The grand total pumped during the year amounted to 75,181,000 gallons. Tabulated statements containing particulars of the quantities pumped to the Peak and High Level Districts respectively in successive years since 1892 will be found is Appendices G and H.

All of the motors were maintained in a good state of repair. The steam pumping engine at Bonham Road is being supplemented by a new one, now in course of erection. This addition will enable each engine to remain for a longer time at rest in case of any extensive repairs, which could not be done for the last few years.

Difficulty was again experienced toward the end of the year in keeping up the supply of water, in this District, but when the additional pumping plant is ready there should be no further trouble.

The temporary puinp, however, erected in 1903, at the West Point Filter Beds has been working steadily and has given great assistance in keeping up the supply of water to the High Levels.

The number of meters in use at the end of the year was 815 in the City and 151 in the Peak District. This number shows a great increase on last year's totals which were 534 and 151 respectively. A large number of meters have been fixed on supplies that will be outside the Rider-Main District and this work is still going on.

The quantity of water supplied by meter was :-

Filtered-Trade,

Unfiltere!,

Domestic (City),

Gallons. 94,563,000 91,536,000

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(Peak District),

...

13,681,000

22,429,000

Total,...

.222,209,000

The increase in the number of meters was 281 and in the quantity of water supplied through them 18,823,000 gallons as compared with 1903.

During the year new services were constructed or old ones altered and im- proved, and others inspected and connected to the mains in 862 instances and there were 67 other connections made for Building supplies. Besides these con- nections there were 180 small repairs done to other services.

There were 665 houses inspected with regard to possible defective water ser- vices, viz., in the Western District, and the whole of the Military Establishments, Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong Club and Annexe, Ice Works, Kowloon Docks, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's premises, all the Govern- ment latrines and urinals and the Central and Western Markets. No notices were served to the houses that were inspected in the Western District owing to the Rider-Mains being under way in that neighbourhood.

Repairs have been carried out ón both the Tytam and Pokfulam conduits. These repairs have partly been due to the roots of banyan trees finding their way into the conduit and blocking up the waterway. A large number of these roots have been cleared out of both conduits. The Wong-nei-chong Valley stream course was also cleared of sand which had accumulated after the heavy rainfalls.

The conduits and Nos. 1 and 5 Filter Beds at Albany required attention in the early part of the year. Extensive cracks were found in the foundations, especially in the former bed and these were all repaired.

The bank on the low side of the N. W. corner of the Bowen Road Filter Beds slipped during the rains of the preceding year and was repaired in the early part of this year. The toe of the slope was carried further out and a batter of 1 to 1 given. The rains in June again caused the upper portion to slip, (the lower portion remained intact) and this was repaired and withstood the heavy rains of August.

The West Point Service Reservoir was thoroughly cleaned out and repaired, thus saving some of the leakage which was taking place from this reservoir.

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The West Point, Garden Road, and Solomon's Bungalows were all put into repair and painted.

Several new pieces of machinery have been erected inside the Government Workshop at Wanchai and work can now be turned out at a much more expedi- tious rate and at less cost than formerly. Many articles are made and repaired in the shop that were previously put out to Contractors. The laying of the Rider- Mains and the erection of the pumping machinery at Bonham Road have given an increase of work to the shop.

39. (Item 25.) Maintenance of Water-works, Kowloon.-The supply of water in Kowloon was again not quite constant towards the end of the dry season; during the rest of the year a constant supply was maintained. Difficulty is experienced in giving a supply to the higher portion of Kowloon during the drought.

The Kowloon-tong Service Reservoir, built in connection with the Kowloon gravitation scheme was filled for the first time towards the latter part of the year, before the water from the streams along the Tai Po Road ran low. This water was used for supplying Kowloon. Two of the In-takes along the Tai Po Road were shut down and not used owing to their proximity to the road, and possibility of contamination.

Owing to the many reclamations taking place along the Kowloon Peninsula and the large areas being built upon, preparations are being made to extend the distribution system.

The total consumption for the year amounted to 169,028,000 gallons or an average consumption of 461,852 gallons per day; with an estimated population of 68,300 this gives 6.8 gallons per head per day for all purposes. Details are given in Appendices J and K. The analyses made by the Government Analyst showed that the water was of excellent quality.

The pump machinery, buildings, &c., were maintained in good repair through- out the year; the roof of the pump house slipped during a typhoon, and was repaired.

1903.

There were 247 meters in use at the end of the year, an increase of 51 over

Private services were constructed in 20 instances and there were 10 connec- tions made for Building supplies besides 38 small repairs to services.

40. (Items 26 and 27.) Maintenance of Water-works, Aberdeen and Shauki- · wan.-A satisfactory supply was maintained at Aberdeen throughout the year but at Shaukiwan, during the latter portion of the drought, the water in the streams was hardly sufficient to keep up a full supply to the village. This is chiefly due to there being no storage reservoir to impound the surplus water during the

wet season

The total consumption at Aberdeen was 5,257,000 gallons, and to Shaukiwan 8,481,000 gallons, or 14,400 and 23,200 gallons per day respectively for all

purposes.

Details are given in Appendices L and M. The buildings and works were kept in a good state of repair.

There were 3 meters in use ar Aberdeen, 4 at Shauki wan and 7 at Pokfulam.

The bungalows at each of these places were repaired and painted.

41. (Item 28.) Water-works, Miscellaneous, --The following is a statement of the principal items of expenditure under this heading, being in some cases only part of the cost on account of the work liaving begun in 1903 or not completed by the end of 1904 :—

Lai-chi-kok Water-works,

Repairs to West Point Filter Beds,

.$8,621.28 2,083.60

Diversion of Rising Main from Inland Lot No. 1568,

Conduit Road, (part chargeable to owner), .............. 1,293.62 Water Supply to Blake Gardens, Taipingshan,

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1,208.51

Albany Service Reservoir repairs,.

775.87

Frecting temporary pump in Albany Nullah, ..........

603.43

Water Supply to Albany Nullah Nurseries,

603.28

ire Hydrant Service to Lunatic Asylum,

579.83

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The Lai-chi-kok water-works designed to filter 200,000 gallons a day have been constructed mainly to supply filtered water to the Water-Boat Companies that supply the Shipping in the Harbour. Formerly the water was taken direct from the stream into these water-boats and there was therefore some risk of the water being contaminated and, if unfiltered, a danger to health. These works are still in progress, but will be ready by March 1st, 1905. From that date the various water-boats will draw their water through meters and will be charged for what they

consume.

The repairs to the West Point Filter Beds were necessary through the firing of heavy artillery from the Victoria Battery, the vibration set up causing crack along three of the filter beds and shaking down some of the ceiling of the bungalow.

In November, the Albany Service Reservoir was thoroughly cleaned out and repaired. It is satisfactory to report that the leakage from this Reservoir has now been reduced from approximately 200,000 gallons a day to under 10,000 gallons. The Fire Hydrant Service at the Lunatic Asylum was required in case of fire, no provision having been made formerly.

The water supplies to both the Blake Gardens and Albany Nullah Nurseries were required by the Botanical and Afforestation Department for the purpose of watering plants, &c. Both these supplies are taken from nullah or spring sources.

42. (Item 29). Water Account, (Meters).-There was a large expenditure against this vote owing to the increased number of meters issued. The cost for them alone being $12,200.

VI. PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.

Buildings.

43. (Item 1.) Bacteriological Institute. This Contract was signed on 19th of March, but owing to some unavoidable delay, in the removal of the Sanitary Board matsheds, and therefore in gaining possession of the site, work did not commence until 16th of May, 1904.

The Architects, Messrs. LEIGH & ORANGE, who are superintending this work report as follows:-

The foundations of the main Institute building proved very unequal, "on the Western end being loose filling for a depth of 15 to 20 feet, "and on the Eastern end solid, but of disintegrated granite containing water. On this foundation an extra on contract for cement con- "crete in lieu of lime concrete became necessary, valued at $376,50. "The foundations of the Western side of the Animal Houses were of a greater depth than taken in the quantities and there will be a slight

extra on same.

"The buildings have progressed satisfactorily, the brick work, roofing and "iron and cement concrete floors of main building being complete l "and the brickwork to Animal Houses an Servants' quarters well

"in land.

"The brickwork is somewhat rough in appearance owing to the inequa- "lity in size of the bricks, but the bricks are of good quality

Canton make.

"It is anticipated the work under this Contract will be completed by

1st of May, 1905.”

44. (Item 2.) Cattle Depôt Extension. This work begun in 1903 was com- pleted on 9th June, 1904. It consists of a new shed to hold 240 cattle, lean-to sheds to hold 283 more head, a fodder shed, increased accommodation for coolies and two new water tanks. This work entailed a great deal of excavation and filling in. An average depth of 10 feet of filling in below the floor level being required. Some subsidence took place in the spot which affected a lean-to shel but in no case have the walls been affected. Particulars of these sheds are given in the 1903 Report.

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45. (Item 3.) Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, including Quarters for Inspect- or. The contract for this work was let in October, 1903, but was only commenced in December as the site for reasons previously stated had to be altered. It consists of a disinfecting shed in two compartments each 29′ 6′′ by 25′ 0′′; a two-storey store with concrete floors 49′ 6′′ by 24′ 6′′; an office 16' 0" by 14′ 0′′; a store 20′ 0′′ by 14' 0"; an office for the Medical Officer of Health 34' 0'' by 16' 0" with two rooms under it; Coolie quarters, bath-rooms, latrines, &c.; Inspectors' Quarters 4 rooms 16' 0" by 14' 0" with coolie quarters, kitchens, &c.; the whole contained within a boundary wall with a yard about 95′ 0′′ by 70′ 0′′. The present site entailed a great amount of piling owing to the presence of a lot of silted up stream beds and layers of sand, in some cases 10 or 12 feet deep. The whole of the works were finished by the end of the year with the exception of some concreting in the yard and the Medical Officer of Health's office, the latter being an addition to the original contract and estimated at $5,000. The disinfecting shed with its apparatus was handed over to the Sanitary Board for use in May and the office and stores with half the yard in November, which allowed them to give up the use of their office at 29 Austin Road.

46. (Item 4.) New Gunpowder Depôt on Green Island.-The contract for this Depôt, which was approved by the Public Works Committee, having been let to Mr. HIM TAI, work was commenced in April and fairly substantial progress was made by the end of the year. The preparation of the site was completed and the foundations for the buildings were put in. The site for the Caretaker's Quarters on the hill was also excavated.

47. (Item 5.) Harbour Office.-Progress with this work was unsatisfactory due to the supply of granite again being insufficient.

The walls were built to an average height of 21 feet above ground floor level except the North wall which was delayed until the colonnade piers were at the required height for arches to be turned connecting same to the wall of building.

Eight of these piers were at the necessary height at the close of the year.

The concrete to flat roof of Boarding Officers' room and concrete to floors of Record-room, Lavatory, Chinese and Indian Kitchens ou first floor was laid, and joists to various other rooms fixed.

The columns and steel framing to Yard Verandahs were also fixed.

The late Mr. CHAN A TONG was the Contractor for this work, the contract for completion being transferred to Mr. CHAN A TONG Junior.

48. (Item 6.) Laur Courts.-Fair progress was made with this work consi- dering the unsatisfactory supply of granite, the demand being far greater than the delivery from the quarries.

The internal walls generally were built to an average of 19 feet above ground floor level, this being the required height for the steel joists to first floor.

The external walls generally were built to an average of 11 feet 6 inches above ground floor line, this being the necessary height for the springing of arches to colonnade, &c.

Twenty granite arches over window openings were constructed at the close of the year.

Seventy-one granite balusters to first floor colonnade were dressed ready for

fixing.

All the plain square bases to main columns, pilasters, &c.. forming the colonnade were fixed with the exception of one; and 40 moulded bases out of a total of 46 were bedded, a number of stones to the columns, pilasters, &c., were alse bedded.

An average number of 107 masons were daily employed on the site dressing granite.

The steel girders and joists to first floor were delivered on the site during December and the main girders to Library floor were placed in position.

The new Clerk of Works arrived in the Colony and commenced duty on the 12th February.

It is regrettable to have to record the death of Mr. CHAN A TONG, the Con- tractor for this work, which took place on the 8th November.

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A new contract with somewhat more stringent terms as to the provision of granite for the carrying on of the work was entered into with Mr. CHAN A TONG Junior, in December.

49. (Item 7.) Tsim-sha-tsui Market.-There was no vote on the 1904 Esti- mates for this work though noted therein.

50. (Item 8.) Wanchai Market Extension.-This work begun in April, 1903, was completed early in the year at a total cost of $4,327.91, giving accommodation for 27 new stalls.

51. (Item 9.) New Western Market.-Fair progress was made with this work during the year, the walls to North and South block being built 12 feet 3 inches, and walls to Market 12 feet above ground floor level respectively.

The main arches to principal entrances on North and South fronts were practically completed at the close of the

year.

The cast iron columns and steel work to floors were delivered on the site during the month of December.

52. (Item 10.) Post Office.-Work on the Foundations contract was com- menced at the end of 1903, and at the end of 1904 all the excavation had been done and 1,385 piles driven out of a total of 1,722 to be put down.

Some delay was caused by a ship with a load of piles being wrecked. Great difficulty has been met over these foundations owing to the freedom with which the sea water finds access to the excavations through the loose rubble foundation to the Praya Wall and Culvert on the East side of the works. Difficulty was also experienced in getting the piles in the East trench down to a reasonable depth owing to the presence of the loose rubble under the culvert. This has necessitated some modification in the foundation plan, iron joists being introduced into the concrete base to tie the shorter piles in with those which have gone down to the full depth.

The necessary plans and specifications, &c., were prepared by Messrs. DENISON, RAM & GIBBS and tenders for the superstructure will probably be called for in April, 1905.

53. (Item 11.) Prison on Stonecutters' Island.-Beyond preparing drawings nothing could be done here until the new Gunpowder Magazine at Green Island was completed as it was intended to construct this Prison on the site of the present Gunpowder Magazine.

54. (Item 12.) Public Bath-Houses, Pound Lane.-This work begun in 1903 was finished in March. The total cost was $10,593.94 including gas fittings subsequently put in. The bath-house has accommodatiou for 28 men and separate cubicles for 10 women. There is a hot water installation, and quarters for the caretaker. It has been much used by both sexes since its opening.

55. (Item 13.) Public Latrines and Urinals.-Two public urinals were erected in Connaught Road of 8 divisions each, one opposite Marine Lot No. 54 and one opposite Marine Lot No. 224, and a public urinal of 8 divisions was erected in Upper Station Street. The urinals on the Praya are of granite with tiled floors and walls. That in Upper Station Street is of brick with tiled floors and walls. They are all fitted with earthenware urinals and automatic flushing tanks.

A public latrine with 20 seats and 2 urinals was erected on the West side of Bowrington Canal. The building is of brick and plaster and the urinals are fitted with an automatic flushing tank.

56. Under a special vote a public urinal asked for by the Sanitary Board, close to the Chair Shelter at the Peak, was begun in July and was nearly com- pleted at the end of the year. This structure is of the granite rubble type with dressed stone facings. It has an independent water supply and is specially carefully drained owing to its position.

57. (Item 14.) Public Mortuary, Hill Road. The work was started in 1903 and completed in May; at a total cost of $17,603.73, a full description of them is given in the previous year's Report.

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58. (Item 15.) Saiyingpoon School Latrine. This building is of red Canton brick pointed in cement and has accommodation for 4 seats and 6 urinals. The urinals are fitted with automatic flushing tanks. The preparation of the site included cutting away of earth and building a retaining wall along the South side of the playground. The cost was $2.380.02.

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59. (Item 16.) School and Caretaker's House, Yaumati.-A contract for the erection of these buildings was entered into with Mr. LI A PING in October.

The delay in commencing the work arose through the large buildings in pro- gress for which many drawings were necessary to prepare.

The trenches to School were excavated but on examination it was found. necessary to pile them, a total of 450 China fir piles average 10′ 6′′ long being driven at the close of the year.

60. (Item 17.) House and Servants' Quarters, Tai Po.-A contract for the erection of these buildings was entered into with the late Mr. CHAN A TONG in May.

Great difficulty was experienced in getting the workmen to reinain out at Tai Po, time after time the men left the work after being out but a few days, con- sequently it has been much delayed; notwithstanding this, at the close of the year the walls of the house were up to the first floor level, the steel joists, etc., to first floor and veranlah were fixed in position and concrete to verandahs com- menced.

The walls to Servants' Quarters were built to an average height of 8 feet above floor line:

A new contract for carrying on the work was entered into with Mr. CHAN A TONG Junior, in December.

61. (Item 18.) Volunteer Headquarters.-There was no sum put down for this in the Estimates for the year though the work was noted therein.

62. (Special vote.) Additional Storey to Central Police Station.-This work for many years contemplated was at last commenced in June, 1904, under a special ; vote and up to the end of the year good progress had been made, most of the roof being in position. The increase of accommodation to the Station will be four rooms each 40′ 6′′ × 22′ 6′′ and two 33′ 6′′ × 22′ 6′′. one 20′ 0′′ × 14′ 0′′, one 15′ 11′′ × 14′ 9′′, and two 16′ 0′′ × 10′ 0′′ and several rooms 7′ 10′′ × 5′ 9′′ on stairs. Matsheds for the temporary accommodation of the men displaced, who formerly occupied the second floor, were erected on the Praya opposite the long- kong Club.

63. (Supplementary vote.) Extension of Inspectors' Quarters, Kennedy Town. -This work was begun early in 1903 and was finished in March. 1904, out of a re-vote. There was great delay owing to the Contractor not pushing on with the work and eventually the actual finishing was done by another Contractor. extra accommodation of the extension is one room 19' 0" x 14' 3" and one 19' 0"

The

× 18′ 6′′ over. Each room has a verandah 18' 0" x 5' 0" of concrete supported on iron columns. The total cost of the work was $3,014.92.

TELEPHONES.

64. (Item 19.) Cable for Observatory and other Telephone lines to Kowloon. This cable was successfully laid on 25th April, between North Point Cable House and Kowloon. It is one mile in length and has eight specially wound cores in anticipation of metallic circuit being employed on the Government lines and for which extensive preparations have already been made.

tons.

It is the heaviest cable ever laid in the Harbour weighing approximately 17

Drainage Works.

65. (Item 20.) Gullies Re-construction. The re-constructing of the old gullies was continued throughout the year. There were 176 double and 76 single (new type) gullies put in making a total of 428 gratings. Most of the low levels gullies are completed.

This work will be continued throughout the year 1905. The type of gully is described in the previous Report, total number constructed is 706.

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66. (Item 21.) Training Nullahs.-The following is a list of works com- pleted under this vote during the year :-

Training Western District Nullahs,

Do.

Nullahs above Conduit Road and Queen's Road East, adjoining Military Can- tonment,

Nullah through Inland Lots Nos. 754 and

757,....

$5,642.65

5,377.80

1.827.78

The nullahs in Western District were commenced in 1903 and finished in February, 1904 These were described in the Report by the Director of Public

Works of 1903.

The training of the nullahs above Conduit Road and one in Queen's Road East was completed at a cost of $5,377.80. They were trained with lime con- crete of semi-circular section with 3" cement concrete facing. The total length trained being 1,371 lin. ft.

The nullah between Inland Lots Nos. 754 and 757 was constructed at a total cost, including new culvert ($538.60), of $3,096.96 of which the owners of the Lots paid $1,269.18 by agreement. The culvert was 5′ 0′′ × 4′ 0′′ of stone side walls and cement concrete invert. The nullah walls are of stone with cement concrete invert.

67. (Special vote.) Training Nullahs in the vicinity of Bay View Hotel.—These nullahs are of semi-circular form 3′ 6" in diameter. The total length is 3,009 lin. ft., and the cost was $9,800.12 of which $300.12 was paid out of the vote "Train- ing Nullahs."

[Note. For detail report of nullah training in the Colony during this year, see Appendix C.]

Improvements in Lighting Approaches to Harbour.

68. (Item 22.) (Special vote.) Improving the Green Island Light.-This work forms part of the scheme for improvement of lighting of approaches to the Harbour and a special vote of $9,300 was taken for it, and it was begun in October. It is proposed to transfer the first order light at Cape D'Aguilar, not in use, to Green Island. This necessitates the erection of a somewhat higher and larger tower. No great amount of work was done before the end of the year. The foundatious of the new tower and quarters were finished and a commencement made on the superstructure.

New Territory Survey.

69. (Item 23.) New Territory Survey.-This survey was completed early in the year, and a general map of the New Territory on a scale of 2" to a mile, com- posed of eleven sheets, was prepared by Mr. NEWLAND shewing contours, streams, roads, paths, villages, cultivated areas, &c. The map was forwarded to England for reproduction and has since been received. Mr. NEWLAND retur ed to India in May after forwarding a special Report to the Government on this work. (See Sessional Paper No. 884).

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There are 65 Demarcation Districts, covering an area of 23,892.60 acres. surveyed on the 16" scale. These had not been re-surveyed on the 32" scale on account of the expense entailed, as it was believed that the plans on the 16" scale would suffice, but they are practically useless for land sale purposes, most of the villages being shewn in one block without distinguishing boundaries or roads.

According to Mr. NEWLAND'S Report referred to above there are 8,928 Tra- verse Stations in the New Territory, of these 4,712 have been marked with earthenware cylinders leaving 4,216 marked with pickets.

It is found that a large number of the cylinders have been removed and destroyed by the villagers, particularly in Survey District IV between Sham-shui- po and Lai-chi-kok, steps will be taken to reinstate the more important of these stations with more permanent marks. It has been decided that permanent marks are not necessary in all cases for stations which are on hill-sides and away from cultivation.

It was found that certain areas of cultivation had been overlooked in the ori- ginal survey, the chief of these being the Islands of Siu A Chau and Tai A Chau, situated off the South-east of Lantao Island; these have now been surveyed and Demarcation Sheets for them prepared.

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Reclamations.

70. (Item 24.) Praya East Reclamation.-The negotiations pending with the Naval and Military Authorities at the date of last year's report were practi- cally brought to a conclusion by some sacrifice on the part of the Colonial Govern- ment. But the promoters of the reclamation have now modified their plans, and it rests with the marine lot-owners to say what they will undertake to do.

The work of raising the level of the carriageway of the Praya East was completed on 9th February, or within three months of the date of commencement, and 37 days under the contract time (allowing a fortnight's interval for Chinese New Year). The total cost was $38.401.29 of .which $13,107 95 were expended in 1903. As this expenditure has been charged to an advance account, it appears in the addenda to Appendix B. It is recoverable from the fund to be hereafter established for carrying out the Reclamation Scheme.

A contract was let in September for raising the level of the footpaths, and effecting some other improvements. but the work had not been finished at the end of the year, owing to delay brought about by endeavours to meet the wishes of the property-owners affected. The expenditure on these works amounted to $2,127.65, and this expenditure is being dealt with in the same way as that incurred in connection with the raising of the carriageway.

71. Praya Reclamation Works. Last year's Report was supposed to be the last under this heading but some minor matters were not quite completed and they are given below :-

Work executed. The little bit of road-making remaining to be done on Section No. 6w was complete in January. The similar work required to com- plete Section No. 1w was finished in July, after the Tramways were laid.

Re-construction of Government Piers.-The boat-slip for the new Harbour Office was satisfactorily completed in October, by Mr. TSANG KENG, the Con- tractor for this work.

72. (Special Vote.) Tai-kok-tsui Reclamation.-In consequence of the failure of a sea wall in front of some private lots at Tai-kok-tsui the Government took the opportunity to reclaim the adjoining areas in conjunction with the owners, and to extend the wall westward. Messrs. DENISON, RAM & GIBBS who were carrying out the work for the owners were asked to construct the Government portion. The contract was let, in June and the work had fairly advanced at the end of the year, though owing to the ordinary operations necessary for the rubble foundation, the favourable tides were missed and so the pierre perdue was not so far advanced as was hoped for.

This reclamation will be a great improvement to the locality and as the sewers are being laid at the same time, when the work is finished there is no doubt that the Government will profit by the transaction in the sale of Marine and Inland lots. This work is estimated to cost $40,500.

Public Health and Buildings Ordinance.

73. (Item 25.) Compensation.--Several premises have been dealt with in respect of scavenging lanes and arrangements have been made for resuming portions of land at their rear which will ultimately become portions of continuous scaveng- ing lanes.

These lanes are not however conveyed to the Government until building work is completed so that the list of lanes actually dedicated during the year is small, but several have been laid out ready for dedication in due course.

The following is a list of such pieces resumed during the year,

41 and 43, Wing Lok Street, 122 ft. super.

45,

47, 15, Queen Street,

17,

Total, 428

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74. (Item 26.) Resumption of Insanitary Property-Kau U Fong Resump- tion. This scheme for opening up the densely crowded area in the centre of the block bounded by Aberdeen Street, Gough Street and Wellington Street referred to in the last Report has been pushed forward. Alternative plans were prepared for dealing with the property and it was finally decided to construct a road from Aberdeen Street to Gough Street, the first part having an easy gradient, and finish- ing at the Gough Street end with a flight of steps. The whole length ultimately to be 30 ft. wide but for the present the piece facing On Wo Lane to be slightly less than this. This modification with the flight of steps at the Gough Street end, was necessary to prevent the remaining property from being unduly injured by the carrying out of the works; it is hoped, however, that at a later date, several of the houses in On Wo Lane will be re-built when the whole road will be widened to 30 feet.

Two houses-No. 3, Aberdeen Street, and No. 9, Kau U Fong West,—were purchased during 1903. leaving 34 more to be purchased before actual construc- tional work could be commenced.

A notice was served under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance late in December of 1903 for the resumption of 23 of these houses, and 3 houses-Nos. 5, 6 and 7, Kau U Fong West-were purchased shortly after by ordinary negotia- tions. Owing to difficulties in negotiating prices, it was decided in April to settle the amount of purchase money by arbitration, as provided for in that Ordinance, and this was notified in the Gazette of May 6th.

The purchase of the following 14 houses was, however, successfully setiled prior to the arbitration proceedings

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, Kau U Fong.

No. 8, Kau U Fong West.

No. 1, Aberdeen Street.

Nos. 5, 7, 13, 15 and 17, Kau U Fong South.

A further notice under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance was served on the houses in Gough Street and On Wo Lane in June, and the ten houses com- prised in this notice were then bought by agreement, and one house-No. 9-was purchased immediately prior to such notice being served. Negotiations having failed with respect to the remainder of the property required, the arbitration com- mittee consisting of Mr. DANBY, M.I.C.E., representing the property owners, Mr. P. N. H. JONES, A.M.L.C.E., Director of Public Works, representing the Government, with His Honour Mr. Justice SERCOMBE SMITH as Chairman, met in July and August and dealt with Nos. 1 and 3, Kau U Fong South, the owners being awarded $9,227.83, and it was agreed by the representatives of the owners to accept compensation for the remainder of the property still in dispute, on the basis of the compensation. award of the arbitration committee; the houses thus settled for were :

Nos. 9 and 11, Kau U Fong.

19, Kau U Fong.

4, Kau U Fong West.

It was found essential afterwards that No. 3, Kau U Fong West, should be purchased to make the scheme complete, and its acquisition has since been effected. To expedite matters, however. the contract for carrying out the work in connec- tion with pulling down and forming the new roads, with necessary retaining wall, sewers and storm-water culverts, was entered into in December. The amount of the contract being $21,233.95. The total land acquired amounts to nearly 27,000 square feet, and the amount of land available as salvage will be about 14,000 square feet.

Chair Coolie Quarters, the Peak, upon R. B. L. 83. It was found advisable after building the new Chair Coolie Quarters to resume the Coolies' old house situated on . B. L. 83, close by, the total area resumed being 1,975 feet super- ficial. It has since been put in repair and has been let to the Coolie Contractor.

A special report is being prepared on Resumption work from its commence- ment up to date.

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Rifle Ranges, Kowloon.

75. (Item 27.) Construction of Butts.-The new Military Butts behind Kow- loon City were constructed by the Military Authorities at the cost of the Govern- ment and practically completed by the end of the year. (See para 7.)

76. (Item 28.) Diversion of Roads-Rifle Ranges, Kowloon. It was found necessary to divert the old road through the Rifle Ranges and accordingly this was arranged for. This road is 6 feet wide and about 2 miles long with a gra lient of about 1 in 10. It starts from the main road near Kowloon City and runs up the Eastern slope of the ridge to the immediate West of the Rifle Ranges until it reaches an elevation of about 337 feet above sea level and then meanders along the summit of the hills for about 700 yards dropping to a gap at the 300-feet contour and then rising again to 550 feet. From this point the path zig-zags up the face of the hill to join the existing path. Stone culvert and drain pipes are provided to accommodate various streams and a length of rubble wall was necessary on the last section. The ground in parts was very loose and repairs to the road were necessary in the latter part of the year. These were put in hand but after a length of 2,162 feet was done the work was stopped until after the next rainy season that it may be seen to what extent the road will need reconstruction owing to the loose and sandy nature of the soil.

77. (Item 29.) Resumption of Private Property for Rifle Ranges.-The pro- perty resuined in connection with these Butts amounted in value to $9,026.15.

Roads.

78. (Item 30.) Road across King's Park (K.I.L. 652 to Sixth Street).- This work, begun in 1903 and described in para. 70 of Director of Public Works Report, 1903, was completed in November, 1904. The road is 3,000 feet long and 100 feet wide, the total cost being $39,946.29. The work also included a nullah alongside 10′ 0′′ by 5' 0" with stone walls and concrete invert. This road will probably be designated Gascoigne Road and forms the first section of the 100-foot road across the Peninsula to the East of Robinson Road Extension which.. was also taken in hand under the vote "Forming and Kerbing Streets." (See Para. 30). Arrangements were made to light it electrically from January, 1905.

Portions of certain Lots were resumed in connection with this extension of Robinson Road, viz., Kowloon Inland Lots 1011, 69A, 79, 80 and 81, and paid for from special votes. (See also para. 2.)

79. (Item 31.) Road to Lai-chi-kok.-This road was roughly surveyed and pegged out, but in view of litigation in the neighbourhood under Land Court rulings it was decided to postpone its construction.

80. (Supplementary vote.) Tai Po Road.-There was a great deal of trouble in the past over getting this work finished by the original Contractor, CHUNG YUNG, and the work was finally taken out of his hands and given to another Contractor to finish in 1903. The last mile was finished in 1903 and Contract No. 25 of 1901 for miles 14, 15, 16 and 17 was completed in March, 1904. The original Con- tractor died in 1904 and his executors finally accepted the statement made out by the Public Works Department. The expenditure during the year was $4,486.29 from a re-vote and the total cost of the road (17 miles) has been $233,329.95 or $13,333.14 per mile.

81. Harlech Road and the Road between Wan-chai and Wong-nei-chong Gaps were completed by the Military and formally handed over to the Colonial Government. The latter road being styled "Black's Link.”

82. Private Streets Improvement.-Repairs were effected under this head to the following:-Chiu Loong Street and the lane between this street and Li Yuen Street.

83. Alterations and Exchanges in connection with Praya at Kowloon, (see para. 89 of Report 1903).-These schemes were successfully arranged and received the sanction of the Secretary of State.

Arrangements for the resumptions necessary for the 100-foot road (Salisbury) projected to run right across the Peninsula were put in hand. The Star Ferry Pier will be moved to this point and so passenger traffic into Kowloon will not be interfered with by the goods traffic of the Godown Company on the Praya, which will be handed over to them on certain terms.

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Water-works.

84. (Item 33). Albany Filter-Beds, Alterations and Repairs.-A contract was let in June to Messrs. SANG LEE & Co. for a part of the excavation. The main difficulty with this work in order to carry it out at an economical rate is to find suitable tipping places for the excavated materials. have been formed with this material near Macdonnell and Kennedy Roads. These will be turfed and channelled in readiness for the rainy season.

Terraces

It is the intention to enlarge the existing filter beds and construct que new bed, this will necessitate the removal of the watchman's bungalow. There will be an increase of two-thirds of the filtering area over the existing filter-beds.

85. (Item 34.) City and Hill District Water-works (1896 Scheme). — The Mt. Gough Reservoir contract (a part of the Scheme) was described in the last Report. It was finally settled up in April. The works have proved satisfac- tory after the six months' maintenance. The water from this tank supplies the eastern portion of the Peak District.

86. (Item 35.) Kowloon Water-works Gravitation Scheme.-Fair progress has been made on the various sections of this work which is being carried out under the supervision of Messrs. DENISON, RAM and GIBBS.

(i.) Storage Reservoir.-The concrete work on the main dam was commenced on the 6th January and by the end of the year the dam had been built to 373 feet above Ordnance Datum (the lowest part of foundation being 342 feet). The work done during the year comprises 9,600 cubic yards of cement concrete, 9,200 cubic feet of dressed masonry and 100 cubic yards of rubble masonry.

A commencement was made with the excavation for the bye-wash dam and about 3,000 cubic yards of soil were removed.

The Bungalow was completed and is now occupied by the Overseer in charge of the work.

A road diversion about 1 mile in length which will take the place of the present path crossing the site of the Reservoir was put in hand and the earthwork completed.

Indents have been prepared and forwarded for the outlet gear for valve well and for the sluices and recording gear for the Bye-wash.

(ii.) Service Reservoir near Kowloon-tong.-The contract date for the com- pletion of this work was 30th June. A bonus was offered for earlier completion with a view to making use of the reservoir during the summer rains, the offer however did not produce the desired result and the work was not completed till 10th August.

The reservoir is circular, 150 feet in diameter and 20 feet deep, it has a capacity of 2 million gallons, top water level is 255 feet above Ordnance Datum.

It is now being used in connection with the supply to Kowloon.

In connection with this work a meter-house was built near the Tai Po Road and the Venturi Meter fixed there to measure the whole supply to the Peninsula.

(iii.) Tunnels, Site for Filter-Beds, &c.-This contract comprises the levelling of a site for the Filter Beds and laying an 18" cast iron main from this site in one direction to the Storage Reservoir, and in the other direction to connect with the 12" main already laid under Contract No. 2, and the necessary cuttings, tunnels and bridges.

The levelling of the Filter-Beds site has been completed with the exception of a little rock cutting.

The deep cutting, on the pipe line from the Storage Reservoir which had attained a depth of 80 feet was partially filled in by the collapse of the shoring during heavy rains in August, the loose soil has now been mostly cleared away and the cutting recommenced.·

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In the tunnel on the pipe line to the Service Reservoir the headings at the end of the year had reached to 210 feet at the North end and 240 feet at the South end, 390 feet being cut during the year, leaving about 120 feet to cut. The steel joists to carry the pipe line across the valley below No. 9 In-take arrived during the year and have been fixed, and a commencement has been made with the pipe laying.

87. (Item 36.) Peak Supply and Re-construction of No. 2 Tank.—In the early part of the year a beginning was made to lay the new 5" and 6′′ W. I. Rising Main from Bonham Road to the Peak to replace the existing 3" mains" Owing to the steep nature of the ground to be traversed progress was necessarily very slow. The work, however, was practically completed before the end of the year. An attempt was made to shorten its route by laying it through waste private land but the owner would not consent to any arrangement.

The two boilers for the new Engine and Pump for Bonham Road Pumping Station arrived in June, and the machinery in September; previous to this date. the excavation had been made for the extension of the buildings and the erection of the new chimney shaft, the piping inside the building removed and re-fixed out- side, and the preparations for the foundations of the new Pump were being made. By the end of the year, the erection of the engine was nearly completed and a contract had been let, and work begun on the extension of the buildings, &c.

Owing to the large amount of other important work on hand and in the absence. on vacation leave of the second Executive Engineer for Water and Drainage works it was found impossible to do anything towards the re-construction of No. 2 Tank beyond preparing plans and estimates.

However, the owner of Inland Lot No. 509 was approached and the sum of $6,500 was paid to him for the land necessary for this work from a special vote for the purpose.

88. (Item 37.) Tai Po Water Supply. This could not be taken in hand owing to pressure of other work until late in the year and then it had to be consi- dered in connection with the construction of a pier for Police launches, which would entail further expenditure. It was decided to postpone it.

89. (Item 38.) Tytam Drainage area, Byewash Reservoir.-This Reservoir was actually completed in May and the contract was closed after the six months' maintenance period. It was however made use of in 1903. The additional storage capacity to the water-works of over 26 million gallons has helped to delay the period of intermittent supply to the City. The works consist of the con- struction of two dams, valve tower and outlet works, bungalow and the diversion and formation of roads. The Reservoir collects the overflow froin the Tytam Reservoir, and water running off a small catchment area. The overflow weir is fixed 6 feet below the Tytam Reservoir overflow weir. It is further described in 1903 Report para. 49.

90. (Item 39.) Tytam Tuk Scheme-First Section. (See paragraph 64, Report 1903). Contract No. 13 of 1904.-The sanction, of the Secretary of State was obtained for this Scheme on the 1st of January, 1904. On the 1st of February a few selected Contractors were invited to tender, and on the 16th of March the contract was let to KANG ON.

The works to be constructed under this contract are:-

(1.) A concrete and masonry dam to impound 194 million gallons.

(2.) A pumping station site and landing stage on the west shore of Tytam Bay. (3.) A new 20-foot road from the gap through which the Stanley Road passes above Tytam Tuk, to near Tytam Bye-wash Reservoir.

(4.) Access roads to the pumping station and to Tytam gauge-basin and a track for the suction main.

(5.) A rising main 18" diameter from the pumping station to Tytam gauge- basin and a suction main 18" diameter from the dam to the pumping station.

Contracts Nos. 21 and 23 of 1904.-Additional contracts were let to KANG ON on the 18th of September for the construction of a pump-pit, house and European quarters.

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Good progress has been made with the whole of these works.

In spite of heavy sickness during the summer months the daily number of men employed on the works has never been less than 400, and towards the close of the year averaged 1.000.

Excavation commenced on the pumping station site on the 4th of April and on the dam and roads on the 1st of May, and at the close of the year the pumping station site was practically levelled, the dam-trench bottomed and some of the heaviest cuttings on the roads nearly through.

DAM.

The dam-trench has been excavated through soft red earth, rotten rock with soft clay seams, hard rock with a few clay seams to a bottom of very hard roek with a few clay seams through which a little water percolates.

The tongues into the hills on either side of the valley has not been carried down to a rock foundation but are, on the South end, in very compact red earth, and on the North end in soft rock with stiff clay seams.

In all 10,000 cubic yards have been removed from the main trench and 1,500 cubic yards from the flood water channels.

A large quantity of broken stone and displacers have been prepared for the concrete hearting, and dressed granite for the facework is being quarried at the Tytam and Stanley quarries.

PUMPING STATION SITE.

To form the pumping station site 14,000 cubic yards of red earth and rock have been excavated from the hill-side and deposited to form a reclamation in front of the excavated site.

This reclamation is loaded with 1,000 tons of 18" diameter cast iron pipes which have been stacked there until the roads and tracks are far enough advanced to admit of their being laid in position. The "pierre perdue " forming a foundation for the landing stage and pitching has been deposited and comparatively little work now remains to be done to the pumping station site.

PUMP-PIT.

One set of engines and pumps with 2 boilers (capacity 14 million gallons a day each) arrived in the Colony on the 1st of August and have been stored with other material in a inatshed store on the pumping station site. In July a start was made with the pump-pit which at the end of the year was nearly finished and the work of erecting the engines and pumps should commence early next year.

EUROPEAN QUARTERS.

The erection of the European quarters for the engine-drivers, was commenced in September and is now well in hand, the building being nearly up to the 1st floor level.

ROADS, ACCESS ROADS AND TRACKS.

The excavations for the roads, access roads and tracks have proceeded satis- factorily but there has been some trouble in obtaining stone for the numerous re- taining walls and bridges.

This difficulty was got over by opening up a quarry near Stanley for the granite for the bridges and by using a rustic stoneface for the retaining walls, the rocks along the line of the road being sufficiently good for this class of work.

Since the beginning of September very good progress has been made with the roads and access roads.

RISING AND SUCTION MAINS.

Up to the end of the year two-thirds of the entire consignment of cast iron pipes for the rising and suction mains had been received and stacked on the re- clamation in front of the pumping station site.

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year.

The work of laying and jointing these pipes should commence early nex

SICKNESS.

Throughout the whole of the Summer work was much hampered by fever and sickness..

The sickness would probably have been greater but for the precautions that have been taken.

The sites on which the matsheds are built have been thoroughly drained by surface channels, all trees and undergrowth have been removed from these sites, and the nullahs in the neighbourhood roughly trained.

Jeyes' fluid is liberally used in the latrines and cook-houses, and every effort is made to induce the coolies to regularly take quinine which is supplied to then free of charge. The question of a Chinese Licentiate of Medicine resident on the works was considered and has since become an accomplished fact

91. Tytam Tuk Scheme. Second Section.-The trial works described in last year's report as being in progress with a view to the construction of a large dam below Taitam Tuk, were brought to a conclusion on the 10th October, 1904.

Solid rock was reached in No. 2 Well at a depth of from 62 to 65 feet. This completed the necessary information for a preliminary estimate for a dam on the most seaward site. The accumulated information from prickings, borings and wells, shows that the solid rock on this site lies at a general level of 65 feet below Ordnance Datum, and that for a dam here a water-tight diaphragm would have to be carried down to this depth. The main body of the dain would rest on the surface of a bed of nearly water-tight clay which lies all over the site at a depth of from 24 to 28 feet below Datumn. This bed of clay lies upon a stratum of shingle at a depth of from 42 to 45 feet below Datum. The clay varies considerably in quality, some layers of it being rendered porous by the admixture of sand and stones. But the continuity and water-bearing nature of some layers of this bed was shown by the fact that the level of the water inside the No. 1 Well, which reaches a depth of 34 feet, was lowered to some extent by the action of one small pump in the No. 2 or No. 3 Wells, 170 feet distant. A dam on this site would have a length of 550 feet at the base' and 780 feet at the crest, which would be 135 feet above the level of the rock, In addition to this there would be a bye-wash of of say 300 ft.

Three more wells were sunk on a line about 700 feet landward of the one above-described. Similar strata were encountered in this case, and the rock was found to lie at a depth of from 45 to 54 feet below `Datum A dam on this site would be 880 feet in length at the base, and 1,285 feet at the crest, which would be 120 feet above the level of the rock. In addition to this there would be a bye-wash of say 300 ft. A dam here would therefore be as costly as one on the other site and would entail a considerable loss of storage capacity, and some loss of catchment area.

92. Rider-Main System. The Assistant Engineer and Overseer especially appointed for this work arrived in the Colony in the Spring and until August the time was occupied with preliminary work in connection with the scheme generally. There will probably be & Districts in all included in it. On August 9th the area w known as No. 1 Rider-Main District was declared by the Governor-in-Council

e a rider-main district.

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servi

ders were called for and the work was commenced on August 15th.

ress has been made with laying the mains and the services to the roperties to be served. The disconnection aml reconnection of

enced during November.

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The following table shows the quantity of main laid, &c., during the year

4" C. I. Main.

3" C. I. Main.

31" W..I. 3" W. I. Main. Main.

23" W. I. Main.

2" W. I. Main.

13" W. I. Main.

Houses connected.

477 yds.

115 yds.

29 yds.

247 yds.

205 yds. 4,425 yds.

425 yds.

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This gives a total of 5,923 yards of main laid. 396 yards more of 2′′ main have yet to be laid to complete and about 578 houses to disconnect and re- connect before this District is completed. The general lines for the other districts were sketched out and the material ordered for the greater portion of the works.

The cost to the end of the year for this work was as follows

Rider-mains,

Connections,

$12,146.59 6,038.63

Salaries, &c.,

$ 18,185.22 $ 5,358.02.

Total,

$ 23,543.24

This is an Advance Account.

Miscellaneous.

93. Owing to the formation of a Camp in the King's Park, Kowloon, for the internment of the Russian Officers and Sailors, provision has had to be made for drainage and supplying the Camp with water.

An extension was made to the West Point Filter-Beds Bungalow, an additional bed-room and bath-house being added to give more accommodation to the Overseer living there.

94. (Re-vote.) Supplying and Erecting 16 Tanks in Nos. 9 and 10) Health Districts. Fourteen tanks were erected and completed at the end of 1903 but owing to objectious by the owners of adjoining property two tanks were not completed and the work which was already partly done was taken down. The expenditure under this head during 1904 was $4,761.45 out of re-vote and the total cost was $5,736.45.

95. Filling in and Draining the Swamp near Starling Inlet Police Station, and forming a catchwater and drain round the hills which borders the area.-The swamp was filled in to an average depth of 2 feet and a lime and cement concrete catchwater formed round base and sides of the reclamation forming a parade ground for the station. The cost of the work was $1,500 and was carried out under a special vote by a local Contractor in a satisfactory and economical manner, the tenders of Hongkong Contractors being nearly double the actual cost of this work.

96. (Re-vote.) Gas Service, Victoria Hospital. This installation was com- pleted and paid for by a re-vote.

97. Rain-storm Damages. It is pleasing to record that no extra vote was necessary this year for damage to roads, etc., by heavy rains. The expenditure incurred for necessary repairs was met from ordinary votes.

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VII.-STAFF, &c.

Leave granted, Appointments, Resignations, &c.

98. The following Officers were granted leave exceeding one week's duration :-

Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works,.12 months.

Mr. H. P. TOOKER, Executive Engineer,

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A. H. HOLLINGSWORTH, Do.,

J. COYLE, Overseer,.

I. A. WHEAL, Overseer,

G. J. W. KING, Land Bailiff,

Lo Tsz LAM. Clerk,..

8 months and 22 days. ..........12 months.

..12

...12

F. M. FRANCO, Clerk,

PANG A FOOK, Head Messenger, WONG KWONG YIU, Draftsman, FUNG HING CHEONG, Clerk,.

LO KAI HONG, Clerk,

1 month.

.... 3 weeks. ...10 days.

The deaths of the following Officers occurred during the year :---

Mr. M. FERNANDES, Watchman, Aberdeen Reservoir.

CHAN FO SAN, Labourer, Government Offices. MAK HING,

Do.,

do.

The following Officers left the service of the Department :--

Mr. W. J. NEWLAND (seconded from Indian Survey Department).

R. I'. SHARP, Assistant Engineer.

N. S. P. TRIMINGHAM, Assistant Engineer.

S. FERRIER, Overs er.

W. C. COLE, Overseer.

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E. F. MARTINEZ, Overseer.

WAN CHING, Draftsman.

CHEONG PONG. Draftsman.

FUNG LAI HONG, Tracer..

WONG A FAT, Tracer.

A. F. ROZARIO, Clerk.

WAI FONG, Clerk.

LO KAI HONG, Clerk.

PANG YUI. Foreman.

YAN SEEN, Fitter.

YEUNG PO LI, Foreman.

CHIN CHOW, Watchman, Shaukiwan Reservoir.

The following appointments were made :-

Mr. T. L. PERKINS, Executive Engineer, for work under the Buildings

Ordinance.

A. T. WALKER, Assistant Engineer, for Rider-Mains.

W. S. BISSELL,

A. C. LITTLE,

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Do., Do.,

for Maintenance Works. for Buildings, Public Works

Extraordinary, to replace Mr. SHARP.

F. A. BIDEN, Assistant Engineer, for Water-works, to replace Mr.

TRIMINGHAM.

V. WATSON, Overseer.

J. A. HIRST, Overseer, to replace Mr. MCGREGOR, Kowloon Water-

works.

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Mr. H. J. HUDSON, Overseer for Rider-Mains.

J. MOONEY, Overseer for Tytam Tuk Water-works 1st Section.

G. E. THOMAS, Clerk of Works, Law Courts.

S. LEWIS, Custodian, Recreation Ground.

F. H. DILLON, Land Bailiff.

S. R. MOORE, Land Bailiff (new appointment).

CHAN CHI SANG,

Clerk.

NG KWAI TSUNG,

Do.

LOH E. YUNG,

Do.

SHEK SZ HUNG,

CHEUNG HOK LING, Do.

PAU CHUNG WING, Junior Draughtsman, on probation from Queen's College for 6 months and then appointed under 2

years' agreement.

LAU HONG, Tracer.

Mr. TAM TSUN,

Do.

,, FUNG A. TAK, Foreman.

TSUNG SAU,

Do.

SUEN TUNG,

Do.

CHAN A PING,

Do..

TSA KWAN,

Do.

YEE TING,

Do.

MOK WA LIM,

Do.

LI SING, Fitter.

S. HAFIZ IMTIAZALI, Indian Surveyor.

LI FOOK, Watchman, Aberdeen Reservoir. CHAN TUNG, Head Porter.

MAK HING, Labourer, Government Offices.

LI How,

Do.

TANG SAU, Watchman, Shaukiwan Reservoir.

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The following Officers entered and left the service of the Department within year :-

Mr. CHAN YING IU, Clerk.

CHAN FUNG TING, Clerk.

R. MURRAY, Overseer.

J. WEBSTER, Overseer.

Ho A CHUNG, Foreman.

TSUNG CHOI, Foreman.

CHAN KAM SANG, Watchman, ShaukiwanR Reservoir.

The following Officers retired on pension :-

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Mr. J. R. MUDIE, Executive Engineer. Ill-health unfortunately compelled Mr. MUDIE to leave for home in March, 1903, after 20 years' useful work in the Colony. The first 6 years were in the employment of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., in connection with the construction of their Admiralty Dock at Kowloon. He spent the remaining 13 years in Government service firstly as Executive Engineer in charge of the erection of the Gap Rock Lighthouse, and other works, and latterly of certain sections of the Praya Reclamation. He was retired by the medical advisers to the Colonial Office from 1st July, 1904. G. J. W. KING, Land Bailiff.

Lo Tsz LAM, Clerk.

PANG FOOK, Head Office Messenger.

This last named Officer had been in the Government service over 50 years.

Mr. Io AKWONG, Office Messenger, retired on gratuity.

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Administration.-Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, Director of Public Works, went home on leave on 29th March and the Assistant Director of Public Works, Mr. P. N. H. JONES, was appointed to act for him with a seat in the Executive and Legislative Councils, Mr. J. F. BOULTON acting for the Assistant.

99. The Recommendations of the Public Works Commission of 1902, so far as they were approved by Government, were finally carried into effect.

An additional Executive Engineer was appointed as already mentioned in para. 10, to carry out the requirements of the Building Ordinance and devise Im- provement Schemes.

As now constituted, including the Assistant Engineer and Overseer for Rider- Mains, the Executive Staff comprises the following

—

8 Executive Engineers. (1 Vacancy).

9 Assistant Engineers.

2 Clerks of Works.

12 First Class Overseers.

13 Second Class Overseers.

17 Foremen.

There are also the following, exclusive of the clerical staff and minor ap- pointments :-

3 Land Surveyors.

2 Bailiffs.

6 Tracers.

1 Junior Draughtsman.

2 Meter Readers.

1 Dredger Master.

1 Custodian of the Recreation Grounds.

P. N. H. JONES, A.M.I.C.E.,

Acting Director of Public Works.

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Appendix A.

PUBLIC WORKS, ANNUALLY RECURRENT EXPENDITURE, 1904.

Amount in Estimates

Supple- mentary

Total Amount

1904.

votes.

voted.

Expendi-

ture on 31st December,

1904.

Personal Emoluments, including Exchange Compensation,

$ 228,458.00

Other Charges,

5,331.40 | 233,789.40 | 199,760.21

17,140.00 227.50 17,367.50 14,574.41

WORKS.

245,598.00

5,558.90 251,156.90 214,334.62

Item.

[17. 1. Maintenance of Buildings,

50,000.00

50,000.00 49,999.81

18. 2.

in New Territory,.

8,000.00

8,000.00 6,881.95

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19. 3.

20. 4.

21.

22. 6.

24. 7.

23. 8. Dredging Foreshores,

25. 9. Miscellaneous Works,

26. 10. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City,

Telegraphs,

6,000.00

3,500.00

9,500.00 9,497.45

in New Territory,

3,000.00

2,500.00

5,500.00 3,519.60

Public Cemetery,

3,200.00

4,500.00 7,700.00 7,066.27

Praya Wall and Piers,

4,000.00 8,700.00 12,700.00 11,775.40

Lighthouses,

4,000.00

4,000.00 3,757.15

12,000.00

12,000.00 9,058.51

30,000.00 4,995.84 34,995.84 31,354.26

50,000.00

50,000.00 49,824.99

27. 11.

Roads and Bridges outside City,

25,000.00

25,000.00 24,844.67

28. 12.

Roads and Bridges in Kowloon,

15,000.00

15,000.00 14,942.32

29. 13.

Roads and Bridges in New Territory,

6,000.00

2,000.00

8,000.00 7,997.74

36. 14.

Sewers, Nullahs &c.,

16,000.00

2,000.00 18,000.00

18,000.00 17,988.18

15. Miscellaneous Services,

31. 16. Gas Lighting City of Victoria,

32. 17. Electric Lighting City of Victoria,

33. 18. Gas Lighting Kowloon,

6,000.00

4,000.00

10,000.00

8,689.57

42,000.00

42,000.00 40,728.73

23,000.00

9,000.00

35. 19. Maintenance of Public Recreation Ground,

4,000.00

37. 20.

Clock Tower,

500.00

23,000.00 22,425.38

9,000.00

7,817.70

4,000.00 3,999.59

30. 21. Forming and Kerbing Streets,

40,000.00

500.00

466.53

40,000.00 40,000.00

34. 22. Extension of Gas Lighting,

2,500.00

2,500.00 939.00

No. of Para, in Annual Report.

39. 25.

40. 26.

Kowloon,..

Shaukiwan,

40. 27.

Aberdeen,

41. 28. Water-works, Miscellaneous,.

37. 23. Drainage Works Miscellaneous,

35,000,00 9,000.00 44,000.00 43,590.39

38. 24. Maintenance of Water-works City and Hill District,. 34,000.00 16,000.00 50,000.00 49,992.41

10,000.00 4,000.00 | 14,000.00| 13,774.25

1,500.00

1,000.00

...

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1,500.00

1,000.00

921.72

611.74

20,000.00

20,000.00 19,997.74

42. 29. Water Account, (Meters &c.),.........

30,000.00

30,000.00 21,415.82

17.

Constructing New Roofs for the Govt. Civil Hospital,

9,000.00 9,000.00 8,872.98/

Total,

.$490,700.00 70,195.84 560,895.84 532,751.85

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Appendix B.

PUBLIC WORKS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENDITURE, 1904.

Amount in Supple-

Estimate,

1904.

mentary votes.

Total Amount

rotéd.

Expendi- ture on 31st December, 1904.

Item.

Buildings.

C. $

C. $ C.

$ C.

43.

1. Bacteriological Institute,

15,000.00

44.

2. Cattle Depôt Extension,

20,000.00

15,000.00 35,000.00 35,000.00

45.

3. Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, including Quarters for

Inspector,

10,000.00

18,800.00 28,800.00

28,528.87

46.

4. Gunpowder Depôt, Green Island,

15,000.00

40,000.00 | 55,000.00

20,606.75

47.

5. Harbour Office,

35,000.00

17,000.00 52,000.00

27,150.70

48.

6. Law Courts,

60,000.00

51,000.00 | 111,000.00

86,189.54

49.

7. Tsim Sha Tsui Point Market,

50.

2,000.00

645.24 2,645.24

1,972.15

20,000.00

22,000.00 42,000.00

29,188.88

8. Wanchai Market Extension,

51. 9. Western Market,.

52. 10. Post Office,

53. 11. Prison on Stone-cutter's Island,

54. 12. Public Bath-houses, Pound Lane, 55. 13. Public Latrines and Urinals,

57. 14. Public Mortuary,

58. 15. Latrines at Saiyingpoon School,

59. 16. School at Yaumati,

40,000.00 35,000.00 75,000.00 75,000.00

20,000.00

5,000.00

5,000.00 5,000.00

12,000.00

12,000.00 | 11,347.28

5,000.00 3,500.00

8,500.00

7,873.53

2,500.00

2,380.02

15,000.00

1,918.94

60. 17. Quarters for Officers at Tai Po,

10,000.00

10,000.00 5,329.53

61. 18, Volunteer Head-Quarters,

Telegraphs and Telephones.

64. 19. Cable for Observatory & other Telephone lines to Kowloon,

5,000.00

7,000.00 12,000.00 | 12,000.00

Drainage Works.

65. 20. Gullies Re-construction,

20,000.00

66. 21. Training Nullahs,

10,000.00

20,000.00 19,891.23 3,400.00 13,400.00 13,148.35

69. 23. New Territory Survey,.

6,000.00

2,000.00 8,000.00 9,278.52*

70. 24. Praya East Reclamation,

Public Health & Buildings Ordinance 1 of 1903.

71. 25. Compensation,

60,000.00

320.33

72. 26. Insanitary Property Resumptions,

350,000.00

350,000.00 221,307.50

Rifle Ranges, Kowloon.

73. 27. Construction of Butts,

14.000.00

74. 28. Diversion of Roads,

5,000.00

75. 29. Resumption of Private Property for,

20,000.00

14,000.00 13,299.36

5,000.00

3,464.84

20,000.00

9,026.15

Roads.

76. 30. Across King's Park (K. I. L. 652 to Sixth Street), 77. 31. To Lai-chi-kok,

25,000.00

20,000.00

No. of Para. in Annual Report.

... 32, Store Account,

5,000.00 30,000.00 | 30,000.00

20,000.00

20,000.00 | 16,917.16

3,000.00 2,727.84

250,000.00 195,492.22

50,000.00 | 40,434.90

Water-works.

80. 33. Albany Filter Beds, Alterations and Repairs, 81. 34. City and Hill District Water-works (1896 Scheme),... 82. 35. Kowloon Water-works, Gravitation Scheme, 83. 36. Peak Supply and Reconstruction of No. 2 Tank, 84. 37. Tai Po Water Supply,

20,000.00

3,000.00

250,000.00

50,000.00

3,800.00

15,000.00 7,000.00

85. 38. Tytam Drainage Area Byewash Reservoir, 86. 39. Tytam Tuk Scheme,

Special.

62. ... Addition of Storey to Central Police Station,

67.

63. ... Extension of Inspector's Quarters at Kennedy Town,. 78. ... Tai Po Road,

Training Nullahs in the vicinity of Bay View Hotel,

filling Water-holes, &c., ...

90.

83.

888-8

91.

Supplying and Erecting 16 tanks in Nos. 9 and 10

Health Districts..

Resumption of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 509, Filling in and Draining the swamp near the Starling Inlet Police Station and forming a catch-water drain round the Hill which borders the area, ... Urinal close to the upper Tram Station, Peak,

Readjustment of K. M. L. 44-46 & K. I. L. 887-897

Tai-kok-tsui,

56.

94.

...

92. ... Gas Service for the Victoria Hospital,

68. 22 Improving the Green Island Light,

78. ... Purchase of the Remaining Portion of K. I. L. 1011, 78. ... Resumption of K. I. L. 69A, 79, 80 & 81,

3,800.00

22,000.00

20,333.90

100,000.00 100,000.00 200,000.00 197,203.19

...

28,000.00 28,000.00 12,996.34

9,500.00 9,500.00 9,500.00

1,250.00 1,250.00 1,182.68

5,000.00 5,000.00 4,486.29

5,100.00 5,100.00 4,761.45 6,500.00 6,500.00 6,500.00

3,000.00 3,000.00 1,500.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,137.00

34,700.00

13,704.05

676.21

586.00

9,300.00

9.300.00

665.81

25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000,00| 25,000.00

Total,..

* Excess incurred by Crown Agents.

$1,263,300.00 482,371,45 1,745,671.45 1,264,351.30

Paras 37, 66, 67. of Report.

82.

... Private Streets Improvement,

70. ... Advance Account Praya East Reclamation,

92.

Advance Account Rider-Main Scheme,....

Total,

251.

Addenda.

Amount in Estimate,

1904.

Supple- mentary votes.

Total

Amount

voted.

$ C.

Expendi- ture, 1904.

10,000.00 10,000.00 * Cr.476.66

10,000.00 24,893.00 34,893.00 27,420.99

30,052.00 30,052.00 24,111.02

10,000.00 64,945.00 74,945.00 51,532.01

* The transactions cover a period from October, 1900, to 31st December, 1904, and are as follows :—

Total Credits,

Expenditure,

Credit Balance,

.$75,596.51 75,119.86

.$ 476.66

Appendix C.

DETAILS OF NULLAH TRAINING IN THE COLONY DURING 1904.

Length in Feet.

Cost in 1904.

HONGKONG.

1. Completion of Nullah opposite Race Stands at Wongneichong. Commenced

in 1903. Balance paid,

1,360

10,300.67

2. Improvement of Nullah courses, Tytam,

450

1,000.00

3. 3 Nullahs above Conduit Road and 1 to South of Queen's Road adjacent to

Military Cantonment,

1,371

5,377.80

3 Nullahs in Western District :-

1 Adjoining Pumping Station.

1 Branch to ditto.

1,670

5,642.65

1 South of I. L. 946, Conduit Road.

5. Nullahs next to Hon. WAI YUK's Residence, commenced in 1903,

1,601

972.00

6. Nullah South of Bonham Road through private lots Inland Lots 754 and

757 ($1,269.18 paid by owners),

383

3,096.96

7. 4 Nullahs in the vicinity of Bay View Hotel now a Police Station,

3,009

9,800.12

2 Old Quarry Pits filled in South of Shaukiwan Road,

450.00

KOWLOON.

9. Nullah through Botanical and Afforestation Department Nursery and Kow-

loon Inland Lot 617 ($635.65 paid by owners),

685

3,445.70

* Of this sum $1,904.83 was contributed by owners of private lots.

10,529 ft.

40,085.90*

252

MONTII.

POKFULAM.

In Reservoir

Issued over Ist of month. gange.

BYE-WASH.

In Reservoir

1st of month.

Issued over

gange.

Appendix D.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER-WORKS, 1904. Monthly Consumption and Contents of Reservoirs (gallons).

ΤΥΤΑΜ.

In Reservoir

1st of month.

WONGNEICHONG.

STREAMS

TOTAL

In Reservoir Issued over 1st of month.] gauge.

Collected from

and issued.

MINT DAM

AND BLUE CONSUMPTION POOL (un- (filtered). | filtered).

GRAND

TOTAL

Issued.

RAIN-

FALL AT

OBSER-

REMARKS.

VATORY

(inches).

January,

February,

19,575,000 16,381,000 6,160,000 7,693,000

240,100,000

54,371,000 9,706,000

· March,

4,992,000

April,

1,150,000 3,593,000

May,

1,300,000 9,219,000

June,

July,

August,

September, ...

October, 69,860,000 November, 56,220,000 December,.... 42,680,000

10,009,000 192,460,000 46,691,000 7,382,000. 8,490,000 8,857,000 71,731,000 957,000 72,688,000 .20 149,640,000 53,628,000 28,000- 421,000 9,196,000 68,237,000 961,000 69,198,000 3.75 103,740,000 54,425,000 506,000 14,944,000 72,962,000 238,000 73,200,000 1.90

57,800,000 43,190,000 581,000 24,522,000 76,931,000 4,520,000 81,451,000 7.70

8,200,000 12,705,000 59,300,000 44,594,000 4,060,000 7,548,000 88,893,000 | 4,207,000 24,046,000 93,100,000 19.64 j 66,000,000 19,951,000 5,334,000 263,340,000 59,093,000 | 30,459,000|24,400,000| 30,258,000 133,702,000 511,000 134,213,000 7.82 63,350,000 15,028,000 7,345,000| 373,250,000 71,386,000 16,996,000 8,552,000 44,644,000 139,610,000 576,000| 140,186,000| 27.64 70,220,000| 24,505,000 26,301,000| 407,000,000 58,581,000 33,138,000 10,006,000 44,821,000 137,913,000 415,000| 138,328,000 9.77 38,693,000 26,235,000 407,000,000 59,851,000 33,199,000 16,455,000 25,059,000 | 140,058,000| 3,476,000| 143,534,000 2.00 22,209,000 18,526,000 406,220,000 73,770,000 15,760,000 | 19,644,000 16,272,000 131,895,000 2,647,000 134,542,000 .21 11,941,000 385,160,000 | 101,949,000 1,358,000 9,421,000 124,669,000 2,971,000| 127,640,000 .23

80,761,000 950,000

81,711,000 .12

Intermitttent supply during whole month.

Intermittent supply up to 3rd inclusive; Constant supply commenced on the 4th.

Constant supply during whole months.

Total,

186 910,000

721,529,000

96,874,000 262,049,000 1,267,362,000 22,429,000 1,289,791,000 80.98

...

Appendix E.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER-WORKS, 1904. Particulars of Metered and Unmetered Supplies (gallons).

FILTERED SUPPLY.

253

Unmetered.

METERED.

MONTH.

UNFILTERED SUPPLY,

METERED.

GRAND TOTAL.

CITY.

TOTAL.

CITY.

HILL DISTRICT,

Trade.

Domestic.

January,

70,632,000

4,884,000

4,516,000

729,000

80,761,000

950,000

81,711,000

February,

61,777,000

4,222,000

4,720,000

1,012,000

71,731,000

957,000

· 72,688,000

March,

57,192,000

·5,275,000

4,959,000

811,000

68,237,000

961,000

69,198,000

April,

58,581,000

6,345,000

7,431,000

605,000

72,962,000

238,000

73,200,000

May,

63,122,000

5,979,000

7,141,000

689,000

76,931,000

4,520,000

81,451,000

June,

72,838,000

7,548,000

7,448,000

1,059,000

88,893,000

4,207,000

93,100,000

July,

114,164,000

9,716,000

8,536,000

1,286,000

133,702,000

511,000

134,213,000

August,

120,580,000

10,873,000

6,853,000

1,304,000

139,610,000

576,000

140,186,000

September,

115,032,000

11,341,000

9,992,000

1,548,000

137,913,000

415,000

138,328,000

October,

118,782,000

9,598,000

9,937,000

1,741,000

140,058,000

3,476,000

143,534,000

November,

112,892,000

8,516,000

8,897,000

1,590,000

131,895,000

2,647,000

134,542,000

December,

101,990,000

10,266,000

11,106,000

1,307,000

124,669,000

2,971,000

127,640,000

Total,

....

1,067,582,000

94,563,000

91,536,000

13,681,000

1,267,362,000

22,429,000

1,289,791,000

Appendix F.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER-WORKS, 1904.

Water pumped to Hill District and High Levels of the City (gallons). (Theoretical Displacement of Pumps).

254

HIGH LEVELS OF CITY.

GRAND

HILL DISTRICT.

COMBINED

700′ Tank. (Peak Road District).

600' & 650' Tanks. (Robinson Road District).;

TOTAL

MONTH.

TOTALS.

PUMPED.

Motors.

Engine.

Total.

Motors.

Engine.

Total.

Motors.

Engines.

Total.

January,

525,000 1,149,000 1,674,000

328,000

589,000

2,447,000

3,036,000

3,364,000 5,038,000

February,

294,000

902,000 1,196,000

253,000

818,000

992,000

1,810,000

March,..

176,000

1,174,000 1,350,000

220,000

1,106,000

April,

May,

136,000 1,181,000 1,317,000 238,000 1,789,000 2,027,000

253,000

...

250,000

988,000

1,085,000

694,000 1,800,000

619,000 1,607,000 1,220,000 2,305,000

2,063,000 3,259,000 2,020,000 3,370,000

1,860,000 3,177,000

...

June,

389,000

1,168,000 1,557,000

320,000

July,

982,000

2,103,000 3,085,000

797,000

August,

711,000 2,029,000 2,740,000

860,000

September,

772,000 2,022,000 2,794,000

854,000

860,000 2,664,000 2,350,000 5,014,000

October,

November,

December,

416,000

2,748,000 3,164,000

797,000

639,000 2,124,000 2,763,000 263,000 2,250,000 2,513,000

894,000

730,000

•

Total..

5,541,000

20,639,000 26,180,000 6,556,000

2,555,000 4,582,000 1,145,000 1,820,000 2,965,000 3,285,000 4,842,000 797,000 2,748,000 1,417,000 4,165,000 4,962,000 8,047,000

8,614,000 5,874,000 854,000 2,844,000 2,368,000 5,212,000 6,066,000 8,860,000 797,000 3,470,000 1,449,000 4,919,000 5,716,000

8,880,000

5,774,000 8,537,000 730,000 2,579,000 2,153,000 4,732,000 5,462,000 7,975,000

894,000 2,476,000 2,404,000 4,880,000

6,556,000 22,512,000 19,933,000 42,445,000 49,001,000 75,181,000

ม

Appendix G.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER-WORKS, 1904.

Comparative Table showing Water Pumped to Hill District since Supply Commenced (gallons). (Theoretical Displacement of Pumps).

Month.

1892.

1893.

1894.

1895.

1896.

1897.

1898.

1899.

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

255

January,

February,

March,

April,

May,

June,..

970,000

Not measured.

726,000

951,000

1,152,000

July,

August,.

1,257,000 1,257,000

1,386,000 1,393,000 1,462,000 1,498,000

September,

1,103,000 1,270,000

1,270,000 | 1,364,000

October,

November,

December,

1,853,000 2,027,000

2,715,000 1,557,000

| 2,175,000 2,700,000 3,085,000 1,920,000 2,868,000 2,740,000

| 1,364,000 1,380,000 1,404,000 1,421,000 1,995,000 2,214,000 2,182,000 2,709,000 1,912,000 2,748,000 2,794,000 1,475,000 1,082,000 1,353,000 1,172,000 1,346,000 1,297,000 1,926,000 2,185,000 2,097,000 2,601,000 2,524,000 2,898,000 3,164,000 1,239,000 996,000 | 1,210,000 988,000 981,000 1,194,000

933,000 1,051,000 1,022,000 1,115,000 828,000 862,000 882,000 741,000 | | 873,000 1,434,000 1,553,000 1,347,000 1,516,000 842,000 950,000 - 951,000 836,000 1,138,000 993,000 1,730,000 1,362,000 1,574,000 648,000 809,000 1,350,000 659,000 .976,000 992,000 1,093,000 1,373,000 1,542,000 1,613,000 1,613,000 1,751,000 740,000

| 1,091,000 1,210,000 1,316,000 1,387,000 1,769,000 1,654,000 1,933,000 1,101,000 |

1,175,000 | 1,140,000 1,176,000 1,409,000 1,553,000 1,206,000 1,324,000 1,252,000 1,397,000 1,560,000 1,618,000

735,000 1,669,000 1,641,000 1,881,000 1,566,000 1,178,000

1,674,000

814,000 935,000 | 1,196,000

1,476,000 1,317,000

826,000

1,957,000 1,939,000 2,001,000 1,796,000

1,972,000 2,127,000 2,041,000 1,808,000 2,157,000 2,323,000 2,451,000

| 953,000 1,136,000 1,134,000 1,659,000 1,760,000 2,158,000

2,136,000 2,136,000

1,200,000

2,742,000 2,763,000

| 976,000 1,030,000 1,464,000 1,699,000 1,800,000 2,144,000

1,549,000

1,549,000 | 1,047,000

| 1,047,000 2,574,000 2,513,000

Total,

6,062,000 12,261,000 13,236,000 13,217,000 | 13,752,000 15,318,000 18,180,000 | 22,308,000 | 22,587,000 24,143,000 17,443,000 | 25,496,000 26,180,000

13,217,000 | 13,759

5,496,

Appendix H.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER-WORKS, 1904.

Comparative Table showing Water Pumped to High Levels since Supply Commenced (gallons). (Theoretical Displacement of Pumps),

Month.

1892.

1893.

1894.

1895.

1896.

1897.

1898.

1899.

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

256

January,

February,

March;

April,

May,

June,....

July,

August,

September;

October,

November,

December,

Not measured.

1,951,000

2,221,000 | 2,433,000 | 1,700,000 | 2,265,000 | 3,364,000

1,076,000 | 1,772,000 2,063,000

2,509,000 | 1,426,000 | 1,340,000 962,000 | 1,358,000 | 1,478,000 1,851,000 | 1,257,000 | 1,153,000 820,000 | 1,100,000 1,135,000 1,644,000 | 1,845,000 | 1,960,000 1,084,000 | 1,301,000 | 1,372,000 1,009,000 | 1,352,000 | 1,404,000 | 2,091,000 591,000 2,185,000 968,000 2,045,000 2,020,000 989,000 945,000 1,164,000 1,203,000 1,436,000 1,355,000 1,097,000 2,022,000 2,063,000 824,000 2,230,000 1,860,000 1,839,000 1,526,000 979,000 1,463,000 1,646,000 1,608,000 1,491,000 1,835,000 1,869,000 1,460,000 4,264,000 | 2,555,000 1,745,000 | 1,376,000 1,226,000 1,391,000 1,473,000 | 1,502,000 1,451,000 2,015,000 2,727,000 | 3,598,000 4,624,000 | 3,285,000 1,787,000 1,476,000 1,432,000 1,178,000 1,632,000 1,613,000 1,490,000 1,939,000 2,732,000 4,070,000 4,920,000 4,962,000 3,692,000 | 1,755,000 | 1,552,000 1,496,000 1,543,000 1,638,000 1,578,000 | 1,569,000 | 2,320,000 || 3,258,000 3,909,000 4,780,000 5,874,000 2,845,000 1,703,000 1,584,000 1,585,000 1,449,000 1,600,000 1,701,000 1,704,000 2,173,000 3,065,000 4,342,000 4,728,000 6,066,000 2,536,000 | 1,758,000 1,748,000 1,136,000 | 1,505,000 | 1,653,000 | 1,699,000 2,192,000 2,383,000 | 3,776,000 4,168,000 | 6,481,000 | 5,716,000 2,631,000 1,813,000 1,646,000 1,174,000 1,425,000 1,526,000 1,641,000 1,957,000 2,158,000 1,839,000 2,129,000 6,227,000 5,774,000 1,668,000 | 1,619,000 1,216,000 1,394,000 1,431,000 1,722,000 | 2,135,000 | 2,190,000 1,032,000 2,206,000 | 5,461,000 | 5,462,000

2,304,000

Total,.

30,450,000 49,797,000 49,001,000 14,008,000 20,501,000 | 17,456,000 | 15,273,000 15,642,000 17,845,000 18,436,000 20,772,000 | 23,692,000 | 28,939,000 | 30,450,000 49,797,000 49,001,000

28,93

Month.

257

Appendix J.

KOWLOON WATER-WORKS, 1904.

Monthly Consumption (gallons).

From old sources

(Wells in Fo Pang & Tai Shek Ku Valleys, &c.) (pumped);

From new sources (Cheung Sha Wan In- takes),

|(by gravitation).

Total.

Remarks.

January,

11,147,000

3,334,000 14,481,000

Intakes Nos. 1 to 8 in use.

February,

March,

10,680,000 1,989,000 12,669,000

10,756,000 2,139,000 12,915,000

Do.

April,

10,371,000 1,678,000

12,049,000

Intakes Nos. 1 to 4 & 6 to 8 in.use.

May,

10,787,000 2,197,000

12,984,000

Intakes Nos. 1 to 8 in use.

June,

10,665,000 3,753,000

July,

14,418,000

7,746,000 7,648,000 15,394,000

Intakes Nos. 1 to 9 in use.

Do.

August,

September,

October,

5,215,000 11,430,000- 16,645,000

3,267,000 9,819,000 13,086,000

5,617,000 9,719,000 15,336,000

Do.

November,

8,758,000 6,922,000

15,680,000

Intakes Nos. 1 to 8 in use.

Docember,

8,331,000 5,040,000

13,371,000

Intakes Nos. 1 to 7 in use.

...

Total, 103,340,000 65,688,000

169,028,000

Appendix K.

KOWLOON WATER-WORKS, 1904.

Monthly Consumption (gallons).

METERED SUPPLY.

Month.

Unmetered Supply.

Grand Total.

Trade.

Domestic.

Total.

January,

677,000 1,833,000 2,510,000

11,971,000

14,481,000

February,

705,000 2,114,000

2,819,000

9,850,000

12,669,000

March,

807,000 1,851,000

2,658,000

10,257,000

12,915,000

April,..

562,000 1,107,000

1,669,000

10,380,000

12,049,000

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

738,000 1,808,000 2,546,000

1,030,000 2,164,000 3,194,000

627,000 2,055,000 2,682,000

899,000 2,819,000 3,718,000

720,000 1,857,000 2,577,000

October,.....

1,312,000 2,585,000 3,897,000

November,

888,000 • 1,815,000 2,703,000

December,......... 1,042,000 2,448,000 3,490,000

10,438,000

12,984,000

11,224,000 14,418,000

12,712,000 15,394,000

12,927,000 16,645,000

10,509,000 13,086,000

11,439,000 15,336,000

12,977,000 15,680,000

9,881,000 13,371,000

Total,

10,007,000 24,456,000 34,463,000 134,565,000 169,028,000

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Appendix L.

ABERDEEN WATERWORKS, 1904.

Monthly Consumption (gallons).

Metered

Unmetered

Month.

Supply.

Total.

Remarks.

January,

72,000

287,000

359,000

February,

84,000

422,000

506,000

March,

123,000

422,000

545,000

April,

115,000

413,000

528,000

May,

109,000

350,000

459,000

June,

72,000

517,000

589,000

July,

48,000

411,000

459,000

August,

48,000

296,000

344,000

September,

50,000

317,000

367,000

October,

45,000

359,000

404,000

November,

45,000

323,000

368,000

December,

48,000

281,000

329,000

Total,

859,000 4,398,000 5,257,000

Appendix M.

SHAUKIWAN WATERWORKS, 1904.

Monthly Consumption (gallons).

Metered

Month.

Supply.

Uumetered Supply

Total.

January,

February,

24,000

676,000

700,000

3,000

525,000

528,000

March,

105,000

502,000

607,000

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April,

May,

9,000

583,000

592,000

12,000.

583,000

595,000

June,

26,000

607,000

633,000

July,

10,000

866,000

876,000

August,

12,000

863,000

875,000

September,

23,000

786,000

809,000

October,

29,000

822,000

851,000

November,

38,000

794,000

832,000

December,

49,000

534,000

583,000

Total,....

340,000

8,141,000

8,481,000

HONGKONG.

REPORT ON THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

No. 1906

No. 5.

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QUEEN'S COLLEge, HONGKONG, 19th January, 1905.

SIR,-I have the honour to submit the Annual Report on Queen's College for year 1904.

2. The total number on the Roll was 1,501, the average daily attendance being 1,000: both figures are in excess of those reached in 1903 and form a record. Our attendances, which in England would be the object of congratulation and envy, were seriously affected by the phenomenal number of cases of Beri-beri. The slight diminution in Fees, $313, is due to the unprecedented exodus, in the first half of the year, of 166 boys from the Upper School, which in March consisted of 407 boys. The vacant accommodation was as far as possible utilised for the Preparatory School where the fees are lower. It is much to be regretted that parents and guardians do not recognise that it is a penny-wise-and-pound-foolish policy to curtail the boys' education just when it is ripening, in order to earn so much the earlier a few dollars a month. Parents have often subsequently deplored the fatal mistake they have thus made.

3. The total number of applicants for seats in 1904 was 682, of which 160 (or 23%) failed to satisfy the simple Entrance test in Chinese, and 69 more were refused for want of room. Thus 453 boys were admitted. On the other hand 495 boys left in the course of the year. So long ago as in my Annual Report, January, 1896, I pointed out that, while this annual change of one-third of the total number of scholars is prejudicial to the best interests of education, it has always obtained in the history of this College, i.e., for over forty years.

4. In the Estimates, $66,689 were voted for Queen's College, of this sum only $60,411 were expended, including Crown Agents' Account. The total amount of Fees was $29,048, and minor sums were paid to the credit of the Government, leaving $31,337 as the Government share of expenditure on Queen's College for the year 1904 chargeable to the public. It is to be noted that though in the Estimates there was an increase for Expenditure of $8,148, the actual increase of cost to the Government was only $5,184 for Normal Master, an additional English Master, five Vernacular Masters, and higher rate of salaries for Chinese Assistants.

5. Mr. A. J. MAY, the Second Master, returned to the Colony on the 28th September, Mr. RALPHS had been acting for him up to 29th February, and Mr. DEALY from the 1st March, having returned on the 25th February. Mr. RALPHS went on twelve months' leave to Europe on 23rd March. Messrs. DE MARTIN, B.A. Dublin, and GARRETT, B.A. Cantab., arrived on 25th February and 24th September respectively both gentlemen have zealously and successfully taken up their work, which being chiefly of an elementary character with Chinese pupils is a novel experience. The former is a new appointment to the Eleventh English Mastership put on 1904 Estimates for the first time, the latter fills the vacancy caused by the sad death of Mr. SEYMOUR, who was at his duties from 9 to 12 Saturday 14th May, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital at 3.30 the same day on a medical certificate declaring him to be suffering from Bright's Disease, and died Tuesday. 17th May at 11.30 p.m. Mr. SEYMOUR took great interest in the boys' sports and his classes passed successfully with high percentages. Four Chinese Assistants left in the past twelvemonths, Mr. Au WING-CHING 9th C. A. on 3rd February going to the Sanitary Department, Mr. WONG MING 3rd C. A. on 29th February as Inter- preter and Translator to Messrs JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors. Mr. LUK KI-KWONG 5th C. A. on 31st March as Instructor at the Military College at Whampoa, and Mr. WONG KAI-LEUNG 4th C. A. on 31st December to join the Interpretation Branch of the Registrar General's Department. These unavoidable losses temporarily weaken the strength of the teaching staff. Mr. WONG KAI- LEUNG, with his bright cheerful disposition and readiness to contribute to the College organ-the Yellow Dragon-will be specially missed.

6. Nearly all the recommendations made in paragraph 7 of my Annual Report dated 25th January, 1902, have now been carried into effect, with very promising results. An additional English Master has been appointed, an allowance for a Normal Master has been granted, Vernacular School has been restored.

7. The results of the Oxford Local Examinations in 1904 were, as regards Queen's College, inferior to those in 1903, only 18 Good marks being obtained as against 40. The

The percentage of passes were:-Seniors 50, Juniors 50, and Prelim- inary 78, the last being very satisfactory. It is worthy of record that several boys from this Colony (including this College) have recently found the possession of Oxford Certificates of great value on proceeding to England and America: the Senior being accepted in lieu of the Entrance Examination required by Medical and Legal Societies, and the Junior facilitating admission to various Schools.

8. Under Standing Orders from the Governing Body I held the Annual Examination. Oral Examination, 1,025 boys in Reading and Conversation and 170 Boys of Class VII in Grammar, lasted 24 days from Monday 28th November to Saturday 17th December. Paper-work occupied 18 days December 23, 27-30, January 4-7, 9-14, 16-18. The results are as follows:-

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9. Reading, Dictation, Composition, History and Shakespeare were the sub- jects in which boys most fully repaid the labours of their Masters. Both the Translations from and into Chinese, now confined to the Upper School, were well done, there being considerable improvement in the attempts to render the unseen pieces given in both subjects to all three classes. Mathematics were very weak, Algebra being the best subject, Euclid and Mensuration the worst. Book-keeping in Class II. A proved a fiasco, serious blunders vitiating 70 per cent. of the papers. 10. Conversation.-One of the instructions to H. M. Inspectors of Schools in England is to test the extent to which English boys understand the subject matter which they have read. I have always pursued this excellent course, and find this year that boys in the Lower and Preparatory Schools have a very slight acquaintance with the meaning of sentences read by themselves but a few seconds before. Conversation, though creditable, is on the whole considerably below the standard attained in 1903, the weakness being specially noticeable in classes II. B, III. B, C and IV. B. English Masters being responsible for this subject in the three first named classes, it is manifest that the source of the weakness must be sought else- where than in the Native teacher. The fact is that the cream of all the sections of Class IV. go into III. A, and similarly in other classes; the B sections get boys of lower mental calibre.

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11. I append a Report by the Normal Master, M. TANNER, upon the Pupil Teachers under his charge. I agree with him that they have all worked well, and paid great attention to his instruction. I cannot speak too highly of the manner in which Mr. TANNER has discharged his duties as Normal Master, he seems specially adapted to the work, and shows considerable tact in encouraging these young teach- I must confess however that after my observation of the excellence of the course of instruction given in Conversation, I was diappointed in the actual know- ledge displayed at the Examination. Even in the Preparatory School I could not accept as conversation "That is Queen's College, Sir," &c. No boy could indicate and name in succession the streets he would pass in going from Queen's College to the Clock Tower or the Civil Hospital, there was also an astounding ignorance of the locality of the Gaol. Again it would appear that pictures do not convey a clear idea to the Chinese mind: one boy called a green hill studded with trees a cloud, several pointed to a cart as an animal. Seasons and dates, human dress and re- lationships appear to have been entirely forgotten after a careful drilling of several months. Strange to say one of the best classes at Conversation was the bottom Class VIII. C, composed of boys who entered in September (not in March). The Pupil Teachers passed a very creditable examination in Dictation, Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, Composition, Translations and in Practical and Theoretical teaching. CHAN SZ-YUI came out head of the list.

12. I heartily endorse the praise given in the Report of the Independent Exa- miners to the five Masters of Vernacular School for their efficient and successful teaching in subjects and on lines entirely new to them. I was particularly struck with the excellent discipline maintained by them, which shows a marked improve- ment on the conditions ten years ago, when an audible hush from the Master heralded the approach of the Headmaster. Six Masters, including my Chinese teacher, sat in conclave to mark all the papers and agree upon failures and order of merit. 738 boys were examined, one third being in the bottom class, and one thirteenth in the top. 97 per cent. of the boys passed. A satisfactory feature was the laudable improvement of several boys, who after failing at Midsummer rose twenty or even thirty places at the Annual Examination. It is to be hoped that in a few years, boys will be more equally distributed among the five classes, and that fewer boys will fail to pass the simple Entrance test examination.

13. Discipline in the College remains excellent. There is however a matter affecting what may be called external discipline to which I desire to draw the atten- tion of the public. There is a tendency on the part of some Chinese parents and guardians to treat Queen's College, as if it were a hotel. Boys are taken away and

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sent on a tour of the other schools and readmission is claimed for them on the plea that they prefer our fare. Again boys are sent to Canton or Macao and the Head Master is peremptorily ordered by letter to mark them on leave and readmit them on their return. Of the 66 boys dismissed in 1904, nearly all were removed from the books for this gross disregard of well-known school regulations. It is needless to add that leave is willingly granted in all urgent cases of sickness or death of relatives, and for some of the many family functions peculiar to China but unknown in Europe.

14. Last May the Register number of a boy on admission to this College was 10,000. Thus in 42 years a myriad names have been enrolled at Queen's College, and of these three-quarters have been entered in the last 23 years. At the last Prize Distribution held in the Central School (now Queen's College) in January, 1888, Sir WILLIAM DES VEUX spoke to the following effect :-"The chief point I consider admirable about this school is its missionary purpose and work. The young men that complete their course of studies here are scattered over the vast empire of China and cannot fail to disseminate those Western ideas that they have acquired in this school and that appreciation of British Government impressed upon them by their residence in this British colony." His Excellency rightly grasped the situation, but I venture to doubt that its full magnitude could have been realised by him. Say 9,000 boys have left this College and one-third are scattered on the mainland: then we have a small army of 3,000 unpaid missionaries spreading Western ideas.

15. The usual Tables of Statistics are annexed. Lists of Donors of Prize and Winners of Scholarships and Prizes will appear in the College organ-the "Yellow Dragon."

I have, &c.,

GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT, d.d. Oxon.,

Head Master.

Honourable Mr. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary.

1904.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

NUMBER

MONTH.

NUMBER

AVERAGE DAILY

REMARKS.

SCHOLARS. ATTENDANCES. SHOOL DAYS. ATTENDANCE.

January, February, March,

1,021

22,423

934

916

1,816

908

1,143

26,364

1,055

April,

....

1,107

15,592

1,039

May,

1,091

24,491

1,020

June,

1,051

24,272

971

July,

998

19,712

939

August,

934

1,867

934

September,

1,111

22,825

1,038

October,

1,097

25,655

1,026

November,

1,071

24,091

1,004

December,

1,048

23,805

992

232,913

233

Total number of Attendances during 1904, Number of School Days during 1904,

.232,913

233

Average Daily Attendance during 1904,

Total number of Scholars at this School during 1904,... 1,501

1,000

AVERAGE EXPENSE OF EACH, SCHOLAR AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE DURING 1904.

Expenditure:-

Cash Book,

Do., Exchange Compensation,

Crown Agents,

Do.,

Deduct:-

School Fees,

Sale of Books, Refund,

Adjustment of Exchange,

.$39,876.06

15,240.97

4,906.90*

387.57*

Total,

$60,411.50

$29,048.00 11.06

15.03

-$29,074.09

Average Expense of each Scholar:-

Total Expense of College,... $31,337.41

Per Number on Roll,

Per Average Daily Attendance,

19th January, 1905.

$20.88 31.34

GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT, D.D. Oxon.,

Head Master.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE,

January 14th, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit to you the following report on the work done by the Pupil Teachers since my appointment as Normal Master in March, 1904.

I have always found them, both when under instruction and when discharging their duties in connection with their various classes, thoroughly painstaking and

conscientious.

For a Chinese youth fresh from one of the upper classes it must be a trying ordeal to be placed in charge of a class in which most of the boys know nothing of English, and which he is expected to teach in what is to both teacher and boys a foreign language. Still, although the natural tendency must have been to resort to their own language, I have very seldom found them do so except when it was quite unavoidable.

Since the beginning of the year two of the Pupil Teachers have, owing to vacancies, been promoted and are now serving as Assistant Masters.

Of the other six now working under me, one was appointed in January, 1903, two in March, 1904, and one as recently as May, 1904, while the sixth, who is an acting Pupil Teacher, has only been at work for three months.

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There have been, in succession, five acting Pupil Teachers appointed during year, four of whom left to take up outside positions.

Out of school, the Pupil Teachers take an interest in sport and we now boast a Preparatory School Football Club, to which quite a number of the boys subscribe.

I have, &c.,

THE HEAD Master.

* November and December estimated only.

B. TANNER,

Normal Master.

HONGKONG.

REPORT BY THE EXAMINERS OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,

No. 37

HONGKONG, 15th October, 1905.

SIR,-We have the honour to forward our report on the examination of Queen's College held by us at the request of the Governing Body. The Lower School was examined during the last week of June, and the Upper School during the last ten days of July, after the Oxford Local examinations were finished. The examination was conducted, as it was last year, mainly by viva-voce in the Lower Classes (VIII to V inclusive, and by written papers in Classes IV to I, and, as before, we have endeavoured rather to consider the system and subject matter of the tea- ching throughout the School than to compare the merits of individual boys. The conclusions thus formed are arranged under the headings of the subjects studied.

2. Appendix A gives the papers set to the Upper School. The Classes and Divisions, with the names of the masters and the approximate number of scholars, are given in Appendix B.

DISCIPLINE, ORGANIZATION AND APPARATUS.

3. The discipline is very good; the boys are well mannered, attentive and obedient.

4. It is not easy to form a distinct idea of the progress made by the scholars, because no suitable records are kept by the masters. In many schools the Class- master keeps a book, which shews month by month and term by term whether a due proportion of the appointed course has been accomplished at any given time. He may also jot down in the same book comments as to the success or otherwise of the course, as experience suggests them. The terms Reports inform parents as to their sons' progress. It would be well if this practice were followed at the College. The more general use at the College of exercise books is greatly to be desired. It would enable masters to see at a glance how their boys are getting on. And it would be specially useful to a new master as a means whereby to ascertain the general rate of improvement. Without such records, examiners can only judge of a Class as they see it, and without reference to the work it has done in the past term or year. They are moreover unable to form an opinion of the thorough- less with which written lessons are corrected by the masters. At the College slates are used in every Class. We strongly recommend that in future they be confined to the Lower School.

5. The big Hall is used as a school room, where often four Divisions doing different work are taught at once. The strain on the voices of the masters must be great.

Regarded from an educational standpoint the arrangement is not satisfactory, inevitable though it may be owing to the great number of boys. We suggest that if practicable the room be partitioned by moveable screens.

ENGLISH.-COLLOQUIAL, READING, DICTATION AND COMPOSITION.

6. This year Class VIII has only one Division, which is composed of boys who have been at the School about three months. They are already beginning to talk, and shew no false shame in the matter. They composed simple sentences, and then wrote them in a good hand. Their reading is very distinct.

7. Class VII has three Divisions under Chinese masters and pupil teachers; and the whole Class like Class VIII is under the supervision of the Normal master, Mr. TANNER. Very satistactory work is being done. The boys all shewed them- selves ready to talk up to the extreme limit of their vocabularies. We gave VII C unseen dictation from a Second Standard Reader. The meaning was understood, and very few mistakes were made. The handwriting is excellent.

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8. Mr. Ko PO-SHAM the pupil teacher in VII A. gave without preparation a new reading lesson in our presence in a manner worthy of high praise. But all the pupil teachers seem to be doing good work.

9. Class VI. Divisions A and D are taught by Mr. GARRETT in English subjects. Division A did very well in Colloquial. We questioned the Division on previously unseen wall-picture, and discovered a large vocabulary and intelligent observation. The wall-pictures, we may say, are quite unsuited to big classes. One -that of a railway station-was full of small detail, all of which was quite un- distinguishable from the back benches. Division A had just begun letter-writing, a subject in which it might be well to test them next year. Some of the attempts shewed good promise.

10. Division D was naturally much weaker than Division A, and there was a considerable number of boys at the bottom who paid rather scant attention, but the rest did very well. Special pains should be taken with the lower Classes and Divi- sions to improve the grammar used in speaking, especially in the matter of tenses and moods of verbs. We do not mean by the learning of lists of irregular verbs: the best way is to drill the boys in their use colloquially. What is locally called "action grammar" has proved useful with junior Classes.

Division B gave

11. Divisions B and C are entirely under Chinese masters. us the impression of being somewhat sleepy. The master's English pronunciation is poor.

A large proportion of the boys do not answer at all. The rest know their Reader well, and wrote dictation from it correctly. Division C was conducted apparently with much more spirit than Division B: but the master's pronunciation of English is by no means correct. The boys understood a simple story told them by the examiners.

12. Class V has four Divisions. Division A is under Mr. DE MARTIN. It was a very hard matter to get the boys to reply except in monosyllables Apparent- ly the master is too apt to cast his questions in a form which can be answered in one or two words. Thus we heard him put the question:-"How am I always telling you to reply to questions ?" And the boys answered with one accord, "Complete sentence." Division A was required to reproduce the substance of a short story told them by the examiner. The sense was reproduced with fair correct- ness; but judged as a composition it was somewhat disappointing.

13. Division B was weak. There seemed to be a lack of energy among the senior boys. In Division C the boys except a few at the top were quite unable to make themselves heard. The master always asks for explanations of a new reading lesson in Chinese, which is a departure from the approved method of teach-. ing.

14. Division D was also not very efficient.

15. Class IV Division A. Here re-appeared traces of the old difficulty in getting boys to talk. In Division B the boys selected for conversation did much better, and talked glibly enough about the proposed boycott of American goods. Division C did also very well in Colloquial: but on our happening to ask the boys examined how long they had been studying at the College, they proved to be all newcomers. And when in Division D we endeavoured to select a fair re- presentation of the Class from boys who had been two years at the College, we found it hard to do so. It was surprising how many of Class IV had not been through Classes V, VI and VII but had had a preliminary English education in what the boys call "outside" Schools. Division D did badly in Colloquial. One boy, who said that he last year had been 31st out of 36 in V C, might perhaps have done better for the College and himself had he remained there another year.

16. We heard a very good reading lesson in IV B.

17. The compositions of all four Divisions taken together may be considered to be good, IV A being the best and IV C the weakest Division in this subject. This is the first year that an essay has been set to this Class. It may be that the boys had not enough time to re-copy their compositions; but whatever the reason, much of the work shewn up fails in neatness, nor does the handwriting compare well with the beautiful round hand taught in Class VII.

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18. In Class III, the lowest Class in the Upper School, the ability and willing- ness of the boys. to talk English with a stranger has very greatly increased during the last two years. The boys talked very readily, except perhaps in III C. In III B they spoke very nicely, and in III A the accent and the vocabulary were good. Taking the three Divisions together composition was good. In III A, had it not been for a bad paper done by one unlucky boy, the average of the Division would have been over 80 per cent., and have gained the very unusual mark of Very Good. As it was, nearly one-third of the boys examined got full marks. The weak points are lack of neatness and "sketchiness": Class III should shew up at least three-quarters of a foolscap page. The following is an example of a frequent mistake which deserves to be pilloried, "a strongest man of the world," meaning one of the strongest men in the world. It is a trifle, but so common as to be worth correcting.

19. Class II consists of two Divisions. Apparently more attention is given to Colloquial in II B, where a Chinese master evidently takes great pains with a rather small Division. It is the more disappointing to have to report that the composition was bad in II B. In II A it was barely fair. Taking the two Divisions together one-third of the boys got less than quarter marks.

20. In Class I A two boys were dumb. The rest with few exceptions spoke well on general topics. Class I B is certainly the most disappointing Division in the School in regard to a knowledge of English. The lower half declined to speak at all, though the top boys conversed fairly.

21. The composition done by Class I A was fair, that of Class I B was very bad.

SHAKESPEARE.

22. Papers on "Julius Cæsar were set for a few boys in Class I, and some excellent answers were given, especially upon the characters of Brutus and Cassius. The text has been learnt with care, and long quotations were given correctly.

GEOGRAPHY.

23. This subject is taught throughout the School, and it seems to be learned with more alacrity and interest than most subjects.

24. Class VIII learn the points of the compass, and the bearings and topography of the School and its immediate neighbourhood: Class VII learn the geography (streets, buildings, etc.) of Hongkong. Questions on these subjects were answered with very fair accuracy, and as much knowledge of English as could be expected. Class VI learn the outlines and definitions of physical geography. We would emphasize the necessity of illustrating geographical terms by reference to places in or near Hongkong, whenever possible. There is a danger of this stage of geography being learned by rote: we did not find many boys in the Class nor in the next Class above, with a clear idea of what a watershed is, or why it is so called.

25. Europe and Asia were taught in Class V, and a fair knowledge was dis- played: but we should have hoped that the boys who had learned the rudiments of geography in Class VI would now be introduced to "the world”. A know- ledge of the relations and positions of the seas and continents of the world would form the best ground-work for subsequent study.

26. Written papers were set to Classes IV, III, II and I. On the whole a very fair knowledge was shewn. Class IV had in China a congenial subject, and shewed a good knowledge of it. In a few cases paragraphs out of the reader had been learned by heart. It is worth noticing that 80 per cent. of the boys to whom the question was put, both here and in other Classes, said that geography was their favourite lesson, and gave intelligent reasons for the preference. This indicates either a more interesting method of teaching the subject, or a keener desire for such knowledge among the better class Chinese, or both. A year or two ago, the subject appeared to bore Chinese boys intensely.

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27. Class III. Divisions A and B shewed a good knowledge of the geography of Europe: Division C did not do so well. Class II did moderately. In Class I A, who did good papers without exception, a very good knowledge was shewn of the political and physical geography of Africa. Class I B was fair. It was not found practical to take off marks for mistakes in English, so long as the meaning appeared clearly through the language.

28. The map drawing in the Upper School was very faulty. While we do not advocate teaching the boys to make finished and coloured maps, it is highly desirable that they should have a definite idea of the configuration of the country that they are studying, and be able to illustrate their replies by sketch maps, accurate in the main features, and quickly and neatly drawn.

29. General questions on the influence of climate and physical features on inhabitants or industries were not well answered.

IIISTORY.

30. The study of History is rightly left until a boy enters the Upper School, and then he is initiated into the mysteries of English History, and introduced to Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, the Duke of Buckingham and Guy Fawkes. This study he pursues throughout the rest of his school career; and he forms perhaps 'as lucid an idea of the figures and doings thereof as an English boy would form of a Chinese account of Confucius and the Duke of Chau.

31. The early history of England is better understood than the later, because it is simpler; and Class III A have shewn far better results on the period 1066 to 1399 A.D. than have Class I B on that of 1815 to 1871.

Class I A alone exhibits any capacity for understanding a history so alien to Chinese ideas, and they have done good papers. History lends itself readily to the Chinese love of learning by heart. Class II A did fairly. The lower Divi- sions of all Classes were weak, and did not produce a paper of even average merit. It was noticeable that in many of the papers done by Class I the Crimean war was described in detail; but no good answers were given on the wars in India, Afghanistan and Burmah. A map of the Indian frontier was asked for, but only given by two boys. Questions on domestic and industrial progress were almost entirely neglected or else misunderstood. In Classes I and II alike no faculty was shewn for co-ordinating the facts of a period. They could not for instance take a comprehensive view of the religious policy of the Stuarts, or the British operations in India from 1815-1870.

32. The history papers abounded in mistakes of grammar and spelling, evi- dently due in a large degree to hurried writing.

33. We can only repeat the recommendations made in former reports, that a history of the world should be taught in the first place; next that this should be amplified, or if it be desired to particularise, that a history of China be taught, and that the history, like the geography, of England and the European nations be left to as late a stage as possible.

HYGIENE.

34. This new subject, which is studied in Classes I-V, does not seem to be popular. Only a few boys have found their bearings in it. The examiners found it necessary to insist continually upon the reference which it has to the daily life. However the boys at the top of the Lower Classes and nearly all the boys in the Upper School seem to have acquired some idea of the advantages of ventilation, pure water and the preparation of food. At present only a few elementary facts have been taught, and those only for a short time, so that any conclusions as to their permanent effect on the boys' minds would be premature. Still we cannot doubt but that the elements of hygiene must form a useful addition to the some- what limited curriculum of an Anglo-Chinese School; further, they possess the advantage that when once learned they are not likely to be forgotten.

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35. The chief difficulty of the boys has been in separating the general from the particular. "The proper ventilation of a room consists in having an open space at the rear as ordered by the Sanitary Board," and so forth. It is gratifying to observe the respect in which that Body is held, yet from an educational point of view a breach of its bye-laws must not be confused with defiance of a natural law. The value of a safe in keeping food clean is usually appreciated, but that of cook- ing does not appear so obvious, nor the use of clothing, nor the comparative advantages of different materials and different kinds of food.

BOOK-KEEPING.

36. The best of the papers done on book-keeping by Class I may be classed as fair to good. The paper set, easy as it is, was beyond many of the boys in I B, or at any rate if they knew the answers to the questions they were quite unable to express them intelligibly. The last question, a mechanical one, was generally well answered. Questions 3 and 4 were very indifferently answered, shewing that the boys possess only a vague or erroneous idea of every-day business transactions. There is however an improvement as compared with last year.

MATHEMATICS.

37. In marking the papers on mathematics allowance was made for sums worked on right lines, or if a mere slip occurred in working; except where the sums were in simple rules, as in the arithmetic of Classes VIII and VII.

38. In the LOWER SCHOOL.

that is taught.

Arithmetic is the only branch of this subject

39. Class VIII. The boys who have had three or four months' teaching can do numeration and notation, but fail in simple multiplication and division.

40. Class VII. A number of boys were selected for examination from the three Divisions. The questions set were very simple. VII A were right in about two sums out of three, and VII B and C in about half the sums. Had the boys understood the wording of the problems the percentage would have been much higher.

41. We noticed that while Class VII spend much of their time on problems involving English money, many boys in Division C had only a slight idea of the dollar value of the shillings and guineas which they manipulate so readily, and a very vague idea of what these coins look like.

42. Class VI. Divisions A, B and C were examined together. In Division A about half the work was right, at least in method; in Division B about one-fifth only, and in División C about one-third of the sums were worked upon right lines. Division D was examined with Class VII on the previous year's work. The results were very good, about four-fifths of the work being right.

43. In Class V the results were most disappointing. Out of five sums set to each of 48 boys-240 sums in all-less than one-fifth were worked correctly or on right lines. There was little to choose between the Divisions.

44. In Class IV the different Divisions did about equal work. In all, 48 boys worked 36 sums correctly and 16 more were allowed as being worked on right lines. This was out of a total of 240 sums. Though better than that of Class V this is a poor record. The usual eclipse of common sense during examination occurred. It is to be wished that the boys could be taught, after they have finish- ed a problem, to read through the question and their answer and then ask them- selves, "Is this sense or nonsense?" Then we should not have calculations proving that it takes many thousand years-or alternatively an hour-to make a circuit of Hongkong. Were a little more thought used, a slip in a decimal point might at once be discovered and corrected.

45. UPPER SCHOOL. Class III was examined in Arithmetic and Algebra.

46. In Arithmetic results were fairly equal in the three Divisions, being if anything better in Divisions B and C than Division A. The result was that 33 sums were passed as right out of a paper of 5 sums set to thirty boys, or about 22 %.

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47. In Algebra the results were much better, especially in Division A: but here as in each case where a Class was the lowest to take a subject, the paper was very easy. Thirty boys had 5 sums set them-58 were right out of 150. Division A had more than half their sums right. One question was not understood. If that be omitted the results were very fair.

48. Class II were examined in Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry. A few boys in Division A were also examined in Trigonometry.

49. Arithmetic. Division A had 11 sums, Division B 15 sums right out of 50: not a single boy succeeded in working correctly a sum which asked for the dimensions of a room, and gave the cubic feet of its contents, and the proportion of its measurements.

50. In Algebra the results in Division A were better than those in Division B though both were very poor-less than one-third of the sums were right. The boys have some idea of the methods to be employed: but their work is very incorrect.

51. Geometry. The paper was very simple. Division A did much better than Division B. Ten boys selected from the former gained over half marks, while 8 boys from the latter had only 20%. They evidently misunderstood the questions, and they repeatedly slipped points in the proof of propositions.

52. Class I. Arithmetic. Divisions A and B were examined together, B doing better than A. An interest sum was not understood. Short methods of calcula- ting interest and the inverted method of multiplication were not used by any boy. Eighteen sums were right out of 50, or over one-third.

53. Algebra. Division A had 12 sums right out of 35, or over one-third, and Division B only 3 out of 20. A mistake was made in the setting of the paper, for which due allowance was made.

54. Euclid. The paper set to Division A was too difficult for them. Never- theless some very good work was shewn up, giving evidence of much thought but there were many weak steps in proofs. Eight propositions were passed out of 36, somewhat more than one-fifth. Division B had also a difficult paper: one-fifth of the work was marked as right.

55. In Mensuration the results were very poor-only about one-fifth of the work could be passed as right or on right lines. There was no great difference between the two Divisions in this subject.

56. Trigonometry. As this subject is being but newly taught, a very easy paper was set on four months' work. Out of 6 questions set to 11 boys, 35 were marked right a little over 50%. Class I A did much better than Class I B or Class II A, getting over 60%. The result must be considered satisfactory. It proves that the boys are beginning to grasp the subject.

CHINESE.

57. LOWER SCHOOL. The Classes are well grounded, and the course of study seem calculated to give a fair knowledge of Chinese in the course of a few years. The boys do not take the standing of the English side, but are classified independently for Chinese. It is satisfactory to find that many boys from Classes VII and VIII (English) were better grounded in Chinese-even seemed more in- telligent-than those from the higher English Classes. It is satisfactory because it seems to shew that the entrance examination in Chinese is bringing a cleverer class of boy, and not merely a more advanced Chinese scholar, into the College.

58. In Class I (the lowest) the boys were from 11 to 18 years of age and had studied Chinese from 1 to 4 years. Reading was fair, Composition of a letter poor, Handwriting poor to fair, Dictation fair.

59. In Class II, Composition was better than in Class I. Handwriting was also better. Many (characters written by the sound) were used, which leads us to suppose that the boys do not thoroughly understand the sense of what they write. The boys in this Class said they had been studying Chinese for three years and upwards, but their ideas are sometimes vague as to how many years they really have been reading.

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60. Class III. Composition in this Class was decidedly better. Unfortunately no records of compositions are kept in this or any other Class. Handwriting was neater than in the Lower Classes. Dictation is not apparently a regular Class subject. The boys well understood the portion of their text book that they had read. Their comprehension of an unseen passage was fair.

61. Class IV. Compositions were set on foot-binding and on ancient Chinese rites used in the worship of God. Dictation was fair. Handwriting was not so good. The boys in this Class were still unable to explain some simple unseen passages from a newspaper. They have been studying from 4 to 6 years.

62. Class V. The compositions were mostly good, though some were poor. Most of the boys had ideas, and could express them in fair Chinese. Very few of them seemed to know that Confucius was a famous man in the Chau dynasty. Their ideas of the times of the Chinese dynasties were altogether vague. Dictation was very well written. Reading was good, but a fairly simple newspaper article was not thoroughly understood.

63. No translation work is done in the Lower School, where the knowledge of English is insufficient to allow of the subject being studied to advantage. It is true that in some Divisions English and Chinese versions of Esop's Fables are committed to memory and written out, sometimes in one language and sometimes in the other.

64. In the Upper School the knowledge of English and of Chinese is assumed to be sufficient to enable the boys to begin the study of translation from one lan- guage into the other. Unfortunately, however, many of the boys in the Upper School still have not had a sufficient grounding in either language.

65. In Class III the translation (English to Chinese) was fair to poor. In the piece given for translation from Chinese to English about one-third of the boys grasped the ideas contained in the Chinese.

66. Class II. English to Chinese. The knowledge of English was still insuffi- cient for good translation work. The work on the whole was fair. Chinese into English. The meaning of the Chinese was fairly well grasped. The work done shewed a marked improvement compared with that of Class III.

67. Class I. English to Chinese. The majority did very fair work. Chinese to English. The boys understood much of the Chinese, though many points were still missed. They need much practice in English composition, and also in the art of translation.

GENERAL.

68. We have avoided, so far as possible, expressing opinions on subjects which have been fully commented on in recent reports.

69. As a whole the work of the School shews a considerable improvement compared with last year. English and Colloquial shewed a great improvement in some Classes. Geography was also better done on the whole. The mathematical papers set were probably harder than usual.

70. The weak places in the School appear to us to be situated in Classes V and IV and again in II B and I B. I B is again an extremely weak Class. It is specially desirable that Classes V and IV should be strengthened, or we fear that the good results obtained in Classes VII and VI are likely to be lost.

The Hon. Secretary,

We have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servants,

THE GOVERNING EODY, QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

EDWARD A. IRVING,

G. N. ORME.

H. R. WELLS.

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Appendix A.

EXAMINATION PAPERS.

Subject.

English Composition..................

Do.g

Class.

Number.

II.

Do.,

Shakespeare,

Geography,

III.

Do.,

I. B.

Do.,

II.

Do.,

III.

Do.,

IV.

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History,

II.

Do.,

III.

Hygiene,

Do.,

II.

Bookkeeping,

Algebra,

II.

Do.,

JII.

Arithmetic,

Do.,

II.

Do.,

III.

Geometry,

Do.,

I. A.

I. B.

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Mensuration,

Trigonometry..

English into Chinese,

Chinese into English,

No. 1.

CLASSES IA and IB.

ESSAY.

(a.) Write all you know about female infanticide in China. Describe any case about which you may have heard yourself.

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(b.) To boycott American goods would be like cutting off one's own nose to spite one's face. Discuss this assertion.

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(c.) Should Chinese who wish to become British subjects be compelled. to shave off their queues first ?

No. 2.

CLASS II.

ESSAY.

(4.) Should Chinese who wish to become British subjects be made to- ent off their queues first?

(b.) State in order which you would rather be a A, the Prince of Wales, Senior Optime in the Oxford Locals, or Sandow? Give you reasons for your choice.

(c.) Describe a Chinese funeral.

No. 3.

CLASS III.

ESSAY.

Write about Sandow if you have seen him.

If you had not seen Sandow say whether Chinese girls in Hongkong shoull be allowed to learn English, and give your reasons.

No. 4.

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SHAKESPEARE.

CLASS I.

JULIUS CAESAR.

1. Say what you know of the date and the sources of this play.

2. Comment on and contrast the characters of Brutus and Cassius as shown in this play.

3. What are the peculiar meanings of the following words in this play: - Quarrel, success, abide, lethe, havoc, proper, prefer?

4. By whom and of whom are the following said :—

(a.) O, he sits high in all the people's hearts:

(b.)

his silver hairs

Will purchase us a good opinion

And buy men's voices to commend our deeds.

(c.)

the noblest man

That ever lived in the tide of times.

(d.) This is a slight unmeritable man.

(e.) He only, in a general honest thought

And common good to all, made one of them.

5. What is the regular metre employed in this play, and what variations and irregularities occur?

6. What do you know of the following :-

Lupercal, Anchises, Colossus, the Nervii.

7. Give an account of Antony's funeral speech, with quotations if possible.

8. Who were the following, and what is their place in this play :-Casca, Portia, Cinna the Poet, Tatinius, Pindarus, Flavius?

No. 5.

GEOGRAPHY.

CLASS IA. A.-GENERAL.

B.-AFRICA & GERMANY.

1. What is the effect of (1) the wind, (2) the sea, upon climate? Illustrate from the climate of Hongkong.

2. Give an account of the Pacific Ocean; name the chief islands or groups of islands in it.

3. Give a short account of the physical features of South America, naming especially the mountains and rivers.. What are its chief products?

4. What parts of the world are most noted for their production of the following:-Wheat, rice, tin, coal, gold, silver?

5. To what extent is Africa divided among European Powers? Illus- trate with a map.

6. Give some account of the chief rivers in Africa.

7. Give a short account of (1) the Transvaal; (2) Morocco.

8. What are the chief islands to the East of Africa, and to whom do they belong?

9. What is the character of the German Empire, and how is it governed?

10. Where are the following, and for what are they famous :-Hamburg, Leipsic, Dresden, Cologne, Cairo, Johannesburg, Kimberley?

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GEOGRAPHY.

CLASS I.B. BRITISH ISLES: BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.

1. Draw a map of the British Isles, shewing the chief seas, and chief mountain ranges.

2. Give an account of the climate of England, Scotland and Ireland, and account for the differences.

3. Which towns in the British Isles are noted for shipbuilding and where are they situated?

4. Where are the following counties, and which are their principal towns-Kent, Lancashire, Lanarkshire, Glamorganshire, Antrim ?

5. Name the chief divisions of British North America, with their chief towns which is the largest division, and which the most populous ?

6. What can you say of the surface and the climate of Canada : compare them with the surface and climate of the British Isles.

7. Give an account of Newfoundland and of the Isle of Man.

8. What are the chief trades of British North America?

9. Where are the following:-Cape Breton, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Cape Wrath, Beachy Head, the Firth of Forth?

10. What do you know of the following towns :-Cardiff, Portsmouth, Aberdeen, Queenstown, Ottawa, Vancouver?

No. 7.

CLASS II.

GEOGRAPHY.

ENGLAND AND WALES.

1. Draw a map of England and Wales showing the seas surrounding them.

2. Which parts of the British Isles are the most hilly? Which are the chief mountain ranges, and the highest peaks ?

3. Give an account of the climate and the soil of Ireland; what are the chief products of the land?

4. What are the chief rivers flowing through England into the North Sea? Name any towns on their banks.

5. Where are the chief coalfields in England? Why are they valuable to the country?

6. What are the chief towns or centres in Eugland and Wales for the following manufactures and trades :--

Shipbuilding, cotton, cutlery, earthenware, anl fishing?

7. Where are the following counties, and what are their chief towns:— Surrey, Gloucestershire, Yorkshire, Mid Lothian, Merionethshire, and

Donegal ?

8. What do you know of the following towns ?———

Portsmouth, Birmingham, Newcastle, Oxford, Cork, and Belfast ?

No. 8.

GEOGRAPHY

CLASS III.

EUROPE.

1. Draw a rough map of Europe, showing the seas and countries which surround it.

2. What are the chief islands in the Mediterranean Sea? To what nations do they belong?

3. Name the chief mountain ranges and plateaus in Europe and say where they are situated.

4. Where are:- Land's End, Cape Trafalgar, Mount Hecla, Mount Maladetta, Lake Como, Lake Ladoga, Zuyder Zee, Cattegat?

5. Trace the course of the Volga and the Rhine rivers.

,6. Name the chief products and industries of France, and say which towns are the most famous for each.

7. What is the area and population of Belgium, and which are its chief towns?

8. What do you know of:-The Hagne, Rotterdam, Christiania, Stockholm, Madrid, Buda-pesth, Rome, Athens?

No. 9.

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GEOGRAPHY.

CHINESE EMPIRE.

CLASS IV.

1. Draw a map of the Chinese Empire, marking the chief rivers and mountain ranges.

2. Which are the chief peninsulas and islands in China?

them now belong to foreign nations?

3. Give an account of the Great Desert of Gobi.

Which of

4. Give a list of the eighteen provinces, and their principal towns.

5. Sketch the course of the Yang-tse-kiang, and name the chief towns on its banks.

6. What are the chief mineral products of China, and from what pro- vinces are they` obtained?

7. Give an account of Kwangtung Province and enumerate its chief

towns.

8. Where are the following towns, and what do you know of them:- Tientsin, Shanghai, Port Arthur, Hankow, Wuchow, Pakhoi ?

No. 10.

ENGLISH HISTORY.

CLASS 1. A., I. B.

1815-1871.

1. Why were the people discontented in the years following the close of the Peninsular War? What were the means by which their condition was gradually improved up to 1850?

2. What was the cause of the Crimean War? Give an account of it. 3. What disputes took place between England and China during this period, and what was their result?

4. What changes and revolutions occurred in Canada at this time?

5. What changes were made in the Criminal Laws of the country in the early part of this century, and why were they nccessary?

6. What do you know of the Corn Laws? When were they repealed, and what general question do they raise?

7. Trace the general progress made at this time, and especially that due to the introduction of steam power.

8. Give an account of the wars with Afghanistan in this period: draw

a small map of the Indian Frontier.

9. What were the causes of the American Civil War, and what was its

result? Did England take any part in it?

10. Give an account of the fighting in India during this period.

11. What do you know of the following:-Poor Laws, Chartists, Eastern Question, Rebecca Riots, Great Exhibition, Volunteer Movement, Suez Canal, Fenianism.

12. Who were :-Daniel O'Connell, Lord Dalhousie, Sir Colin Campbell, John Frost, Lord Napier, Wm. Gladstone.

No. 11.

ENGLISH HISTORY.

CLASS II.

JAMES I TO WILLIAM III.

1. What was the religion of the four Stuart Kings and what was the religious policy of each?

2. How did Charles I act during the first part of his reign? What were the causes of the rebellion against him?

3. At what time in the 17th century did the English make war against the French, and with what results?

4. Give an account of the battles fought by Oliver Cromwell from 1644 to 1651.

5. Give an account of the wars between England and Holland in the second half of the 17th century.

6. What rebellion took place against James II and what was its result? 7. Who were:-Guy Fawkes, Sir Walter Raleigh, General Monk, John Bunyan, the Seven Bishops, Peter the Great?

8. What do you know of :-The Petition of Right, Court of the Star Chamber, the Test Act, the Declaration of Rights, the Act of Settlement?

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CLASS III.

ENGLISH HISTORY. ·

WILLIAM I TO RICHARD II.

1. What sons had William I? Ilow was the House of Anjou descended from him?

2. What were the Crusades? Which English Kings took part in them?

3. Give an acconnt of the struggles between the English barons and the Kings in the 13th Century.

4. Give an account of the reign of Edward I, and say what took place in his reign.

5. Who was the Black Prince? Give an account of his life and of the battles in which he took part.

6. What do you know of the following:-

Feudal System, Domesday Book, Magna Carta?

7. What were the battles of :-The Standard, Acre, Evesham, Bannock- burn, and Otterburn?

8. Who were:-Robert, Earl of Gloucester; Thomas à Becket ; Robert Bruce; Wat Tyler?

No. 13.

HYGIENE.

CHAPS. I To IV.

1. What parts go to make up the air? What is the function of each part ?^

2. What steps should be taken to obtain ventilation? Illustrate from. Hongkong houses.

3. How is a pure water supply obtained? Compare the water supplied in Hongkong with that usual in China.

4. What foods are necessary to man? What are the best elements of diet ?`-

5. What steps are taken to put food into a proper condition for eating? What are the dangers arising from uncooked and unprotected food?

6. What is the use of clothing? What is the best sort, and compare the various clothes worn in Hongkong.

7. Give some account of the coming of the rainy season in Hongkong and account for the different climates of winter and summer.

8. What is the value and use of trees and shrubs ? nourished?

How are they

No. 14.

HYGIENE.

CLASSES JV & V.

1. Explain the term: Combustion, evaporation, stagnant, ventilation.

2. Of which gas is there the largest proportion in the air? What is its function?

3. What precautions should be taken in sinking well?

4. Why is it a good thing for the Chinese that they drink tea instead of water?

5. What three different kinds of substances are necessary for human food?

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BOOK-KEEPING.

CLASS I.

1. Explain the uses of (a.) a Waste Book, (b.) a Cash Book, (c.) a Ledger.

bill",

2. What is the meaning of a Bill of Exchange on London at 4 months a 3. What is the good of crossing a cheque ?

4. What do the following expressions mean "bad debts", "to honour a

"Pass Book", (6

endorse a cheque "?

5. First journalise and then post into ledger the following transac- tions:-

July 21st, 1995.-Brought for cash 31⁄2 tons copra @ $7.

July 22nd, 1905.-Bought of Wing Kee 80 chests tea @ $64.

July 22nd, 1905.-Sold 3 chests tea for cash @ $69.

July 25th, 1905.-Sold 10 chests tea to Man On @ $69.

July 26th, 1905.-Bought 80 tons Coal from Messrs. Blackheap

@ $12.

No. 16.

ALGEBRA.

CLASS I A. and B.

1. Simplify the following expression and regroup the terms according: to the process of æ:-

13bx+ −9 (cx −bx3)—§ox3 ¦ ].

x-4bx

4bx1-

[12ax − 4 Į 3bx1

2. The length of a room exceeds its breadth by 8 feet; if each had been increased by 4 feet the area would have been increased by 128 square- feet; find the original dimensions of the room.

3. Find the cube root of :

24x+y2 +96x*y* − 6x3y + x — §6xy3 + 64yo — 56x3y3.

4. Find the lowest common multiple of :-

b2, a 3 13,

2 ს

ab2

263.

5. Simplify :-

1 + x

4.x

1 + x2 1

1 +

1 + x2

4x2

X.2

1 + x1

+ x2

6. If 4x2 + 12x3y + Px2y2 + 6xy3 + y1 is a perfect square, find P.

7. In the centre of a square garden is a square lawn, outside this is a gravel walk 4 feet wide and then a flower border 6 feet wide, if the flower border and lawn together contain 721 square feet, find the area of the lawn.

Note.-I B, need not work the last two sums.

No. 17.

1. Add together:-

ALGEBRA.

CLASS II.

x 2

6x3 + 4x2 x +

and x +

and divide the

sum by 2x2 - 3x + 1.

2. Solve the following equation :-

7 (3x-6) + 5 (x3) 11 - 4 (18 − x).

3. Find all the times between 4 and 5 o'clock at which the hands of a

watch are

(1) At right angles;

(2) Opposite;

(3) Together.

4. Find the value of :-

(x + y)2 − (x − y)2; when x = a2 + ab + b2

5. What is factoring?

and y

Factor the following expressions :-

· a3 — x2 + a2

ab + b2

(x2 + 3x) 2 + 10 (x2 + 5x) + 24.

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ALGEBRA.

CLASS III.

1. When a negative bracket is removed, what must be done to the terms in it? Give an example.

What is a coefficient? Give an example.

What is the law of signs in multiplication?

2. Add together :-

5a2 + 2ab2 + 3ab −7b2; 6a2b + 7ab; 3a2 4ab + b2 and subtract 5ab2 + Tab 662 from the total.

3. Divide b (x3 + a3) + ax (x2

(x + a).

4. To as + ¿3 add (a

---

a2) + (¿ 3 (x + a) by (a + b)

b) (a + b) (a2 + b2) (a2 + ba).

5. Using the letters x and y as variables, and the letters a b c d as coefficients, construct the most general integral expression of the second degree which shall be

(1) homogeneous;

(2) symmetrical;

(3) homogeneous and symmetrical.

No. 19.

ARITHMETIC.

CLASS I.

1. Find, to the nearest penny, the difference between the compound interest on £1,200 for 5 years at 3 per cent. per annum, according as the interest is paid yearly or half yearly.

2. A cistern is filled by 3 taps A, B, and C, such that A and B run-. ning together can fill the cistern in 6 minutes, B and C in 84 minutes, and -C and A in 6 minutes. If A alone be turned on for 3 minutes and B alone for 5 minutes, how long will it take C alone to complete the filling of the cistern?

3. How many revolutions does a wheel of radius 2 feet make in 23 miles?

4. If 2 turkeys and 9 fowls cost £2. 18s. 6d., and 7 turkeys and 3 fowls cost £6. 13s. 6d.; find the cost of 1 turkey and 1 fowl.

5. Find the volume in cubic feet of a cylindrical gas holder 12 feet high and 100 feet in diameter.

No. 20.

ARITHMETIC.

CLASS II.

1. Find the value of √ 13 to 6 places of decimals.

2. Find the cube root of :—

·000000004913.

3. A room is twice as wide as it is high and twice as long as it is wide and contains 48627.125 cubic feet; what would it cost to cover it with carpet 27 inches wide at 2/6 per yard ?

4. If the cost of provisioning a ship carrying 64 men be £350, 8s. Od. when the ship is at sea 73 days, what will it cost to provision for 33 days a ship carrying a crew of 110 men ?

5. By ordering coal direct from the pit owner, I obtain 22 cwt. for each ton; what quantity must I order to effect a saving of 30s. when the price of coal is 25s. per ton?

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ARITHMETIC.

CLASS III.

1. Express as decimal fractions :-

384-58

20150

1934

1+ 2- I

1-15

2. Assuming that a year contains 365-2422 days and a lunar month 29.5306 days find to four places what decimal a lunar month is of a year and what multiple nineteen years is of a lunar mouth.

3. A pond 70 yards square is frozen over with ice 3 inches thick ; find in tons to the nearest whole number the weight of the ice if a cubic foot of it weighs 57 lbs.

4. If the carriage of 3 tous 4 cwt. for 98 miles cost 16s, what will be the cost of carrying 4 tous 9 cwt, a distance of 28 miles at the same rate ?

5. An estate consists of 89 ac. 3 r. 37 sq. po. of pasture, 73 ac. 2 r. 17 sq. po. of arable land, 10 ac. 1 r. 12 sq. po. of plantation. What is its annual value at a rent 55s, an acre?

No. 22.

GEOMETRY.

CLASS I A.

1. Prove that the opposite angles of any quadrilateral L M N P inscribed in a circle are together equal to two right angles.

2. Prove that if a straight line touch a circle and from the point of -contact a chord be-drawn the angles which this chord makes with the tangent

shall be equal to the angles in the alternate segments of the circle. (NOTE:-Name the taugent L M N and the chord P M.)

3. If four common tangents are drawn to two circles external to one another; shew that the two direct and also the two transverse tangents intersect on the straight line which joins the centres of the circles.

4. Inscribe a regular pentagon (H K L M N) in a given circle.

5. An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a given circle: shew that twice the square on one of its sides is equal to three times the area of the square inscribed in the same circle.

6. From an external point A two tangents A B and A C are drawn to a given circle and the angle B A C is bisected by a straight line which meets the circumference at 1 and 1 Shew that I is the centre of the circle inscribed in the triangle A B C, and 1, the centre of one of the inscribed circles.

No. 23.

CLASS I B.

GEOMETRY.

Note:-Use letters L M N P R for all work.

1. On the same base and on the same side of it there cannot be two triangles having their sides which are terminated at one extremity of the base equal to one another and also those which are terminated at the other extremity equal to one another.

2. Prove that in a quadrilateral if two opposite sides which are not parallel are produced to meet one another, the perimeter of the greater of the two triangles so formed is greater than the perimeter of the quadrilateral.

3. Prove that in a right-angled triangle the square described on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.

4. Prove that the bisectors of the angles of a triangle are concurrent.

5. What is the difference between the square on the side subtending the obtuse angle in an obtuse-angled triangle and the square on the sides containing the obtuse angle? Prove it.

6. Prove that the sum of the squares on the sides of a parallelogram is -equal to the sum of the squares ou the diagonals.

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CLASS II.

GEOMETRY.

1. What is an angle? What is an acute angle? What do you understand by a plane? What are radii ?

What is a triangle ?

2. Write the supplement and the complement of the following angles :- 83°, 42°, 15′, 49° 33′ 17′′, 51° 23′′.

3. Prove that the bisectors of the adjacent angles which one straight line makes with another contain å right angle.

4. Prove that any two sides of a triangle F. G. II. are together greater than the third side.

5. Show that the triangle formed by joining the middle points of the sides of an equilateral triangle is also equilateral.

No. 25.

CLASS I.

MENSURATION.

(Note-Assume r=3·1416.)

1. In a circular riding school of 150 feet in diameter, a circular ride, within the outer edge, is to be made of a uniform width of 12 feet: find the cost of doing this at 2s. 2 d. per square yard.

2. The area of a quadrilateral is 37 acres 1 rood 16 poles; one diagonal is 25 chains find the sum of the perpendiculars on this diagonal from the two opposite augles.

3. Lay down the field A BCDEFG and find its area from the following dimensions :—

to. D

1560 864

20 E

G 690

618 from F

to G

D 690

1305 363 from C

to C

1650

B 362

1230

405

Begin

at A

390 G range East.

4. Find to the nearest gallon the quantity of water which will be held by a cylindrical vessel having the radius of its base 23 inches and its height being 22 inches.

What will be the weight of this quantity of water? (A cubic inch of water weighing 252.458 grains.)

5. Find the weight of an iron dumb-bell consisting of two spheres of 3 inches diameter joined by a cylindrical bar 6 inches long and 1 inch in diameter; an iron ball 4 inches in diameter weighing 9 lbs.

6. Find in cubic feet and decimals the volume of a triangular pyramid

8 feet in height and having its sides at the base 5, 7, and 9 feet in length.

7. Find the volume of a circular cone the height of which is 17 feet and the circumference at the base 22 feet.

No. 26.

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TRIGONOMETRY.

Note:Use π=3.1416.

1. The earth being supposed a sphere of which the diameter is 7982 miles, find the length of 4° of the meridian.

Find the answer to 3 places of decimals.

2. Let M N P be a triangle. Draw from N a perpendicular N R on M P and let it be within the triangle.

Write the following ratios :-

Sin N MR, cos

N M R, tan NM R. Sin M NR, cot M N R, cosec M N R.

Sin N P R, sin P N R, tan N P R.

3. Trace the changes in the sign and magnitude of the secant and cotangent of an angle as the angle increases from 0° to 360°.

4. If a=0°, ẞ=30°, y=45°, 8=60° and ◊ =90°

find the value of :---

(a) cos a. sin y. cos §

(b) (Sin 0 −cos @ + coséc ß) (cos + sec + cot 8).

5. The length of a kite string is 250 yards and the angle of elevation of the kite is 30°, find the height of the kite.

6. Prove the following relation :--

sin 33° + sin 3° cos 33+ cos 3°

tan 18°.

No. 27.

UPPER SCHOOL.

TRANSLATION.

ENGLISH INTO CHINESE.

1. It is reported that Prince Ching and the members of the Grand Council have held several conferences regarding the meeting of Russian and Japanese peace plenipotentiaries at Washington and the question of the future of Manchuria. The Government has also telegraphed to the different Viceroy s and Governors inquiring what attitude China should adopt in the present circumstances.

2. Mahomet's household was of the frugalest; his common diet bread and water; sometimes for months there was not a fire once lighted on his hearth. They record with just pride that he would mend his own shoes and patch his own cloak. A poor, hard-toiling, ill-provided man; careless of what vulgar men toil for. Not a bad man, I should say; something better in him than hunger of any sort, or these wild Arab men, fighting and jostling three and twenty years at his hand, in close contact with him always, would not have reverenced him so!

3. All effectual advancement towards the true felicity of the human race must be by individual, not public effort. Certain general measures may aid, certain revised laws guide, such advancement; but the measure and law which have first to be determined are those of each man's home.

Note.-Boys in Class III may translate one only of the above pieces if they choose.

TRANSLATION.

CHINESE INTO ENGLISH,

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No. 28.

UPPER SCHOOL.

其所以終不能立憲也國保守黨之意以爲專制之權實爲維繫全俄之公車心否則必此

三. 俄國人民要求立憲出於大衆之輿論己幾爲俄皇所允惟所難者

乎若損己以利人尤上上人事願同志共圖之卽宜躊躇若人與己之利害正半便宜輟手况利全在己害全在人者於己有利於人無損皆可爲之若利於己者十之九損於人者十之一凡作事第一念爲自己思量第二念便須替他人莫若彼此兩利或諸神之地位勝於未教化時之諸神有裝飾之物及拜奉之禮儀等理拜奉天地三光風雲雷雨諸神能造成各像設祭師以拜之其所奉發明士農工商四民之事業成爲人民生計之大源其教道亦較前修以爲聯族之共主耕牧貿易之利漸興由語言而制爲文字文學於以有教化之世其人民漸有定居能合多族多支派人以立國公舉一長

Note.-Boys in the third class need not translate more than ONE

of the above.

Note. Boys in the second class need not translate more than Two-

of the above.

Appendix B.

TABLE SHEWING NAMES OF THE CLASS MASTERS AND NUMBER AND SIZE OF THE CLASSES.

Master.

Class.

Approximate

No. of boys.

A. W. Grant, B. A.

55*

R. E. O. Bird, M. A.

II.

.A. H. Crook, B.A.

Ng In..

VI.

T. K. Dealy.

Trang Chung.

Tse Ching-foug.

A.J. May, M. R. A. S. Kong Ki-fai.

Leung Kwong-kün.

Lau Tsoi.

G. P. de Martin, B. A.

Li Ying-shin.

Chin Yung-chi.

Ying Wing-chik. H. L. Garrett, B.A.

Fung Sz-chan.

VI.

Chan Sz-yui..

VI.

Cheung Ka-shing.

VII.

Ko Po-shatn.

Pupil teachers

VII.

Leung Wing-wai.

VII.

.Wong Hoi-man.

under B. Tanner, Normal Master.

VIII. A.

Li Wai-hong.

.* Note.—R. J. Birbeck, B. A., took a Preliminary Oxford Local Class form:

from Classes I and 11.

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

No. 1905

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 8th February, 1905.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

Tables.

I (A). Comparative Statement of the Revenue received during the years 1903 and 1904.

1 (B).—Return of Fees from Boat Licences.

I (C). Return shewing the number of Boat Licences of various descriptions issued during the year 1904.

I (D).—Return shewing the revenue from the Markets, and the number of Shops and Stalls occupied and unoccupied during the year.

The revenue collected during the year amounted to $167,083.66, being an increase of $6,159 over the amount collected in 1903. The principal increases are under the heads Hawkers, Markets, and Market Licences.

The increase in the revenue from hawkers' licences is $4,348. In October, 1903, the fee for a hawker's licence was doubled and is now $4 a year paid half-yearly. The number of licences issued during the year was 12,768 The licences run for twelve months from the 1st of October, and the fee being paid half-yearly, a number of hawkers allow their licences to lapse at the close of six months, as is shewn in the following table:-

Number of new licences issued, Number of licences re-issued,

Total number,

Half-year ending 31st March, 1904.

6,633

Half-year ending 30th

September, 1904.

2,318 3,965

6,283

A comparison between the figures for the last quarters of the years 1902, 1903 and 1904, which are respectively 7,773, 5,997, and 5,849, shews the effect the raising of the fee has had on the number of hawkers. Hawkers as a class claim so much attention from the Government that the following return shewing the articles sold by hawkers who took out licences during the months of April and May, 1904, will be of interest :-

Articles sold.

Cooked eatables of all kinds including pickles,

sweetmeats, and preserves,

Ice-creams and drinks of all kinds including ærated

Number of Hawkers.

1,065

400

waters,

Fruit,

1,226

Vegetables,

605

Eggs,

Rice,

Salt,

Salt Fish,

133

Chickens,

Ducks,

Marine delicacies,

Soy,

Cloth,

195

Foreign goods,

275

Clothes, &c.,

Silver ornaments,

Marine Stores,.

Tobacco & cigarettes,

Flowers,

Miscellaneous,

246

4,538

110

The revenue from the lease of Market premises shews an increase of $4,619, distributed fairly evenly among all the Markets with the exception of the Tai-kok- tsui Market, where an increase in business is not to be looked for just yet, and the Des Voeux Road Market. The latter is not a complete success from a revenue point of view. At the end of 1903 there were 32 shops and stalls occupied out of 42; at the end of 1904 there were only 10. The revenue for the month of December fell from $245 in 1903 to $75 in 1904. The extension to the Wanchai Market was ready for occupation on the 1st April. All the stalls with one exception are let, and the revenue for December was $322, compared with $219 for the same month of the pre- vious year. The increased accommodation provided in the So-kon-po' Market is still considerably in excess of the needs of the neighbourhood, which is not a very popu- lous one, whilst restaurant and eating-house keepers and those who have to feed a large number of employés, get their supplies from the Wanchai Market despite the distance. Licences for the sale of food outside the Markets are issued by the Sani- tary Board and account for an increase of $2,313.

The largest decrease is one of $2,900 under the head of Certificates to Chinese entering Manila and America, but this is an item which is not under the control of this Department. The revenue from boat licences has been almost stationary for three years. The revenue from Marriages has fallen 37 per cent.

The total expenditure during the year was $31,339.71, compard with $35,150.21 in 1903. The decrease is due to no salary being drawn in England during the year, and to the rise in exchange. There was also in 1903 an exceptional expenditure on salaries of temporary clerks.

The actual expenditure fell short of that estimated by $4,266, of which $2,852 comes under the head of Exchange Compensation, the balance being divided among eight items.

PO LEUNG KUK INCORPORATION ORDINANCE.

(No. 6 of 1893.)

WOMEN AND GIRLS' PROTECTION ORDINANCE.

(No. 4 of 1897.)

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Tables.

II (A). Return shewing the Number of Women and Girls admitted to the Po Leung Kuk during the year 1904 and the arrangements made regarding them.

II (B). Return shewing the Number of Women and Girls detained under warrant after enquiry in the Registrar General's Office and the arrangements made regarding them.

II (C). Return shewing the Number of Emigrants detained under warrant by the Registrar General and the arrangements made regarding them.

II (D)-Return giving Particulars regarding Girls who are required to report themselves to the Registrar General.

II (E).-Return shewing the Number of Persons reported to the Po Leung Kuk as missing and of those who have been reported as recovered during the year 1904.

The tables giving parculars regarding the women and girls who came under the protection of the Regist. General are arranged somewhat differently this year, and so as to shew how many were detained under warrant and how many were not.

One unsatisfactory feature of the returns is the number of women (53 per cent.). who are unconditionally released after a period of detention. These women may be devided into four classes-(1) girls who have been trained to lead an immoral life but who appear to be too young to be considered free agents; (2) grown up women mostly widows and servants who have just commenced to lead an immoral life; (3) grown up women believed to be entering on an immoral life under com-

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pulsion; (4) grown up women, intending emigrants, claiming to be married women, but suspected of being induced to emigrate by fraud or intimidation. The difficulties in the way of forming a correct judgment on the first examination are. very great. To begin with, the women and girls in classes 1 and 2 almost invariably make a false statement, one which is taught them by their owners and by the keepers of disorderly houses, and which varies so as to suit the idiosyncracy of the examining officer. What the Registrar General has to go by is the bearing and appearance of the women, their accent and their familiarity with the life they state they are leading. If they appear to be very young, bearing in mind that 90 per cent. of these women do not consider themselves to be free agents, he has no option but to remove them temporarily from the influence of their owners and do his best to ascer- tain their real age and history. If they appear to belong to class 2 he must satisfy himself that they understand they are not bound by any consideration given in China or any agreement made there. Class 3 consists of very ignorant women from the interior of the province or perhaps from Kwangsi. It has been possible to rescue a number of these, but the majority have been kept in Canton or some other city by their owners until they have become reconciled to the life. The women belonging to class 4 will be mentioned later.

The inconvenience to which these women are put is very great, but, as stated above, the majority of them do not consider themselves free agents, and as it is a question not of convicting an innocent person but of rescuing an ignorant one, the result of "giving the benefit of the doubt" is to confine the women pending thorough investigation, not to release her.

Special efforts have been made during the year to prevent young girls entering on an immoral life in the Colony, and the success though not striking, is I think as great as could be expected. I hope however I may find it possible, with the co-opera- tion of the Chinese gentlemen who are interested in this work, to reduce the number of women sent to the Po Leung Kuk, and thus lessen the inconvenience to the women themselves, and lighten the burden borne by the Society.

The total number of persons admitted to the Po Leung Kuk during the year was 676, compared with 826 in 1903, a very satisfactory decrease, as there is no reason to suspect a relaxation of vigilance on the part of the Police or of this Departinent.

The number detained under warrant was 434, and when it is is considered that each of these women has to be patiently examined and cross-examined by members of the Po Leung Kuk Committee in order to elicit the truth, some conception can be formed of the arduous nature of the work undertaken by the business men who form the Committee.

Twenty-five runaway maid-servants were admitted during the year. Most of the little girls complain of ill-treatment, but it is very rarely that any signs of ill- treatinent can be seen; when they are, the Police are at once communicated with. I believe that as a class, these Chinese maid-şervants in Hongkong are aware of the protection that the Government will extend to them. The case is the same with the inmates of houses of ill-fame, though many of them feel bound in honour to serve their owner for the number of years-usually from one to three in Hongkong agreed upon.

In 1883 the late Dr. STEWART, who was then Registrar General, introduced a system of securing the proper upbringing of certain girls who had come under his protection, by requiring their guardians to enter into a bond to bring them to see the Registrar General once every quarter until they were satisfactorily settled in life. In 1891 the number of these girls was 123. They were mostly little children found in disorderly houses. By the close of 1903 the number was further reduced to 13, and it is satisfactory to think that no considerable increase is to be anticipated from the source above mentioned.

• All the same, 18 more girls were added to the list during 1904. But they are an older class-about 15 or 16 years of age-who have already entered on an immoral life. No prosecution of their owners is possible as proofof their real age cannot be procured. All that can be done is to bind their guardians, if any are forth- coming, not to let them enter a disorderly house, but to keep them in Hongkong and bring then before the Registrar General at regular intervals.

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The Women and Girls Protection Ordinance gives the Registrar General very full powers of protection, but unfortunately it very frequently permits the criminal to escape unpunished. In every charge made under Section 3 (traffic in woman or girl), it is necessary to prove "purpose of prostitution." This purpose is in many cases obvious, but impossible of proof, as naturally the victim is not consulted and the arrests are made on arrival or departure from the Colony and not in a disorderly house. I question however whether it would be wise to extend the nature of an offence under this section. Intimidation and forcible detention are also very difficult of proof, but no amendment of the law can render the proof easier. There are two points on which, if public opinion supports it, an amendment would be justifiable and advisable. At present abduction with intent is only an offence in the case of girls under 16, and procuration the same. At home the ages are respectively 18 and 21. Physically a Cantonese girl may become adult sooner than an English girl, but it cannot be denied that from the nature of her upbringing a Cantonese girl of 17 or 20 requires just as much protection as an English girl of the same age.

EMIGRATION.

CHINESE EMIGRATION ORDINANCE 1 OF 1889).

Table.

III. Return shewing the Number of Female Passengers and Boys examined and passed before the Registrar General under the Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 1889, during the year 1904.

Out of 11,521 persons examined by the Registrar General before embarkation, 135, or 1.2 per cent., were detained for enquiries. Of these, 74 (see Table II D) were ultimately allowed to leave without any order being made.

Intending emigrants are examined by the Assistant Registrar Gencral, and where he suspects fraud or intimidation the Registrar General re-examines and decides as to whether detention is necessary or not. The first examination is neces- sarily of a cursory character, the time spent in examining 9,085 persons being 77 hours, but the large majority of the emigrants are obviously above suspicion, and nothing more than an examination of the photograph and a few questions are called for.

No tabulated record has been kept hitherto of the occupations of female emi- grants, but one will be kept in future. In Table II C, which shews the number of female emigrants detained under warrants, professed prostitutes have been dis- tinguished from women who claim to be respectable.

It has been said that the present system of examination. and the possibility of detention act as a deterrent to respectable women emigrating. This is quite possible and I have known cases where it has happened. Last year, 51 respectable women were detained, and in the case of 21 of these, it was found on further examination that there was no cause for detention. But the cases of these women are invariably investigated the evening of their detention by the Committee of the Po Leung Kuk, and if the result of the investigation is satisfactory, they are released the next morning and enabled to proceed on their voyage by the steamer by which they have taken their passage. Two respectable women passengers by a steamer which left on the 25th January this year were detained for a night but allowed to proceed on their voyage after further enquiries, whilst among the passengers by a steamer which left the week before, there were two women and a girl posing as married women, who were discovered to have been carried off by robbers, but were in such fear of the kidnappers that even at their first appearance in Court they were afraid to give evidence against them. Fortunately their confidence revived, and the three men who were taking them abroad were sentenced to one year's hard labour,

One of the causes of the detention of women who are ultimately released is a habit they and their relatives have of inventing a story when they think the true facts will be disbelieved. The invention breaks down on examination and the suspicions of the examining officer are naturally aroused. Still there have been seve- ral cases where although the story told had obviously been fabricated I have thought the behaviour and appearance of the parties justified my passing them.

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Arrangements have been made with the Protector of Chinese at Singapore for the issue of certificates to respectable Chinese who propose to travel with their family. I do not know that anything further can be done at present in the way of facilitating female emigration. Unhampered emigration but emigration freed from the abuses that common report still connects with it is of the greatest importance to this Colony and to the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, and the problem this Government has to solve is how to prevent and detect fraud and in- timidation, without discouraging female emigration.

The problem of how to protect male emigrants without unduly hampering emigra- tion is equally hard to solve That abuses do exist is notorious, and an examination of the 327 emigrants by the . S. "Capri" on the 15th October proved that there was ample justification for common report. Acting on special instructions, the Assistant Harbour Master and I visited the steamer after the emigrants had embarked, and detained 26 men who we suspected had not been present at the examination in the Harbour Master's Office and were being taken abroad by fraud or misrepresentation. Our suspicions were proved correct in the case of 13, several of them young lads. Unfortunately no charge could be laid against any one. The Emigration-house Bye-laws are under revision and several much needed alterations will be made.

During the year 1904, 50 hotels and 32 emigration-houses (for men only) were licensed. At the end of the year there were were 48 hotels and 14 emigration- houses holding licences, as against 50 hotels and 16 emigration-houses at the close of 1903. The total number of emigrants passed by the Einigration Officer and by the Registrar General during the year was 76,304. The 50 hotels afford accommodation for 3,267 persons and employ 1,011 servants, so that the number of guests that can be accommodated at one time is 2,256. It is not only intending emigrants who are accommodated in these hotels but people returning to China, besides numbers of temporary visitors to Hongkong. The 14 emigration-houses can legally accommo- date 264 persons but as they employ 89 servants the number of emigrants in them at any one time cannot exceed 175 The largest house can accommodate 41 emigrants, but there is one which can only accommodate 3, three 4, and two 6. These houses are obviously only emigration offices. The Protector of Chinese at Singapore mentions in his Annual Report for 1903 that 12,177 unpaid passengers arrived froin Hongkong during the year. All of these should have passed through the 14 licensed emigration houses and have spent 48 hours there. It is unfortunate that so far, it has been found impossible to appoint an Inspector to ensure the enforcement of the law. The revenue derived from these licences was $2,820.

CHINESE POSTAL HONGS AND CHINESE POStmen.

(Government Notifications 273 and 274 of 1902.)

The number of l'ostal Hongs licensed during the year was 36, and of letter- carriers, 137 as against 42 and 99 respectively in 1903.

5. CRETIFICATES OF IDENTITY TO CHINESE ENTERING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, &C. The number of certificates issued during the years 1903 and 1904 was:-

To the United States,

To the Hawaiian Islands,

To the Philippines,

POPULATION.

1903.

1904.

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The following is an estimate of the population of the Colony, inclusive of New Kowloon but exclusive of the rest of the New Territo y, on the 30th June, 1904-

British and Foreign Community. 18,900

Chinese. 342,306

Total. 361,206

The population of New Kowloon according to the Census taken in 1901 was 17,243, of the rest of the New Territory 85,011.

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MARRIAGES.

(Ordinance No. 7 of 1875 as amended by Ordinance No. 15 of 1902

and Ordinance No. 6 of 1903.)

The number of marriages solemnized during the year was 131, as compared with 146 in 1903. Twenty-one marriages were contracted at the Registrar General's Office. Two certificates were issued under the Foreign Marriage Ordinance. The Church of the Holy Trinity at Kowloon and the Basel Mission Chapel at Shaukiwan were licensed for the celebration of marriages. 335 permits to fire crackers were issued in the case of Chinese marriages.

IV (A).

BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

(Ordinance No. 7 of 1896.)

Tables.

Return of Births and Deaths registered during the year 1904.

IV (B). Return shewing the Number of Births and Deaths registered at the various Registration Offices in the Colony, during the year 1904.

1904.

IV (C). Return shewing Death-rates in different groups of Ages, for the year

IV (D).-Return shewing the Number of Deaths in Hospitals, during the year

IV (E)-Return shewing the Number of Patients under treatment in the Tung Wa Hospital during the year 1904, with other particulars.

IV (F). Return shewing the Number and Causes of Deaths registered during the year ended the 31st December, 1904.

BIRTHS.

The births registered during the year were as follows:-

Chinese,

Non-Chinese,

Males.

Females.

Total.

621

321

942

119

144

263

740

465

1,205

This is equal to a general birth-rate of 3.30 per 1,000, as compared with 3.17 in 1903. The birth-rate in the non-Chinese Community alone was 13 9 per 1,000, as compared with 15.2 in 1903.

The nationalities of the non-Chinese parents were as follows:-British 106, Indian 37, Malay 8, Portuguese 73, Philippinos 14, German 13, American 3, French 2, and seven other nationalities one each.

The number of Chinese births registered is not a full record of the births that have occurred in the Colony. The births of many of the infants that die during the first month or so of life certainly remain unregistered. The number of infants one month old and under that died in the various Convents or were found by the Police in the streets or in the harbour was 572-203 being males and 369 females. Proba- bly none of these was registered.

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The following figures are taken from the Reports of the Censuses of Hongkong and Singapore in the years 1901 and 1891 respectively, and from the Registrar General's reports for the year 1903:-

HONGKONG AND SINGAPORE

CHINESE POPULATION ACCORDING TO CENSUS.

Singapore, 1891,

Males 15 & over.

Males Total Females Females under 15 Males.

Total Grand

15 & over. under 15. Females. Total.

93,972.

6,474 |100,446

1,561 5,846 21,462 121,908

Victoria, 1901,.. 116,671 12,725 129,396|| 32,930 | 12,730 45,660|175,056|| Hongkong, (

ESTIMATED CHINESE POPULATION AND NUMBER OF BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1903.

Singapore,

Victoria, Hongkong,

Population.

175,345

190,690

Number of Births.

3,959

550*

*Including births among a portion of the harbour population.

It is not probable that the ratio of adult females to males has altered much during the last thirteen years in either place, and in any case the adult female population of Victoria must be considerably larger than that of Singapore. The figures are therefore somewhat remarkable.

On the 1st of July branch register offices for births and deaths among the Chinese were opened at No. 2 and No. 7 Police Station in the Eastern and Western parts of the town respectively, in order to facilitate and encourage registration. A study of the number of births and deaths registered at the various offices shews that the Kowloon City District is the only one in which there is anything approaching a normal ratio of births to deaths. It should be noted though that this is a rural district not yet invaded by manufactories or workshops.

10.

DEATHS.

The number of deaths in the British and Foreign Community was 236, as com- pared with 309 in 1903. Of these, 74 were British, 70 Indian, 3 Malay, 40 Portu- guese, 16 Japanese, 9 French, 7 German, 5 Philippinos, and less numbers of other nationalities. The number of deaths among the Chinese was 5,882, almost the same number 5,875--as in 1903. 495 Chinese and other Asiatics-no Europeans-died from plague.

The following table shews the number of deaths and the death-rate per 1,000 during the last ten years:-

Estimated Population.

British and Foreign.

Chinese.

Total.

1895,

.10,828

237,670

248,498

1896,

.12,709

226,710

239,419

1897,

13,700

235,010

248,710

1898,

15,190

239,210

254,400

1899,

..15,822

243,490

259,312

1900,

14,778

247,900

262,678

1901,

.20,096

280,564

300,660

1902,

.18,524

294,300

311,824

1903,

..18,581

307,050

325,631

†1904,

18,900

342,306

361,206

Including New Kowloon.

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Deaths.

1895,

...5,400

1896,

.5,860

1897,

...4,688

1898,

...5.674

1899,

..6,181

1900,

..6,773

1901,

7,082

1902,

...6,783

1903,

..6,185

1904,

.6.118

Death-rate per 1,000.

British and Foreign.

Chinese.

Total.

1895,

..17.64

21.92

21.73

1896,

..19.91

24.75

24.48

1897,

...14.89

19.08

18.85

1898,

..19.15

22.50

22.30

1899.

...15.23

24.40

23.84

1900,

..20.44

26.10

25.78

1901,

..20.50

23.77

23.55

1902,

..19.00

21.93

21.70

1903,

.16.16

19.19

18.19

1904,

..12.48.

17.18

16.94

Six hundred and ten certificates were issued by the Police for the removal of dead bodies from the Colony, as against 327 in 1903.

11.

EXHUMATION.

One hundred and sixty-six permits were issued to exhume human remains for removal to China or for re-burial in the Colony.

12.

HOSPITAL DEATHS.

The number of hospital deaths amounted to 1,769 or 28.9 per cent. of the total number of deaths registered during the year.

The number of patients under treatment during the year in the Tung Wa Hospital was 2,667, as compared with 2,457 in 1903. Of these, 1,615 were dis- charged and 1,019 died. The ratio of deaths to every 100 admissions during the year was 44.5. In 1903 it was 36.20, and in 1902 45.34. The number of out-patients was 63,736. In 1903 it was 72,843.

13.

VACCINATION ORDINANCE.

(No. 2 of 1890.)

Tables.

V (A). Return of Vaccinations performed during the year 1904 at the various Hospitals and the Villages.

V (B). Return shewing the Number of Children born during the year who have been vaccinated, and other particulars.

V (C). Return shewing the Number of Children born during 1903 whose vac- cination had been reported by the 31st December, 1904.

V (D). Return shewing the Number of Reminders to vaccinate sent out during the year and the action taken.

The Tung Wa Hospital vaccinators visit the villages of Hongkong and Kow- loon at intervals during the cold season, and the number of children vaccinated compares favourably enough with the number of births registered. The visits of the vaccinators will be extended in future to Shamshuipo and Kowloon City.

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Tables V (B), V (C) and V (D) speak for themselves.

Vaccination of children under six months of age is not compulsory, nor is vaccination compulsory in any case between the 1st of May and the 30th of Septem- ber. The returns therefore for the year 1904 cannot be completed until October The Tables include only the Chinese born in Victoria. Next year the Chinese born elsewhere in the Colony will be included.

next.

14.

15.

16.

REGISTRATION OF BOOKS.

(Ordinance No. 2 of 1888.)

Fifty-nine books were registered during the year, as compared with 84 in 1903.

No works were registered during the year.

REGISTRATION OF HOUSEHOLDERS. (Ordinance No. 3 of 1888, Chapter III.)

Tables.

VI (A). Return shewing the Number of Householoders' Certificates, &c. issued under Ordinance No. 3 of 1888 during the year 1904.

VI (B). Return shewing the Changes of Tenancy reported during the year

1904.

17.

PERMITS.

(Ordinance No. 3 of 1888, Part V.)

The nature and number of permits issued during the year were as follows:

To fire crackers,

To perform theatricals,

To hold processions,

To hold religious ceremonies,

Total,....

571.

687

The issue of these permits was regularized by Regulations made by the Governor- in-Council under Section 27 of the Ordinance, dated the 16th August. The condi- tions under which permits for theatricals were issued were found to be in need of revision, and opportunity was taken to revise the conditions of the other permits. Rules have been made to facilitate the prevention of overcrowding in the theatres and to ensure their maintenance in a good sanitary condition, and in view of the danger from fire, theatrical performances are no longer permitted to be held in mat- sheds in Victoria or in the Southern part of the Kowloon Peninsula. Owing to complaints from Europeans the firing of crackers is now confined to premises occupied by Chinese.

18.

INTERPRETATION DEPARTMENT.

The Interpretation Department consists of 66 posts divided into three classes as described in General Order No. 16. There are now eight Student Interpreters, two of whom are on the point of completing their full term of study. One TANG TAT-HUNG obtained a special prize for translation from Chinese to English at the Annual Examination in Queen's College. Four others will be qualified by the close of the year. Two Student Interpreters were appointed in 1904.

12.

DISTRICT WATCHMEN.

Tables.

VII (A)-Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure of the District Watch- men's Fund, for the year 1904.

VII (B).-State of the District Watchmen Force on the 31st December, 1904.

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During the year 1904 the Force has been increased by 13 men consequent on an understanding come to with the Government by which a piece of land in the Eastern part of the town was given as a site for a District Watclimen's House on condition that the number of the Force was increased. The site is in Nullah Lane not far from the Wanchai Market, and a contract has been entered into for the erec- tion of quarters at a cost of $4,500.

The condition of the Force during the year was not quite satisfactory. It was found impossible to attract or retain good men, and it was decided to raise the rate of pay to the present figure which is approximately that of the Chinese Police. increase in the pay dated from the 1st of August.

The

The large increase in the contributions, which were $23,241, as compared with $12,648 in 1901, has rendered feasible the increase in the number of the Force and in the rate of pay. The large balance in hand has also permitted the construction of quarters in both the East and West end of the town, and will allow of a needful extension being made to the Central District Watchmen's House in Tai-ping-shau.

Two and a half houses were purchased in Third Street, West Point, during the year. By an agreement with the owner of the adjacent property the house of which one half was bought, was pulled down and the space is to be left unbuilt upon. It was proposed to adapt the remaining two houses for District Watchmen's quarters, but on examination it was found that the party-walls were not strong, and that the work of adapting the premises would prove costly. It was decided therefore to pull down the old buildings and re-erect a more suitable one. The contract for the new building is for $5,300. It will accommodate 31 men.

The contributions to the Fund for the year were $23,241, as against $22,495 in 1903, being an increase of $745. The expenditure was $22,347. The principal items of expenditure exclusive of wages were $4,078 for the purchase of Inland Lot 680, section 1 sub-section 1 and one-half sub-section 2, at West Point for a District Watchmen's House, $1,199 for uniform and equipment, and $632 for repairs to the Central Watchmen's House and for painting and colour-washing. The balance to the credit of the Fund on the 31st December was $15,938. Against that must be put a liability of $9,800 in connection with the erection of the two Watchmen's Quarters.

Three hundred and thirty-five (335) Convictions were obtained before the Police Magistrate during the year throngh the instrumentality of District Watch- men, and the Committee is indebted to the "Tsun Wan Yat Po" and " Wai San Yat Po" newspapers for publishing regularly a list of convictions. One hundred and eighteen applications for the post of District Watchmen were received during the year.

The District Watchmen Committee met eleven times during the year and a . variety of subjects of interest to the Chinese Community were discussed at the meetings.

20.

CHINESE RECREATION GROUND.

Table.

VIII.-Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure relative to the Chinese. Recreation Ground for the year 1904.

The balance in hand at the close of the year was $5,276.61.

21.

CHARITABLE FUNDS.

Tables.

IX.-Statement of Account of Market Charitable Fund.

X.-Statement of Account of Passage Money Fund.

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The Market Charitable Fund which originated in 1891 out of a sum of $1,600 which fell to the disposal of the Registrar General, is now closed, and the small balance of $1.28 which stood to its credit at the close of the year, has been trans- ferred to the Passage Money Fund. Arrangements are being made for the continued payınent of their pensions to five persons dependent on it.

The Passage Money Fund is used as far as possible exclusively for the benefit of women and children. The balance to the credit of the Fund is now $3.831.91.

22.

TUNG WA HOSPITAL.

I am glad to be able to report that by Ordinance No. 9 of 1904 the title of the Hospital to its investments in land has been established and power has been speci- fically conferred upon the Hospital to acquire land in future. This matter has been under consideration for some years, and the Directors for 1904 deserve credit for putting it through.

The statement of accounts for their term of office, which expired in December, shews a more satisfactory state of affairs than has existed at any time during the last ten years. There is now every prospect of the Hospital being clear of debt within the next three years. The rents from the Hospital property have increased by $4,000, subscriptions from guilds by $1,600 (several new guilds being found in the list of subscribers) and those from individuals by $1,900, whilst the sub- scriptions raised by the Directors themselves shew an increase of $1,200.

The attention of the Directors was drawn by the Officer Administering the Gov- ernment to reports of "squeezing" by the men entrusted with the duty of remov- ing dead bodies to the Hospital Mortuary, and the Directors have therefore engaged extra men to attend to this work, instead of leaving it to outside undertakers. They have also settled a scale of charges for removing coffins to the neighbouring districts of China.

The Po Leung Kuk is indebted to the Directors for arranging to house the inmates of the Po Leung Kuk for the three months that the Buildings were vacated on account of the epidemic of beri-beri.

The Directors of the Hospital and the Chinese Community generally were taken by surprise to find, when the occasion arose for using the Infectious Diseases Branch Hospital at Kennedy Town, that small-pox cases could not be received. It was most unfortunate that such a misunderstanding existed, but a study of the corres- pondence which passed between the Government and successive Chairmen of the Hospital, satisfied every one that there had been no breach of faith on the part of the Government.

23.

LEGISLATION.

The following Ordinances passed in 1904 more particularly affect the Chinese Community and this Department:-

No. 4 of 1904-The Hill District Reservation Ordinance.

No. 8 of 1904-The Wild Birds and Game Preservation (Amendment)

Ordinance.

No. 9 of 1904-The Tung Wah Hospital (Extension of Powers) Or-

dinance.

No. 10 of 1904-The Prepared Opium Amendment Ordinance.

No. 11 of 1904-The Protection of Women and Girls (Amendment)

Ordinance.

No. 13 of 1904-The Chinese Emigration (Amendment) Ordinance.

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No. 14 of 1904--The Sugar Convention Ordinance.

There is a considerable importation of live partridges from the neighbouring districts of China into Hongkong, and under Ordinance-8 of 1904 live partridges cannot be offered for sale unless under special licence from the Captain Supérintend- ent of Police.

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Ordinance No. 10 as originally drafted, was received with very general oppo- sition by the Chinese, but in its final form it satisfied the public. It provides for the licensing of dealers in medicines containing opium. There are very many patent medicines containing opium sold as a cure of the opium-smoking habit. The dealers in these, were at first somewhat uncertain what the result of the Ordi- nance might be, but the leading dealers applied for licences and had their medicines analyzed, and are now carrying on business as usual. The price of "anti-opium" pills has risen from 80 to 140 per cent.

Ordinance No. 11 facilitates the suppression of disorderly houses and provides for the infliction of a fine on the keeper of any such house.

Ordinance No. 13 provides for the grant of special licences to transport inden- tured Chinese emigrants to South Africa. This does not immediately affect the Chinese of Hongkong, but a few applications have been made to me by Chinese seeking relatives who they thought might be in the depôt. Applicants are given a note to the officer in charge and have always met with satisfaction.

As there is a considerable export of sugar to Hongkong from the neighbouring districts of China and from the ports of Hoihow and Pakhoi, Ordinance No. 10 and the Regulations made thereunder which require the sugar to be accompanied by a certificate of origin, directly affected Chinese merchants, but except in one instance- they have apparently had no difficulty in complying with the law.

On the 19th January it was resolved by the Legislative Council that the Sum- moning of Chinese Ordinance, 1899, should be further continued in operation for two years.

By Regulations made on the 5th July under The Merchant Shipping Ordinance, provision was made for the licensing of special passenger sampans to ply for hire at the wharves in the central part of the town. The sampans are divided into Day Boats and Night Boats and have to be better. manned than the ordinary sampan.

The workmen's cars provided morning and evening in accordance with a Reso- lution of the Legislative Council passed on the 15th September will it is hoped permit workmen to live in the suburbs and facilitate their getting to and from their work in the centre of the town. The tendency at present is for the better class of work-- men to live in the town and go out every day to their work at Yau-ma-ti, Quarry Bay or wherever it may be

24.

PROSECUTIONS.

year

Appended is a Table-No. XI-giving a return of prosecutions during the under various Ordinances administered in whole or part by this Office. The return is not a full list of prosecutions, but only of such as were undertaken or might have been undertaken by this Department. There were no prosecutions for neglect to comply with the provisions for the registration of householders (Ordinance No. 3 of 1888, Part III) nor for neglect to vaccinate.

25.

STAFF.

Mr. FLETCHER Continued to act as Assistant Registrar General, and Dr. PEARSE and Dr. BARNETT acted as Superintendent of Statistics during the absenc of Dr. CLARK who returned to the Colony on the 8th December.. SUNG CHI-PANG, the second Assistant Shroff, resigned on 20th January, and WONG HAU-NAM was appointed to the post. So UET-TAI was appointed third Chinese Writer in place of WONG KAI-TAK who was dismissed on 3rd February. The services of LEUNG HON-TSENG, Chinese Writer, were dispensed with at the end of April and TANG SHI-KIT was appointed on 1st May. FUNG HON, Emigration Clerk, resigned on the 30th September, and WONG PO-SHAU was appointed temporarily to do the work on 1st October.

A. W. BREWIN,

Registrar General.

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Table I.

(A.)—Comparative Statement of the Revenue received during the Years 1903 and 1904.

Ordinance under which received.

Description.

Revenue in Revenue in

Decrease. Increase.

1903.

1904.

Hawkers,

21,188.00

$35 C.

25,536.00

$ C.

Ordinance No. 8 of 1887,

Ordinance No. 3 of 1898,

Regulations under Ordinance No. 10

of 1899.

Ordinance No. 3 of 1888,

Chinese Undertakers,

360.00

420 00

4,348.00 60.00

Certificates to Chinese enter-

ing Manila and the U.S.A.,

⚫3,925.00

1,025.00

2,900.00

Boats,.

24,496.85

23,934.20

562.65

...

Househol lers Registration,

345.00

Re-registration, ...

1,319.00

438.00 1,489.00

93.00 170.00

Removals,

26.50

26.25

0.25

Extracts,

21.75.

44.25

22.50

Ordinance No. 8 of 1887,

Money Changers,

1,010.00

1,120.00

110.00

Ordinance No. 7 of 1896,

Births and Deaths,

498.10

526.00

27.90

Ordinance No. 15 of 1902,

Marriages,

2,401.00

1,517.00

884.00

Markets,

96,650.25

101,310.23

4,619.98

Ordinance No. 1 of 1903,

Market Licences,

1,352.32

4,565.90

Laundries,

1,120.00

1,200.00

3,213.58 80.00

Miscellaneous...

Regulations under Ordinance No.

1 of 1889, ... Regulations under Ordinance No.

6 of 1900,

Refunds, &c... Forfeitures,

Chinese Gazette,

39.00 1,581.04

31.00

8.00

26.83

1,554.21

Emigration Houses,

500.00

3,070.00

600.00

...

100.00

2,820.00

250.00

Chinese Postmen and Postal

Hongs,

}

408.00

454.00

46.00

Totals,...

160,351.81

167,083.66

6,159.11

12,890.96

Deduct Decrease,

Total Increase in 1904,

Cargo Boats, Lighters,

(B.)-- Fees from Boats.

Other Boats,

Rowing Boats,

Water Boats,

Fish-drying Hulks,

Cinder Boats, Bum Boats and Hawker Boats,..

Total,.......

.$12,741.10

1,518.50

2,025.10

6,247.75

635.00

500.00

266.75

$23,934.20

(C.)-Return shewing the Number of Boat Licences of various descriptions

issued during the year 1904.

CLASS.

DESCRIPTION.

TOTAL.

DUPLICATES.

Passenger Boats,

647

759

113

1,542

Passenger Village Boats,

1,004

Cargo Boats,

289

276 492

642

1,699

Lighters,......

Cinder Boats, &c.,.

92 113

270

Water Boats.

Fish Drying Hulks,

Other Boats,

26 114. 130 167

517

Total,

......

5,231

ھے

6,159.11

6,731.85

122

(D.)--Revenue from the Markets, and the Number of Shops and Stalls Occupied and Unoccupied at the end of 1904.

Markets.

Revenue.

Shops and Stalls. Occupied. Unoccupied.

Central,

46,903.34

291

Western,

27,146 02

159

Saiyingpun,

11,803 47

Wan Tsai,

3,597.35

Sokonpo, ....

1,247.50

1.4

Shektongtsui,

465.10

Shaukiwan,

844.20

Yaumati,

5,349.48

Hunghom,..

2,068.74

Taikoktsui,

443.17

Des Voeux Road,

1,441.86

O22

Total,....

$101,310.23

882

Table II.

(A.)—Return shewing the Number of Women and Girls admitted to the Po Leung Kuk during the year

and the arrangements made regarding

them.

Committed under Warrant from Registrar General's Office.

Committed under Warrant] from Emigration Office.

Sent with their own con- sent by Registrar Genė- ral.

Sent with their own con- sent from Singapore.

Sent with their own con- sent by the Police.

Lost Children.

Accompanying Parents or Guardian.

Runaway Maid-servants.

Total.

Released after enquiry.

Released under bond.

Placed in charge of Hus- band.

Placed in charge of l'arents and relatives.

Placed in charge of Consul for Japan.

Sent to charitable Institu- tions in China.

Sent to School, Convent or Refuge.

Adopted.

Married.

Died.

Total.

In Po Leung Kuk on 1st

January, 1904,

59 21

Admitted during the year,

678 -289

135

136 19 54

Total,

Remaining in the Po Leung Kuk on the 31st December,

1904,..

2 59

22 2

11 9 25 678 287 38 24 114 8

737

310 148 154

19 65 12 11 27 737 309) 40

74 49

4 1

2 74

6159

76 15

11 29 2604

126

13 35 3 663

(B.)-Return shewing the Number of Women and Girls detained under warrant after enquiry in the Registrar General's Office by the Registrar General, and the arrangements made regarding them.

Detained pre-

vious to

Detained

1st Jan., 1904. during 1904.

TOTAL.

Permitted to leave, Restored to husband,

163

176

relatives,

Sent to native place,

Married,

Under consideration,.

Total,

289

310

123

(C.)—Return shewing the Number of Emigrants detained under warrant by the Registrar

General after enquiry, and the arrangements made regarding them.

Permitted to leave, Restored to husband,

», relatives,

Sent to native place,

Married,

Died,

Under consideration,

DETAINED

PREVIOUS TO

DETAINED DURING 1904.

1ST JANUARY, Professed Pro-

1904.

stitutes.

Respectable Women.

Total.

00:00:2

∞ 112

Total,..

· 135

(D.)—Return giving Purticulars regarding Girls who are required to report

themselves to the Registrar General.

BROUGHT

FORWARD.

ADDED

DURING 1904.

TOTAL

REMOVED FROM LIST.

TOTAL, 31ST DECEMBER, 901.

Required to report themselves quarterly,

•

Do.

half-yearly,....

11.

Do.

once a year,

со

Do.

less frequently,

Total,

Dead,

Lost sight of, *

Exempted from reporting, ...

Total,...

*Bond forfeited.

124

(E.)-Return shewing the Number of Persons reported to the Po Leung Kuk as missing and of those who have been reported as

recovered during the year 1904.

HONGKONG.

Total

Men.

Boys.

Women. Girls.

Males.

Total Females.

TOTAL.

Missing,

122

111

196

318

...

Recovered,

CHINA AND MACAO..

Total

Men.

Boys.

Women. Girls.

Males.

Total Females.

TOTAL.

Missing,

102

101

203

Recovered,

TOTAL.

Total

Men.

Boys.

Women.

Girls.

Males.

Total Females.

Total.

Missing,

121

103

224

109

107

296

521

Recovered,

Table III.

Return shewing the Number of Female Passengers and Boys examined and passed before the Registrar General under "The Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 1889," during the year 1904.

WHITHER Bound.

WOMEN AND GIRLS.

Boys.

TOTAL.

Callao,

Honolulu,

Japan and U. S. A.,

London,

Mauritius,

Mexico,

Salina Cruz,

San Francisco, U. S. A.,

Straits Settlements,

9,274

1,989

11,263

Vancouver, B. C.,

9,361

2,157

11,521

DISTRICTS.

Table IV.

(4.)—-RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS Registered during the YEAR 1904.

BRITISH AND Foreign COMMUNITY.

CHINESE.

GRAND TOTAL.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

BIRTHS. DEATHS.

Boys.

Girls. Total.

Males. Females.

Total.

Boys.

Girls.

Total. Males. Females.

Sex

Unknown.

Total.

Victoria,

112

208

166

206

437

185

622

2,510

1,680

4,202

830

4,408

Kowloon,

122

214

644

358.

1,013

269

1,043

Shankiwan,

299

.134

433

· 30

Aberdeen,

127

201

Stanley,

TOTAL,

119

144

263

195

236

621

321

942

3,605

2,254

5,882

1,205

6,118

DEATHS.

BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.

ESTIMATED POPULATION.

Annual Birth-rate Annual Death-rate- per 1,000.

per 1,000.

Europeans, exclusive of Portuguese,....

Of the Deaths in Victoria, there were in the-

Males. Females. Total.

British and Foreign Community, (including Army and Navy),

18,900

13.9

. 12.48

Portuguese,

40 Tung Wa Hospital,

1,200

* 310

1,510

Italian Convent,

147

173

Chinese,

342,306

2.75

17.18.

Indians, &c.,

103

Asile de la Ste. Enfance,

262

495

757

Whole Population,

261,206

3.33

16.94

TOTAL,.

236

TOTAL,.

1,488

9.52.

2,440

125

126

(B.)--Return shewing the Number of Births and Deaths registered at the various Registration Offices in the Colony during the year 1904.

REGISTRATION OFFICE.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

TOTAL.

Registrar General's Office,

779

4,248

5,027

*No. 2 Police Station,

152

199

*No. 7 Police Station,

738

Shaukiwan,

433

482

Aberdeen,

201

247

Stanley,

Yaumati,

Kowloon City,....

Shamshuipo,

695

766

121

193

314

125

147

Total,.

1,205

6,118

7,323

* Opened as Registration Offices on the 1st July, 1904.

(C.)-Return shewing Death-rates in different Groups of Ages,

for the year 1904.

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

CHINESE.

AGES.

Deaths,

Per cent.

Deaths.

Per cent.

of whole.

}

Under 1 month,

1 month and under 12 months, 1 year and under 5 years, 5 years and under 15 years,.

3.81

475

8.07

4.66

712

12.10

3.81

698

11.69

1.69

286

4.08

15 years and under 25 years,

15.26

627

16.60

25 years and under 45 years,

119

50.42

1,662

28.25

45 years and under 60 years, 60 years and over, Age unknown,

1.59

673

11.44

8.89

712

12.10

0.84

0.62

Total,..

236 100.00

5,882

100.00

(D.)-Hospital Deaths.

BRITISH

AND

CHINESE. TOTAL.

FOREIGN.

Victoria Hospital,

Government Civil Hospital,

103

172

Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals,

Royal Naval Hospital,

Military Hospitals,.

...

Peak Hospital,

· 11

Tung Wa Hospital,

1,509

1,510

Kennedy Town Hospital,

Total,....

122

1,647

1,769

Remain- ing in

Patients.

Hospital

Ad-

on 31st mitted.

Total under

Dis-

Deaths.

treatment. charged.

December,

127

(E.)-Return of the Number of Patients under treatment and other Statistics concerning the Tung Wa Hospital, during the year ended 31st December, 1904.

Dead bodies brought to Hospital Mor- tes ent

tuary for burial.

Destitu-

hole.

1903. 1

Remain- ing in Hospital on 31st December, 1904.

Out Vacci- patients. nations.

Male,

105 2,236 2,341

Female,... 23 431 454

1,397 833

111

47,401

378

218 186

16,335

124

}

824

Total,... 128 2,667 2,795

1,615 1,019 161

63,736 1,975

502

824

Note:-2,491 Out-patients were treated by European methods during the year 1904.

Table. V.

(A.)-Return of Vaccinations performed during the year 1904 at the

various Hospitals and in the Villages.

Nethersole Hospital,.

Alice Memorial Hospital....

The Gaol,

Government Civil Hospital,.

Tung Wa Hospital :—

Tung Wa Hospital, Po Leung Kuk,

Aberdeen,

Shau-ki-wan,

Stanley,

Hung Hom, Yau-ma-ti,

Total,..

228

2,578

639

1,760

1,975

5,469

(B.)—Return shewing the Number of Children born during the

have been vaccinated, and other particulars.

year who

Europeans and other Foreigners.

Chinese.

Number of Births,

Vaccinated,

263

516

115

Unvaccinated:

Dead,

Left the Colony,

Cannot be found,

100

8888

Had small-pox,

Certified unfit,

Insusceptible,

Carried forward,

.151

242

Total unvaccinated,.

.174

401

Total,...

263

516

Number liable,.

.147

283

Number not yet liable,

..116

233

Total,..

263

516

128

(C.)-Return shewing Number of Children born during 1903, whose Vaccination had been reported by the 31st December, 1904.

Number entered as vaccinated by

"St

Non-Chinese, Chinese,

Births reported

during 1903.

31st December, 1904.

285

224

749

335

1,034

559

(D.)-Return shewing the Number of Reminders to vaccinate sent out during the year and the action taken.

Number of reminders issued,

Europeans and other

Chinese.

Foreigners.

.53

245

Result of reminders:-

Vaccinated,

...39

Unvaccinated :-

Dead,

Left the Colony,.

Cannot be found,

117

Had small-pox,

Certified unfit,

Insusceptible,

Carried forward,

:མ།

Total unvaccinated,

..14

211

Total,..

..53

254

Europeans and other Foreigners.

Chinese.

Number of persons liable to be prosecuted, 9

Table VI.

(A.)—Return shewing the Number of Householders' Certificates, &c. issued under Ordinance 3 of 1888, during the yeur 1904.

First Registration of Householders,

Re-registration of Householders, .

Extract from Householders' Register,.....

Removal of Householders,

Duplicates of Householders' Certificates,

Total,.........

DISTRICT Nos.

1 2 3 4 5 6

10 Total.

9. 53 24

883

མ་

...

146

21,489

1 50

2 3

2 41 16 2 1

.:.

166

105

33110 564 132 163 290 100 59 36

34 127 709|164|277363 105 66 50 2

1,917

129

(B.)-Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888.

Return shewing the Changes of Tenancy reported during the year 1904.

DISTRICTS.

Total.

Moved in,

142

466

180

172

635 52

153 45

2,013

Removed,

116

414

114 137 507

128 46

1,659

Total,..... 161

258

880

294 3091,142 91

281

165

3,672

Table VII.

(A.)—Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure of the District Watchmen's Fund, for the year 1904.

To Balance,

12,415.05

By Wages:-

Chi District Watchmen,

1,776.00

Grant by Government,

2,000.00

Assant Chief District Watchmen,

1,262.49

Dist t Watchmen...

9.850.31

Contributions,

23,241.13

Coo

444.00

Cool

74.32

Fines,

30.45

Careers,

33.78

Collector,

240.00

Payments of Special Services,..

120.00

Manager,

96.00

Writer,

60.00

Interest,

474.87

-13,836.90

Sale of old Duty-lamps,

4.50

By Miscellaneous :——

Coolie and Conveyance Hire,

$5.63

Gratuities,

50.40

Rewards,

16.00

Uniform and Equipment,

1,199.81

Furniture,

213.36

Repairs to Watchmen's Quarters,

632.35

Rent,

744.00

Crown Rent on I. L. No. 1634, for 1904,...

1.00

Site with Buildings for District Watch-

men's Quarters at West Point,

Premium on Fire Policies,

4,325.47

251,41

Oil,.

Stationery and Printing,

360.00

145.86

Photographs,

Loss on Exchange,

20.10

350,10

Sundries,

115.38

8,510.87

Total Expenditure, Balance,

.22,347.77

....15,938.23

Total,........

$38,286.00

Total,

$38,286.00

Disposal of Balance :-

On Fixed Deposit,

At Current Account,

$ 5,000.00 10,938.23

Total,

.$15,938.23

To Balance, Rent,

1901.

Jan. 1

130

(B.)-State of the District Watchmen Force on the 31st December, 1904.

The Force consists at present of 95 men :

6 Chief District Watchmen at

6 Assistant Chief District Watchmen at 22 District Watchmen at

5 Special District Watchmen at

1 District Watchman receives

5 District Watchmen receive..

$288.00 a year.

.$216.00

$180.00

•

$150.00

$120.00 $180.00

})

$4.00 a month extra pay.

.$2.00

During the year, 21 District Watchmen resigned.

17 were dismissed.

1 completed term of service.

46 entered the Force.

Table VIII.

Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure relative to the Chinese Recreation

RECEIPTS.

Ground, for the

year 1904.

EXPENDITURE.

4,519.75 1,328.07

By Wages of Collector,.

24.00

Wages of 3 Watchmen,

337.00

Wages of Scavenger,

84.00

ista

Uniforms for Watchmen,

27.00

"ic

Oil,

12.00

Water used at the Cooking Stalls,. "" Notice Board,

76.00

4.00

Furniture,

1.37

Premium on Fire Insurance Policy,

5.84

Balance,

5,276.61

$5,847.82

Table IX.

Statement of Account of Market Charitable Fund, 1904.

1904.

To Balance at Current Ac/t., $229.60

By Pang Wa,

12 months' allowance,

36.00

Cheng Ma Shi,

60.00

in Collector's hands, 15.78

Chan Cheung,

24.00

245.38

Kwong Ho,

24.00

Chan Shap,

18.00

Miscellaneous Receipts,

1.95

Gifts to 5 Destitute seamen,

7.00

Lunch for a destitute girl,...

.05.

Gift to Li Fat, a cripple,

2.00

Alice Memorial Hospital,

50.00

Victoria Home and Orphanage,

25.00

Dec., 12

دو

Balance transferred to Passage

Money Fund,.....

1.28.

$247.33

131

Table X.

Statement of Account of Passage Money Fund.

1904.

Jan. 1

To Balance on Fixed Deposit.

C. 1904.

at Current Account,.. Casb,

$2,500.00 492.75 62.77

By Refund of Passage Money,

1.138.00

Gifts to 24 women on being married.. Assistance to 14 shipwrecked sailors,.

54.00

14.00

to Li Kan,

4.28

Charitable Fund.

Passage Money received,

Balance transferred from Market

Interest on Fixed Deposit,

on Current Account,

Temporary Deposit, (Estate of Luc Tuck, No. 6317 of 1904 C.S.O ),

3,055.52

1,996.00

Expense of sending a woman back from Singa-

pore,

24.44

Witnesses' Expenses,

11.00

1.28

Expenses incurred in recovering a stolen child,

2.00

100.00 26.61

Telegram to Singapore,

3.80

,,. Subscription Book,

0.28

126.61

Dec. 31

Refund of Deposit (No. 6317 of 1904 C.S.O.), Balance on Fixed Deposit,

221.35

.$2,500.00

at Current Account,

1,289.36

221.35

Cash,

41.55

3,831.91

Total...

$5,100.76

Total,.......

$5,400.76

Table XI.

Return of Prosecutions under Ordinances 1 of 1889, 7 of 1896 and 4 of 1897.

OFFENCE.

ORDINANCE 1 OF 1889.

Decoying men or boys into or away from the Colony, Keeping unlicensed emigration houses,

Overcrowding,

Neglecting to enter names of boarders on register,.

Personating emigrants,

ORDINANCE 7 OF 1896.

Failing to report birth,

Failing to report death,..

Unlawful removal of bodies,..

ORDINANCE 4 of 1897.

Abduction of girls under the

of 16 years,..

age

Decoying women and girls into or away from the Colony, Detaining, harbouring or receiving women or girls, Procuration of girls under age to have carnal connexion, Knowingly deriving profits from prostitution, letting women out

for hire, trading in them,

Convicted. Discharged.

No. of Cases.

Come up for Judgment when called on.

1466x

co co co

218

4976

ලය

132

Table XII.—RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

COM

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

VICTORIA.`

HEALTH DISTRICT.

CAUSES.

I.-General Diseases.

A-Specific Febrile Diseases.

Small-pox,

Diphtheria,

Fever Scarlet,

a Zymotic.

Typhoid, (Enteric), Simple Continued,

Cholera,

•

Choleraic Diarrhoea,

Diarrhoea,...

Dysentery,

Plague,

Influenza,

Chicken-pox,

Civil.

Army.

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.

:::

No. 3.

No. 4.

→H

5 15 18 13

1 2

1 3

17 23

:::

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

CYD

12:2

8 25

26 118

*** 18 ::

Total,..... 29

4 37 68

31 47 26

B Malarial.

Fever Malarial,

12 15

Total,...... 4

12 15

y Septic.

Erysipelas,

Pyæmia,

Septicemia,

Puerperal Fever,

& Venereal.

Syphilis (Acquired),

(Congenital),

Gonorrhoea,

1 1

Total,...... 2

Total,......

...

Total Group, A., 35

B.-Discases dependent on Specific

External Agents.

a Poisons.

Poisoning by Sulphuric Acid,.

Opium Poisoning,

Poisoning Acute, (Substance Undefined),

ст

I 1 2

31 2

23:

2223

48 158 114

I-

ත

7 13

9 8 2 7 7 13

1 2

2 3

...

1 2

1 I

2 33

2 .. i

21 1 4

52 117 43 56 36 24 47 59 175 125

8833

1 46

Total,...... I

Carried forward, Group A., 35 10

Group B.,...

5 52 117

:85

36 24

22:3

59 175 125

3 1

ི:

33 1 461

133

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE Periods.

Kow- SHACKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON Dis-

WAN DEEN DIS-

DIS-

TRICT.

under 12

months.

Non-Chinese. 1 month and

Non-Chinese.

Under 1

Chinese.

month.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

133

w ·

· 10

—

under 5

GRAND

TOTAL.

under 60

Chinese.

years.

Non-Chinese.

60 years

Chinese.

and over.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Unknown. Age

Non-Chinese. | 25 years and

Chinese.

under 45

years.

Non-Chinese. 45 years and

Chinese.

years.

Non-Chinese.

5 years and

Chinese.

under 15

years.

Non-Chinese.

15 years and

under 25

Chinese.

years.

Non-Chinese. 1 year and

Chinese.

52 23 17 34 3

17 34 3

හ

196 14 111

J N

...

1 19 ...

25 1

25... 4 7

529

* 40

69 1 25

...

2 250

13 1.6

ོད :

1122 2183...

...

*ཞན

...

493 1

....

I...

***

...

54 1132 1104 4 167 26 298 2 85

2 11

...

19 36 8

...

14 111

: +

18:

211

...

•

ос

...

191

32 4 61 5 115 1|89]...

32 4 61 5 115 1 39... 14

2 2

11...

...

:..

930

1 3 1 13... 4

11 2 96 1150 1 137 10 235 33 437 3 130 ...

...

וב

...

•

301

***

2 96 1150 113710 235 33 437 3130

...

*..

10 00

22888

1,308

...

1,308

134

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

BRITISH.

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

Civil.

Army.

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

co No. 8.

24 17 59 175 125

3 1

33 1 46

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

52 117

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

- No. 5.

Nc. 6.

Brought forward, Group A.,... 35 10 5

Group B.,...

General Diseases,—Continued.

B.-Effects of Injuries.

Burns,

Scalds,

Multiple Injuries,

Injuries from Dynamite,

Intenal Injuries,

Drowning,

Fracture of Skull,

Concussion of Brain,

Fracture of Pelvis,

of Clavicle,

of Bones &c.,

Rupture of Spleen,

of Gravid Uterus,

Sun Stroke,

Suffocation,

...

of Liver,

of Diaphragm,

of Stomach,

of Intestine,

•

of Lung, (from fractured ribs),.

of Heart,

...

•

Starvation,

Fracture of Steruum,

Asphyxia,

Shock,

Dislocation of Neck,

Wounds,

Shooting,

Suicide by Shooting,

by Cutting Throat,

by Hanging,

Murder by Shooting,

Punctured Wonud,

Hæmorrhage,

Total,....

γ Errors of Diet.

Alcoholism (Chronie),

(Acute),

Total,.

8 1

Total Group B.,...

C.-Developmental Diseases.

Immaturity at Birth,

Debility,

Old Age,

Carried forward, (Developmental Diseases),

Carried forward, Groups A., B.

حر

•

1 1

4 6 12 4 3 16 865 1 15

8 4 6

: :

13 4 4 19 9 6 5

1 16

30 - 0

σ.

21:1

ON 1 - -

2 3

60810

2 1

7 3

10 8

4 1

60 16 9 56 125

28 51

78 184 131

888

...

19 102 15

124

229

24 118

338

دن

...

3 2

...

3 29 I

...

333

ار

213

2 99

...

•

31...

8 1

...

•

...

♡

•

...

10 CT

...

سو

...

ล

•

Kow- SHÁUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON DIS-

WAN

TRICT.

Dis-. TRICT.

DEEN DIS-

TRICT.

DIS-

TRICT.

135

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,—Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

196

111

690

...

Է:

...

4 6

29 14 71 1

...

2 1

....

...

66 32 23 | 77

16...

15...

...

5 336

...

1...

....

1 158 2 143 16 267 56 514 5 146

་

5... 15 5348

...

....

€

I 19

་་

...

1 19

Q) UI

...

Nou-Chinese.

Under 1

Chinese.

month.

Non-Chinese. 1 month and

Chinese.

under 12

months.

Non-Chinese.

1 year and

11 296

1 150 1137| 10 |235 33 437 3 130

1 4

169

•

لسر

...

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

under 5

years.

5 years and under 15

years.

Non-Chinese.

15 years and under 25

Chinese.

years.

Non-Chinese.

25 years and

Chinese.

under £5

years.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

45 years and under 60

years.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

and over. 60 years

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Age

Unknown

...

•

CIN∞C 1O 1O DHHN - - ∞ ✪ mi je p

•

♡ II✪

- p N 00

1,308

GRAND

TOTAL.

136

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

BRITISH

AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

| Civil.

VICTORIA.

IEALTH DISTRICT.

Army.

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

Brought forward, (Groups A & B), .... 60

16 9 56 125 47

General Diseases,--Continued.

C-Developmental Diseases,-Contd.

Brought forward,

13 24

Marasmus and Atrophy,.

8 212

Tabes Mesenterica,

Inanition, ......

ོ ཡ ཁྱ

.82

Total Group C.,......

9 3

21 236 102

D.-Miscellaneous Diseases.

Rheumatic Fever,

Articular Rheumatism,

Hipjoint Disease,.

Cancer (Undefined).

of Uterns,

Ovary,

وو

Liver,...

Rectum,

►

•

2 10

51 78184 131 38 2 62

3 4 10 8

co co

8 26 4

* :-

- CO

I-

6 10

...

Larynx, Stomach,.....

Sarcoma of Kidney,..

Sarcoma (Undefined),.

General Tuberculosis,

Anæmia,

Leprosy,.

Febricula,

Diabetes,

Beri-Beri,

4 105

50 69

20 40 29 31 45 43

73 24

21 JC

Gangrene of Leg,

Total Group D, 17

55 178 44 52

2222

35 34 48

60 84 28

II.-Local Diseases.

E-The Nervous System.

Meningitis,

Apoplexy,

Paralysis (Undefined).

༄མ :

Hemiplegia,

Paraplegia,

Encephalitis,

108

2 1

12 3

Dementia,

Tabes Dorsalis,

བྷཱ

Infantile Convulsions,..

Tetanus,

7 232

4 3

Trismus,

3 18

Mania,

Hydrocephalus,

Epilepsy,

Melancholia,,·

Total Group E.,...... 24

F.-The Circulatory System.

Heart Disease,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,

8 375 63

12.

3 7 11

T:.

་ -

1 CC

1 7 2 1 6

Co-

: 0

2 1 1 9

Curried forward, (The Circulatory System),

10 I

10 | 3

9 2

Carried forward, (Groups A to E),.....110

140.

10 140 914 256 224

96 71 116 168 309 172 107

4 184

137

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST, DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,-Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY:

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

GRAND

TOTAL.

Chinese.

and over. 60 years

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Age

Unknown:

5146

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

· Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Kow-

SHÁUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

NOOT

DIS-

WÁN. DIS-

DEEN

Dis-

DIS-

TRICT.

*TRICT.

TRICT.

Under 1

month.

1 month and

under 12.

months.

year and under 5

years.

under 15

5 years and

years.

15 years and under 25

years.

25 years and under 45

years.

45 years and under 60

years.

229

24 118

22 38

169

Jefrie

.*.

2 13 2 99 1158 2143 16267 56514

24 36 10

101

173 30

·4

• 00

3 33 1 21 90 1310

17...

•

2...

...

3140

3315...

:00

17 8

བས།༢

11.

•

134

1,498

5348

415

501

5349 ... 2

.938

...

450

...

9 172

3410

Jod

う

•

274 15

2 1 21

1 44 6201 12470... 142

2 50...

...

158

11!

1263

...

6 1

2293

582

77 222 11059

...

3 94

...

4 91

1 11

...

♡

739

1,052

•

133

281

...

8 22

3 14 4 10

1...

569

...

4)...

5 30 5 26 ...

...

2...

3 6 34

0301

111

...

9529. 5436 4205 23477 76 1,014 9529.

8317 11476

2 10

4,057

7448

138

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

BRITISH

AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

VICTORIA.

CAUSES..

Civil.

Army.

Brought forward, (Groups A to E),....110

HEALTH DISTRICT.

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

10 140 914 256 224

Local Diseases.-Continued.

F.-The Circulatory System,-Contd.

Brought forward,.

Aneurysm,

Pericarditis,

Endocarditis,

Myocarditis,

Syncope,

Total Group F.,.............. 12

•

G.-The Respiratory System.

Croup,

Bronchitis,

Pneumonia,

Phthisis,

Pleurisy,

Empyema,

Emphysema,

Asthma,

Atelectasis,

71 116 168 309 172 107 4 184

5 10

NNã

110 3

8 89 2

I 11

13 6 2 8 8 10 || 4 | 4

126

222

73 12

21 16

1 29 31

11 37

I 1

...

- ∞ co

19 31 20

7 12

12 9 24 24 28 23

...

:22:::。:::

60 19 19

.29

Abscess of Lung,.

Gangrene of Lung,

Total Group G....... 44 |

56 127

41 105 59

1123

53 121

H.-The Digestive System.

Stomatitis,

Cancrum Oris,

Gastritis,

Enteritis,

Hepatic Abscess,

*..

}

Cirrhosis of Liver,

Tumour of Liver,.......

Peritonitis,

Hernia,

Intussusception,

Appendicitis,

Distomiasis,

Intestinal Obstruction,

1 1. 1 3

•

1 1

Sprue,

Jaundice,

1 2

Total Group H.,......

•

J-The Urinary System.

Nephritis (Acute),

Bright's Disease,

Pyonephrosis,

Gangrenous Cystitis,

Total Group J.,

L.-Affections connected with Pregnancy.

Abortion, Premature Labour,

1 6

2 2 3

•

3 3.

-::

: ~ :

: : :

Jad

Total Group L.,................

Carried forward, (Groups A to Z), ...... 187

13 210 1,062 305 350 166 131 197 235 451 219 177

5 297

139

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,-Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

GRAND

TOTAL.

Or I

7448 9529 5436)

4205 23 477 761.014 8317 11476 2 10

Under 1

month.

Non-Chinese.

1 month and

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

under 12

months.

1 year and under 5

years.

under 15

years.

5 years and

15 yearsand under 25

years.

under 45 25 years and

Chinese.

Nou-Chinese.

Chinese.

years.

under 60 45 years and

years.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

and over. 60 years

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Age

Unknown.

Kow- SHAUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON DIS-

TRICT.

WÁN DIS-

DEEN

DIS-

TRICT.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Non-

-Chinese.

Chinese.

582

77 222 110

IGN

29 7

∞ N ∞

1 CO LO

༥

•HLO TO I∞ I

...

6 34 5 30

...

8....

7 52

4,057

26...

111

5 32...

29...

141

...

2 99 1 10

31 61

•

131

1119

4 22

4 61...

110 26

7 46 20263

444

...

261

193

...

:-::༥

...

61...

♡

...

•

536

301

559

∞ 10 2

4285

8186...

1,451

259 42

29 44 17 2 114 1139 4165... 44 12103 25456

: 2

•

19 11

السر

890 128 320 168

...

***

හ

...

ضر

101

...

•

30 01 00 - 2

...

18... 8

...

5 39

116

1..

...

6 13

7 10...

3....

8462 11673

9616 4260 36 602 119 1,577||| 25660 20699

...

2 15

ندم

140

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN

COMMUNITY.

Civil.

Brought forward, (Groups A to L.) ... 187

Local Diseases,-Continued.

M.-Affections connected with

Parturition.

Post-Partum Hemorrhage,.

Child-birth,

Placenta Praevia,..

Total Group M.,.

III.-Undefined.

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

Army.

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.*

No. 3.

No. 4.

$No. 5.

34 13 210 1,062 305 350 166 131 197 235 451 219 177

5 297

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

1 }

....

I 2

Dropsy,..

Tumour (Undefined),

يسر

Abscess (Mediastinal),

Abscess (Undefined),

Gangrene,..

Undiagnosed,

Total Group III.,..... 2

TOTAL, ALL CAUSES;...... 189

28 17 4 2 2 2 4 .9 5 10

13 242 1.080 309 352 170 133 201 245 457 231 rs5

...

co:

3 2

2 2 8

...

5 337

SUMMARY.

I.-General Diseases.

A.--Specific Febrile Diseases, .... ...A, 35 B.-Diseases dependent on Specific Ex-

ternal Agents,

C.-Developmental Diseases,.

GM TH

297

D-Miscellaneous Diseases,...........D, 17

II.-Local Diseases.

35 10

5 52 117 43 56 36

59 175 125

لسم

25 6

4 8

21 236 102 98

4 6

55 178 44 52

31-18

4 4 19 9 6 5 1 7 6 10 19 34 9 4 35

34 48 60 84 28

64 2 73

E. The Nervous System, F.-The Circulatory System, G. The Respiratory System, H.-The Digestive System,. J.-The Urinary System, L.-Affections connected with Preg-

nancy,

ล

F 12

44 9

H, ...J, 13

.L.

Affections connected with Partu-

rition,

.M,

III.--Undefined & Undiagnosed,.

TOTAL, ALL Causes,.. 189

8 375 63 12 5

7 14 2 13 6 2. 56 127 41 105 59 3 3

6 5 4

4 1

5 1

321221

11 7

8 10 53 121 42

2 3 8

3 3 1

1 1

1 13

∞:

28 17 4

2 4 9 5 10 8

13 242 1,080 309 352 170 133 201 245 457 231 185

5 337

141

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,—Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS,

Kow- SHAUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON Dis-

TRICT.

WÁN Dis-

TRICT.

DEEN

Dis-

DIS-

TRICT.

Land

Population,

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

890 1

128 820 168

་་

: :

: +

3 1 1 3

40 89 120

35 12 1

105

1,000 164 340 176

121

Non-Chinese.

Under 1

month.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

1 month and]

under 12

Chinese.

months.

Non-Chinese. 1 year and

under 5

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

years.

under lõ

5 years and

years.

under 25

years.

15 years and

Non-Chinese. 25 years and

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese

Chinese.

under 45

years.

pur sauðá ¤†

under 60

years.

and over. 60 years

Non-Chinese.

Age

Unknown.

Chinese.

GRAND

TOTAL.

8 462 11673 9616

4260 36602||19|1,477|

25560 20699

2 15

5,798

:::

196 14 111 60

19 36

169

173

2883

1-218

7 1 3

38 24

30 55 3 7

08 200

=282°

$259

1 5

19 11

8 6 1

46 29 44 17

I-

→

105

1,000 164 340 176

добрата

...

od 30

GO LO CO

.'.

...

•

...

113

13. 3

1 10

269

113

292

9 475 11 712 9 698 4 286 36 627 119 1,662 25 673 21 712 2 37

6,118

296 1150 1 137 10 235 33 437

3 3315 2 1/21

674

8. 1

...

144

3130

61.

6 32 23 77

2 16

...

15 5349

6201 12470)

142]

250

:~:

3140

:..

1,308

10 2 2

190

938

1,052

2 293 3 94

4 91

111 4

8 22

3 14

7 52

532

4:10 29

569,

141

•

:: :

114.

1139

4165|

44 12 103 25 456

4 285

8 186

1,451

...

113

539

116

613

710

113

19 -64

13 113

293

90 121

9 475 11 712 9698

4 286 36 62719 1,662 25 673 21 712

237

6,118

142

RETURN OF DEATHS THAT OCCURRED IN THE UNDERMENTIONED INSTITUTIONS.. During the Year ended 31st December, 1904.

The Government Civil

Hospitals.

Tung Wa Hospital-Continued.

The Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals.-

Causes.

No.

Causes.

No.

(Continued.) Causes.

No.

Small-pox,

Diphtheria,

Typhoid Fever,

Cholera,

Brought forward, 638

Brought forward,

Tetanus,

Syphilis,

Heart Disease,

Fracture of Pelvis,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,.

Rupture,...

Diarrhoea,

Endocarditis,

Hæmorrhage,

Dysentery,

Pneumonia,

Tabes Mesenterica,

Plague,

Bronchitis,

129

Tuberculosis,

Malarial Fever,

Phthisis,.

176

Auæmia,

Septicemia,

Empyema,

Beri-beri,

Puerperal Fever,

Asthma,

]

Meningitis,

Burns,.

Enteritis,

Tetanus,

Multiple Injuries,

Hepatic Abscess,

Heart Disease,

Fracture of Skull,

Cirrhosis of Liver,.

Syncope,..

Shock,......

Peritonitis,

Pneumonia,..

Concussion of Brain,..

Jaundice,

Phthisis,.

Rupture of Spleen,

Bright's Disease,

Empyema,

Injuries,

Rupture of Intestine,

Debility,

Old Age,

Tuberculosis, Anæmia,. Beri-beri,

ricula,

Cystitis,...

Asthma,

Gangrene (Undefined),

Hernia,

Undiagnosed,

Bright's Disease,

Total

1,023

Total,

Mortuary.

The Italian Convent.

gitis,

Causes:

No.

exy,

Small-pox,

Causes.

No.

ول

Cholera,

Diarrhoea,

11 Disease,

Diarrhoea.

Plague,

hdocarditis,

Dysentery,

Malarial Fever,

Pneumonia,................

Plague,

Syphilis,

Phthisis,

Malarial Fever,

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Hernia,

Septicæmia,

Inanition,

Intussusception,

Puerperal Fever,

Tuberculosis.

Sprue,

Syphilis,

Meningitis,

Nephritis,

Opium-poisoning,

Convulsions,

Bright's Disease,

Cerebral Concussion,.

Tetanus,

Placenta, Prævia,

Rupture of Liver,

Trismus,

Gangrene of Leg,

Debility,.

Hydrocephalus,

Old Age,

Bronchitis,

Total,

103

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Abscess (Undefined),

Tuberculosis,

Anæmia,

Total,......... 173

The Tung Wa Hospital.

Beri-beri,

141

Causes.

No.

Paraplegia,

Diphtheria,

Convulsions,

Typhoid Fever,

Tetanus,

L'Asile De La Ste. Enfance.

Cholera,

Heart Disease,

Diarrhoea,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,.

Causes.

No.

Dysentery,

Aneurysm,

Diarrhoea,

Plague,

Myocarditis,

Malarial Fever,

Bronchitis,

115

Syphilis,

26.

Epilepsy,...

Pneumonia,

Wounds,

Septicæmia,

Phthisis,

Debility,

....

Puerperal Fever,

Abscess of Lung,

Syphilis,

Pleurisy,

Old Age,

Fracture of Sternum,

Gastritis,

Fracture of Skull,

Scalds,

Enteritis,

Premature Birth,

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Tuberculosis,

201

Peritonitis,

Beri-beri,

Rupture of Liver,

Nephritis,

Meningitis,

105

Hanging (Suicide),

•

Bright's Disease,

Apoplexy,

Debility,.

Shock (Operation),

Old Age,..

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Abscess (Undefined),

Hemiplegia,

Undiagnosed,

Encephalitis,

Tabes Dorsalis,

Total,......... 491

Convulsions,

Cancer,

.......

Tetanus,

236

Cancrum Oris,

Anæmia,

Tuberculosis,

Trismus,

The Alice Memorial and

Heart Disease,

Nethersole Hospitals.

Syncope,..

Beri-beri,

Apoplexy,

Hemiplegia,

Convulsions,

333

Causes.

No.

Bronchitis,

Scarlet Fever,

Pneumonia,

Malarial Fever,

Phthisis,

Septicemia,

Carried forward, 638

Carried forward, 3

FRANCIS CLARK,

Superintendent of Statistics.

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong) 31st January, 1905.

A. W. BREWIN,

Total,......... 757

Registrar General.

No. 1906

HONGKONG.

REPORTS OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, THE SANITARY SURVEYOR, AND THE COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

SANITARY BOARD.

Members.

The Hon. Dr. J. MITFORD ATKINSON, (Principal Civil Medical Officer), President.

[

The Hon. Mr. P. N. H. JONES, A.M.INST.C.E., (Acting Director of Public Works), Vice-President.

The Hon. Mr. A. W. BREWIN, J.P., Registrar General.

F. J. BADELEY, Esq., B.A., J.P., Captain Superintendent of Police.

Colonel W. E. WEBB, R.A.M.C., Principal Medical Officer, Hongkong and China. EDBERT ANSGER HEWETT, Esq., J.P.

FUNG WA CH'ÜN, Esq., J.P.

LAU CHU PAK, Esq., J.P.

HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, Esq., K.C.

AHMET RUMJAHN, Esq., J.P.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICES,

January 23rd, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Board, the following Report upon the Health of the Colony for the year 1904.

AREA.

CLIMATE.

The maximum monthly temperature was attained in the months of July and August, and the minimum monthly temperature was recorded in the month of January.

The following table compiled from the monthly reports of the Director of the Observatory gives further details in regard to the meteorological conditions which prevailed during the year :-

WIND.

TEMPERATURE.

HUMI- SUN- RAIN-

MONTH.

DITY.

SHINE.

FALL.

Average of

daily Max.

Average of Meau. daily Min.

Direction.

Force.

Hours.

Inches.

Miles per hour

January,

64.9

55.4

59.5

185.2

0.120

E by N

13.8

February,

68.1

58.5

62.6

207-5

0.200

13.9

March,

67.0

60.3

63.2

29.7

3.755

E by N

146

April,

75.2

67.8

70-7

112.4

1.905

14.8

May,

80.8

718

75.6

148.0

7.705

E by S.

12.8'

June,

85·0

76.0

79.8

162.1

19-640 SE by E

July,

85.9

77.9

81.1

147.4

7.225

SSW

10.9

August,

86.0

77.2

80.8

172.6

27.640

E by S

13.2

September,

85.0

76.3

80.2

161.3

9.770

11-5

October,

80-1

73.3

76.5

191-2

2.005 E by N

14.1

November,

74.0

64.6

68.8

187.3

0.215

ENE

13.1

December,

66.1

55.7

60.7

201.7

0.230 ENE

10.6

The highest temperature recorded was 91.1° F. on June 26th, and the lowest was 44.8° F. on December 24th.

It is interesting to note that it was only in the month of July that the pre- vailing wind had not some East in it.

The average daily amount of sunshine throughout the year was 5.2 hours and on only 51 days was no sunshine recorded.

The following Table shows the fluctuations in the rainfall during the past twenty years :-

Inches.

1885,.

.108.92

1895,

45.83

1886,.

69.17

1896.

71.78

1887.

66.29

1897.

.100.03

1888,

...10458

1898,.

57.02

1889,.

119.72

1899.

72.70

1890,

70.93

1900.

73.73

1891,.

.117.12

1901.

55.78

1892,.

90.97

1902,

97.50

1893,

99.95

1903,

93.66

1894,

.104-25

1904,.

80.41

Average,...... 95.19

Average,...... 7484

The following is the result of the monthly analyses, by the Government Analyst, of the Public Water supplies of the Colony, and it shows that its quality is excellent :-

The results are expressed in grains per gallon (1 in 70,000).

TYTAM SERVICE.

Greatest

Least

Average.

Amount.

Total solid matter dried at 212° F.,

4.3

3.0

3.5

Chlorine in Chlorides,....

0.7

0.5

0.6

Free Ammonia,

absent

Albumenoid Ammonia,

absent

Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F.,...

•016.

*006

•010

Nitrogen in Nitrates (Nitrites absent),

*008

absent

*003

POKFULAM SERVICE.

Greatest

Least

Amount.

Acerage.

Total solid matter dried at 212° F.,

6.2

3.2

4.9

Chlorine in Chlorides,

0.7

0.6

0.7

Free Ammonoia,

⚫0014

absent

·0001

Albumenoid Ammonia,

absent

Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F., · Nitrogen in Nitrates (Nitrites absent),

•036

*003

-017

·032

·004

⚫011

KOWLOON SERVICE.

Greatest

Least

Amount.

Average.

Amount.

Total solid matter dried at 212° F.,

4.3

2.7

3.3

Chlorine in Chlorides,

0.6

0.4

0.5

Free Ammonia,.

absent

Albumenoid Ammonia,

absent

Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F.,... Nitrogen in Nitrates (Nitrites absent),

⚫014

⚫002

·005

⚫020

⚫004

:011

CHEUNG SHA WAN SERVICE.

Greatest

Least

Amount.

Average.

Total solid matter dried at 212° F., ......

4.7

2.9

3.8

Chlorine in Chlorides,

0.5

0.4

Free Ammonia,

absent

Albumenoid Ammonia,

absent

Oxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 80° F.,... Nitrogen in Nitrates (Nitrites absent),

*015

*002

*007

*020

absent

*007

GENERAL SANITARY CONDITION.

}

POPULATION.

The following is the estimated population to the middle of 1904 :--

Non-Chinese Civil Community,

City of Victoria including Peak and

Stonecutters,..

Chinese Population, Villages of Hongkong,.

10,181

190,690

15,614

65,072

20,000

50,930

Old Kowloon,

New Kowloon (approximate),

Floating population,

Total Chinese Population,...... 342,306

Army,

Navy,

4,359

4,360

Total Population of the Colony,... 361,206

In addition to the foregoing there is a population of about 85,000 in that por- tion of the Kowloon Hinterland which is not under the jurisdiction of the Board.

The Chinese boat population (exclusive of the New Territory) num- bered 41,280 at the Census taken in January, 1901, and has been estimated at 50,930 to the middle of 1904.

The following is the number of registered boats belonging to the Port, which constitute the homes of this floating population :-

Fishing and Trading Junks,................ Cargo-boats, Lighters, Sampans, etc., ..............

7,011

5,237

Total,.............. 12,248

The number licensed in 1903 was 11,458.

These figures do not include the registered fishing boats belonging to the New Territory, which number as follows:-

Cheung Chau,

Tai 0, Tai Po, Deep Bay, Sai Kung,

•

1,682

899

1,481

1,518

842

Total,......

6,422

The number registered for the New Territory in 1903 was 6,207.

The following table gives the number of Chinese houses and floors (¿.e. sepa- rate Chinese dwellings in most cases), and the number of inmates per house and per floor in the City of Victoria.

Average Number Number Number of of Persons of Persons Floors per Dwelling. Per

House.

per

Floor.

6.8 8.9

City of Victoria

Health

One

Two Three Four Five

Total storey storey storey storey storey Dwell- Dwell-Dwell- Dwell- Dwell-Dwell-

ings. Districts. ings. ings. ings. ings. ings.

Total Floors.

161

423 206

336

547

2883

...

822 1,753

2.1

14.6

968 2,644

2.7

24.5

3:0

{

Most of the Chinese in this district occupy quar ters attached to European offices and dwellings.

576 377

7 1,032

3,415

3.3

25.4

7.7

132

515 345

46 1,040

3,421

3.3

23.6

7.2

298 469

67 894

3,145

3.5

23.7

6.7

38 445 377

24 901

3,056

3.4

18.1

5.3

83 616 294

3 1,002

3,211 3.2

22.2

6.9

440 479 103

1,045

2,752

2.6

23.5

8.9

334 351

745

1,868

2.5

16.8

6.7

Totals and Averages,

245 1,883 4,052 | 2,110

147 8,476 25,346

2.9

22.3

7.4

The following Table gives the acreage and estimated total population of each Health District of the City of Victoria, and the number of persons per acre :-

Non-Chinese Persons per

Acre on built-over

Health District.

Total Acreage.

Built-over Area (includ-

Non-

Chinese

ing Streets)

Chinese.

Houses.

in Acres.

Houses.

Chinese Population Population. including

Troops.

Areas.

531

134

822

157

11,970

1,175

243

140

968

28,710 {

495

185

1,680 Troops

232

137

412

5,310

3,070

998

1,032

176

26,220

1,386

521

1,040

24,550

413

925

894

21,170

102

788

901

16,300

528

1,002

22,280

475

1,045

24,620

170

563

252

106

745

12,560

502

123

1,502

746

8,476

957

188,690

9,084

265

There are also some 2,000 Chinese servants, etc. resident at the Peak.

KOWLOON.*-

One storey

Dwellings.

Two storey

Dwellings.

Three storey

Dwellings.

Four storey

Dwellings.

Five storey 'Dwellings.

Total Dwell-

ings.

Total Floors.

AREA IN ACRES

213

221 438

1.98

9.99

5.04

108

166 560

3.37

27.92

8*27

126

9 324 372

7962,137

2.68

20.86.

7.77

198

910 219

699

524 63 326

20 173

3 234 292

592 446

Է-

920|1,656

1.80

6.78 3.77

163

245 542

4:37

27.47

12:51

319

551 1,435

2.60 16.73

6.42

323

1,042 1,496

1,159 1,598

745❘ 791 1.06

1.43

5.13

3.58

2,758

1.36

5.56 4.03

2,068

6.28

5.92

732

In addition to the foregoing, there are 885 Officers and Men of the Indian Army in Sub-district No. 1, and 1,671 in Sub-district No. 2.

BIRTHS.

The births registered during the year were as follows:-

Males.

Chinese,.............621

Non-Chinese, ......119

Females.

Total.

321

942

144

263

740

465

1,205

This is equal to a general birth-rate of 3:3 per 1,000 as compared with ·

3.2 per 1,000 during 1903, and 3.8 per 1,000 in 1902.

The birth-rate among the non-Chinese community alone was 13.9 per 1,000 as compared with 15.2 per 1,000 in 1903, and 12.6 per 1,000 in 1902.

DEATHS.

1885

32.36

▸

· 1895

21.89

1886

31.79

1896

24.25

1887

28.59

Average

1897

19.13

Average

29.62

22.46

1888

31.72

1898

22.71

1889

23.64

1899

24.33

1890

23.19

1900

24.12

1891

23.80

1901

24.03

1892

20.70

Average

1902

22.18

Average

24.15

21.58-

1893

22.70

1903

19.30

1894

30.37

1904

18.29

Excluding Plague:

1895

21.74

1900

21.10

1896

19.79

1901

19.03

1897

19.05

Average

1902

20.32

Average

19.44

18.47

1898

17.98

1903

15.10

1899

18.65

1904

· 16.79

The total number of deaths among the Chinese community was 5,882 which is equal to a death-rate of 17-18 per 1,000 as compared with 19.1 per 1,000 during the previous year.

The following Table gives the causes of the 26 deaths occurring among the troops :-

British.

Malarial Fever,

Pneumonia,

Acute Rheumatism,

Alcoholism,

Malarial Fever,

Phthisis,

...

Indian.

Gun Shot Wounds,

Rupture of Spleen and Liver,... 1

Pneumonia,

Bronchitis,

Sprue,

Dysentery,

...

Heart Failure,

•

Anæmia, Debility,

....

Suicide, Melancholia,

The thirteen deaths occurring in the China Squadron which were regis- tered in the Colony were as follows:-

་

Enteric Fever,...........

Phthisis,

Pneumonia,

Appendicitis,

Dysenteric Diarrhœa,

;

Malarial Fever,

Fracture of Skull, ..........................

Drowning,

Gun Shot Wound of Head,

•1

Scalds,

The deaths occurring in persons employed in the Mercantile Marine or

in Foreign Navies numbered 29 and the causes of death were as follows:

Enteric Fever,

Cerebral Compression,..

....

Phthisis,

Acute Nephritis,

Pneumonia,

Bright's Disease,.

Bronchitis,

Fractured Skull,

Heart Disease,

Bullet Wounds,

Dysentery,

Alcoholism,

Intestinal Intus-susception,

Poisoning,

Meningitis,

Beri-Beri,

Dementia,

Sunstroke,

Old Age, Unknown,

•

The death from Beri-Beri occurred in an Indian.

Only three deaths from Plague occurred among the non-Chinese community all of them being Indians..

The principal causes of death (other than Plague) among the non-Chinese resident Civil population were :--

Enteric Fever,....................

.10

Phthisis,

Cholera,

Pneumonia,

Small-pox,

Dysentery,

Puerperal Fever,.

Apoplexy,

Influenza,

Bright's Disease,

Malarial Fever,

Alcoholism,

Septicæmia,

Beri-Beri,

etc.,

etc.

One of these deaths from Beri-Beri occurred in a Japanese and the other in a Portuguese.

UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.

The presumed causes of death were as follows:----

Asthma,

Old Age,

.35

Beri-Beri,

Paralysis,

Bronchitis,

Phthisis,

....58

Convulsions,..

Plague,

Heart Disease,

Pneumonia,

Marasmus,

Premature Birth,

Malarial Fever,

Premature Labour,

...

Mammary Abscess,

Umbilical Hæmorrhage, 1

Sent to Mortuary, 36.

The number of bodies dealt with in a similar manner in Kowloon is given in Dr. MACFARLANE's report, hereto appended.

AGE DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS.

DISEASES OF THE CHEST.

NERVOUS DISEASES.

The deaths of Chinese recorded under this heading number 543 and no less than 387 or 71 per cent. of these occurred in infants under one year

A further reference to these infant deaths will be found under the head- Age Distribution of Deaths."

MALARIAL FEVER.

The total number of deaths among the Chinese from Malarial Fever was 289, while among the Non-Chinese it was 12, of which seven occurred among the Troops, one in the Navy, and 4 among Civilians.

น

Deaths among Non-Chinese.

Deaths among Chinese.

1900,. 1901,..

526

541

1902.

393

1903,.

283

1904,

289

BERI-BERI.

There were 735 deaths among the Chinese from Beri-Beri as compared with 379 during the previous year, and 452 in 1902. The deaths among the Non- Chinese community numbered 4 only.

כג

The distribution of the deaths throughout the year was as follows:-

January,

February,

July, August,

84 ..100.

March,

September,

April,

October,

.61

May,

.104

November,

June,.

December,

298

437

INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

INFECTIOUS · NATIONA-

DISEASES.

LITY.

1ST

2ND

3RD

4TH QUARTER QUARTER. QUARTER. QUARTER.

TOTAL.

Chinese,

367

124

Plague,

Other Asiatics, .

European,.

Enteric

Fever,

Chinese,

Other Asiatics, -

Chinese,

Cholera,

...

Other Asiatics,

European,.

Small-pox,

Chinese,

Other Asiatics,

1:32

RIE24:

507

510

129

European,

Diphtheria,

Chinese,

Puerperal

Chinese,

Fever,

...

Other Asiatics,

Scarlet

European,

Fever, ... 1 Chinese,

464

156

758

DISTRIBUTION OF CASES.

CITY OF VICTORIA HEALTH

Kow-

DISTRICTS.

loon.

2 3 4

ст

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Harbour.

New

Territory.

Villages of

Hongkong.

No.

Address.

Imported.

Plague,..... 15 25 17 14 11 14 12 31 149 51 25 49 25

Enteric Fever, 7 17 13 5 3

Cholera,...... 2 22

མ་

1 4

511

3 8 4 5

05.

Small-pox,... 4

Diphteria,.... 2

Scarlet Fever,

Puerperal Fever,.

...

t..

PLAGUE.

錢

ENTERIC FEVER.

•

Nationality.

Under 1 year.

Age Age

Age Age Age

1-5 5-1515-25 25-45 45-60 Total. years. years. years. years. years.

European, Chinese,

1 10

•

Other Asiatics,

...

Total,

129

Cases of Enteric Fever in infants and young children are of rare occurrence

in Europe and America, where it is regarded as essentially a disease of early adult

life.

Nationality.

I append herewith also a Table of the cases of Enteric Fever reported during the past five years, classified according to nationality and age :—

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904,

Under 5

5-15

Over lõ

European,

1 18

Chinese,

6 28

Other Asiatics,

Total,.

7 67

Under 5

5-15

Over 15

28.

Under 5

5-15

Over 15

Under 5

5-15

at the

4 46

CHOLERA.

SMALL-POX.

Vaccinations,

1898,..

.7,051

1899,

.6,529

1902, 1903,.

•

6,475 .5,348

1900,

.4,406`

1904.

..5,555

1901,.

.5,937

DIPHTHERIA.

INTERMENTS.

The following number of interments in the various Cemeteries of the Colony has been recorded during the year :-

Non-Chinese.-Colonial Cemetery,...

Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mahommedan Cemetery,

Jewish Cemetery,

Parsee Cemetery,

105 1,023

1,169

Over 15

Chinese.-Mount Caroline Cemetery.

Mount Davis

Tung Wah Hospital Infectious Diseases

220 363 1,957

Cheung Sha Wan,

596

•

Protestant

Eurasian

Shaukiwan

Aberdeen

352

178

Stanley

Shek O

Ma Tai Wai

667

Shai Yi Shek

Sham Shui Po

4,502

Sixteen cremations of the bodies of Hindoos also occurred during the year.

PROSECUTIONS.

The following is a return of prosecutions that were instituted during the year:

Offence.

Sum-

Con- Penal-

monses.victions.

ties.

Remarks.

Breaches of Bye-laws

Bake-bouses,

Dairies,

Latrines and Privies,

Matsheds,

urine,

Public Laundries,.

Carrying nightsoil during prohibited hours.

Conservancy boats alongside Praya during pro-

hibited hours,

Depositing nightsoil in drains,

rubbish into the Harbour,.......

Dirty premises,........

Failing to cement render kitchen walls,

cleanse and lime-wash,

*26492 god

4274

1 Withdrawn.

175

244

1 Withdrawn.

Bound over in $25 for 3 months.

100

ཅཚ

765

220

185

1,784

Absconded, 4 convictions were conducted by the Police at the request of the Sanitary Board.

I Withdrawn.

8 Absconded, 27 Dismissed.

cleanse side channels,

......

fill up rat runs,

5 Withdrawn.'

provide dust bins,

1 Withdrawn.

dust boats,

360

fire places,

I Withdrawn.

hoods or flues,.............

194

open spaces,

1 Dismissed.

sufficient window area,

180

2 Withdrawn.

notify infectious diseases,

115

remove refuse,

9 Dismissed.

repair or concrete ground surfaces,

kitchens,....

waste-pipes,

133

remove nightsoil,

676

Illegal cubicles,

464.50

partitions,..

Occupying premises unfit for human habitation,

Offering a bribe to an officer,

17.50'

100

}

Overcrowding basements,

common lodging houses,..

114

opium divans,

232

tenement houses,

244

190

2,195

Selling pork without licences,

نا

300

2 Fined for non-compliance with

Magistrate's orders.

3 Dismissed.

30 Withdrawn.

Fined for non-compliance with

Magistrate's orders,

3 Months' hard labour.

2 Absconded.

33 Absconded, 14 Dismissed, 7

Withdrawn.

2 Did not appear, bail $30 eschcated.

Sleeping in basement,

Nuisance in public streets,...

Unregistered common lodging houses,...

Using basement for preparation of food without

permission,

Total,

772

623 $9,016.00||

DISINFECTING STATION.

The following is a list of the number of articles passed through the Steam Disinfector during 1904 :-

Articles from private houses in Victoria,

30,829

Kowloon,

1,085

27.

Kennedy Town Hospital,....

Tung Wah Hospital,

809

Government Civil Hospital,.

827

Victoria Gaol,

298

Government clothing used by contacts and disinfected afterwards, 2,525 Clothing and bedding of Disinfecting Staff,

5,500

41,940

The apparatus was in use on 198 days during the year and for 12 hours daily during the prevalence of the Plague epidemic.

STAFF.

Assistant Medical Officers of Health :-

WILFRID W. PEARSE, M.B., D.P.H.

BERTRAM W. BARNETT, M.A., M.B., D.P.H. H. MACFARLANE, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., D.P.H. S

For Plague duties.

Dr. PEARSE acted as Medical Officer of Health in my absence on leave during the greater part of the year.

The following is a list of the Inspectors on the fixed establishment in this sub-department at the end of the year :-

Senior Sanitary Inspectors.

*J. A. LYON.

*A. CARTER.

*P. T. LAMBLE.

*T. P. CONOLLY.

*J. REIDIE.

First Class Inspectors.

None.

Second Class Inspectors.

W. FINCHER.

H. J. KNIGHT.

A. D. J. McKenzie.

R. G. McEwEN.

Plague Inspectors.

*L. E. BRETT,

*F. FISHER..

*W. H. WOOLLEY.

*F. ALLEN.

*H. J. W. GIDLEY.

*S. M. GIDLEY.

R. C. WITCHELL.

T. ABLEY.

A. BROWN.

* These officers have the Inspector's Certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute.

เ

Third Class Inspectors.

J. A. BULLIN.

H. PEARSON.

C. E. FRITH.

C. W. WARD.

R. HUDSON.

D. O'KIEFFE.

J. R. LEE.

S. KELLY.

F. WARD.

*C. W. COYSH.

F. O. AMY.

The Secretary of the

SANITARY BOARD.

Overseer of Cemeteries.

H. J. WHITE.

I have, &c.,

FRANCIS CLARK, M.D., D.P.H.,

Medical Officer of Health.

Appendix A.

SIR, I have the honour to forward my Report on the Public Mortuary, Kowloon, for the year 1904. The total number of post-mortems made during that period 675.

These were divided up as follows:

January, 28

April, 66

February, 21

May, =102

March,

June, 57

July, August, 61 September, = 45

October,

•November, December,

79 4

The following is the return of causes of death :--

1. Total General. Diseases,

2. Total Local Diseases,

a. of Circulatory System,.

b. of Respiratory System,

c. of Digestive System,

•

.271

.209

...156

.164

d. of Urinary System,

e. of Generative System,

3. Total Injuries,

4. Decomposed Bodies,

1. General Diseases.

Small-pox,

Plague.--Bubonic (Femoral 84; Axillary 6),......90

Septic,

Pneumonic,

Enteric Fever,.....

Beri-Beri,.

Malaria,

Septicæmia,

Acute General Tuberculosis,

Premature Birth,..

Still Birth,

Marasmus,.

Leprosy,

Mediastinal Abscess,

Abscess of Thigh,

.27

..52

..32

.42

* These officers have the Inspector's Certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute.

2. Local Diseases. ́

a. Circulatory System.

Valvular (Aortic) Disease of Heart,

Valvular (Mitral) Disease of Heart,.......10

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,..

Aneurysm of Aorta, 1st part,.

Aneurysm of Aorta, 2nd part, Pericarditis, Acute Fibrous,

Pericarditis, Purulent,

Malignant Endocarditis, Myocarditis,..

b. Respiratory System.

Acute Bronchitis,

Broncho-Pneumonia,

......37

Lobar Pneumonia,

....59

Tuberculosis of Lungs,

.....47

Pleurisy, Empyema,

c. Digestive System.

Acute Enteritis,

Peritonitis,

Strangulated Inguinal Hernia,

Cirrhosis of Liver,

d. Urinary System.

Acute Nephritis,.

Sub-acute Parenchymatous Nephritis,

Chronic Nephritis,

J..

e. Generative System.

Placenta Prævia,

Post Partum Hæmorrhage,..

Puerperal Septicemia,

3. Injuries.

1. General. Multiple,

Suffocation :-Submersion,

Strangulation,

...10

2. Local.-Of Head-Fracture of Vault of Skull,.. 9

Fracture of Base of Skull, 2

Gunshot Wound, of Skull,

Of Chest-Bullet Wound in Chest,

Fracture of Ribs,

Of Abdomen-Rupture of Spleen,

...

The nationality of these deaths was divided up as follows:

Chinese,

European,

...669

Indian, Philippino,

...

Source of Bodies.

The following Table shows the source of the bodies. It will be seen that 60·3% of the total number were found thrown out either into the street, hill- side, vacant ground, or harbour :-

Found in No. of House,

1904.

Bodies. Matshed Street.

or Boat.

Hillside or

Vacant

Ground.

Har-

bour.

Total % Dumped.

January,

February,

March,

.7.

April,

HIQ O

65.1 %

61.9

82.5

May,

102

48,

وو

June,

52.6

July,

August,

62.3

September,

55.5 ""

October,

59.5 31

November,

December,

GO T

55.

It will be seen from the small Table below that a larger number, in proportion, of Non-Plague cases are dumped than Plague cases :---

Non-Plague Cases.-Total 556.

Found in house, etc. in which they lived,...199=35·7 % Found thrown out in street, hillside, etc.,...357–64.3 %

Plague Cases.-Total 118.

Found in house in which they lived, .......6857·6 % Found thrown out into street, etc., .........50=42·1 %

In addition to the bodies examined by post-mortem in the Mortuary, 414 bodies have been inspected by the Inspectors and given burial orders, no suspicion of infectious disease being present.

These deaths are divided up as follows:-

New Kowloon,-

Old Kowloon,.

.168

Kowloon City and District,....149 Sham Shui Po and District, 97 (Since the

1st of August, 1904, only.)

The following are the causes of death assigned to them

...

Asthma, Bronchitis,

Cardiac Failure,..

Child Birth,

Convulsions,

Cancer,.

Debility,

Dropsy,

Dysentery,

Diarrhoea,

Fever,

Malaria,

•

Fracture of Skull,

Malnutrition,

Marasmus,

Newly Born,

Pneumonia,

Tuberculosis of Lungs,

..104

Old Age,

..116

Syphilis,

Beri-Beri,

I have, &c.,

H. MACFARLANE,' L.R.C.P., D.P.H., Medical Officer in charge of Mortuary, Kowloon.

Appendix (B.)—RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

I-General Diseases.

A.-Specific Febrile Diseases.

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

Civil.

Army.

Navy.

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

లు.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

a Zymotic.

Small-pox,

Diphtheria,

Fever Scarlet,

Typhoid, (Enteric),

3 5

Simple Continued,

Cholera,

Choleraic Diarrhoea,

Diarrhoea,

Dysentery,

Plague,.

Influenza,

Chicken-pox,

:: Guai ai aii

6 24

...

:: BNF: ∞ com

3 4 4 2 1

...

25 10

2 4

26 118

95 13

B Malarial.

Fever Malarial,

Erysipelas,

Pyæmia,

Septicæmia,

y Septic.

Puerperal Fever,

& Venereal.

Syphilis (Acquired),

(Congenital),

Gonorrhoea,

Total,...... 29

4 3768 31 47

Total,...

12 15

Total,......

:::

1 1 2

~::

Total,......

Total Group, A.,...... 35. 10

B.-Diseases dependent on Specific

External Agents.

a Poisons.

Poisoning by Sulphuric Acid,

Opium Poisoning,

Poisoning Acute, (Substance Undefined),

38 48 158 114

ww.

7 13

...

2 3

MN:

...

2 1

: ܗ:

2 3 3 ...

1 2 1 1 4

...

~::

52 117

56 36 24

Total,......

قيم

Carried forward, Group A.,... 35

Group B........

10 5

52117

43 56 36 24

...

2 1 1 4

59 175 125

33333

...

co.

59 175 125

3 1

་

...

under 45

years.

under 60

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

Kow- SHÁUKI- ABER-

TOTAL AT The Different AGE PERIODS.

"Under 1

month.

1 month and

LOON Dis-

WÁN DIS-

DEEN

STANLEY DIS-

DIS-

TRICT.

under 15

years.

under 25

years.

Non-Chinese. | 45 years and

Non-Chinese. 25 years.and

Non-Chinese. 15 years and

Chinese.

under 12

months.

Non-Chinese. 1 year and

เง

Chinese.

under 5

years.

Non-Chinese. | 5 years and

•

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Non-Chinese.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Non-Chinese. Chinese.

:28:

133

...

-I

· 00

: 2

37 2 2

♡

•

...

Unknown.

GRAND

TOTAL.

Chinese.

years.

Jed

Non-Chinese.

60 years

Chinese.

and over.

Non-Chinese.

Age

Chinese.

∞

223

91...

...

614

10 2

* - *

...

69 1 25

13 1

: 15

...

54 1 132 1 104 4 167 26 298 2 85... 46

211

1 211

...

32 4 61 5 115 139 ...

32 4 61 5 115 1|39|...

196 14 111 60

19 36 8

196

14 111

...

Co -T

4 J 11

...

250

493

930

:..

13...

...

301

•

...

30...

11 2 96

1150

...

I 3 1

13...

1 137 10 235 33 437 3 130

...

200

...

}

1,308

-.་

1150

...

2...

...

3 1

4...

1 137 10 235 33 437 3130 ...

10 00

...

296

...

172.

1,308

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

CAUSES.

Civil.

Army.

Navy.

Brought forward, Group A.,... 35 10

Group B...... 1

General Diseases.-Continued.

Burus,

Scalds,

B.-Effects of Injuries.

Multiple Injuries,

Injuries from Dynamite,

Intenal Injuries,

Drowning,

Fracture of Skull,··

Concussion of Brain,

Fracture of Pelvis,

of Clavicle,

of Bones &c.,

Rupture of Spleen,

of Liver,

of Diaphragm,

of Stomach,

of Intestine,

وو

of Gravid Uterus,

of Lung, (from fractured ribs),.

of Heart,

Sun Stroke,

Suffocation,

Starvation,

Fracture of Steruum,

5 52 117 43 56

10:

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

Nc. 6.

- No. 7.

co No. 8.

S No. 9.

33 59 175 125

3 1

No. 10.

Unknown,

Peak.

Harbour.

Asphyxia,...

Shock,

Dislocation of Neck,

Wounds,

Shooting,

Suicide by Shooting,

by Cutting Throat,

by Hanging,

Murder by Shooting,

Punctured Wound,

Hæmorrhage,

Total,......

Errors of Diet.

Alcoholism (Chronic),

(Acute),

•

6 12 4 3 16 8 6 5 1 15

Total,......

Total Group B.,..

25 6 4 4

8 4 6 13

4 19 9 6

C.-Developmental Diseases.

1 16

Immaturity at Birth,

Debility,

Old Age,

c. :

Co um co

6 2 1

9 17 1

2 1

Carried forward, (Developmental Diseases),

7 3

.00

: +

เว

5 2

4 10

4 1

Carried forward, Groups A., B.

60 16

9 56 125 47 62

2851

78 184 131

38 2 62

102

124

383

229

24 118

...

心

10|7| 1

...

་

...

$29

心

333

•

...

心

...

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,—Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

...

196

14 111

:80

6:1

386

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

00 Population.

2 96

1 150 1 137 10,235 33 437 3 130

← w

Boat

Population.

Non-Chinesc.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Kow-

LOON

WÁN SHÁUKI-

DEEN ABER-

STANLEY

DIS-

TRICT.

Under 1

month.

1 month and

under 12

months.

I year and

under 5

years.

5 years and under 15

years.

15 years and under 25

J'ears.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

25 years and under 45

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese,

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

years.

45 years and under 60

years.

60 years

and over.

•

...

::::

...

со

السم

...

6 6 3223

...

•

...

ગ

لحمل

•

...

62914 71 1

16...

•

I 19

1. 1

2 1

2 16...

61 1

بر

...

51...

155348)

213

2 99

1 158 214316 267 56 514 5 146

671

...

151

5 336

...

169

Non-Chinese.

Age

Unknown

Chinese.

1,308

GRAND

TOTAL.

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

Civil.

Army.

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.

Brought forward, (Groups A & B), 60 16 9 56 125

General Diseases,-Continued.

C-Developmental Diseases,-Contd.

Brought forward,..

Marasmus and Atrophy,

་

Tabes Mesenterica,

Inanition,

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

62 49 28 51 78 184 131 38 2 62

8 212 92

2 3 82 5 3 6

සය

4 10

ဘာ

8 4

8 26 4 3

...

Total Group C...................

21 236 102

I-

6 10

9 4

D.—Miscellaneous Diseases.

Rheumatic Fever,

Articular Rheumatism,

Hipjoint Disease,.....

Cancer (Undefined),

of Uterus,

Ovary, Liver,..

Rectum,. Larynx, Stomach,

Sarcoma of Kidney,.. Sarcoma (Undefined),. General Tuberculosis,

Anæmia,

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

4 105

1 2

...

Leprosy,

Febricula,

Diabetes,

Beri-Beri,

...

Gaugrene of Leg,

Total Group D........ 17

50 69 20 40 29 31 45

55 178 44 52 35 34 48 60

43 1

62 2 66

84 28 64

II.-Local Diseases.

E-The Nervous System.

Meningitis, ....

108

Apoplexy,

...

Paralysis (Undefined),

Hemiplegia,

Paraplegia,

...

Encephalitis,

Dementia,

སྨྲས :་ :

12 3

33 +4

...

Tabes Dorsalis,

Infantile Convulsions,.

...

Tetanus,

Trismus,

1 27 3 5 232 27 1

3 18

1 2

3 3

Mania,

Hydrocephalus,

Epilepsy,

...

Melancholia,

...

Total Group E.,..... 24

ลง

8 375 63

3 7 11 7 4

...

F.-The Circulatory System.

Heart Disease,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,

Carried forward, (The Circulatory System),

Carried forward, (Groups A to E),..... 110

8 1

20 27

ඌල්‍ය -- 1

7 2 1

3 1

∞0 -

621

2 1 1

•

...

5 10

I 8 8 9 2 1 1

...

25 10 140 914 256 224 96 71 116 168 309 172 107

4 184

2223

Сл

582 77 222 110

I aC :

لسمرا

173

.30

7 4

•

1263

...

LO CO

...

2293 3 944 911

169

124

心

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31sT DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904, Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

Kow- SHAUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON

DIS-

WÁN DIS-

TRICT. TRICT.

DEEN

DIS-

TRICT.

Under 1

month.

1 month and

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

25 years and under 45

years.

45 years and under 60

ycars.

and over. 60 years

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

15 years and under 25

years.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

229

24 118

22 38

13 2 99 158 2143 16 267 56514 5146

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese,

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

| Chinese.

under 12

months.

year and under 5

years.

under 15

years.

5 years and

2 121

1 582 58

∞

تم

::: 6

10 2

proj

...

901 1310

17...

3140 3315

172

3410

.00

CO.

دین

010

981 1 44 6201 12470

142 2 50...

عصر

•

5 30

5 26... 4...

19...

...

6 34

53.. 26

...

111

76 23 2 7448 9529 5436 4205 23 477 76 1,014

831 11476 2 10

4,057

8 22

3 14 4 10 1...

569

for and

115

•

ستر

SPLELES

ск

739

1,052

133

281

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Age

Unknown.

67 1

1,498

5348

415

501

5849

938

GRAND

TOTAL.

- .50

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

CAUSES.

BRITISH

· AND

FOREIGN

COMMUNITY.

Civil.

VICTORIA.

HEALTH DISTRICT.

Army.

Navy.

No. 1.

No. 2.

No. 3.

No. 4.

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

Brought forward, (Groups A to E), .... 110

25 10 140 914 256 224 96

71 116 168 309 172 107 4 184

Local Diseases,-Continued..

F.-The Circulatory System,-Contd.

Brought forward,...... 11

Aneurysm,

...

Pericarditis,

Endocarditis,

Myocarditis,

Syncope,

: : v: c

Total Group F.,... 12

G.-The Respiratory System.

Croup,

Bronchitis,

Pneumonia,

Phthisis,

Pleurisy,

Empyema,

Emphysema,

Asthma,

་

8 9 2

-1

...

2 13

4 4

1 13

1 29 31 11 37

RE:

1 12 21 16 37 7 12 12

60 19

24 6

24 28

34 14

Atelectasis,

Abscess of Lung,.

Gangrene of Lung,

...

Total Group G.,...... 44 9

56 127

41 105

59 55

53 121

H.-The Digestive System.

Stomatitis,

...

Cancrum Oris,

Gastritis,

Enteritis,

1 3

Hepatic Abscess,

...

Cirrhosis of Liver,

}

Tumour of Liver,...........

Peritonitis,

Hernia,

Appendicitis,

Intussusception,

Distomi asis,

Intestinal Obstruction,

...

Sprue,...

Jaundice,

...

: : :

Total Group H........ 8

1 6 5

3 2 2

3 8

:::ཨ

co :

:~:

1 2

J-The Urinary System.

Nephritis (Acute),

Pyonephrosis,

Bright's Disease,

Gangrenous Cystitis,.

: : :

Total Group J.,

L-Affections connected with. Pregnancy.

Abortion, Premature Labour,

Total Group L.,.......

...

i 3

Carried forward, (Group A to L),..... 187 34

13 210 1,062 305 350 166 131 197 235 451 219 177

•

...

5 297

GRAND

TOTAL.

Chinese.

years.

Non-Chinese.

60 years

Chinese.

and over.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Age

Unknown.

under 60

Non-Chinese. | 25 years and

Chinese.

under 45

years.

Non-Chinese. 45 years and

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,—Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

2 10

4,057

6 34 530 ... 26...

9529

5436 4205 23 477 76 1,014 8317 11476

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boat

Population.

Land

Population.

Boar

Non-Chinesć. Population.

Chinese.

Kow- SHAUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON DIS-

TRICT.

WÁN DIS-

DEEN

DIS-

TRICT.

Under 1

month.

Non-Chinese. 1 month and

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

under 12

months.

under 5

1 year and

years,

5 years and under 15

years.

Non-Chinese.

Chinesc.

Non-Chinese.

15 years and

under 25

Chinese.

years.

582

77 222 110

23 2

•

·85

228:

* 19

• 00

•

:::

•

♡

...

•

111

536

301

559

7 52

5 32

29...

141

•

...

2 61... 193...

.1 31 10 4 22

110 1119...

4 61

7 46 20263

4144

...

1 60

•

❤

...

.2...

2....

...

259

29 44 17

•

· 4

•

1 14

•

...

་་་

•

♡

...

•

:::

•

4165 ...

44 12103 25456| 4285

•

...

•

વ

•

...

•

...

.10

•

་་

...

∞ 10 2

8186...

1,451

•

}

•

...

•

...

•

...

•

...

•

...

....

•

...

•

226

18...

7...

113 5 39

1 16

4...

•

...

4...

---

...

890 128 320 168

89 120

...

6 13

7 10...

...

***

...

8462 11673

9616

...

نن

4260 36602119 1,577 25660) 20699

25660 20699

215

5,798

RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND CAUSES OF DEATHS REGISTERED

BRITISH

AND

FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

VICTORIA.

· CAUSES.

Civil.

Brought forward, (Groups A to L.) ...187

Local Diseases,-Continued.

M.-Affections connected with

Parturition.

Post-Partum Hemorrhage,...

Child-birth,

Placenta Praevia,.

Total Group M.,................

III.-Undefined.

Dropsy,

Tumour (Undefined),

Abscess (Mediastinal),

Abscess (Undefined),

Gangrene,..

Undiagnosed,

HEALTH DISTRICT.

Army.

Navy.

No. 1.

8 No.

No. 3.

34 13 210 1,062 305 350 166 131 197 235 451 219 177

5 297

No. 4.

No. 5.

No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

No. 10.

Unknown.

Peak.

Harbour.

~ ::

1 1 2

27 17 3

28.17

4 2

10 8

5 337

Total Group III.,..... 2

TOTAL, ALL CAUSES,..... 189 34 13 242 1,080 309 352 170 133 201 245 457 231 185

SUMMARY.

I.--General Diseases.

A.--Specific Febrile Diseases, ................. A, | 35 10 B.--Diseases dependent on Specific Ex-

ternal Agents,

52 117 43 56 36

59 175 125

--1 46.

4 .6

C.-Developmental Diseases,

21 236102

D.-Miscellaneous Diseases,..

.D, 17

55 178 44 52 35 34

321-18

4 4 19 9

228

48 60 84 28

698

1 16

993

II.-Local Diseases.

E-The Nervous System,

E, 24

F-The Circulatory System,

F 12

G.-The Respiratory System,

G, 44

H.-The Digestive System,..

J.-The Urinary System,

..J, 13

01-06:

8 375

63 14 2 13

12 5

127 41 105

221221

16881

E.Affections connected with Preg-

nancy,

M.-Affections connected with Partu-

rition,

.M,

III.-Undefined & Undiagnosed,

TOTAL, ALL CAUSES,..... 189 34

ཡཱཡ:

TO28

53 121

2 3

co: 8

28 17

ลง

2 4 9 5 10. 8

13 242 1,080 309 352 170 133 201 245 457 231 185

5 337

GRAND

TOTAL.

DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1904,—Continued.

CHINESE COMMUNITY.

Kow- SHAUKI- ABER-

STANLEY

LOON WAN

DIS-

TRICT.

DEEN

DIS-

TRICT.

DIS-

TRICT.

DIS-

TRICT.

Under 1

month.

1 month and

under 12

months.

TOTAL AT THE DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS.

under 25

years.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

60 years and over.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Age

Unknown.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

Non-Chinese. 1 year and

Chinese.

Non-Chinese.

Chinese.

under 5

years.

5 years and under 15

years.

Non-Chinese. 15 years and

Chinese.

Non-Chinese. 25 years and

Chinese.

under 45

years.

45 years and under 60

years.

890 128 320 168

89 120

40 4

:::

:~ :

7 4.

8462 11673] 9616

4260|| 366021191,477|| 25660 20699| 2 15 5,798

00 00

co or co

1 1

97 35 12 1

118

4:18

1 10

269

105

4 36 13

1,000 164 340 176

113

82 26

13 113

292

90 121

4 9475 11 712

9 698 4 286 36 627119 1,662 25 673 21

21 712 237

6,118

11 296

1 150 1 137 10 235 33 437 3 130 ... 61

8 1

:~:

3140

3 315 121

98 144

6 32 23 77

2 16 8

6201 12470

15 5 349 142] 250

196

14 111 60 19 36

33.

7 10

169 23 32

-21

3 2

24' 36 10

173 30 55 3 7 1

1,308

190

938

1,052

10 2 21

8 22

5 7.52

44 12 103] 25 456

3 14 4 10 532 4 285

13 5 39 613

116

29 8186 Ι 4

569 141

1,451

710

...

17 8 6 .1

2293 394

259

74 46 29 44

17 2

1 14

4 91 5 1139] 4165|

111 4

19 11

113

...

712

19...

13 113

293

2:37

6,118

9 475 11712 9698 4 286 36 627119 1,662 25 673] 21-

105

36 13 4 I

90 121

1,000 164 340 176

RETURN OF DEATHS THAT OCCURRED IN THE UNDERMENTIONED INSTITUTIONS. During the Year ended 31st December, 1904.

The Government Civil

Hospitals.

Causes.

Tung Wa Hospital-Continued.

The Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals.-

(Continued.)

No.

Causes.

No.

Causes.

No.

Small-pox,

Diphtheria,

Typhoid Fever,

Brought forward, 638

Brought forward,

Tetanus,

Syphilis,

Heart Disease,

Fracture of Pelvis,

Cholera,

Diarrhoea,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,

Rupture,

.....

Dysentery,

Endocarditis,

Pneumonia,

Plague,

Bronchitis,

129

Hæmorrhage,

Tuberculosis,

Tabės Mesenterica,

Malarial Fever,

Phthisis,

176

Anæmia,

Septicæmia,

Empyema, .............

Beri-beri,

Puerperal Fever,

Asthma,

Meningitis,

Burns,.....

Enteritis,

Tetanus,

Multiple Injuries,

Hepatic Abscess,

Heart Disease,

Fracture of Skull,

Cirrhosis of Liver,..

Shock,.......

Concussion of Brain,. Rupture of Spleen, Injuries,

Rupture of Intestine,

Debility,

Old Age,

Tuberculosis,

Anæmia,.

Peritonitis,

Jaundice,

442

Syncope,..

Pneumonia,.

Phthisis,.

•

Bright's Disease,

Empyema,

Cystitis,

Astlima,

Gangrene (Undefined),

Hernia,

Undiagnosed,

Bright's Disease,

Total

1,023

Total,

Beri-beri,

Febricula,

Mortuary.

The Italian Convent.

Meningitis,

Causes.

No.

Apoplexy,

Small-pox,

Causes.

No.

Mania,

Cholera,

Diarrhoea,

Heart Disease,

Diarrhoea,

Plague,

Endocarditis,

Dysentery,

Malarial Fever,

Pneumonia,

Plague,

Syphilis,

Phthisis,

Malarial Fever,

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Hernia,

Septicæmia,

Inanition,

Intussusception,

Puerperal Fever,

Tuberculosis.

Sprne,

Syphilis,

Meningitis,

Nephritis,

.....

Opium-poisoning,

Convulsions,

Bright's Disease,

Cerebral Concussion,.

Tetanus,

Placenta, Prævia,

Rupture of Liver,

Trismus,

Gangrene of Leg,

Debility,

Hydrocephalus,

Old Age,

Bronchitis,

Total,

103

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Abscess (Undefined),

Tuberculosis,

Anæmia,

Total,....................... 173

The Tung Wa Hospital.

Beri-beri,

141

Causes.

Diphtheria,

Typhoid Fever,

Cholera, ....

Diarrhoea,

No.

Paraplegia,

Convulsions,

Tetanus,

Heart Disease,

Dysentery,

Plague,

Malarial Fever,

Aneurysm,

Fatty Degeneration of Heart,.

Myocarditis,

162∞ 1-2

L'Asile De La Ste. Enfance.

Causes.

No.

Diarrhoea,

Malarial Fever,

Bronchitis,

115

Syphilis,

Epilepsy,.....

Pneumonia,

Wounds,

Septicæmia,

Phthisis,

Debility,..

....

Puerperal Fever,

Abscess of Lung,

Premature Birth,

Syphilis,

Pleurisy,

Old Age,

Fracture of Sternum,

Gastritis,

Fracture of Skull,

Enteritis,

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Tuberculosis,

201

Scalds,.

Peritonitis,

Beri-beri,

Rupture of Liver,

Nephritis,

Meningitis,

105-

Hanging (Suicide),

Shock (Operation),

1 Bright's Disease,

Apoplexy,

Abscess (Undefined),

Hemiplegia,

Debility,

Undiagnosed,

Encephalitis,

Old Age,..

Tabes Dorsalis,

Marasmus and Atrophy,

Total,...................... 491

Convulsions,

Cancer,

Tetanus,

236

Cancrum Oris,

Trismus,

Anæmia,

Tuberculosis,

The Alice Memorial and

Nethersole Hospitals.

Heart Disease,

Syncope,...

Beri-beri,

333

Causes.

No.

Bronchitis,

Apoplexy,

Scarlet Fever,

Pneumonia,

Hemiplegia,

Malarial Fever,

Phthisis,.

Convulsions,

Septicæmia,

Carried forward, 638

Carried forward, 3

FRANCIS CLARK,

Superintendent of Statistics.

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1905.

Total,........ 757

7. BREWIN,

Registrar General.

HONGKONG.

REPORT ON THE HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

No. 1906

POPULATION.

The estimated population of the Colony for 1904 was 361,206. There were 1,205 births and. 6,118 deaths, 495 of these were from plague.

The birth-rate was 3.3 per 1,000, as compared with 3·17 in 1903.

The death-rate was 1694 per 1,000, as compared with 18-9 in 1903.

The following figures will show the comparison of the death-rate in the Chinese and Non-Chinese during the past two years :-

1904.

1903.

Non-Chinese, Chinese,

16.6 per 1,000 19.1 per 1,000

12.48 per 1,000 17.18 per 1,000

•

PREVALENCE OF SICKNESS IN THE DEFFERENT SEASONS OF THE YEAR, AND GENERAL CHARACTER AS TO THE MILDNESS OR SEVERITY

OF THE DISEASES PREVAILING.

Small-pox.-There were 64 cases notified, as compared with 60 in 1903. The greater number of these, viz., 57, occurred in the first six months of the year; five were imported.

In the month of April handbills were published calling the attention of the Chinese to the fact that the disease was prevalent and free vaccination could be done at the Government Civil, the Alice Memorial and the Tung Wah Hospitals.

Cholera.-A small outbreak occurred during the months of May, June and July in No. 2 Health District and was confined almost entirely to the coal coolies resident in this neighbourhood, at no time was the disease epidemic.

In all there were 41 cases notified during the year, as compared with 10 in 1903, and 460 in 1902.

Plague. This disease occurred in a much milder form than usual, 510 cases only being notified, as compared with 1,415 in 1903; this is the fewest number of cases we have had recorded in any one year since 1897.

The diminished prevalence of the disease is especially interesting, as it appears ⚫ to have been very severe in Canton and the surrounding country, it was especially prevalent in Tong Kun District, at Fu Shan, about 40 miles east of Canton, up- wards of a hundred deaths had occurred by the beginning of April, indeed in some of the districts near Canton it was reported as causing more deaths than in any year since 1894. Early in April information was received that the disease was preva- lent near Swatow.

As will be seen from the following table the outbreak commenced-in April, it reached its height in June, and a marked decline occurred as soon as the maximum mean daily temperature was reached..

The following table gives the number of cases reported in each month of the. last two years :-

1903.

1904:

January,

February,

March,...

115

April,

272

May,

515

135

June,

343

194

•

July,

85'

Angust,

September,

October,

November,

December,

1,415

519

To my mind one of the most important plague preventive measures is the general cleansing of the Chinese houses which is now carried out by the inhabitants themselves during the winter months, the fact that we have been able to obtain the co-operation of the people in this way is in a great measure due to the personal interest Sir HENRY BLAKE took in endeavouring to quell the 1903 outbreak.

This commenced in November, 1903, and was finished by the end of February, 1904. During this time over 11,000 houses containing 34,193 floors were cleansed by the Chinese, the Sanitary Department supplying the hot water, soft soap, and removing the rubbish at a total cost to the Government of $6,123.

Four days' notice is sent to the occupiers that the time has arrived for their houses to be cleansed, at the end of this time they are visited by the Plague Inspector and if found dirty the Sanitary Staff take the matter in hand and cleanse the premises.

The Chinese have now come to see the value of this measure and only in a very few instances did they fail to do it in the allotted time.

At the end of the first cleansing it was determined by the Board to continue it throughout the year, this was done until September and in this way the Chinese houses were thoroughly dealt with at least two or three times.

In the winter of 1904-1905 the cleansing commenced on the 1st November, and was completed by the 1st February of this year, during this time 12,677 houses in Victoria, Kowloon, Shaukiwan and Aberdeen containing 34,193 floors have been dealt with in this way and 805 cartloads of rubbish have been removed. The total cost to the Government for the necessary fuel, soft soap, &c., was only $1,131.32.

The inhabitants are assisted by the Plague Staff, whose services are thus utilis- ed in non-epidemic times.

It is intended to continue this work throughout the summer.

Rats.-21,907 rats were caught during the year, of these 993 were found to be plague infected.

From Dr. HUNTER's researches it is evident that it is the rats which bridge over the period between successive outbreaks, all during the winter months cases of plague infected rats are found although the disease is at this time practically non- existent in man. The method by means of which plague is spread from rat to rat and from rat to man has yet to be worked out.

An attempt was made early in the year to kill off the rats with Danysz' virus, the strain, however, must have become attenuated, as although it was freely distribut- ed and there were evidences of its having been eaten a fatal effect was not induced.

Seeing the successful results which have been last year produced in the Province of Charente in the South of France by Professor Roux where the rats were practically exterminated by the fatal epidemic induced by this virus, we have

applied to the Pasteur Institute at Paris for a more virulent strain of the virus, and we hope to have better results this year.

If we can only diminish in this way the number of rats and at the same time persuade the Chinese to continue the periodical cleansing, we shall do much, I am sure, to diminish the annual prevalence of plague in this Colony.

We cannot expect, however, to be free of the disease until many of the insanitary and filthy dwellings in the crowded quarters of the City have been demolished and reconstructed on approved sanitary principles.

With this end in view the Government is voting an annual sum of money for the resumption of these insanitary areas.

Enteric Fever. This disease has been somewhat more prevalent, at no time however was it epidemic. 129 cases have occurred during the year, as compared with 44 in 1903, and 55 in 1902. Nearly one-half of these occurred during the last three months of the year. Thirty-three of the cases were imported.

Malarial Fevers.-To show the diminution which has occurrel since 1900, the year in which anti-malarial measures were instituted, I give the admissions from this class of endemic diseases to the three Hospitals whose returns are given in these annual reports for the past four years :-

Admissions from Malarial Fever.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

Government Civil Hospital,

... 787

349

346

221

Gaol Hospital,

....

Tung Wah Hospital,

508

404

205

210

Total...

.1.393

816

644

490

At all these hospitals the diagnosis of this disease is made by means of the microscope.

The annual number of cases of malarial fever at these hospitals bas thus fallen in four years from 1,393 to 490, no clearer proof can be required of the efficacy of these measures.

Beri-beri. This disease has been much more prevalent, 739 deaths having been reported, as against 397 in 1903. An enquiry into this disease is now being conducted by Dr. KOCH and the Government Bacteriologist, and it is to be hoped that some light will be thrown upon this malady about whose etiology so little. is really known.

Dengue.-There were only 43 cases admitted to hospital, as against 123 in 1903, and 422 in 1902.

The following table gives the number of cases of infectious disease notified in

each month of the year :-

Disease.

January.

February.

March.

April.

May.

June.

Plague,

Small-pox,

3 14

Enteric Fever,

Scarlet Fever,

Diphtheria, 1

...

Puerperal Fever, Cholera,

*July

August.

September.

October.

November.

December.

3 4 40 135 1941 96

10 6 3

→ 1 ∞

3 6 8 6 10 3 17

16 19

...

To-

tal.

100

LG 2 2 -

5 510

2 64

129

€

}

Relative Mortality in the Different Seasons, 1904. Population-Non-Chinese 18,900; Chinese 342,306.

Months.

Non- Chinese

Deaths.

Rate per 1,000.

Chinese

Deaths.

Rate per 1,000

Total

Deaths.

Total Deaths excluding Plague and

Small-pox.

January,

February,

328

340

9.9

315

12.21

332

327

March...

402

420

405

April,

451

467

415

May,

11.8

619

19.06

637

499

June,

561

583

407

July,

646

676

571

August,

15.0

630

20.99

653

630

September,

521

539

529

October,

476

495

November,

13.1

483

16.46

505

501

December,

450

471

466

Total,

236

5,882

6,118

5,585

GENERAL SANITARY CONDITION OF THE COlony.

Marked improvement may be noted as evidenced by the diminution in the death-rate for the past three years as shown by the following figures, by the milder ontbreak of plague last year, and by the diminished incidence of malarial fever:-

Death-rate per 1,000.

Chinese, Non-Chinese,

1902

1903

1904

拳

.21.93 .....19.00

19.1

17.18

16.6

12.48

The steady enforcement throughout the year of the overcrowding and cubicle sections of the Public Health Ordinance must have had a beneficial effect.

During the past year the Government has resumed at a cost of $200,000 an insanitary block of 38 houses in one of the most overcrowded parts of the City, this lot is bounded on the North by Gough Street, on the East by Aberdeen Street, on the South by Kau U Fong and on the West by On Wo Lane.

The following have been erected and opened during 1904 :-

A Public bath-house at Pound Lane with accommodation for 28 males

and 10 females.

(2.) A Public latrine in the Eastern portion of the City; and (3.) Three Public latrines in the City.

VACCINATIONS.

The following vaccinations were performed during the year

Government Civil Hospital,

Victoria Gaol,

Alice Memorial Hospital,

Tung Wah:-

Victoria,

Aberdeen,

Stanley,

Shaukiwan,

Kowloon,

639 .2,578

277

.1,811

5,469

Attached are :—

RETURNS ACCOMPANYING THIS REPORT.

The Statistics of Population.

Meteorological Return for the year.

Return of Diseases and Deaths at the Government Civil, the Gaol and the Tung Wah Hospitals.

J. M. ATKINSON, Principal Civil Medical Officer.

Return of the Statistics of Population, for the Year 1904.

Europeans and Whites including Portuguese and the Army and Navy.

Africans, East Indians and

Malays, including

Chinese.

Total.

Indian Troops.

Number of Inhabitants in 1904,

13,106

5,794

342,306 361,206

Births

199

942

1.205

Deaths

137

5,882

6,118

Immigrants

149,195

Emigrants

76.304

76,304

Inhabitants in 1903,

12,771

5,810

307,050

325,631

Increase,

335

35,256 35,591

Decrease,

......

Meteorological Return.

TEMPERATURE.

HUMIDITY.

WIND.

MONTH.

BAROME- TER AT

CLOU- SUN-

DINESS. SHINE.

RAIN.

M.S.L. Max. Mean. Min. Rel. Abs.

Dir.

Vel.

ins. January,.... 30.20 64.9 59.5 55.4

p. c. 72

ins. 0.37

p. c. hours. ins.

49 185.2

points. miles.h. 0.120 E by N

13.

February,... 30.12 68.1 62.6 58.5

0.40

207.5

0.200

13.9

March,

30.00 67.0 63.2 60.3

0.51

29.7

3.755 E by N

14.6

April,

29.96 75.2 70.7 67.8

May,

29.88 80.8 75.6 71.8

88888

0.65

112.4

1.905

14.8

0.74

149.0

7.705 E by S

12.8

June,....

29.72 85.0 79.8 76.0. 83

July,

29.67 85.9 81.1 77.9 82

8888

0.84

162.1

19.640 SE by E

9.9

0.88

147.4

7.225 SSW

10.9

August,...... 29.70

29.70 | 86.0 80.8 77.2 83 0.87

September,. 29.88 85.0 80.2 76.3

October,

88858

172.6 27.640E by S

13.2

81 0.81

161.3

9.770

11.5

30.01 80.1 76.5 73.3 74 0.68

November, 30.15 74.0 68.8 64.6 62 0.45

December,... 30.23 66.1 60.7 55.7 62

191.2

2.005 E by N

14.1

187.3 0.215 ENE 13.1

0.34.

201.7 0.230

ENE 10.6

Return of Admissions and Deaths in Hongkong at the

Government Civil Hospital, 1904.

General Diseases.

Admissions.

Deaths.

Small-pox,

...

Measles,

...

Plague,

Whooping Cough,

...

Dengue Fever,

...

Mumps,

...

Diphtheria,

Febricula,

128

Typhoid Fever,

Cholera, ...

Dysentery,

106

I 6

Beri-beri,

Malarial Fever,

221

Sloughing Phagedona,

Erysipelas,

Septicæmia,

Puerperal Fever,

Tuberculosis,

Syphilis-Primary,

...

Constitutional,

...

Inherited,

...

Gonorrhoea,

Diseases due to Animal Parasites,

- Vegetable

Effects of heat,

.....

Alcoholism,

Rheumatic Fever,

Rheumatism,

Gout,

Cryst,

New Growth, Non-Malignant,

;;

Anæmia.

Malignant,

Pernicious Anæmia,

3107

Diabetes Mellitus,

Congenital Malformation,

Debility,.....

Insipidus,

Diseases of the Nervous System,

...

Eye, Ear,

•

...

Circulatory System,

Respiratory

230

Digestive

257.

Lymphatic

Urinary

}}

Male Organ,..

Female Organ,

...

Female Breast,

Organs of Locomotion,

...

Connective Tissue,

...

وو

Skin,.

Injuries,

473

...

Under observation,

·48

Total,

2,585

128

J. BELL,

Superintendent.

}

Return of Admissions and Deaths in Hongkong at the Victoria Hospital, 1904.

Diseases.

Admissions.

Deaths.

Small-pox,

Measles,

Enteric Fever,

Choleraic Diarrhoea,

Dysentery,

.....

Malarial Fever,

Erysipelas,

Syphilis,

Scurvy,.

...

Alcoholism,

Rheumatism,

Anæmia,.

Debility,..

Diseases of the Nervous System,

Circulatory System, Respiratory System,

11.

•

Digestive System,

Urinary System,

Generative System,

...

Connective Tissue,

...

Injuries,

...

Parasites,

...

Under observation,

625

Total,

898

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.

Return of Admissions and Deaths in Hongkong

at the Tung Wah Hospital, 1904.

General Diseases.

Admissions.

Deaths.

Small-pox,

Diphtheria,.

Typhoid Fever,

Measles,

Cholera,

Dysentery,

Plague,

137

Malarial Fever,

210

Malarial Cachexia,.

Beri-beri,

742

Erysipelas,.

Septicæmia,

329

...

....

Syphilis,

Puerperal Fever,

....

Gonorrheal Rheumatism,

Leprosy,..

Tuberculosis,

Tetanus,

•

Rheumatism,

....

New Growths, Benign,

...

Malignant,

14-

....

Alcoholism,

Debility,..

Disease of the Nervous System,

Eye,

Circulatory System,

Respiratory

533

325

Digestive

194

Lymphatic

Urinary

Generative Organs, Male,

Organs of Locomotion,

Connective Tissue,

Skin,

128

Poisoning, Injuries, Midwifery,

181

Total,

2,667

1,019

L. W. M. Kосн,

Medical Officer.

1904.

Report of the Sanitary Surveyor, for the year 1904.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG, 10th February, 1905.

for the year report

SIR, I have the honour to forward herewith my annual

1. Plans have been deposited and passed by me

and passed by me during the year for the drainage of 296 houses, the plans of 211 houses were carried forward from 1903, making a total of 507 in hand during the year.

2. The drainage of 197 houses has been completed, and the plans for 29 have been cancelled (amended plans having taken their place), leaving 281 to carry forward to 1905.

RE-DRAINAGE AND ADDITIONS.

3. In addition to the above, plans for re-drainage of or additions to the drain- age of 58 houses were carried forward from 1903, and new plans have been received for 266 houses, making a total of 324 for the year.

Of these, 215 have been completed and 19 cancelled (amended plans having taken their place), leaving 90 to be carried forward to 1905.

4. A summary of the above is appended in Tables A and B, and a com- parison of the new houses drains dealt with in previous years in Table C.

5. The drains of 223 houses have been tested and reported on, in consequence of complaints having been received regarding them.

Of this number, 89 required re-constructing, 95 repairing, and the remainder were found to be in order.

Notices were served on the owners of the above 184 houses calling upon them to execute the necessary work.

Of these, 170 have been complied with, and the remaining 14 are in hand. 15,725 houses have been visited by the Drainage Inspectors with the result that 2,876 drainage nuisances have been discovered.

Notices have been served in each case, on the owner or occupier, calling upon them to abate the nuisance.

All of them have been complied with, 150 nuisances have been referred to the Medical Officer of Health, and 277 to the Honourable Director of Public Works, to be dealt with by them.

271 choked drain traps on private property have been cleansed by the Drainage Foremnen.

WATER-CLOSETS AND URINALS.

6. During the past year, water-closets and urinals have been erected in the following buildings, by permission of the Board, and have been connected to

the sewer:

Water-closets.

Urinals.

Alexandra Building,

...16

Electric Tramway Power Station,....

Sailors and Soldiers' Home,

Cricket Club Pavilion,

NEW BUILDINGS.

7. Certificates have been granted during the year, under Section 84 of Or- dinance 13 of 1901, for 137 houses certifying that they have been built in

accordance with the provisions of that Ordinance.

CEMETERIES.

Last year was not a severe plague year, so that there were fewer terraces required to be formed. All plague bodies were buried at Cheung Sha Wan Ce- metery, and at the end of the year, there were terraces formed in readiness for the plague season to take about 500 bodies.

A small space in the Kennedy Town Cemetery is also reserved for plague bodies, at times when it is impossible to convey the bodies to the Cheung Sha Wan Cemetery during typhoons.

New terraces have been formed in Mount Davis Cemetery in Sections A and C, and terraces that were incompleted in Mount Caroline Cemetery at the end of 1903 have been completed. Terraces for a single row of bodies have since been made in preference to double rows as being more economical on the steep

hill sides.

PROSECUTIONS.

9. The following is a return of the prosecutions instituted by me during the year:

Offences.

Summonses. Convictions. Penalties.

Kemarks.

Drainage nuisance on private pro-

$378

8 withdrawn.

perty,

Failure to comply with order of

Magistrates,

Total,......

$413

8 withdrawn.

Year.

Table A.

No. of Houses received.

No. of Houses

Total.

No. of Houses

drained.

cancelled.

in hand.

1904. Quarter.

Carried forward. from

1st,

1903 and dealt

2nd,

3rd,

with in 1904,

4th,

82383

211

102

120

1st.

104

Received and dealt

2nd,

with in 1904,

3rd,

:2:

4th,

296

106

190

Total,

Year.

507

197

226

281

Table B.

Received: Passed. Cancelled. Total.

1904

Quarter.

1st,

Carried forward from

2nd,

1903 and dealt

४

3rd,

with in 1904,

4th,

(1st,

Received and dealt.) 2nd,.......

with in 1904,

3rd,

4th,

266

1.88888

Total,

...

12273

In hand.

173

192

321

215

234

No. 1905

HONGKONG.

SANITATION.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency, the Governor.

1. STATEMENT SHOWING ACTION TAKEN TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN MR. O. CHADWICK'S REPORT OF 10TH APRIL, 1902.

31st July, 1905.

Para. of Report.

Water Supply.

25. Arrangement of water statistics by the

"Water year," 1st May to 30th April.

26. Water Authority to report to Government soon after 1st October in each year as to stock in hand on 1st of October and maximum stock in the reservoirs during the wet season and at its conclusion which should be taken during the coming dry

season.

Another report should be furnished soon after 1st May shewing the quantity of water collected and the total supply given during the elapsed water-year with balance carried forward.

30. Taitam District.-Additional gathering ground with appropriate storage required below existing reservoir.

31 Survey of Taitam-tuk Valley and its rami- fications, from about high-water mark up to about 250 feet O.D. to ascertain what storage accommodation can be obtained by the construction of one or more re- servoirs.

Gauges required to measure flow of main Taitam stream.

32. Immediate relief can be gained by pumping from the low-level into the Taitam Tun- nel.

34. Taitam Works to have precedence over

those at Pokfulam.

35. If low-level reservoir constructed at Pok- fulum its contents should be pumped into existing conduit.

37. Intermittent sysiem of supply.--If resorted to, hours of supply should be limited to 3 hours in 24 in order to bring about a reduction of one-half of the consumption. If reservoirs not full in September res- triction advised till sufficient stock ac- cumulated to carry on unrestricted supply till end of water-year.

Now being done. Years 1902-03 and 1903-04 already printed. Years 1904-05 being printed.

This is done each year.

Yes, see No. 25.

Plans prepared.

This plan has been prepared.

Gauges fixed-November, 1903.

Temporary dam built and Steam-engine in- stalled-November, 1903. Pumping carried on regularly during each dry season.

This has been given.

Not recommended for the present.

Care is taken that the hours of supply are sufficiently restricted to ensure the saving of the necessary amount of water.

40. Intermittent System. Subsidiary ("Ri-

der") mains to be laid alongside walks and parallel to principal mains to lessen evils resulting from the intermittent system, and enable houses to be supplied in blocks.

41. Streets to be asphalted or otherwise im-

proved.

690

PREVENTION

45. Universal Meterage recommended;

49. and an adequate charge for water con- sumed beyond a prescribed quantity.

50. Charge of 50 cents instead of 25 cents per 1,000 gallons and an ascending scale advised.

54. New Territory gathering grounds;

55. (p). and reservoir sites to be reserved when settling the land, so that when required for Hongkong, the New Territory or Kowloon they may not be found to be in occupation.

55. (h). Preparation of a comprehensive scheme for the ultimate and full development of the sources of supply in Hongkong.

55. (j). Amendment of the law.

55. (m). Proposal to shut off all house services

where meters not provided.

These are in hand and will be brought i operation whenever necessary in such areas the City where the work is sufficiently advan to enable this to be done.

Particulars obtained from Malta in accorda with Mr. CHADWICK'S recommendation, but found to be prohibitive.

OF WASTE.

睿

Meters are being fixed on all properties empted from the rider main system.

Came into force by Water Works Regulati under Ordinance 29 of 1902 and subsequer embodied in Water Works Regulations un Ordinance 16 of 1903. Ascending scale adopted.

This has been noted. There were cultiva areas in nearly all valleys at the time of tak over the Territory and these are being permit to remain for the present.

Under consideration.

See Ordinance 29 of 1902 and Ordinance of 1903.

Houses are being connected with rider ma or, if granted exemption, are being metered.

Sewerage.

63. Record drawings.

Great inconvenience

caused by the want of.

65. Trees in towns are a nuisance and should be removed or cast-iron sewer pipes will have to be laid.

65. Occurrence of deposit in low-level sewers. Re-construction of sewers on the reclama- tion necessary when reclamation works completed, site fully occupied by build- ings, and soil consolidated."

66. Deposit in low-level sewers composed of

solid foreign matter.

68. Flushing low-level sewers with great vigour by use of sea-water from tanks filled by pumping.

Some time must elapse before these can be cc pleted. But the work is in hand.

Estimates are now being prepared for layi cast-iron sewer pipes.

Estimates are now being prepared for this wc

Gulleys of a new type have been construc in the greater part of the lower levels of the C and it is proposed to extend them to the hi levels. They are designed to intercept sc foreign matter as far as possible.

For the flushing tanks proposed to be co structed, the water required will be obtained fr the nullahs. This is much more economical as obviates pumping.

691

69. Flushing by means of water of nullahs and streams. More use might be made of it preferably for the drains.

70. Flushing by sea-water of high-level street sewers unnecessary and of house sewers impracticable.

70. Salt-water flushing of gutters, storm-water drains and low-level sewers, in some cases at least desirable.

71. Traps for gulleys connected with the street sewers wanted. A suitable type of trap- ped gulley to be evolved.

72. More trapped sewer-gulleys required near the foot of down-pipes where side channels are nearly level.

74. Scavenging of street sewers, drains and nul- lahs to be under direction of Medical Offi- cer of Health.

Extensions, alterations and new works to be executed as now by Public Works De- partment.

75. Sewer-vents, not ventilation desirable in

many places.

Ventilation of Sewers. Ventilation by grating in man-hole covers or by untrapped gulleys, objectionable.

77. Application of combined ventilation of house

and street sewer to Hongkong.

78. Sewer-ventilation. Tentative procedure recommended. Suggests nature of ex- periment that might be tried in one district.

82. Sewer Pipes for house sewers.

Advisable

to inspect and test them before use.

Six large tanks (including the one in Garden Road) are proposed to be constructed for flushing low-level sewers from nullahs. The work will be commenced in 1906.

Noted.

With the adoption of the new type of gulley, it is hoped that flushing will not be so much re- quired and that the water in the nullahs will suffice for the purpose.

A large number of the new type of gulley have already been constructed in the low-levels of the City and they will be extended to the high levels.

Adoption of new gulleys will probably render this unnecessary.

This has not been carried out owing to the great increase in cost involved. (See C.S.O. 2856/1902).

This remains as heretofore.

No arrangements yet made.

New type gulleys are all trapped. Gratings in man-hole covers have generally been filled in.

No arrangements yet made.

A block on the New Praya was suggested last year, but no definite arrangements have been made with the Architects, &c.

83. Tests required explained.

84. Tests to be made at a depôt.

85. Standard of quality to be established.

This is done and all defective pipes are re- jected.

86. Fee for inspection of house-sewers. Recom- mends $10 for every inspection necessary beyond the first.

87. Cast-iron house sewers recommended.-- They should be coated with Dr. ANGUS SMITH'S composition.

88. Cast-iron down-pipes and ventilating pipes

to be made compulsory.

89. Ventilation of house-sewers.

Provision made under Building Ordinance 1 of 1903.

Drainage Bye-law No. 25 requires ventilating pipes to be of iron, proviso to Bye-law 28 re- quires down-pipes abutting on streets to be of iron but allows down-pipes in private yards to be of glazed stoneware. This is considered to meet the requirements of the case.

Dealt with in No. 77.

90. House-sewer construction.-Improvement

required.

692

This matter comes under the Sanitary Board. So far as can be ascertained, the standard in- structions have never been received.

Drains, Storm-water

91. Surface water channels or Nullahs should be open, but if covered should be easy of access for a man. They should be avoided at Kowloon and in the New Territory.

93. Drainage System to be completely revised.

94. Designing of drains-guiding principles

laid down :-

(a.) Abolish all unnecessary drains and reduce lengths of any that cannot be dispensed with to a minimum. (b.) Covered drains to be opened where

practicable.

(c.) Careful scavenging and manage- ment of sewers required to keep filth out of drains.

(d.) Flush branch drains with water of

streams above.

95. Maintenance and Scavenging to be en-

trusted to Medical Officer of Health.

New Works to be carried out as now by Public Works Department.

Record drawings to be first supplied to Medical Officer of Health and a draughts- man appointed to keep plans up to date.

Channels and Nullahs.

This is observed as far as practicable.

This is being gradually taken in hand.

These are being carried out as far as practi- cable.

See remarks to No. 74.

Scavenging and Removal of Excreta.

96. Dry refuse in Sewers and Drains. Too

much finds its way into them.

Already referred to.

See No. 66.

House Construction

99. Insanitary Properties. General resump- tion and re-construction will have to be faced.

101. Taipingshan. Suggests advantage of locat- ing Medical School and dwellings for subordinate officials here.

102. Public Works Staff. Refers to its inade-

quacy for work to be performed.

and Overcrowding.

Action is being taken to open up the crowded areas by resumption and pulling down of insani- tary buildings. This is now taking place in Kau U Fong and Mee Lun Lane.

Much of the land has been devoted to public purposes of the kind indicated.

The Staff has been materially increased since 1902.

693

11.-STATEMENT SHOWING ACTION TAKEN TO GIVE EFFECT TO MR. CHADWICK'S REPORT

OF 18TH APRIL, 1902, ON THE WATER SUPPLY.

Taitam.

1. Taitam gathering ground to be immediately

developed.

2. Pumping necessary.

3. Position of Pumping Station indicated.

Plant recommended.

6. Reservoirs. Whatever others may be found necessary, one as near sea-level as possible should be first constructed.

7. Rising-main. Diameter and length required.

8. Staff for pumping works.

9. Gathering ground East of Taitam-tuk village-Small subsidiary reservoir sug- gested.

Catchwater channels.-Surrounding Tai-

tam Bay suggested.

10. Further pumping engines to be decided on according to the additional supply obtained.

12. Preliminary expenditure.

Recommends

$20,000 be provided for surveys, gauging streams, etc.

13. Programme of operations :—

(a.) Accurate survey of the whole Tai-

tam gathering ground.

(b.) Demarcation and Reservation of gathering grounds to be attended to. Leading survey points to be permanently recorded.

(c.) Erection of two gauge-weirs on main Taitam-tuk Stream, pro- vided with a self-recording instru- ment.

(d.) First pumping engine. Steps to

be at once taken to obtain it.

(e) Preliminary design and estimate to be submitted later as the survey progresses.

(f.) Pipes of nature indicated to be ordered with the first pumping engine.

14. Pumping-plant to be erected and pipes laid.

Being done.

Two pumps now being erected, each capable of raising 1 million gallons per day.

Site formed and building in course of erection.

See No. 2.

As the one at sea-level will occupy much time in construction, a subsidiary reservoir with a capacity of about 200 million gallons is at present being constructed higher up the valley. It should be completed in 1906.

Delivered and now being laid.

Arranged for in Estimates for 1906.

The scheme which has been submitted to Government provides for impounding the water of the valley indicated without the aid of a sub- sidiary reservoir. Catchwaters will be con- structed as found necessary.

Additional pumping engines have been in- cluded in the scheme referred to in 9.

Done. The surveys and preliminary work were completed in October, 1904.

Done.

Done. Self-recording instruments are being fixed.

Temporary pump fixed in 1903. Permanent engines being erected now.

Done.

Mains delivered and being laid-(C. I. 18′′).

In hand.

14. Temporary expedients. Small dam and

conduit.

15. Water question pressing and should take precedence of all other sanitary improve-

ments.

16. Saiwan and other gathering grounds to be

surveyed and reserved.

17. Population of island must be kept within

bounds by restricting issue of leases.

17. Industrial Establishments should in future only be permitted on mainland, and minor establishments which do not possess inde- pendent water supplies should be pressed to remove there.

17. Waste of water must be prevented and consumption reduced, by universal meter- age coupled with an appropriate water charge.

17. Water Ordinance to be amended.

19. Measuring apparatus at Reservoirs and Filter-beds. Improvements necessary, venturi meter recommended.

694

Built.

Effect has been given to this.

Will be done.

Considered impolitic and somewhat impracti-

cable.

New Railway should help this matter.

Rider Main System and meters on all exemp- ted properties should cope with this evil.

Done, No. 29 of 1902 and revised No. 16 of 1903.

These will be ordered and fixed in the exten- sion and alteration of the Albany Filter Beds.

Peak Water Supply.

20.

22. 24.

Reserve pumping-plant required at Bon-

ham Road.

New Engine erected and in use.

21. No. 2 Tank to be promptly re-constructed.

Work not yet carried out, arrangements being made for it.

26. Bonham Road.

New Steam-engine and

boiler recommended.

Old

27. Rising-Main from Bonham Road to Peak. New and longer one recommended. one to be removed, and cleaned and re- coated for use elsewere.

Engine erected and also additional boilers.

New main laid and in use. The removal of the old mains has not been considered expedient as bursts are liable to occur and the old mains serve for temporary use in such cases.

•

HONGKONG.

No. 1905

MINUTE AS TO THE EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT MARKET RENTS AND SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FEES UPON THE RETAIL SELLING PRICE OF BEEF AND MUTTON.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

Market Rents.

The total rents paid by beef and mutton shops in the Markets amount at the present rate to $10,889.40 a year.

The dead weight of beef sold during 1904 may be estimate 941,633 lbs., making a total of 6,593,616 lbs. Of this total, r Slaughter-house to consumers, the remainder 5,769,414 lbs.

$10,889.4 in price per lb. due to Market rents is accordingly

5,769,414

Slaughter-house Fees.

at 5,651,983 lbs. and of mutton at ghly one-eighth is sold direct from th ng sold in the Markets. The increase

=$0.00188.

The incidence of the fee falls equally upon all parts of the animal, viz., on the skin, blood, ofta hoofs, meat, etc.

The live weight of the animal has accordingly been taken in estimating the effect of the Government fee upon the selling price.

14,586,520

$0.00171.

The price of meat is therefore raised on the whole owing to Government charges by $0.00359

per lb.

A. W. BREWIN,

Hongkong, 10th July, 1905.

Registrar General.

་

No. 28.

HONGKONG.

RETURNS OF THE SUBORDINATE COURT, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

No.

1905

MAGISTRACY,

HONGKONG, 20th March, 1905.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward herewith the usual Annual Returns for the year 1904 :-

1. List of Offences.

2. Abstract of Cases during the year.

3. Comparative Return of Cases for the past ten years.

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

I have, &c.,

F. A. HAZELAND,

Police Magistrate.

TOTAL

TOTAL NUMBER

NUMBER

OF PRISON-

CASES.

ERS.

Convicted

pur

Punished.

ABSTRACT of CASES under COGNIZANCE of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT during the Year 1904. CASES HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.

Discharged.

Committed

for Trial at

the

Supreme

Court.

Committed

Detained

to l'rison, or

pending Orders

of H. E. the

Governor.

Ordered to find Security.*

To keep the

l'eace.

To be

of good

-tx{}

viour.

To answer any Charge.

Witnesses

punished for

preferring

False Charge

or giving

wilful False

Testimony.

Undecided.

Total

Number

WRITS ISSUED BY THE l'OLICE MAGISTRATES DURING THE YEAR 1904.

Warrants.

of Re-hearing.

Notices

Arrest.

Distress.;

Search.

For

Gambling entering Houses.

Magis- trates' Orders.

TOTAL.

16,459

M. F. M.

M. F

4,505

16,459 13 129

796

1,966 210

122 | 21 | 12

† lã

15,424 1,035 5,311

Magistracy, Hongkong, 20th March, 1905.

TOTAL MALES and FEMALES,

Consisting of Offenders not sentenced to Imprisonment. † 1 escaped and 1 died,

2,436

152

503

3,178

F. A. HAZELAND, Police Magistrate.

566

སྙ་

567

THE CASES CONSISTED OF:-

No. OF

OFFENCES.

No. of CASES.

PRI- SONERS.

OFFENCES.

Arms Consolidation Ordinance--2 of 1900,—

Brought forward,......

No. of

No. of CASES.

PRI-

ISONERS.

906

982

Ammunition-Being in possession of, Arms-Failing to furnish return to C. S. P..

Aiding and Abetting Hawking-Ordinance 3 of 1865,

Bribery and certain other misdemeanors punishment

-Ordinance 1 of 1898.-

Offering or accepting a bribe by a public servant. Banishment and Conditional Pardous Ordinance-1 of

1882.-

Banishment-Returning after,

Building Ordirance-1 of 1903-

1 Forgery-Ordinance 4 of 1865,—

Forged instruments-Obtaining goods or money by, Forged documents-Uttering, with intent to de-

fraud,

Document-Forging, with intent to defraud,

Forts Protection-Ordinance 3 of 1891,-

to no

Battery, Fieldwork, or Fortification-Entering with-

out a written permit,

Fugitive Offenders Act, 1 of 1881,

Allowing stones to be rolled from hill-side.

Offences under......

Breach of Regulations made under-By allowing

'matshed latrine in a dirty condition,

Gambling-Ordinance 2 of 1891.–

Blasting stones to the danger of persons and pro-

perty,

Common Gaming House-Keeping, or playing in, Lotteries-Dealing in,..

Street Gambling,

Building ruinous & dangerous condition of, Cutting earth, or turf, and extracting stones from

Crown Land,..

Encroachment on Crown Land,

Failing to provide chimney,

Hoardings and scaffoldings-Neglecting to erect

during repair of Buildings,

mission,

-Erecting without per-

Inflammable structures-Erecting, without permis-

sion of the Director of Public Works,

Notices of D..P. W.--Failing to comply,.

Watchmen to Street Gamblers-Acting as....

*92*

93 718

106

Good Order and Cleanliness-Ordinance 1 of 1845,-

འཝ་༤

Animals-Cruelty to,

Bonfire-Making,

Breach of the Peace,

Cattle turned loose on public ways,

Disorderly behaviour,

483

861

Dogs-Allowing unmuzzled ferocious, to be at large,

-Inciting, to attack persons, &c.,

Domestic Servants -Misconduct as, (Ordinance 45 of

===

1902) Employers and Servants,

Nullah, Storm Water Channel and Drains - Breachi

Firearms Discharge to the danger of the Public, Furious driving,

11-

of,

Plans of building-Neglecting to submit, to the

Director of Public Works,

rivy-Not having proper ventilation of,

Cattle Diseases-Ordinance 1 of 1903,—

Cattle-Landing at prohibited whíarf, &c.,..

l'igs-Keeping, in a way which caused needless or

avoidable suffering to them,

Failing to comply with the Magistrate's order,

Improperly possessing arms, clothing or assuming

the character of a Policeman,

Indecent exposure of person by bathing, or otherwise, Nuisances-Discharging sewage water and offensive

matter into the public side channel,

-Hanging wet clothes, etc., over Public

3188

♡ co

20 10

ways.

Slaughter-houses, &c.-Slaughtering animals except

in.

७

Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance-1 of

1889,-

Chinese Boarding House-Failing to enter names

etc., of lodgers,

Chincse Boarding House-Unlicensed.

-Throwing rubbish, etc., into the streets, Obstruction of roads and streets by hawkers and

shopkeepers.

201

217

1,170

1,259

Obstruction on footway by carrying poles, etc, Offensive weapons, etc.-Being in possession of, for

-Overcrowding,

779

unlawful purpose.

Posting bills on walls without permission, Stones-Throwing to danger of the public,

Decoying men or boys into

or away from the

Streams-Defiling,

Colony,

Unlawful possession of property.

452

Personating as emigrant,

of trees, shrubs, etc.,

1522*

525

Chinese Extradition Ordinance-7 of 1889,--

Chinese Territory-Crimes and Offences committed

in.

Closed Houses and Insanitary Dwellings-Ordinance 1 of

1903,-

Basement floors-Inhabiting,

Cubicles Breach of Regulations for,

113

Failing to render the surface kitchen wall with

cement,

Wantonly or unnecessarily making noises calculated to annoy, or alarm persons in or near or adjoin- ing any public road or thoroughfare. Gunpowder and Fireworks-Ordinance 14 of 1901,-

Fireworks-Exposing for sale in uncovered cases,

5 Hongkong Fire Brigade-Ordinance 2 of 1868,- 123

Firemen Misconduct as.

Kellet Island-Ordinance 2 of 1898,-

Houses-Neglecting to cleanse and limewash. Open space-Neglecting to provide an—in the rear

of building,

175

249

Vessels not to anchor or loiter within 50 yards of, Larceny and other similar Offences-Ordinance 5 of 1865,-

Burglary,

Damaging trees with intent to steal,

Premises-Neglecting to keep in clean and whole-

some condition,.

Windows, &c.—Obstruction,

Coinage Offences-Ordinance 7 of 1865,-

Counterfeit Coins-Uttering, or being in possession

of,

Common Law,-

Conspiracy to defrand - Ordinance 5 of 1865, Indecent and obscene prints-Exposing for sale. Perjury-Ordinance 2 of 1889,

Embezzlement,

False pretences—Obtaining, or attempting to obtain,

goods or money by,.

Felony-Attempting to commit,

-Breaking out from a Store after committing a, -Breaking into a house and committing a--

therein,

-Found in dwelling house, etc., by night,

with intent to commit,

Housebreaking..

Suicide Attempting to commit,

Cargo-working on Sunday-Ordinance 1 of 1891,

-by servants,..

Coroner's Abolition-Ordinance 5 of 1888,-

-Common,

Juror-Neglecting to answer Coroner's Summons to

-from a dwelling house,

་་

attend Inquest,

-from the person................

Compound Opium-Ordinance 10 of 1904...

Desertion in His Majesty's Forces-Ordinance I of 1852.

Aiding and assisting in the.

of cattle or other animals,

Dangerous Goods-Ordinance 1 of 1873,-

Carrying, uncovered in boat,

Larceny as a bailee,

1,0221,271

ཨཀྐ།༠ ཝཱ ཎྜཉྙུཐ་ྗཝིཾ།

-from ships or boats in the Harbour,

Menaces-Demanding money by...

Robbery from the person,

Stolen goods-Receiving,

Unlawful passession of property stolen outside the

Colony.

with violence,

12 30

978

Conveying or exposing for sale, without attaching

labels to cases or vessels containing the same, Ships, &c. neglecting to hoist a Red Flag when laden

with,

Storing more than the quantity allowed by li-

cence.

Storing without a licence.

Selling without a licence,

Dogs-Ordinance 5 of 1893. –

Importing into the Colony without a certificate,............. Extradition Acts of 1870-1873,-

Offences under,...

False Personation- Ordinance 5 of 1865,

Carried forward,..

6 Licensing Consolidation Ordinance-8 of 1887,-

Money changer unlicensed,

122

Hawker's licence-Failing to exhibit licence in a

conspicuous place,

Hawker's licence-Breach of,

Hawking within the prescribed limits of Market,.

227

221

- Unlicensed,

649

612

Fublic Vehicles Breach of Bye-laws for Quarry Bay,

Do.-Not properly equipped,... Demanding more than legal fare..........

906

982

Carried forward,

5,955 | 7,573

5.68

CASES, Continued.

OFFENCES.

Brought forward,.

Licensing Consolidation Ordinance-8 of 1887,--Contd.

Public Vehicles-Obstruction of Streets by,

No. of CASES.

No. of

PRI-

SONERS.

OFFENCES.

NO. OF

CASES.

PRI-

SONERS.

5,955 7,573

197 211-

-Negligence or Misbehaviour of dri-

vers,

-Refusing to accept hire when un-

employed,

-Refusing to complete journey,

-Refusing to pay fare of,

-Stand-Taking up-unauthorised

by C. S. P..

119

-Unlicensed, plying with,

-Using, for conveyance of merchan-

dise, or dead bodies or persons suffering from infectious diseases,

- Drivers of---Unlicensed

156

174

Breach of,

Magistrate's Ordinance, 3 of 1890,-

Morphine-Ordinance 9 of 1893,-

Disorderly behaviour while drunk,

177

179

Breach of,

Brought forward.............

Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance-10 of

1899,-Continued.

Ship, etc,-Taking up another berth without per-

mission,.....

Steam Launch-Neglecting to paint the number of

passengers in the bow,

-Failing to exhibit Licence in a con-

spicuous place,

Steam Whistles-Unnecessarily blowing.

Telegraph Cables-Anchoring within the limits of

area of.

Wharves-Embarking passengers at prohibited,

-Obstruction of, by boat people,

Maintenance of order-Ordinance 2 of 1869,—

7,820 | 9,917

ล

Drunkenness,

171

Naval Stores-Ordinance 4 of 1875.—

False Charge-Preferring-or wilfully giving false

Anchorage of Ships-of-War-Dredging or searching

evidence,

stores,

Falsification of Account, etc, with intent to defraud,

(Ordinance 5 of 1865),

Marine and Naval Stores-Dealing in, without a

licence,

Harbouring Chinese Married Women, (Ordinance 19

of 1903),...

Nuisances-Ordinance 1 of 1845.—

Chai Mui-Night noises playing at the game known

Insulting expression-Using. or behaving in an in-

sulting manner before Magistrate,

as,

Street cries by hawkers,

Recognizances-Breach of,.........

101

Malicious injuries to property-Ordinance 6 of 1865,-

Arson,

109 Offences against the person-Ordinance 2 of 1865,-

Assault-Causing grievous bodily harm,...

-Common,

677

968

Injuries to property,

-Indecent,

Setting fire to crops, &c.,

-Gross Indecency.

Markets-Ordinance 1 of 1903,-

Articles of food for man-

-Exposing for sale, in a place other than a Public Market,

With intent to rob, (Ordinance 5 of 1865),... -Unnatural Offence-Committing or attempt.

ing,

Fish, etc.-Selling, in Markets, not being holders

of stalls,

Child Stealing,

Market-Sleeping in,

Cutting and wounding with intent to do grievous

bodily harm,

Unwholesome provisions-Exposing for sale, or

bringing into the Colony,

Merchandise Marks-Ordinance 4 of 1890,—

Breach of,.

Murder,

Merchant Shipping Act, 1894,-

Seamen, etc.-Disorderly behaviour on board Ship.... Seamen-Disobeying lawful orders of Masters in

British Ship,

Found on highway at night with intent to commit

felony.....

Manslaughter,

Stupefying drugs, etc.,-Administering,

2 Opium (Prepared)-Ordinance 8 of 1891,-

Excise Officer-Assault on,

1602

-dom

Seamen-Neglect or refusal of duty by, in British

—Opium Warrant, improperly obtained

by,....

Ship,

Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance-10 of

1899,-

Boarding Ship without permission,

Boats-Beating drums or gongs during prohibited

hours.

-Establishing on foreshore above low water mark for a longer period than was absolutely necessary during stress of weather,

-Making fast to ship under way,

-Mooring inshore between the hours of 9 o'clock at night and gun-fire in the morning,

-Refusing to go at a reasonable speed,......

-Refusing to accept hire,

-Refusing to show licences to Police,

-Refusing to stop or go alongside Wharf when

called upon by Police.

-Plying during prohibited hours,

1-2 2-

212

3,433 2,298

-Unlicensed.

Boat Licences-Breach of conditions of,..

Fishing Boat,

Cargo-boat Licence-Breach of conditions of,

Disobeying lawful order of Harbour Master,

Fairways-Obstructing,

Fishing without permission...

242

342

Junk-Anchoring in prohibited place,

Navigation Breach of rules of,

Nuisances in Harbour,

Quarantine Regulations-Breach of,

Seamen-Absenting from duty, from British or For-

eign Ships,...

Designation of a, -Desertion,

signed the Articles,

-Remaining behind Ships after having

Ships, etc.-Anchorage or Harbour-Leaving with-

out Clearance or during prohibited hours, -Cargo, ete.,-Furnishing untrue parti-

culars of,

Police Force Regulation-Ordinance 11 of 1900,-

Police Constables-Assault on, in execution of duty, -Obstructing or resisting, in the

discharge of their duties, -Harbouring,

-Failing to sail after having obtained Port Clearance,

Opening or delaying letter,

-Lights-Neglecting to exhibit at night, -Master of-Neglecting to report on ar-

.175

1 Post Office-Ordinance 6 of 1900.-

234 Private Vehicle--Ordinances 5 of 1895 and 3 of 1899,-

Private Vehicles-Breach of Regulations for,

Postmaster General-Iufringing privileges of,

rival,

-Not having certificated Master,

-Passengers-Carrying, in excess,

100

311

-Not keeping Rule of the Road, -Unlicensed,

-Letting out for hire,.

Carried forward,.

7,820 9,917

Carried forward.......................

12,562 13,956

False charge,

having valid certificates,

Opium-Ordinances 9 of 1887,—

Breach of Raw....

Prepared Opium-Being in possession of, without

9 Opium Divan Keeping, Breach of (Ordinance 8 of 1891), Partridges-Selling of, without Licence, (Ordinance 8 of

1904).

Pawnbrokers-Ordinances 1 of 1860 and 20 of 1896,——

Breach of, for not giving true accounts by applicant, Pawning goods, without being duly authorised or

employed in that behalf....

Pawnbrokers-Failing to be given up, articles when producing the ticket described therein (Magistrates' order),

-Carrying on other trade than.

-Name and calling of-Neglecting to

paint over the door,

Peace and Quiet-Ordinance 1 of 1845,-

Breach of,

Piers and Wharves-Ordinance 3 & 4 of 1884,—

Private Wharves-Trespass on.

Pier-Neglecting to exhibit a Green Light on.....

-Storing Goods on...

Pilot-Acting as-without a Licence, (Ordinance 3 of

1904),

Police Force Consolidation --Ordinances 11 of 1900,-

- Police Constables-Misconduct as,

OFFENCES.

Brought forward,.

Private Vehicles-Ordinances 5 of 1895 and 3 of 1899,-

Continued.

Private Vehicles-Carrying no lights between sunset

569

CASES, Continued.

No. of CASES.

No. of PRI-

SONERS.

|12,562 |13,956

OFFENCES.

Brought forward........

Rogues and Vagabonds, 5th of Geo. IV. Chapter 83,

s. 4.-Contd. Rogues and Vagabonds-Exposing to view obscene

pictures, --Found in dwelling house, &c. for an unlawful purpose, -Receiving monies, etc. for

and sunrise,

-Causing damage by negligence or

misbehaviour (Section 6),

104

113

NO. OF CASES.

No. of PRI- SONERS.

|13,651 |15,289

124

125

Offensive Trade Establishment-Breach of Bye-laws

made under

313

Truck rawing in prohibited thoroughfare,

Public Right, Gardens, &c.—Regulations for maintenance of good order and preservation of property in, (Ordinance 2 of 1870),-

Public Gardens-Breach of Regulations for, Public Health and Buildings-Ordinance 1 of 1903,-

Bakehouse Bye-laws-Breach of,

Cemetery, Corj se, neglecting to report to Overseer of, Common Lodging Houses-Unlicensed keeping of, Conservancy Contract-Breach of, Dairy-Bye-laws-Breach of,

Drain, &c.—Leaving open and unprotected, Domestic buildings-Cleanliness and Ventilation,

Fat Extracting or Fat melting, etc., Breach of Bye-

laws.

Latrine Regulations-Breach of,

Laundries Dirty condition,

-Unregistered.

Magistrates' Order-Failing to comply,

Night soil or noxious waters-Carrying, during pro-

hibited hours, or depositing in the treets,

Nuisances-Neglecting to abate, after notice served

by the Sanitary Board,

Overcrowding-In tenement house,

་་

Sale of Food and Drugs-Ordinance 8 of 1896,-

charitable contribution un- der false pretences, -Wandering abroad and lod-

ging in the open air,

152

202

Servants Quarters Ordinance-11 of 1903,

230301 10

Breach of,

Breach of.

24 Star Ferry-Ordinance 46 of 1902.-

Breach of Bye-laws,

2 Slaughter-Houses-Ordinance-(Ordinance 1 of 1903)

Removing meat to Market other than in a covered

vehicle.

Chinese Restaurant-Breach of,

2 Liquor Licences-Ordinance 8 of 1898,-

Chinese Spirit Shop Regulations-Breach of, Eating House-Unlicensed, keeping of,

-Breach of,................

Intoxicating Liquors-Selling without licence, Public House-l'ermiting disorder in,

8207

Stowaways-Ordinance 5 of 1903,--

Stowaways,

206

The Smail Tenements Recovery Ordinance, 10 of 1897,-

Breach of.

415The Tramways Ordinance 10 of 1902,-

Pigs, &c.-Keeping, without licence,

Breach of,

Night Soil Carriers-Breach of Bye-laws,

Plague and other infectious discases-Neglecting to

report cases of.

The Triad and Unlawful Societies Ordinance, 2 of 1887,-

Breach of,

8 The Telegram Messages Ordinance, 3 of 1894,—

Prevention of the dessimination of plague by rats,-

Breach of the Bye-laws,

Registration of

Breach of,

Birth-

as and Deaths-Ordinance 7 of 1896,- to report,

3The Uniform Ordinance. 4 of 1895,-

Military uniform-Wearing,

Dead

Unlawful removal of,.

Deat

ag to report,

28-

2 Vagrancy Ordinance, 9 of 1897,-

Vagrants,

-Failing to return to House of Detention,

ifully giving false information to Police

Water Works-Ordinance 16 of 1903,—

113

ning,

Water-Wasting,

Regula

Chinese Burials, and Prevention of certain

Water Works--Breach of,

Jces-Ordinance 1 of 1845,-

Water-Poluting,..

g calls of nature in the streets or in improper

Weights and Measures-Ordinance 2 of 1885,—

aces,..

186

Breach of,

.ds and streets-Injury or obstruction to ways,

seashore, etc.,

Shrubs, Trees-Cutting or destroying,

Trespass on Crown Land,

235

Women and Girls' Protection-Ordinances 4 of 1897 and 1

of 1894,-

Abduction of girls under the age of 16 years..

Regulation of Chinese People-Ordinance 1 of 1845,

Mendicancy,

Regulation of Chinese-Ordinance 3 of 1888,—

Chinese Theatre-Neglecting to keep proper condi-

tion in case of an outbreak of fire,

Fireworks-Discharging, without permits..

Processions-Organising in the Public Street without

a permit,

River Steamers-Ordinance 6 of 1895,-

l'assage-Obtaining, or attempting to obtain, without

Magistrate's Order-Not complying with.

Decoying women or girls into or away from the Colony, Detaining, harbouring, or receiving women or girls

for the purpose of prostitution,

Indecent asanlt upon any female,...

Letting out for hire women or girls for the purpose of prostitution and knowingly deriving profits therefrom, Procuration of girls under 16 to have carnal connexion, Purchasing, pledging, or selling women or girls for

the purpose of prostitution.

4119

- 61

♡ co

payment in River Steamers.

Rogues and Vagabonds, 5th of Geo. IV. Chapter 83. s. 4,-

Rogues and Vagabonds--As suspicious characters.

Contagions Diseases-Permitting women, suffering

from-to remain in brothels.

-Being in possession of house-

Brothels or Lodging House for Prostitutes-Closing of, Persons trading in Prostitution (Sec 8),

106

134

breaking implements,

4 Undecided cases,

Carried forward,..............

13,651 15,289

TOTAL,.

14,505 | 16,459

}

5.70

ABSTRACT of CASES brought under CoGNIZANCE of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT during a period of

Ten Years, from 1st January, 1895, to 31st December, 1904, inclusive.

TOTAL NUMBER

CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER Each Head.

Committed

Commit- to Prison or

detained pending Or- der of His

Excellency

Ordered to find Security

To keep the

Peace, to be of Good Beha- viour, and to answer any

not appear.

and absconded

Escaped

Escaped.

Punished for preferring

Total

False Charge Undecided.

Number

or giving

False

of Defendants.

Testimony.

M. F.

before

being brought for trial at the Ma- gistracy.

14 15

F. M. M. F. M. M.

PICI

Years.

CASES.

Convicted and Punished.

Discharged.

ted for Trial at

Supreme Court.

the Governor.

6 7

12 11

M. 1 F.

Charge.

199.

17,897 1,001

115

18,468 1,100

12,079 807

142

14,3 04

985

10, 800

646

***

→

1895,... 17,016

15,058 725

2.345

196

51 3

232

1896,... 17,767

1898.... 13,341 12,663

1899,... 10,158 9,007 511

16,659 -797 1,371

1897,... 11,185 10,237 548 1,481

834.

203

62 21

232

151

78 12

183

888 2 2

---

1,196

1,527

114 128

209

43 1

Total,..

69,467 63,6243,415 7,920

757 379 42

946 292

Average per Year,

13,893.4 12,724.8 | 683.0 | 1,584.0 151.474.08.4

1.2 0.2

189.2 58.4 0.4

1900,... 14,081

1901,... 14,531

1902,... 16,070 14,404 803 2,071

1903,... 14,268 12,906 553 2,104

1904,... 14,505 13,129 796 1,966

13,149 501

13.689 536

2,416

235131

211

2,129

147 121 2

287

165 95

264

167 164

210 83

211

الا

148

སློབ་

107

19 563

73 548 4,539

21.4

3.8 112.5

14.709.6 907.8

15,932 764

105

16,839 728

211

17.057 1,000

266

15.668 774

15,424 | 1,035

Total..

73,455

67,277 3,189

10,686

924594 23

1,121

117

per Year,

Average |14,691.0 18,455.4 | 637.8 | 2,137.2 |184.8 118.8 4.6

8.2 0.6 224.2 23.4 0.2

731

80,420 4,301

0.2 8.4 1.2 146.8 9.6

16,084.0 860.2

Grand

Total

for the 10

142,922 | 130,901 | 6,604 | 18,006 1,681973 | 65

4 2,067 409 3

2 149

1,297 60

153.968 8,840

Years,

per

Average 14,292.2 13,090.1660.4 1,860.6 168.1 97.3 6.5

4.7 0.4 206.7 40 90.3

0.2 14.9 2.5 129.7 6.0 15,396.8884.0

Year,

Total No. of Cases.

Total No. of Prisoners.

351

501

385

Convicted and punished.

ངས

Discharged.

}

Committed for Trial at the

Supreme Court.

To keep the peace.

...

To be of good behaviour.

NEW TERRITORY.

Abstract of Cases under Cognizances of the Police Magistrate's Court during the year, 1904.

Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of male and female Prisoners under each head.

Order to find security.

Writs issued by the Police Magistrate during the year 1904.

Warrants.

Total No. of male and female Prisaners,

To keep the peace and be

of good behaviour.

To be exposed in stocks.

Witnesses punished for prefer-

ring false charge or giving wilful false testimony.

...

M. F. M.

1 456

501

Total No. of Prisoners.

Summons for Defendants.

Search.

For entering Gaming

Houses.

436

473

S. B. C. Ross,

Police Magistrate.

Total.

571

572

Return of Cases tried at the New Territory from January 1st to December 31st, 1904.

Defendants in each Case and sentence, decision, or order made.

of cases No.

as recorded.

Convicted

and

Punished.

Dis- charged.

Fined.

the peace.

To be imprisoned To keep with hard labour. exposed

To be

Total.

In lieu of Fine or security.

Peremp-

tory.

in stocks.

23 10 23 4

F M F M. F. J. F. M. F.

M. F.

F. M. F.

со

1 2

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со

4:.

1 2 3 1 2

وت

Assault-Common,

-Causing grievous bodily harm,

Arms-Carrying or having possession of-without a licence,

Breach of the peace.

Bribery-Offering or accepting a bribe by a public servant,

Burglary,

Cattle turned loose on public ways,..

-K

Common gaming house-Keeping or playing in,

3889

Cruelty to animals,

Cutting earth or extracting stones from Crown Land, Dangerous goods-Conveying without attaching labels out-

side the packsages,

Desertion in His Majesty's Force,

Disorderly behaviour,

Disobeying rrders,

Encroachment on Crown Land, .......

False charge-Preferring or wilfully giving false evidence, False pretences-Obtaining or attempting to obtain goods

or money by,

Fishing stake nets-without a licence,

Fishing with explosive dynamite,

Forgery-Uttering forged receipts with intent to defraud, Harbouring Chinese married woman-without reasonable

cause,

House-breaking,

Injuries to property,

Injuries to trees,

...

123

...

เง

78 +

Insulting behaviour beforc M. ' rate,

Intoxicating liquor-Selling without licence, .

-Distil and rectify without licence,

Kerosine oil-Selling without licence,

Larceny-Common,

Menaces-Demanding money by....

Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance-Anchorage

'leaving without clearance,

stop when called by the Police,

Carrying in excess.

-Refused to

-Passengers-

-Not having

certificated master,

;

-Without a

boat for lowering passengers,

Opium-Preparing or boiling without a licence,

Police Constable-Assault on,

-Warrants-Obtaining without reasonable cause,..........

Prepared opium-Being in possession of, without a certificate, 128 | 126

Raw opium Ordinance-Breach of,

Refusing to give evidence,

Stolen property-Receiving,

Trespasses-Cutting and felling wild trees,.

Unlawful possession of property,

Total,

351385

32 71

13 268 26 20 6 S5

2 27

456 45

Return of Cases from the New ritory tried at the Police Court, Hongkong, during the year, 1904.

0001

TOTAL NUMBER OF

CASES.

CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, & THE NUMBER OF MALE & FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.

Committed

to Prison.

To keep To be of To an-

good Be-swer any haviour. Charge.

Com-

mitted

Ordered to find Security. *

.icted

and

shed.

Dis-

charged.

or Petained

for Trial

at the

Supreme

Court.

pending Orders of

H. E. the

the

Witnesss punished for preferring false Charge

or giving

Un-

decided.

Total

Number

Peace.

wilful false

Prisoners.

Governor.

Testimony.

F. M. F.

M. F.

M. F. M. F.

M. F.

...

2 2

...

Armed Robbery,

Arms-Carrying or being in possession of,

Assault on Police Constable,

•

Assault on Excise Officer,

Assault-Common, .

Bribery,

•

Banishment,

Behaving in disorderly manner,

Boats refusing to stop when called by the Police,

Boats, &c., anchoring or leaving harbour without clearance,.

Blasting stones to the danger of person and property,

Breach of recognizance,........

Cutting trees from Crown Land,

Cutting earth, turf, extracting stones from Crown Land,

Child stealing,

Cruelty to animals,..

Cutting and wounding,

Dangerous goods-Boatman failing to hoist red flag when laden with, Death-Wilfully giving false information to the Police,

Dead body-Burying in a ground not being an authorised C'emetery,

Decoying men or boys from or away from the Colony,

Damaging property,

Dogs-Unlicensed keeping,

Eating-house-Unlicensed,

Entering house with intent to commit felony,.

Embezzlement,

Erecting inflammable structure without permit,

False charge,

Carried forward,

...

203

81 12

...

573

ANNA A

284

Return of Cases from the New Territory tried at the Police Courongkong, during the year, 1904,—Continued.

TOTAL NUMBER OF

CASES.

TOTAL NUMBER OF

PRISONERS.

Convic

and

Punis

FOSED OF, & THE NUMBER OF MALE & FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.

Ordered to find Security.

Com-

mi..ted

for Trial

Committed

Prison, or

Petained

at the

pending Orders of

Supreme. E. the Court. Governor.

To keep To be of

To an-

Witnessess punished for proferring false Charge

Un-

decided.

Total

Number

M. P. M. F.

7 11

the

Peace.

M. F. M. F.

good Be-

haviour.

swer any

Charge.

Prisoners.

M. P.

or giving wilful false Testimony.

M. F. M. F.

:..

1284 19

Brought forward,

203 81

False pretences,

Felony-Attempted to commit,....

Fishing junk--Using for other purpose,

233

Found by night in possession of house-breaking implements,

Gambling,

Hawking without a licence,

Harbouring married woman,

Intoxicating Liquors --Selling without licence,

Killing fish with dynamite without permission,

Larceny Common,

Larceny from the person,

ONNŃO~

: "

Master of boats failing to report on arrival,

Menaces-Demanding money by,

Murder,

]

Opium,

245

Property-unlawful possession of,

Robbery from the person,

.....

Public Vehicle-Refusing to complete journey,

Polluting water,...

Rolling stones from hillside,

Removing dead body without permit,

131

Receiving stolen goods,

Ship, Cargo, &c., Furnishing untrue particulars of,

...

Stupefying drugs, &c., administering,

Watchman to Gamblers,

...

Larceny as a bailee,

...

Harbour Nuisance,..

Total,.

208

574

413

22 110 9

562 35

No. 1905

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor,

REGISTRY, SUPREME COURT,

HONGKONG, 5th May, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to forward to you, herewith, the usual Annual Returns of this Court, together with the following Report on the working of the several Divisions thereof, and of the Offices of Registrar of Companies and Official Trustee, viz.:-

1.-ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

›

The number of Actions instituted in this division of the Court during the Return No. 1. year 1904 was 233, and there were 154 in dependency. Of these, 130 were disposed of, 49 being settled or withdrawn before trial, leaving a balance of 257.

The total amount involved was $1,630,419.12.

The debts and damages recovered amounted to $487,922.10.

There was no Injunction granted.

The total fees collected and paid into the Treasury amounted to $14,892.65.

2.-SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

The number of Actions instituted was 1,799 during the year 1904, and 230 Return No. 1. were brought forward from 1903. Of these 1,635 were disposed of, 735 being settled or withdrawn before trial, leaving a balance of 394.

The total amount involved was $338,300.41; and the total fees collected and paid into the Treasury amounted to $7,951,65.

The number of Distress Warrants for Rent issued was 410, representing Return No. 2. aggregate unpaid Rents amounting to $39,692.72, of which the aggregate sum of $17,317.60 was recovered, 178 Warrants having been withdrawn on settlement between the parties.

The fees collected for issuing Distress Warrants and paid into the Treasury amounted to $2,577.75.

3. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

There were 61 cases and 97 persons committed for trial at the Criminal Return No. 3. Sessions.

The number of persons actually indicted was 79, of whom 68 were convicted. and 11 were acquitted. Against 18 persons no Indictments were filed, and they were discharged pursuant to the provisions of "The Criminal Procedure Amend- ment Ordinance, 1904."

4.-APPELLATE JURISDICTION:

There were 7 Appeals instituted during the year, being

From the decision of the Chief Justice,

Return No. 4.

of the Puisne Judge,

Magistrates,

Land Court,

of which 5 were disposed of, being:

From the Chief Justice,

Puisne Judge, Magistrates, Land Court,

leaving 2 pending.

ANN

326

Return No. 5.

Return No. 6.

Return No. 7.

One case was carried to the Privy Council, but no decision has yet reached the Colony.

One important Appeal was the case of TANG TSZ U, Appellant and The Attorney General, Respondent, commonly known as the Cheung Sha Wan case, in which the Full Court held several lengthy sittings.

5.- ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

There were 11 Actions instituted, 2 of which were disposed of, 1 having been settled or withdrawn before trial, leaving 8 in dependency.

The number of vessels arrested was 4.

The total fees received and paid into the Treasury amounted to $452.

6.-BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.

There were 29 Petitions filed, being Creditors' Petitions 19, and 10 Petitions by the Debtors themselves.

The number of Receiving Orders made was 28, being 19 on Creditors' Petitions, and 9 on Debtors' Petitions.

The number of Public Examinations held was 15.

There were 15 Adjudications; and 2 Compositions approved by the Court. There was one Discharge.

The aggregate amount of déclared Assets was $854,201.33, and declared Liabilities $1,431,590.36. Of the declared Assets only $79,043.54 were recovered.

The fees paid into the Treasury amounted to $4,162.60 (of which $2,390.93 was paid by impressed Stamps) including the Official Receiver's commission as Trustee where no Trustee has been appointed by the Creditors.

A tabulated statement of the work done is attached to this Report.

7.-PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION.

There were 171 Grants made by the Court, being:

Probates,.

....

Letters of Administration,

171

Returns Nos.S and 8 (a.)

The aggregate value of the Estates was $2,788,400.

Probate duties amounted to $77,552.00, Court fees to $7,287.70, and Official Administrator's Commission paid into the Treasury to $2,201.27.

There were 39 Estates vested in, or administered by, the Official Administrator during the year, representing an aggregate value of $35,157.98.

25 Estates were wound up during the year, as against 20 in 1903, representing an aggregate value of $23,110.98.1

8.- OFFICIAL TRUSTS.

The total number of Trust Estates in the hands of the Official Trustee at the end of 1904 was 23, and the aggregate amount of Trust funds $241,264.34, as against 21 Estates aggregating to $99,200.88 in 1903, and certain house property, viz., No. 6, Rednaxela Terrace.

9.-REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES.

The total number of Companies registered from the commencement of the Companies Ordinance, 1865" was 424 with an aggregate capital of $197,143,121, of which there were 219 remaining at the end of 1904, whose aggregate capital amounted to $115,594,664. 130 were wound up voluntarily, 4 were wound up under the supervision of the Court, and 71 are defunct. In addition to the latter, there are other Companies that are practically defunct as no Returns have been furnished by such Companies for years: steps are being taken to legally strike them off the Register.

;

327

There were 37 Companies registered in 1904, the revenue from which was:-

Registration Fees,....

Filing and other Fees,

.....$5,329.00

$2,049.75

$7,378.75

10.-FEES AND COMMISSIONS.

The total sums collected during the year by way of Fees and Commissions Returns Nos. paid into the Treasury amounted to $46,717.44, as against $41,758.83 in the and 9(a.) previous year.

11. THE JUDGES.

The Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice ALFRED GASCOYNE WISE, proceeded to England on 4 months' vacation leave and 8 months' leave of absence on half salary, and Mr. THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH, Police Magistrate, acted as Puisne Judge during His Honour's absence.

The Chief Justice, Sir WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN, proceeded to England on 2 months' vacation leave and 4 months' leave of absence on half salary, on 27th August, 1904, Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Attorney General, acting as Chief Justice during His Honour's absence, the latter's place being filled by Mr. ERNEST HAMILTON SHARP, K.C.

12.-STAFF.

Mr. JAMES WILLIAM NORTON-KYSHE, Registrar, Official Administrator, Offi- cial Trustee and Registrar of Companies, retired on pension. I was appointed to succeed him in the several Offices with effect from the 19th May, 1904, Mr. Joseph HORSFORD KEMP, Passed Cadet, succeeding me in the Office of.Deputy Registrar and Appraiser, with effect from 1st August, 1904. Mr. KEMP entered upon the

duties of his Office on the 28th October.

Mr. LI HONG MI, Assistant Chinese Interpreter, proceeded to England on 4 months' vacation leave followed by 2 months' leave of absence on half salary, on 25th May, 1904, his place being taken by Mr. NICHOLAS GEORGE NOLAN, Interpreter at the Magistray.

Mr. WONG PO-FUK, a pupil of Queen's College, was appointed Librarian on 12th September, 1904, in succession to Mr. GEORGE THOMAS resigned.

The Honourable

F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary,

&c,

&c.,

I have, &c.,

ARATHOON SETH, Registrar.

No. 1.

RETURN OF CASES brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the Year 1904.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.

Depen- Jurisdiction, deney

No. of Cases

Settled or with-

JUDGMENT.

Debt and

Total.

Debt and Damages.

in 1903.

1904.

drawn before trial.

Plaintiff.

Defend-

ant.

Nonsuit.

Struck out, Dismissed & lapsed Writs.

Depen- dency.

Damages

recoverd.

Original,.... 154

233 387 1,630,419.12

}

257

$ 487,922.10

Summary,

230 1,799 2,029 338,300.41 735

757

394 145,369.93

Registry, Supreme Court, IIongkong, 31st December, 1904.

ARATHOON SETH, Registrar.

328

No. 2.

RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRAnts for Rent issued during the Year 1904.

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay Number withdrawn.

Claims.

Aggregate Rent involved.

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

410

232

178

$39,692.72

$17,317.66

ARATHOON SETH, Registrar.

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

Number of Cases tried.

Number of Persons tried.

213

...

WN W

No. 3.

RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong during the Yeur 1904.

CRIME.

Assault with intent to rob,

Attempted murder,

Attempting to commit buggery,

Applying a false trade description to goods, Arson,

Breaking into a Store and stealing therein,

By force detaining certain persons for the purpose

of emigration,

Causing false trade description to be applied to

goods,

Child stealing,

Conspiracy to pervert justice,

Defilement of unmarried girls under the age of 12

years.

Demanding money with menaces,

Disobeying Order of Banishment,

Embezzlement,

Forgery,

Forging a request for delivery of goods,

Forging a receipt for money,

Larceny,

Larceny in a dwelling house.

Libel,

Larceny as a bailee,

Manslaughter....

Maliciously setting fire to certain goods in a dwell-

ing house,,

Murder,

Obtaining a bribe as a public servant,

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Death.

Death recorded.

Hard Labour

over One Year.

Hard Labour One

Year and under.

SENTENCE.

Solitary Confinement- Number of Persons.

Privately whipped in addi-

tion to imprisonment, Number of Persons.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons.

Charges

Cases

abandoned,

postponed.

3(a)

ස

1(b)

3(e)

Offering a bribe to a public servant,

Procuring a bribe to be offered to a public servant,.

1(d)

Receiving stolen goods...

Robbery,

Robbery being armed,

Robbery with violence,

Shooting with intent to murder,

Unlawful wounding,

Uttering a forged Bill of Exchange,

Uttering forged Banknotes,

Uttering a forged receipt for money...

Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm,

: 60

~ 21

CO LO

; er

లు:

...

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

Note.-Of 97 Persons committed....

The 18 who were not indicted, are included under the heading of "Charges Abandoned,"

(a.) 2 of them were further summarily convicted to undergo three months' imprisonment with hard labour for having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in open Court. (b.) Also fined $250 in default of payment to be further im-

prisoned for six months.

325

22 12

ARATHOON SETH, Registrar.

79 were indicted.

97 Persons.

(e.) One of them was sentenced to be imprisoned with hard labour

for life.

(d.) Prisoner fined $500. Fine paid.

APPEALS

COMMENCED.

Number of Cases. No. of Cases,

329

No. 4.

APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Appellant. Rospondent. Pending. Withdrawn.

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

N. 5.

ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

ARATHOON SETH,

Registrar.

Actions instituted.

Number heard:

Settled or withdrawn.

In 4 actions the ships were arrested.

ARATHOON SETH,

Registrar.

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

No. 6.

BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION.

RETURN OF BANKRUPTCIES during the Year 1904.

330

No.

Date of filing Petition.

Date of Receiving Order or Administra-

tion Order.

Date of

Adjudication.

Scheme of Arrangement

Date of Composition or

Declared

Assets.

if any.

Declared

Liabilities.

Assets

Realised.

Remarks.

1904.

9th January,.

28th January,

3,757.00

9th February,

25th February,

4,000.00

7,924.45

12,221.72

10th February,

13th February,

23rd June,

8,369.00

11,739.06

2,600.85

1,001.80

100.66

Administration Order.

26th February,

No Receiving Order made.

2nd March,

17th March,

31st March,

7th March,

17th March,

31st March,

1,525,25

26,089.47

22nd March,

24th March,

26th May,

1,625.93

10,777.77

323.06

24th March,

21st April,

1st September,

149,869.54

12th May,

16th June,

28th July,

511,185.94

119,728.58

842,192.07

6,918.29

12,387.32

19th May,

26th May,.

5,980.50

· 18,526.71

250.00

7th June,.

9th June,

7th July,

7,163.00

17,078.99

6,236.99

14th June,.

23rd June,

52,526.57

202,841.03

877.57

2nd July,

14th July,..

1,527.32

Administration Order. Ditto.

5th July,

11th August,

5th July,

21st July,

4th August,

25th August,

5th August,

25th August,

8th December, 8th December, 12th January,. 27th October,

106.67

21,494.98

51,507.34

4,296.5 I

4,800.00

4,102.21

7,362.77

4,870.00

4,017.95

Assets, see also 22 of - 1904.

** ** **

1st September,

8th September,

1st September,

15th September,

2nd September,..

15th September,

3rd November,

6th September,

22 6th September,

15th September, 15th September,

27th October,

14th September,

24 17th September, 5th November, 10th November,

20th Octeber, 17th September, 1st December,..

19th November,....

3rd November, 9th February, 1905.

12th December,

12th January, 1905.

23rd December,

24th December,

10th Janitary, 1995 ... 12th January, 1905 .....

9th February, 1905....... 9th February, 1905....

Total,...

6,377.08

16,675.95

1,032.38

994.72

3,677.73

10,946.90

200.00

3,315.58

1,975.52

300.00

51,052.66

68,498.26

* 2,180.00

Pending.

14,751.33

32,751.95

100.00

Pending.

100.00

Pending.

201.3 854,201.33

1,431,590.36

79,085.54

Pending.

Administration Order pending.

Assets see also 17 of

1904.

Land Office, Supreme Court House, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

G. H. WAKEMAN,

Official Receiver in Bankruptcy.

5 Feb.

13 Rogelio Garcia,

13 Leung Sin Cha,

15 Chan Ying Tseung,.........

6 Jan. 15

Wei Ming Tak Tong, alias

Wei Tsik Shang;

David Wellesley Bell,

་་

Henry Holmes Suther-

land,

15 Alfred Charles Atkins,

25 Lo Lam,

6th October, 1903, Sai Heong Letters of Adm., Keung Yee, widow,

Chun, New Territories,

8th August, 1903, Manila,

Philippine Islands,

27th Dec., 1903, Canton, China.

9th May, 1895, Tsoi Mi, Heung Letters of Adm., Wei Chiu Shen, alias Wei Shiu

Shan, China,

18th April, 1902, Holland

Park, London,

9th May, 1903, No. 2 Wether- ly Gardens, Middlesex, England,

28th June, 1903, No. 37 High- way, New Park, England, 18th October, 1903, Stanley

Street, Hongkong, 19th March, 1900, Tam Ping-

yuen, Shiu Hing, China,

331

No. 7.

CALENDAR OF PROBATES and ADMINISTRATION granted by the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the Year 1904.

Name of Testator or Intestate.

Date

No.

Grant.

1904. Jan. 11

Lau Yen Kwan,

Time and Place of Death.

Value

Nature of Grant.

Name and Description of Ex- ecutor or Administrator.

sworn

Amount of Probate under. duty paid.

$ C.

100

4.00

Celso Garcia, only son,.

250

Leung Li Shi, widow,

3,000

60.00

18th Sept., 1903, Pok Tao Kong, San On, China,

Probate,

Chan Wai Kun. Chan Tso Lun, and Chan Ching Chung, Ex- ecutors,

77,000 2,310.00

Sealing of Probate,

Tung, and Wei Tsz Ming alias Wei Shiu Yung, sons, George Henry Owen Milner, one

of the Executors. Aune Sinclair Sutherland, widow,

1,500

30.00

400

4.00

3,300

66.00

Letters of Adm.,

Probate,

Ronald Knowles Harrison, and Ellen Marian Atkins, widow, Cheung Yuet Hung, husband,

2,600

$2.00

4,000

80.00

Tse Fong Shi, Executrix.

29,500 885.00

10,800 324.00

San Ui, China,

Li Hing-yin, eldest son,

2,000

40.00

Lam Ho Shi, widow,

10,000

200.00

Probate,

Kwong Chan Shi, Executrix, and Kwong Tsung Tsing, Execu-

tor.....

11,200

336 00

Chan Wai Cheung, Executor.

15,900

477.00

Letters of Adm., cum testamento anncxv,

Sealing of Probate,

Augusto Antonio Marçal, Attor-

ney for John Gomes, & Mar- cellino Horace Gomes, Execu- tors. Sophia Caroline Stevenson, wid- ow, Esther Stevenson, Spins- ter, & Edmund Harrey, Exe- cutors,

1,900

38.00

1,800

36.00

Letters of Adm.,

Antonio Francisco Marçal Pe-

reira, husband... Patrick Cumming Potts, Attorney

2,600

52.00

for Jules Columb, sole Exe- cutor,

2,100

48.00

Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

250

Probate,

36,100 1,083.00

400

4.00

27 Tse Chiu. alias Tse Chan, alias Tse Yan, alias Tse Fook Yan.

Ma Sam, alias Ma Sing 16th Jan. 1901, Poon Chung, Letters of Adm., Ma Leung Shi, widow,.

Wai,

Li Moi Kai,

29 Lam Yu Tong,

14 Mar. 9 Kwong Leung, alias |

Kwong Sin Cha, alias Kwong King Sing,

15 Feb. 3 Chan A Hon, alias Chan

Hon Shang,

3 Joachim Gomes,

28th October, 1902, Victoria,

Hongkong,

6th May, 1903. Sha Pui, Tsang

Shing, China.

13th January, 1904, Tai Chan,

Nam Hoi, China,

6th Dec., 1903, Canton,

China,

5th Sept., 1903, Gov. Civil Hos- pital, Victoria, Hongkong,

3 George Edward Steven- 19th Dec., 1902, Liverpool,

son,

8 Celestina Maria Pereira,

8 André Conil,.............

22285

1222

9 Josph Delaney,

21 Mar. 23 Wong Chuk Yau,

1 Cheung Fo Sau,

23 Feb. 10

Ho Mni Sz, alias Ho Lin

Shing,

Lim Ah Khye, alias Lam Kai, otherwise Lim Ah

Kai, otherwise Lim Ah Khye,

12 Arthur James Jackson,

26 Joseph Rider Elliot,

28 Feb. 26

Lam, Yew Shan

Chun Hui Tung, alias

Chun Sing Fai,

29 Mar. 1

Jose Gabriel da Rocha,

Lancaster, England,

12th Dec.. 1903, Victoria,

Hongkong,

31st May, 1903, Yokohama,

Japan,

29th Jan, 1904, Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong, 26th Dec.. 1903, Pak Sa, San-

ning, China,

cum testamento annexo,

Letters of Adm.,

trator,

Wong Tak Wang, Executor,

26th January, 1899, Chuen Letters of Adm., Cheung Yau Shi, mother,

Lung, Saukiwan, Hong- kong,

12th Oct., 1899. Canton, China,

1st June, 1894, Penang, S.S....

28th May, 1903, at Sea,

Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

trator,

7,300

146.00

Letters of Adm., de Bonis non,

Lim Hor Choong, and Lim Hor

Weng, sons,

25,000 Duty fully

paid on original grant.

Victor Horbart Deacon, Attorney for Emily Elizabeth Shairp the Executrix,..

7,300

146.00

Frederic Whitaker Gotch, sole

Fxecutor,

3,800

76.00

in Bankruptcy,

100 Revoked.

Probate.

17th February, 1904, Victoria, | Letters of Adm.,

Hongkong.

Lam Wong Shi, sole Executrix... Anna Ernestina da Cruze Kocha,

widow,

6,000

120.00

500

5.00

Letters of Adm., cum tastamento

Herbert Johnson Gedge, Attorney

for John Louis O'Connell,....

33,200

996.00

annexo,

Victor Horbart Deacon, Attorney

for the Executrix,

2,300

46.00

Sealing of Probate,

Charles

Walter Dunlop, and Robert Macmillan Dunlop, the surviving Executors, Chan Siew Pang, the sole Exe-

cutor,

11,700

351.00

10,500

315.00

George William Frederick Buck-

land, one of the Executors,

131,900 | 3,957.00

Ip Ng Shi, sole Executrix,

2,100

42.00

Sz To Shiu Kau, Executor,

300

3.00

India,

annexo,

torney for Coverbai & Jehanjir Pherojshah Mehta, the surviv- ing Executrix and Executor, 24,200

726.00

Carried forward,..

.$ 483,500 13,058.00

、

27th Oct., 1902, Kobe, Japan,

Letters of Adm. cum testamento

annero, Probate,

26th April, 1902, Fatshan, Letters of Adm., Bruce Shepherd, Official Trustee

China,

5th Feb., 1904, Macao,

24 Charles Francis Tremlett, 10th April, 1903, Saigon,

24 Jonas Mendelson,

24 Walter Dunlop,

33 Apr. 12 Chan Kwo,

34 Mar. 25 Lewis Charles Balfour,

35 June 1 Ip Kwai,

Mar. 24 Sz To Leung, alias Man

Wan.

24 Hormusji

Mehta,

Meherwanji

19th October, 1902, Yoko-

hama, Japan,

18th July, 1903, The Grange

Bingley, York England,

15th Aug, 1903, Singapore, S.S.[

6th Sept., 1903, Cowie House, Stowhaven, North Britain,

3rd April, 1902, No. 1 Poo

Kong, New Territories, 4th July, 1903. Wui Lung,

Hoi Ping, China,

Sealing of Letters of Adm., "cnm tastamento Annexo, Probate,

16th March, 1903, Bombay, Letters of Adm., Byramji Kaikhusroo Mehta, At-

cum testamento

332

CALENDAR of PROBATE and ADMINISTRATION,- Continued.

No.

Date of Name of Testator or Grant.

Intestate.

Time and Place

of Death.

Nature of Grant:

Name and Description of the Exe- Valne

cutor or Administrator.

sworn under

Amoun of

Probatte duty paid

$ C.

29 Harold Ashton,

1904.

Brought forward,...... 483,500 13,058.00

38 Mar. 25 Poohajee Somanjee Cama, 9th June, 1903, Bombay, Letters of Adm.. | Sorabjee Dhunjeebhoy Moonshec,

India,

5th October, 1901, Greenbank,

Manchester,

Lancaster,

Sealing of Probate,

Attorney of Meherbai, the widow. Arthur Boyer Wise, one of the

Executors,

6,400

128.00

है

500

5.00

England,

Ada Mary Finny,

7th October, 1903, Victoria, Letters of Adm.,

Hongkong,

Isabella Edgar,

Cheng Mui Sau,

Chan Yaú,

་

42 Apr. 11

Andreas Mathias Valen-

tin Schöemaun, Frederick Robert Spence,

46 June 16 Chan Kam,

47 | Apr. 25 | Wan Chúi Shung,

25 James George Mandley, otherwise James Geor-

ge de Thiballier, Leung Keng,

24th June, 1902: South Cres-

cent, Portpatrick, Scotland, 18th August, 1903, Ping Lam,

Heung Shan, China,

| 26th October, 1903, Rostock,

Germany,

2nd April, 1904, Victoria,

Hongkong,

21st January, 1901, Victoria,

Hongkong,

1st Nov., 1903, Kwong Moon,

China,

6th January, 1903, Tung Wah | Letters of Adm.,

Hospital, Hongkong,

16th Aug.. 1903, Thrale Hall, Streatham, Surrey, Eng- land,

cum testamento

annexo,

Sealing of Probate,

Probate,

250

6.00

Hubert Charles Frederick Mand-

ley, one of the Executors,

Leung Kon, Leung Fung, and

Leung Pat Ying, Executors,... 178,500 | 5,355.00 Between, May and Nov., 1899, | Letters of Adm., | Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

4th March, 1904. To Chuen,

Shun Tak, China,

| Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

trator,'

200

Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

trator,

250

Cheng Ma Shi, widow,.

3,300

66.00

Probate,

Friedrich Wilhelm Melchers, one

of the Executors,

124,700

Letters of Adm.,

Emily Brand, sister,.

400

3,741.00 4.00

Chan Lo Shi, widow,

700

7.00

Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis

trator,

200

9.00

Wong Wan Chung, Executor,

1,000

10.00

wise Jairazbhoy Peer- bboy,

Laú Mong,

11 Wong Hing........

Wai Chi Hoi,

11 Wai U Kai,

11 Thomas Henry Gidley,

24th April, 1903, Victoria,

Hongkong,

15th Jan., 1904, Tsung Yuen, Ka Ying Chau, China,

Sth Aug., 1891, Lak Kaw, Pun

Ü, China,

20th Feb, 1902, Lak Kaw,

Pun Ü, China,

28th April, 1904, Victoria,

Hongkong,

Chuen Saú Tong,.

Hongkong,

trator,

1,300

26.00

26 Laura E. Bennett,

9th September, 1903, San | Letters of Adm.., William Stanley Allen, Attorney

Francisco, U. S. A.,

cum testamento for Charles Robert Bennett,...]

3,700

74.00

Annexa,

52 May 4

Kam Kai, alias Kam Kut

Kai,

18th July, 1900, Victoria, Letters of Adm., Kam Tsun, alias Kam Kit Hing,.

Hongkong.

950

10.00

Jairez Peerbhoy, other-

29th July, 1887,

India,

Bombay,

Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

trator,

21,000

630.00

Arathoon Seth, Official Admins-

trator,

200

Wong Cheung Shi, widow,

5,000

100.00

Wai Lam Shi, widow,

400

4.00

Wai Lam Shi, mother,

2,600

52.00

Probate,

Florence Alice Gidley, widow,

500

5.00

Anna Antonia de Jesus, the

widow..

800

8.00

Probate,

Shi Ping Kwong, Executor,

3,500

70.00

25 Ng Tseung,

Ng Hung, Executor,

1,000

10.00

Letters of Adm.,

Tang Ki, Nephew,

7,900

158.00

Probate,

Chiu Sz Hong, Executor,.............

16,000

480.00

Hoi,

27 Friedrich Huchting,

Letters of Adm., cum testamento

Armin Haupt, Attorney for John

Theyn, Executor,

700

7.00

annexo, Probate,

Tsoi Lo Shi, widow, and Tsoi Wai

Chee, nephew,

194,000

Johann Gottfried Rapp, sole heir,

12,600

5,820.00 378.00

Chau Pang Shi, widow,

900

9.00

2 William Ralph Seymour,

Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

trator,

Mary Beatrice Wickham, widow,

250 1,700

34.00*

17 Jose Vicente de Jesus,

21 Ip Lai Kam,...........

62 June 2 Cheng Sai Mui,

20th Nov. 1903, 56 Caine Letters of Adm.,

Road, Victoria, H'kong,

18th Jan., 1904, Hollywood

Road, Victoria, H'kong,

3rd Feb., 1904, Lai Chong.

Sun On, China.

10th October. 1903, 74 Stanley

Street, Victoria. H'kong.

63 May 27 Chiu Yin, otherwise Chiu | 26th February, 1903, Canton,

65 June 7 Tsoi Ping Wan,

China, 13th Dec., 1903, Hankow,

China,

25th Jan.. 1904, Po Yan Fong,

Canton, China,

66 May 31 Friedrich Andreas Rapp, 22nd Mar., 1904. Peak Hospi-

67 June 2 Chaú Yee,.........................

69 June 2 Edward Provis Wickham,

tal. Hongkong,

18th April, 1904, 7 Graham

Street, Victoria,

17th May, 1904, Gov. Civil Letters of Adm.,

Hospital, Victoria, H'kong, 18th Jaǹ.. 1902, Carter Road,

Shanghai, China,

Sealing of Letters of Adm., cum testamento annexo,

8 Johann Christoph Julius 15th June, 1897, No. 12 Bin-Letters of Adm., Victor Hobart Deacon, Attorney

Möller,

10 David Oestmann,..

10 Ma Kient Chong, other-

ני

wise Ma Kie Tschong, otherwise Ma Mai Suk, Leung Tak,

Keung Lai Mooi,........

17 Chan Sze,

derstrasse, Hamburg, Ger-.

many,

2nd June, 1904, Victoria,

Hongkong,

3rd Sept., 1900, Shanghai,

China,

21st Jan., 1903, 178 Wellington

Street, Victoria, H'kong, 29th April, 1902, Lau Kai

San Ou, China,

3rd June, 1904. 14 Elgin St.:

Victoria, Hongkong,

for Johnson Heurietta Lilla Möller, the widow.......

1,200

24.00

Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

trator.

600

6.00

Herbert Jolinson Gedge, Attor-

ney for Ma Wong Shi, the widow,

5,500

110,00

Li Yung Kwai, widow,

100

Probate,

Lau Shing Cheong, sole Execu-

tor,......

4,800

96.00

Ho Chi Nam, sole Executor,

48,000 1,440.00

Carried forward.................$1,135,800 31,940.00

333

CALENDAR of PROBATE and ADMINISTRATION,—Continued.

Date

Name of Testator or

No.

Grant.

Intestate.

Time and Place of Death.

Value

Nature of Grant.

Name and Description of the Executor or Administrator.

sworn

Amount of Probate

under. duty paid.

1904.

Brought forward..

1,135,80031,940.00

June 20

Tsang Loi, alias Tsang 31st May, 1904, Tin Tsz Kong

Probate,

Tsang Tsoi Shi, widow,

2,500

$0.00

A Loi,

Ma Firuberg,

Kwai Shin, China,

19th February, 1903, Billister

Square Buildings, E.C., london,

Sealing of Probate,

Richard Schlesinger, one of the

Executors,

500

5.00

24 Li Muk Shan,

16th Sept., 1903. 132 Pak Shu

Probate,

Leong, New Territories,

Mo Shi and Li Muk Kwai, the

Executrix and the Executor,

3,500

70.00

28 Wong Him Un. other-

wise, Wing Ping Kee.

Wang,

27th October, 1899, Swatow, Letters of Adm.. Wong Tak Sung otherwise Ng

China,

otherwise Ng Kim

Tak Sung, Eldest surviving son,

1,000

10.00

So July 14

Lihap,

20th March, 1904, Honam,

Canton, China.

Probate,

Li Chan Shi, widow,

8,200

164.90

Letter of Adm.,

Victor Hobart Deacon, Attorney for Dame Mary Ann Ackroyd. widow and sole Executrix. Arathoon Seth, Official Admini-

strator,

10,300

309.00

250

་་

ney for Nand Lall Thakersey, the eldest son,

4,600

92.00

Abdullah Bin Suffiad, Attorney

for Abdul Rahim Kader, son,..

400

4.00

3393

Arathoon Seth, Official Admini-

strator,

200

Scaling of Probate,

Emma Hills, Widow,

600

6.00

22 Minamishima Masaku,

$1.00

Adjudi-

cation

fee.

St.

Sir Edward James Ack-5th Feb.. 1904, 14 Fourth

royd,

Avenue Hove, Sussex, England.

1 Filip Laumann,

5 Thakersay Gangaram,

5 Abdul Kadar, otherwise

Abdool Khader,

13 Mariano Fernandez,

86 July 22 William George Hills,

113

2 383

About Feb., 1904., at Sea on a voyage from Dalny. to Kuratsa,

18th Nov., 197, Bombay, In-

dia,

2nd July, 1904, Govt. Civil Hospital, Victoria. Hong- kong,

6th July. 1904. Govt. Civil Hospital, Victoria, Hong- kong,

3rd Oct. 1903. Stechford Hall Castle. Bromwick, Nor- wich, England, 13th Feb., 1899, O-Aza-Ho, Jotsu-Machi. Shina- minato-Machi, Imizu-Gun, Toyama Pref, Japan,

16 Chow Hung Shi, Yan San, 9th July, 1901, 80 High St,

20 Mahdisbab.

☺

20 Robert Williams.......

22 Chan Kwai Lan,

22 Tsang Ying,

22 Chan Wai Hing, alias Chan Chi, alias Chan thee, &c.,

26 Owen Jones,

26 Antonio Braz da Roza,

28 William Henry Campbell,

30 William Livingstone

Watson,

98 Aug. 2 Ho Wong Shi,

2 Lai Tsun Shan,

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

2 Tong Lun On alias Tong

King Cheung,

6 James Robertson Alexan-

der,

8 Kan Sui Cho, alias Kan Kai Tai, alius Kan A Tun,

9 Ho Tak Po,

9 Fritz Edward Shuster,

10 Henry Bradbury,

11 Siegmund Rosenbaum,

13 Luiz Augusto de Senna

Feruandes, 15|Làu Yuk Choy,

Hongkong,

cum tessamento annexo, Letters of Adm.,

for

Letters of Adm.,

purpose

of giving effect to a reconvey- ance of landed pro- perty in which de- censed had no bene- ficiary in ere t.

Probate.

Abraham Jacob Raymond, Attor-

Arathoon Seth, Official Admini-

strator,

Chow Tun Yan, the Executor,

20th July, 1904. Government | Letters of Adm., | Arathoon Seth, Official Admini-

Civil Hospital, Hongkong,

31st Oct., 1903, Brynowen,

Penbyrn, Cardigan, Wales, 27th Jan.. 1903, Queen's Road

East, Victoria, Hongkong, 23rd May, 1904, Ko Tai St.,

Canton China.

25th June, 1904, So Chuen,

Nam Hoi, China,

20th, Jan.. 1904 6 L Montagne Mansions, Middlesex, En- gland,

25th May, 1904, 11 Ignacio

Baptista Street, Macao.. 16th Aug.. 1903, s.s. Poyang, on a voyage from Shang- hai 10 ankow,

19th May, 1903, Ayton and

- Balmanno, Perth,

13th May, 1904, Tai Shek, Pun

U, China.

6th Aug., 1901, Lo Tin, Nam

Hoi, China,

31st May, 1904, Cho Tong, Pun

Ů, China,

16th Aug., 1903, s.s. Poyang, on a voyage from Shang- hai to Hankow, 25th June, 1904, Canton,

(hina,

16th Jan.. 1901, Sam Kwai,

Shun Tak. China,

3rd August, 1904, Lyeemoon Terrace, Quarry Bay, Hongkong,

29th July, 1904, Hongkong,

16th April, 1904, Hankow,

China.

17th April, 1902. Macao,

15th October, 1890, Laú Kai

San On, China,

Sealing of Probate, Letters of Aim.,

strator,

William Henry Poate, Executor,.

8.000

160.00

Tsang Sin, husband,........

Probate,

Tsang Chi, Executor,

150

2.000 40.00

100.00

5.000

8,000 160.00

Chan Woon, son

46,100 1,383.00

Sealing of Probate,

Douglas Jones, Francis Reginald Nash, and Harmer Steele the Executors,

12,900 387.00

Letters of Adm.,

Sealing of Probate,

Sealing of Testament Testu- menta',

Probate,

Letters of Adm.,

Joanna Maria da Roza, Widow,...

25,000 750.00

Frank Kennedy, sole Executor,...

4,300

$6.00

George Setou, John Hamilton Buchannan. John Jackson Coats, and James Graham. Executors,

1,700

34.00

Io Wai Shi, Executrix,

100

Lai Fong Shi, widow,....

3,500

70.00.

Tong Chi Shi, widow,

1.000

10.00

Sealing of Letters of Adm..

Windfird Alured-Comyn Platt,

Attorney for Thomas Alexan-

der, father,

500

Letters of Adm.,

Kan So Shi, widow,

9,500

5.00 190.00

Ho Yee, Brother.

250

Emma Shuster, Widow,

1.500

30.00

Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

trator,

200

Joseph Rosenbaum, Administra-

tor;

1,500 30.00

Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

100 6,900

138.00.

Sealing of

Letters of Adm., Letters of Adm.,

Probate,

trator,

Lau Kwai Cheung, Son,

Carried forward,

$1,306,05036,224.00

334

CALENDAR of Probate and ADMINISTRATION,—Continued.'

No.

Date of

Grant.

Name of Testator or Intestate.

1904.

109 | Aug. 22 John Logan,

110

24 Kwok Un Ting,

111

113

114

26 Li Ying Fái,.......

Kwan Shan, alias

- Value

Time and Place of Death.

Nature of Grant.

Name and Description of the Ex-

ecutor or Administrator,

Amount of

sworn

under.

Probate duty paid.

$ c.

Brought forward,

|1,306.050 36.224.00

9th Aug., 1904. Government Letter of Adm..

Civil Hospital, Victoria, Hongkong.

Arathoon Seth. Official Adminis-

*trator,

4.000

$0.00

Kwok Tsui Shi, Widow,

1.200.

24.00

Ling Lái Shi, Widow,

100

4.00

Probate,

Lui Ka Un. eldest son,.

9.000

180 00

3rd July, 1894, No. 2. Gough

St.. Victoria, Hongkong, 28th Oct.. 1897, Tung Koon,

..China,

10th June, 1901, Kam Lung,

China,

23rd Nov., 1903, Wong Chun,

San Ui, China,

Letters of Adm., | Au Yeung Sui Wan, son.

Hugh Fraser, and John Taylor

Simpson, Executors,

112

26 Lui

Loui Wai Wing,

Au Yeung Wan Chi,

፡፡

son,

Angus James Macpher-13th Dec.. 1903, Invernshire,

Scotland,

Sealing of testa- ment_testamentar,

115

116

Chan I show, alias Chan | 25th October, 1901, Mongkok,

Shun Ting, Edward Maccall,...

117 Sept. 6| Marino Guiou,..

118

7 John Farrow,

119

120

6 Richard John Mackenzie,

7 George Manington,.

7 Ojager Singh,

121

122

123

124

7 Li Tong Chau alias Li

Sum l'o Tong,

9 David Dean O'Keefe,..

9 Chan Kun Tse,

125

10 Young Moon,

126

127

12 Thomas Brentnall,

Kowloon,

3rd May, 1904, Inveresk. Lin- ton Road, Hastings, Sus- sex, England, 1st Feb., 1904, Govornment Civil Hospital, Victoria Hongkong.

2nd June, 1904, S'hai, China,

19th Aug.. 1904, Government Civil Hospital, Victoria, Hongkong.

29th Aug., 1904, Peak Hospital

Victoria, Hongkong,

Probate,

Letters of Adm., eum testamento

annexo,

Letters of Adm.,

Chan Moon Lâu Shi, widow,

Thomas Park Cochrane, Attorney

for Widow.

28 500 855.00 55,400' 1,662.00

11,800 354.00

Sealing of Probate. Probate.

George Kingston Hall Brutton.

one of the creditors,

Reginald Harding. Executor.

3,800 76.00

50,000 1,500.00

Harry Davies Jones and Walter

George Harling,

11,500

345.00

Ernest Alan Snewin,

100

$1.00 Ad-

250

judication

6th Aug.,1904, Victoria, H'kong, Letters of Adm. | Sohan Singh, Brother,

| 31st Mar., 1904, Canton, China

31st May, 1901, at Sea,

31st March, 1899. Kai Sheung,

Kwai Shin, China.

18th Oct., 1899, San Francisco,

U.S.A.,

2nd Jan., 1904, Polly villa, Langham Road, Bowdon, Chester, England, 27th July, 1904, Kowloon,

Hongkong,

Probate,

Letters of Adm., cum testamento

ANNIZO, Probate,

Li Chin Yin, Son,

George Phillip Lammert, Auc-

tioneer, &c.....

Chan Kwai Hing and Chan Yik

Kwong, sons,

fee.

1.600 32.00

127,300 3,8.9.00

9,200 184.00

Young Loi Wa, father,

600

6.00

Sealing of Probate,

Henry Boyre Brentnall & Geor-

ge Pritchard, Executors,

2,500

50.00

Probate,

133

Scotland,

15 James. Henry Cox,

128

15 Dorabjee Nowrojee,

7th July, 1904, Bombay, India,

129

Goon Ah Tsat, alias Yuen 5th July, 1904, Canton, China,

Tsat,

130

Jose Maria Gomes,

29th Aug., 1904, Victoria,

Hongkong,

Letters of Adm.,

131

23 Low Kum Cheong,

132

7 John James Underwood,

15th Feb., 1886,

10th Feb, 1901, Pagoda An-

chorage, Foochow, China,

24 James Park Wingate,...... 27th Feb., 1904, Edinburgh.

Letters of Adm., de bonis non, Sealing of Letters of Adm., cum testamento unnexo| Scaling of Probate,

George Murray Bain, Journalist, and John Grant, Broker, and William Nicholson, Mercan- tile Assistant,

Ismail Pillay Madar and Dbanjee bboy Dorabjee Nowrojee, Hotel Proprictors, Yeung Cheung Ip, son,........

Francisco Assis Gomes, Father,...'

Lan Kai Cheung, grandson,

Charles Derwent Smith, Attor- ney for Margaret Belle, Exe- cutrix,

Frederick Brougham Marshall,

one of the Executors,

267,400 8,022.00

224,100 6,723 00 5,000 100.00

150

2,300 Duty fully

| paid on ori- ginal grant

11,100

333.00

700

7.00

134

29 David Jackson,

27th July, 1903, Yokohama,

Margaret Louisa Jackson, Widow,

12,800

384.00

Japan,

135 Oct. 3 Mildred Stetson, otherwise

otherwise Bessie Vickey,

136

9th Sept., 1904, Peak Hospital, Letters of Adm. Arathoon Seth, Official Admini- Mildred Stephenson, Victoria, Hongkong,

strator,

11 Chow Yan, alias Chow | 21st Sept., 1896, Macao,

Ying Yin, alias Chow

5,500

110.00

Probate,

Tso Sin Ip, Exccutor,

5,800

116.00

Yek Chong, alias Chow

137

138

Carl Wilck,

Kam Ming, alias Chow Wai Chum, Hinrich Freudenthal,

26th July, 1902, Shanghai, Letters of Adm., | Victor Hobart Deacon, Solicitor,

China,

17th Aug., 1902, Berlin. Ger-

many.

cum testamento

ANNEXO,

Attorney for Marie Christiane Fraedenthal, widow,

500

5.00

Victor Hobart Deacon, Solicitor,

Attorney for Anna Wilck, widow,

9,400

139

5 Lawrence Mallory,:

28th Sept., 1904, Government

Probate,

Civil Hospital, Victoria, Hongkong,

Allston O'Driscoll Gourdin, one

of the Executors,.............

{

5,000

188.00

100.00

140

8 Edwar Miller Scheirer,

11th June. 1904, Lieu Chow Letters of Adm., Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

river, near Canton, China,

trator,

300

3.00

141

142

31 Ho Ah Dong,

S Charles William Edwards, 18th July, 1904, Home Bay,

Kent, England, 27th Nov., 1902, Kowloon City,

Hongkong,

Sealing certified copy of Probate, Letters of Adm., | Cheung Pui Hui, husband,

Edith Eliza Edwards, widow,

2,100 42.00

1,200

24.00

Carried forward.......

$2,176,600 61,553,00

لسم

335

CALENDER OF PROBATE and ADMINISTRATION,- ·Continued.

Date

No.

Name of Testator or Intestate.

Grant.

Time and Place of Death.

Value

Nature of Grant.

Name and Description of the Executor or Administrator.

Amanut of

sworn

Probate

under.

duty paid.

$ 0.

Victor Snay...

26 John McCallum,

151 152

28 Alexander Gardner Ewing, 24th Sept., 1904, Hongkong,... 28 John William Hall, 3rd June, 1904, Yokohama,

Japan.

head. Henry Rawcliffe,..

11th Oct., 1904, Hongkong,

William Stuart Harrison,

30th Oct., 1904, Hongkong,

4 Tang Yuk Chuen,

8th Oct., 1904, Hongkong.

7 Wong Lam,

158

7 Wong Man,

1904.

143 Oct. 11 John Johnstone Jardine 18th May, 1904, Dormont.

Keswick,

Cheung Sau, otherwise

Cheong Sow,

144

145

146

21 Lai Tsung,

147

148

149

150

153

154

155

156

157

19 'Lau Tim,

21 J. Maude George,

Leung Yam Ting,

Lockerbie, Dumfries Northị Britain. 17th May. 1904, Shau-ki-wan,

Hongkong,

1st Aug.. 1904. Canton. China, 1st Aug., 1903, Sam Shui Po,

Hongkong,

4th Sept., 1904, Macao,

18th Sept., 1904, Victoria,

Hongkong.

19th Oct., 1904, Hongkong,

5th June, 1904, Ardana lam, Argyllshire, Scotland,

Robert Bradshaw Moor-3rd June, 1903, Shanghai,

China,

ANNPXO, Probate,

Brought forward....... 2,176,600 61,553.00

Letters of Adm.,

William Jardine Gresson, Attor-

cum testamento

ney of William Keswick and others, Executors,

9,300

186.00

Chang Fung 'I and Cheung Ah

Wa,

5,200

104.00

Lau Li Shi, widow,

900

氧

9:00

Lai Lan. Shi, widow,

800

8.00

700

7.00

58,000 1,740.00

200

Letters of Adm., Arathoon Seth, Official Adminis-

Probate,

Letters of Adm.,

Sealing of Testa- ment Testamentar.

Letters of Adm, Letters of Adm., cum testamento

annexo.

trator,

Leung Woo Shi, widow,

Arathoon Seth, Official Admiuis-

trator,

Henry Crawford, James Hunter Hutchinson, and Frederick George Willock, Executors,... Agnes Schearer Ewing, widow,. Patrick Cumming Potts Attorney for Edward James Moss and Tom Abbey, Executors... Thomas Dawson Moorhead, one

of the Executors,

Letters of Adm., Arthoon Seth, Official Adminis-

Probate.

trator,

Newman Mumford, Lloyd's Sur-

veyor one of the Executors,... Chan Ho Cheung, sole Executor,

6th July 1898, Tsun Yuen, Ka| Letters of Adm., Wong Wong Shi, widow,

Hing, China,

13th Nov., 1896, Hongkong,...

Wong Ho Shi, widow,

108,700 3,261.00

1.600

32.00

1.100

22.00

5,100

102.00

700

7.00

32,400 972.00

117,700 3,531,00

2,500

50.00

2.500

50.00

159

7 Soy Leong, .

160

161

10 Augustus Thorne,

162 Nov. 17

Chu Mo Kiu otherwise 24th February, 1904, H'kong,

5th February, 1904. Aunam,

French Indo-China,

kong,

Chiu Moo Koo,

Wong Kwan,

163

Chan Tung alias Chan A

8th November, 1904, Hong-

Tung alias Chan Hiu Yun,

164

165

Wong Lan Shang,

28th October, 1904, Canton,

53,100 1,593.00 53,000 1,500,00

Dec. 2

China,

kong.

father,

166

3 Beheram Adur Eranee,

27th August, 1901, Victoria, Double Probate, Bomanjee Limjeebhoy Batliwara.

Hongkong,

one of the Executors,

58,000

Duty fully paid on the

original

grant.

167

13 Hoo See Wan,

27th Sept., 1904, Kong Moon,

China,

Probate,

Li Mi Ki. the eldest son,

2,000

10.00

163

28 Adolph Brunckow,

14th Jan., 1903. Hamburg,

Germany,

Letters of Adın.,

Nicolaus August Siebs, Attorney

for the widow...

32,300

969.00

169

30 Jesus Alvarez Perez,

October, 1903, Samid, Gijon,

Spain,

Herbert Johnson Gedge Attorney

for Manuel M. Rincon, the Administrator,

25,100

753.00

170

29 Colin Buchanan,

7th July, 1902, Foochow Sealing of Exem-

China,

plification of Probate.

Robert Buchanan Mauchan, one

of the Executors,

16,200

486.00

171

29 Lewis George Hansford, 5th Novmber, 1904, Kowloon, Letters of Adm., Hongkong,

Arathoon Seth. Official Adminis-

trator,

200

Total,

.$2,788,400 77,552.00

8,400|77,5

22nd March, 1902, Canton, I etters of Adm., Arathoon Seth Official Adminis-

China,

28th Oct., 1901, Donconusg Letters of Adm., Lossiemuoth, Great Britian. cum testamento-

annexo, Probate,

trator,

Francis Maitland. Attorney for

the Exceutors, -

300

3.00

10,000

200.00

Li Cheung Shi, the danghter-in-

law,

Wong Tam Shi, widow,

6,200 2,000

124.00

40,00

Chan Wing Ki alias Chan Sik

Ling alias Chan A Tong,

eldest son, Wong Tin Chi, eldest son.

Jose Maria Francisco de 18th November, 1901, Hong-Letters of Adm., Luciano Fortunato de Carvalho,

Carvalho,

6,000 120.00

Supreme Court House, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

}

ARATHOON SETH,

Official Administrator.

336

No. 8.

RETURN OF ESTATES OF INTESTATES for the first half-year ended 30th June, 1904.

(Ordinance 2 of 1897 sec. 28.)

Amount received on

Deductions

for Disburse-

ments.

Balance on closing Account.

Disposal of Balance.

Name of Deceased.

account of Estate.

Maria Guilhermina Gracias, Charles William Afah, Alfred Phillips,

$ 260.00

$ c.

37.90

689.55

583.70

81.67

Chan Kan,

78.40

3.92

222.10 105.85 81.67 74.48

Paid into the Treasury.

Paid to Mrs. Veuve Morean, the next of kin. l'aid to Superintendent Mercantile Marine Paid into the Treasury.

[Office

J. Delaney,

235.02

J. J. Van Vullen,

47.20

28.36

18.84

Paid into the Treasury.

H. M. Mehta,

667.10

33.25

633.85

F. G. Stone,

105.00

5.25

99.75

Paid to K. B. Mehta, the Administra- Paid into the Treasury.

[tor.

Lob Singh,

3.00

0.15

2.85

Ho Mui Sz otherwise Ho Lin Shing,

17,034.25

2,284.26

Ada Mary Finny,

149.63

E. B. Jorey,

1.00

16.68 0.05

14,749.99 132.95

Do. Do.

0.95

Laú Mong,

159.09

123.15

Chau I,

928.90

46.45

35.85 882.45

Chuen San Tong,

2,053.22

443.07

1,610.15

Paid to Miss Annie M. Baker.

Paid into the Treasury.

Do. [for the Administratrix. Paid to Johnson, Stokes & Master, Solicitors. Paid into the Treasury.

P. Laumann,

215.36

10.77

W. R. Seymour,

262.89

202.52

David Oestmann,

538.39

49.12

204.59 60.37 489.17

Do.

23,509.58

4,103.62

19,405,96

ARATHOON SETH,

Official Administrator.

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

No. 8 (a)

RETURN OF ESTATES for the second half-year ended 31st December, 1904.

(Ordinance 2 of 1897, sec. 28)

Name of Deceased.

Amount received on account of Estate.

Deductions

for Disburse-

ments.

Balance on closing Account.

Disposal of Balance.

$ ..

Mady Shah,

105.24

21.46

$ c. 83.78

Mariano Fernandez,.

.172.19

24.76

147.43

Leung Pan Nam,....

4.57

0.23

4.34

Paid to Deputy Commissioner, Pesh--

awan, India.

Paid into the Treasury.

Do.

J. Coffey,

0.38

Do.

Rahmal Alli,

38.79

1.94

36.85

Paid to Niamat Khan.

Sadaichi,

3.50

0.18

3.32

Paid into the Treasury.

Sowan Singh,

0.65

Do.

Henry Bradbury,

165.70

81.48

Dr. J. Maude George,

653.54

162.58

84.22 490.96

Do.

Paid to Consul General of the United

States America.

Luiz Augusto de Senna Fernandes,

91.44

4.57

86.87

Paid to A. T. Ferreira, the lawful

mother.

Ho Yuen Sang,

47.35

2.37

44.98

Paid to Ho Hing Fu, the lawful ne-

phew and next of kin.

· James`Logan,

3,876.92

545.24'

Mildred Stetson,

4,339.35

760.70

3,331.68 3,578.65

Paid into the Treasury.

Do.

Reverend E. M. Scheirer,

299.65

27.18

272.47

Do.

Henry Rawcliffe,

609.21

57:66

551.55

Do.

Victor Snay,

175.86

$1.56

94.30

Do.

L. G. Hansford,

175.55

Do.

Soy Loong,

384.92

Do.

Sung Hang To,

9.84

Do.

Chan Yik,

9.49

Do.

T. Marles Thomas,

484.26

Do.

11,648.40

1,771.91

9,876.49

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

ARATHOON SETH, Official Administrator.

337

No. 9.

RETURN of all SUMS RECEIVED as REVENUE in the REGISTRY of the

SUPREME COURT, during the Year 1904.

Original Jurisdiction,

Summary Do.

Bankruptcy Do.

Probate

Do.

Admiralty Do.

Official Administrator's Commission,

$ 14,892.65

7.950.65

4,162.60*

7,287.70

452.00

2,201.27

Official Trustee's Commission,

Bailiff's Fees, (including what was hitherto described as Sheriff's Fees),

1,450.00

Fees on Distraints,

2,577.75

Registrar of Companies' Fees,

7,378.75

Fines and Forfeitures,

755.00

$ 49,108.37

$2,390.93 paid by impressed Stamps.

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

No. 9 (a).

ARATHOON SETH, Registrar.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of all SUMS COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the SUPREME COURT, during the Year 1904, and paid into the TREASURY.

1903.

1904.

REGISTRAR.-Court fees paid by Stamps,

24,074.95

$ C. 37,323.35

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.-5% on amounts encashed and paid

into the Treasury,

2.861.77

2,201.27

OFFICAL TRUSTEE.-20% on amount of Trust on taking over up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 10%, & 2% on income,

BAILIFF'S FEES.-(including what was hitherto described as

Sheriff's Fees),

296.00

1,291.50

1,450.00

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,

8,697.00

7,378.75

FINES AND FORFEITURES,

500.00

755.00

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,

17.52

$ 37,738.74

49,108.37

Unclaimed Balances of Intestate Estates,

4,020.09

$ 41,758.83

49,108.37

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 31st December, 1904.

ARATHOON SETH, Registrar.

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE TUNG WA HOSPITAL.

No. 16

1905

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

(Translation.)

SIR, We have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 24 and to submit herewith for your information a copy of the Statement of the Receipts and Disbursements, and of the Assets and Liabilities of the Hospital for the Kap Shan year (1904).

List of the Directors of the Tung Wa Hospital elected at noon on the twenty- first day of the tenth moon of the Kap Shan year (27th November, 1904.)

LEUNG PUI-CHI, of the Shiu Cheung Bank.

陳曉雲 CHAN HEWAN.

YUNG KIN-PONG,,, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank.

The above three as the three Chief Directors.

潘寅存 PUN YAN-TSUN, of the Shi Wo shop.

UE SHAU-TIN,

Kwan Wo Lung shop.

#WONG FA-NUNG, CHAU CHI-HING,

Tsun Cheung Wing shop.

Li Shing pawn shop.

李葆葵 LI Po-KWAI,

YEUNG Pun-Nam,,, 胡著雲·UCHÜ-WAN,

CHAN CHING-PO,,,

Kwong Lung Tại shop.

Hip Kat shop.

Yan On Insurance Co.

Kwong Lu shop.

劉崇根 LAU Sung-kaÑ,

Kwong Sui Tseung shop.

FU-LAI-WUN,

Kwong On Shing shop.

李堂LI KI-TONG,

Li On Yan-tong.

HUNG LAI-TONG,

Kwong Nam Lung shop.

Dated 25th March, 1905.

The Honourable

A. W. BREWIN,

Registrar General,

&c.,

We have, &c.,

The Committee of the

TUNG WA HOSPITAL.

&c.,

&c.

318

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS of the Tung Wa Hospital for the Kap Shan Year (1904).

Dr.

Cr.

RECEIPTS.

Amount.

PAYMENTS.

AMOUNT.

To Annual Subscriptions of Hongs,

Subscriptions collected on steamers, Subscriptions collected and Donations, 20 of Subscriptions Collected by

the Man Mo Temple,

Subscriptions collected by Directors, Assistant Directors and Committee,.. Subscribed by charitable persons for the purpose of supplying medicines, quilted clothing and coffins, Payments for medicines supplied, sale

of kitchen refuse, & rent of Mortuary, f Interest,

Amount received from section holders for payment of Crown Rent,......... Subscriptions by Theatrical Companies, Sale of sundries,

12,626.00

By Food, (of Employés),

4,726.201

4,147.50 5,669.30

Salaries,

10,076.10

Drugs,

11,886.91

2,500.00

Sick Room Expenses,

9,551.17

Free Burials,

10,186.49

2,753.50

Stationery,

1,172.367%

Sundries,

Repairs,

1,678.20

Insurance,

Crown Rent,

2,089.70%

Furniture,

5,655.10% 5,444.58,

836.95 613.18

16.50

Building Expenses...

444.82

57.70

166.00

Hospital Extension Expenses, Branch Hospital Expenses,

Quilted clothing,

Balance,

770.00

403.10

2,836.05,

75.96

13,117.25,

58.90

Subscriptions of various shops,

2,210.00

Annual subscriptions from wealthy

4,150.00

persons,

Kent of the Hospital property,

28.990.50

Government grant,

6,000.00

Balance brought forward from the

Kwai Man year,..

3,825.82

Total,.....

77,367.941%

Total,..

77,367.94%

STATEMENT of ASSETS and LIABILITIES at the close of the year of Kap Shan, (1904).

Dr.

LIABILITIES.

To Loan from Relief Fund,

•

Cheap sale of rice fund, Subscription for Hospital

Extension,

Man Mo Temple fund.

Balance,

Cr.

AMOUNT.

$ c. 13,117.25

AMOUNT.

ASSETS.

$. c.

8.44.0.60%

29,381.33%

By Bank's balance...

No. 64 Bonham Strand,

House property in original value :—

91 Jervois Street,

10,400.00

15,226.69

40 Wing Lok Street (and cost of

additional structures).........

8.108,28

5,860.49%

59,209.11%

Ten houses in Aberdeen Street and

Tung Wa Lane (and cost of addi- tional structures),..

14,900.00

80,231.42

No. 125 Connaught Road, f

249 Des Voeux Road,

17,386.00

Seven houses in Queen's Road, East

(and cost of additional structures).

30,363.00

No. 58 Bonham Strand West,

26,000.00

122 Bonham Strand West,

124

15.000 00

126

Subscriptions not yet paid,

Total,

139.440.53

Total,

122,157.28 4,166.00

139,440.53

www.

Table C.

Year.

Plans received.

Houses

Plans

Houses car-

drained.

cancelled. ried forward.

Certificates granted.

1889,

799

573**

226

175

1890,

500

529

190

409

1891,

681

643

198

475

1892,

693

577

106

208

228

1893,

847

699

104

252

219

1894,

878

555

267

1895,

2,815

1,889

1,449

131

1896,

1,786

2,128

1,023

425

1897,

803

1,201

590

400

1898,

738

768

463

367

1899,

416

395

464

310

1900,

643

323

741

320

1901,

1,051

715

1,021

796

1902,

432

726

713

898

1903,

263

415

350

211

407

1904,

296

197

281

137

Total,

13,641

12,333

1,027

5,743.

I have, &c.,

H. T. JACKMAN,

Sanitary Surveyor.

Report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the year 1904.

SANITARY BOARD OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 10th February, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Board, the following report for 1904 :-

year.

IMPORTATION AND INSPECTION OF ANIMALS.

A steady supply of good useful cattle came from the mainland throughout the The best of the animals were exported to Manila, where better prices were obtainable. Towards the end of the year several lots of stall-fed bullocks from the neighbourhood of Canton were brought into the market. This marks a new step in the industry and one that appears to be capable of further development with advantage to Hongkong.

The following were the most noteworthy diseases met with during the year in the Animals Depôts and Slaughter-houses.

Anthrax.-Five cases occurred, one case each in February, May, July, Sep- tember, and October. Chinese bullocks were affected in all but one instance, namely, in September when a buffalo was found dead from the disease. The history of almost each case was practically the same. They had come from the mainland and had arrived infected with the disease.

Actinomycosis. Only one case of this disease was found. The animal affected , was a Chinese buffalo. The lesions were entirely confined to the tongue and were

small in extent.

Trypanosomiasis. Two cases were found during the year and are very in- teresting as being the first of the kind discovered in Hongkong. The first case occurred in May when a Chinese buffalo was found dead in the Kennedy Town Cattle Depôt and an examination of the blood of the cadaver showed the presence of large numbers of the organisms. No reliable history could be got as to the movements of this animal prior to its admission to the Cattle Depôt. The second case was found in a dog belonging to Mr. WATSON, Senior Inspector in charge of the Animals Depôts and Slaughter-houses. The organisms were discovered in the blood in this case during life and some positive inoculations of the disease to guinea pigs were made. The dog died.

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Foot and Mouth Disease.-Cases of this disease were met with, but as men- tioned in former reports, Chinese cattle suffer from it in an exceedingly mild form, so mild that many cases must escape notice. Even very young calves, amongst which in Britain the disease is very often fatal show little or no systemic disturbance and exhibit only a few lesions on the tongue. I have failed to find the foot lesions peculiar to this disease in purely native animals.

Tuberculosis.-Only one case of this disease was met with in the Abattoirs and that was in a European cow. The disease was so widespread as to entail the the destruction of the entire carcase. The immunity which Chinese cattle show to this disease may be due to their entirely open air life.

Trichinosis. In view of the large amount of pork used for food, I began to examine the swine for Trichinosis. At the close of the year, 230 pigs had been examined with a negative result. This is so far satisfactory though the number examined is too small to enable any definite statement to be made as to the prevalence or otherwise of this disease. I hope to be able to continue the ex- aminations during 1905.

Hæmorrhagic Septicemia.-A report on this disease has already been sub- mitted to Government by the Government Bacteriologist and myself. There were no cases since the publication of that report.

Disease among Goats.-In September a disease appeared among a lot of goats housed at Kennedy Town. The disease was very fatal and was characterised by a high temperature, diarrhoea of a dysenteric nature, and rapid emaciation. Exami- nation showed the presence in the blood and tissues of an organism resembling morphologically that found in Hæmorrhagic Septicemia of cattle.

It may be a significant fact that the most common and fatal diseases of fowls, cattle, and goats met with in the Colony are due to micro-organisms closely allied, morphologically, to that found in human and rat plague.

Intestinal Parasites.-These continue to be frequently met with in the Slaugh- ter-houses. The Distoma Hepaticum or liver fluke is the commonest, the Amphi- stoma Conicum, a small trematode of the rumen of the ox, is also very abundant, and several varieties of Ascarides, round worms, are of frequent occurrence in the intes- tines of the pig.

The total number of cattle dealt with at Kennedy Town was 58,405, an in- crease on the previous year of 712. Hung Hom Depôt admitted 5,611, a decrease on the previous year of 586. This gives an increase over all of cattle admitted to Government Depôts during 1904 of 126. At Kennedy Town 499 cattle were rejected as unfit for slaughter for food as against 37 in 1903. At Hung Hom 34 were rejected as unfit against 406 of the former year. Emaciation is the chief cause of rejection.

Kennedy Town admitted 35,352 sheep and goats, an increase on the previous year of 942. There was a decrease in the number of swine admitted, 167,104 against 169,017 in 1903. The highest total ever attained for pigs at Kennedy Town was reached in 1902 when 202,495 were admitted.

BUILDINGS.

A second section of new Cattle Sheds was commenced in October, 1903, and was finished and occupied on the 18th February, 1904.

The extension to the Quarters of the Inspector in Charge was finished and handed over on 25th April, 1904.

Additions to the quarters of the scavenging coolies and a new fodder shed were commenced in March and occupied in May.

CATTLE CREMATORIUM.

The Cattle Crematorium has been in use throughout the year and has given satisfaction; all dead animals are now cremated there from the Depôts and also dead pigs, &c., from ships coming into the harbour so that the old nuisance of digging up buried carcases has now disappeared.

The following is a statement of the working of the Crematorium :-

Carcases cremated :-

Cattle including calves,

Sheep and goats,

Swine,

162 174 ... 476

Total,

812.

Miscellaneous:-

Beef from Slaughter-house, injured or diseased,. Condemned goods from Market, ....

7,520 lbs. 227 tins.

Amount of coal used during year, 33 tons 18 ewts. 70 lbs.

Reckoning the condemned meat, 7,520 lbs., as equivalent to 1'1 animals of 650 lbs. each gives a total of 823 animals cremated by, roughly 34 tons of coal or about .826 cwt. of coal per carcase. Coal during 1904 cost $11.50 per ton which gives a cost of 47 odd cents per carcase cremated. The amount per head for 1903 was 1.57 cwt. per carcase. The reduction was partly effected by more economical stok- ing but was chiefly due to the fact that a larger number in proportion of the smaller animals, especially pigs, were cremated.

SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.

· Kennedy Town. The revenue for the year was made up as follows and shows a decrease on last year's collection of fees of $1,595.95 :—

24,752 Cattle slaughtered

18,788 Sheep & Goats slaughtered

150,649 Swine slaughtered

31,598 Cattle removed

@ 40 cents each, $ 9,900.$0

3,757.60 45,194.70

15,794.50

12,012 Sheep & Goats removed

1,201.20

15,951 Swine removed

1,595.10

1 Duplicate order

0.25

$77,444.15

Hung Ilom.-The Depôt only is managed directly by the Board. The total fees collected there for the year were $590.95.

Shaukiwan and Aberdeen.-The collection of fees is let to a contractor.

The total revenue from all the Slaughter-houses and Animals Depôts amounted to $94,535.10 made up as follows:-

Kennedy Town-Fees collected,

$77,444.15.

Hung Hom-Fees collected,

590.95

Contract for the privilege of removing blood and

hair at Kennedy Town,

6,840.00

Contract for the privelge of slaughtering at Hung

Hom, Shaukiwan and Aberdeen,

9,660.00

Total Revenue,

.$94,535.10

The total numbers of animals slaughtered in the Colony for the year were :—

Kennedy Town,

Hung Hom,.

Shaukiwan,

Aberdeen,

Cattle. 24,752

6,077

Sheep & Goats.

18,788

4,948

Swine.

150,649

23,047

4,900

2,450

Total,......30,9

23,736

181,046

Grand total of all animals,.

.235,611

་

...60

The figures given for Shaukiwan and Aberdeen are supplied by the contractor for the privelege of slaughtering animals in these Slaughter-houses and there is no official check upon them.

The following table shows the numbers of animals slaughtered during the past ten years :-

YEAR.

Cattle.

Sheep & Goats.

Swine.

1895

19,218

12,592

129,835

1896

19,546

14;693

129,103

· 1897

20,094

14,226

137,748

1898

21,541

15,956

153,485

1899

23,582

17,353

156,292

1900

23,939

18,364

165,760

1901

24,938

18,544

172,205

1902

25,669

20,780

202,495

1903

28,335

22,918

187,265

1904

30,829

23,736

181,046

DAIRIES AND CATTLE SHEDS.

Regular inspection of Cowsheds and Dairies was carried on throughout the year. There were no outbreaks of infectious disease among milch cattle.

In last year's annual report I mentioned a condition that I had observed amon g European cows in the Colony and stated that it had many symptomatic features in common with human malaria and that quinine had proved an effective agent in its cure. At that time the cause of the condition had not been ascertained. I am pleased to say that when another opportunity for the further study of this condi- tion presented itself, which it did among some recently imported European cattle, Dr. HUNTER, who kindly assisted me, and myself were able to find a parasite in the red blood corpuscles of these cows. This parasite closely resembled if indeed it was not identical with the Pirosoma Bigemium which is the cause of Texas Fever in cattle. A fuller report on this condition is incorporated with a report on Hæmorrhagic Septecæmia in Cattle already submitted to Government by Dr. HUNTER and myself.

MARKETS.

Very little worthy of note has occurred in the Markets throughout the year. Central Market.-Fish tanks on the ground floor in the middle avenue have been erected and occupied and the space formerly occupied by the tanks is being let to wholesale vegetable dealers.

Western Market. This Market is still overcrowded. A new Western Market is being built which will go a long way towards improving the present unsatis- factory state of affairs.

Sai Ying Pun Market. This Market is also crowded and its construction makes it difficult to clean.

Wanchai Market.—An addition to this Market has been completed and occu- pied during the year and is being well patronised. This addition has made it possible to do away with the meat shops in the immediate neighbourhood and get the meat supply under better control.

Des Voeux Road Market.-This Market has not thriven as was at first antici- pated and as it stands is practically a failure. In order to ameliorate this condition the Board decided, on the recommendation of His Excellency the Governor, to cancel all existing food licences in the Central Districts of the town.

Nothing specially noteworthy occurred in the other Markets of Hongkong or Kowloon.

As pointing out how unsatisfactory are the Western and Sai Ying Pun Mar- kets, 19 plague infected rats were found in the Western Market and 12 plague infected rats in the Sai Ying Pun Market during the year. There were no infected rats found in any of the other Markets.

•

In pursuance of a practice started in 1903 when plague infected fowls were found, all dead fowls found in the Markets were sent to the Public Mortuary for bacteriological examination for plague. During the year, 113 fowls were sent by the Inspector of Markets for examination, with a uniformly negative result.

In order to keep pace with the growth of the district the Board recommended that the building of a new Market at Mong Kok Tsui be proceeded with on the site set apart for that purpose. This Market will be about midway between Yaumati and Tai-kok-tsui Markets.

The condition of some of the streets as regards hawkers remains unchanged since mentioned in las year's report. These people require a good deal of supervi- sion, both police and sanitary, and the places used by them to store their food stuffs are, more often than not, unsuitable for such a purpose.

ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1903. ·

Under this Ordinance all ships leaving the Colony with more than ten head of cattle on board have to be examined by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. Altoge- ther 192 ships were inspected and certificates of fitness to carry cattle granted. The examination of these ships takes up a good deal of time. The shipping com- panies have been uniformly kind enough to provide me with a launch when visiting their ships, though in some cases this has meant a little delay until a launch could be got ready.

NEW TERRITORY.

The island of Lan Tau suffered from an outbreak of Hæmorrhagic Septicemia among cattle. The chief villages to suffer were Shek Pik, Tai O, Sha Lo Wan and Tung Chung. I visited the island on receipt of information of the outbreak, but owing to the already widespread prevalence of the disease little could be done to mitigate its effects. The export of cattle from the island was prohibited and the disease did not extend to the mainland.

At Sheong Sui an outbreak of fowl cholera occurred. By stopping all trade in fowls from this particular village the disease extended no further.

STAFF.

Kennedy Town.-The Animals Depôts and Slaughter-house have been throughout the year under the care of Senior Inspector WATSON and Inspector COTTON.

Inspector of Markets, Hongkong.-Up till March these duties were carried out by Inspector C. W. BRETT. At that time Inspector ROGERS went on leave and Inspector BRETT was transferred to Kowloon. The duties were then discharged by Mr. JOHANSSEN, Overseer in the Central Market.

Inspector of Markets, Kowloon.-These duties were performed by Inspector ROGERS up till March. He then went on leave and was succeeded by Inspector BRETT.

Mr. PANG MING, Assistant Shroff, Kennedy Town, resigned his appointment on 31st May and was succeeded in his post by Mr. LI NGAI MAN.

THE SECRETARY, SANITARY BOard.

I have, &c.,

ADAM GIBSON, M.R.C.V.S.,

Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.

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HONGKONG.

REPORT ON THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. Training Season 1904-1905.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

Minute by His Excellency the General Officer Commanding.

His Excellency

THE GOVERNOR.

No. 25

I was quite satisfied with the appearance of and work done by the Corps during the year. The shooting-if slow-was good. More 15-pr. guns have been told off to the Corps.

2. The Corps has been strengthened by the establishment of the Mounted branch, which will shortly be fully equipped. I have inspected them and was entirely satisfied with their turn out. They are a most useful addition.

3. The Volunteer Reserve Association has also been formed, and strengthens the defences.

4. I am glad to know that the provision of a Head Quarters is decided on.

V. HATTON,

Major-General, COMMANDING IN SOUTH CHINA.

1905

HONGKONG, 17th April, 1905.

From the Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

To Deputy Assistant Adjutant General and Chief Staff Officer, South China.

VOLUNTEER HEAD QUARTERS,

HONGKONG, 29th March, 1905.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward herewith the following documents relating to the training, etc., of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps for the season 1904-1905, for the information of His Excellency the Major General Commanding and for favour of transmission to His Excellency the Governor :-

1. Roll of Efficients.

2. State of Corps, March 29th, 1905.

3. Musketry Return, Hongkong Volunteer Engineers.

4. Results of Revolver Practice.

5. Report on Gun Practice, .303 Maxim.

6. Report on Gun Practice, 15-Pr. B. L.

7. Extract from General SLADE's Report.

8. Corps Handbook 1904. *

Owing to the unfavourable weather the Annual Inspection by His Excellency the General Officer Commanding has been postponed until April 15th. Major CHAPMAN will forward an Inspection State after that date. †

* Not printed.

Printed as Enclosure No. 9.

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2. On March 31st, 1904, the total strength of the Corps was 230 (including Chinese Orderly Room Clerk.)

The total strength of the Corps on March 29th, 1905, is 269 (including Chinese Orderly Room Clerk.)

This total includes the new Hongkong Volunteer Troop which now numbers 29. It is hoped that the total will now continue to increase as the heavy Garrison- Artillery work has been discontinued, the members of the Engineer Company have their own Drill Shed and the New Head Quarters have been promised at an early date.

3. During the past season 1 member has died, 58 have resigned (35 in the Colony and 23 on leaving the Colony), 17 have been struck off for various reasons.

4. 115 new members have been enrolled.

5. In addition to the Corps itself a Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association has been formed with a total membership at the present date of 154. The Association is under the presidency of Sir H. S. BERKELEY, with Mr. W. H. T. DAVIS as Honorary Secretary. The members are taking up Rifle Shooting with great keenness, and they should be of great value as a Reserve Company in case of urgent need.

EQUIPMENT.

6. The whole Corps is now equipped with the new pattern Army Rifle, (M. L. E. Short) and the latest pattern Bandolier equipment, the latter consists of:-

Brown Leather Waist Belt, Bandolier and 4 Cartridge Pockets, Haversack, Water Bottle and Strap, Mess tin and cover, Carrier, Coat Web and 2 Coat Straps.

This was received on February 13th, 1: 05, and is a great improvement on the old equipment, the Artillery and Engineer Units are now armed and equipped

alike.

A new pattern Silver Dragon Badge has also been introduced for the helmet and field service Cap.

APPOINTMENTS, ETC., OF OFFICERS.

7. The changes, etc., among the Officers of the Corps during the season have been as under :-

8. Sir II. A. BLAKE, G.C.M.G., resigned the post of Honorary Colonel on September 12th, 1904.

His Excellency Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K. C. M. G., R. E., having kindly consented to accept the appointment, was gazetted as Honorary Colonel on Sep- tember 12th, 1904.

9. Captain W. ARMSTRONG, H. K. V. A., was appointed Honorary Aide-de- Camp to His Excellency the Governor on September 1st, 1904.

Staff.

10. Sergeant-Major W. HIGBY, R. G. A., was confirmed in the appointment of Corps Sergeant-Major on March 19th, 1904.

No. 1 Company, H. K. V. A.

11. Captain O. ORDISH resigned his commission on December 27th, 1904, on leaving the Colony.

12. Company Sergeant-Major E. D. C. WOLFE, No. 2 Co., H. K. V. A., was appointed Lieutenant on February 3rd, 1905.

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No. 2 Company, H. K. V. A.

13. Lieutenant F. SMYTH resigned his commission on June 15th, 1904.

H. K. V. Engineers.

14. Captain R. MITCHELL resigned his commission on May 19th, 1904.

15. Captain G. J. B. SAYER was transferred from No. 1 Co., H. K. V. A. to command the H. K. V. Engineers.

H. K. V. Troop.

16. The Honourable Mr. W. J. GRESSON was appointed Lieutenant to com- mand the H. K. V. Troop on September 20th, 1904.

DISCIPLINE, TRAINING, ETC.

17. The Discipline of the Corps has been good.

Under the head of Drills the figures are as follows:-

Staff.

No. 1 Compy.

No. 2 Compy.

H. K. V. E. Band.

Right Left

Right

Left

Efficients with more.

than 30 drills,...

Efficients with less

than 30 drills, ...

Non-Efficients,

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Total,...

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The Troop have not been included in the above table, they have attended. their drills extremely well but their saddlery and equipment have not yet been supplied and they have not had a sufficient number of drills to enable them to put in the required number, I therefore cannot include them amongst the Efficients, although I consider the majority of them should be so classed.

Of the 35 Non-Efficients, 15 are absent with leave from the Colony, 1 is excused on Medical Certificate, 14 are Recruits who have only recently joined and 5 will be called upon to make good the loss to the Corps Funds.

It will be seen from the above that there is again a very distinct improvement on former years, and a large percentage of the numbers have been present at a really good number of drills and have not been satisfied with the bare minimum. One Recruit, Gunner A. E. WRIGHT, Right Half No. 2 Co., H. K. V. A., has been present at 110 drills, although he only joined the Corps on September 15th, 1904.

18. Drills have been carried out throughout the year with the 15-Pr. B. L. Guns and .303 Maxims in addition to Infantry Drill, etc.

19. Maxim Practice was carried out frequently in Camp and on 15th October, 1904, 28th January, 4th February and 18th February, 1905.

20. 15-Pr. B. L. Practice was carried out on 15th, 26th and 29th October, 1904, and February 4th, 1905.

21. It will be noticed that more gun practice has been carried out than in previous years, and the Corps are now sufficiently well trained to undertake this practice under Service conditions, with land targets at a long range.

22. The practice on 29th October, 1904, was carried out at 4,100 yards at difficult targets, this range being the limit for the fuze (T. & P. No. 56) at that time in the hands of the Corps. The Officers and men have been left entirely to themselves without the interference of instructors except at the elementary practices and I consider they have proved themselves efficient with both 15-Pr. B. L. Guns and .303 Maxims.

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23. Results of practice, etc., are attached, Enclosures No. 5 and No. 6, also a report by Major-General SLADE, C.B., R.A., on his inspection on February 4th, 1905.

24. Musketry was carried out during Cainp and a number of the members of the Corps have also fired the musketry course with the New Rifle during the Rifle Meeting held on March 4th and 11th.

25. The shooting with the latter was a distinct improvement and in order to further encourage rifle shooting I have started a Volunteer Rifle Club. I hope in .my next Annual Report to be able to record a distinct advance by all ranks in

this very important branch of a Volunteer's duties.

26. The Engineer Company musketry return is attached (Enclosure No. 3).

27. The Officers and Staff Sergeants practised with Revolvers with good results.

28. Enclosure No. 4 shows the average obtained for Service practice.

CORPS HANdbook.

29. During the summer months I completed a Corps Handbook containing Infantry Drills, 15-Pr. B. L. and .303 Maxim Gun Drills, Battery Drill, Fire Discipline, Remarks on Gunnery and employment of Artillery, Description and use of Mekometer and Semaphore Signalling. Also extracts from Corps Regu- lations etc., etc

A copy of this handbook has been given to each member of the Corps and I hope it has been an assistance to them in becoming efficient Volunteers.

A handbook is forwarded with this report (Enclosure No. 8.)

CAMP OF INSTRUCTION.

30. The Annual Camp was held under canvas at Stonecutters' Island from 'October 21st to October 31st, 1904.

The attendance in proportion to total strength was better than in previous years.

Out of a total number of 20 Officers and 231 N. C. O.'s and men, 14 Officers and 170 N. C. O.'s and men attended the Camp.

4 Officers and 21 N. C. O.'s and men were on leave of absence on Medical Certificate.

This totol does not include the II. K. Volunteer Troop, who did not attend Camp.

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DRILLS.

31. 15-Pr. B.L. and .303 Maxim Drills were carried out by the Artillery Units, and Battalion, Company Carbine and Rifle Drills by all Units. The Engineer Company also carried out Technical Drills daily with the Search Lights and Oil Engines.

32. Gun Practice.-On October 26th, Elementary Practice with four 15-Pr. B.L. Guns and on October 29th Service practice from the same guns was carried out from Stonecutters' North Shore at Dummy Targets on the slopes of Chung Hue, the targets were very indistinct and at ranges varying from 3,000 to 4,100, the sandy Platform made ranging difficult, and considering the number of recruits on parade the results were very good.

33. Colonel KENT, C.R.A., inspected the Artillery Units at the latter practice and wrote a favourable report on it. His Excellency the Governor and His Excellency the General Officer Commanding were present.

34. On October 29th practice was also carried out with the Maxim Guns; this practice was good but there were too many jams. This fault was especially remarked by His Excellency the General Officer Commanding and trouble has been taken to improve in this matter with the result that at General Slade's Inspection on February 4th, 1905, 3,000 rounds were fired from the same guns without a jam.

* Not printed.

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35. Lieutenant BENTON, R.E. carried out an examination of the members of the Engineer Company and the O.C.S.M.. R.E., has reported that the result was very satisfactory.

36. The health of the men in Camp was good. Surgeon-Lieutenant LAING was present every night in Camp, this is the first year that arrangements have been able to be made for a Medical Officer throughout the whole period.

37. Camp Inspections. His Excellency the Governor inspected the Camp on October 26th, saw the Corps on parale, and inspected the Guard of Honour; he expressed himself pleased with the Camp and the steadiness of the men on parade.

38. His Excellency the General Officer Commanding inspected the Camp and the Corps on October 30th, and stated that the Camp was clean and soldierly.

39. In my special report on the Annual Camp I strongly recommended that the period should be extended to 15 days in future, and His Excellency the Governor has approved of this. This should increase the efficiency of the Corps.

INSPECTIONS.

40. Major-General F. G. SLADE, C.B., R.A., inspected the Artillery Units at Gun Practice on February 4th, 1905.

41. The practice took place at Sywan. targets for 15-Pr. practice being placed on the slopes of Mt. Collinson and for Maxim Practice on Mt. Parker. Unfortunately a dense fog came up before practice commenced, so that the greater part of the practice had to be carried out at a very short range.

42. A copy of General SLADE's Report is attached (Enclosure No. 7.)

43. The Annual Inspection by His Excellency the General Officer Command- ing was ordered for Saturday, March 25th, but owing to the unfavourable weather and the bad state of the ground, it was postponed to Saturday, April 15th, 1905.

MISCELLANEOUS.

44. His Excellency the Governor has been good enough to present a Cup for Annual Competition between Units for Efficiency; marks are allotted to each Unit for every efficient member, also for musketry and to the Officers and Sergeants for Proficiency at the Annual Examination. In order to encourage each Unit to recruit up to full strength 1 mark is added to the total for each member.

The marks are given proportionately to the total strength.

The order of Efficiency for this Cup for this Season is as follows:-

(Winners.) Marks.

(1.) Right Half No. 2 Company 11.K.V.A., O.C. Capt. ARMSTRONG, 2,908 (2.) Left Half No. 2

O.C. Capt. SKINNER, 2,835 O.C. Lieut. CRAKE, 2,633

Do.,

...

(3.) H.K.V. Engineer Company (4.) Left Half No. 1 Company H.K.V.A., O.C. Lieut. OLIVER,...... 2,573 (5.) Right Half No. 1

O.C. Capt. MACDONALD, 2,419

Do.,

I would add that in future I think it might be fair to add more marks for the number of efficients in a Unit to encourage recruiting.

45. The Competition for the Musketry Shield presented by Sir H. A. BLAKE, G.C.M.G., for teams of 8 from each Unit took place on April 30th, 1904, at the Volunteer Rifle Range, and was again won by the Left Half No. 1 Company,

H. K. V. A.

46. Two members of this Unit, Gunner F. W. PENNING and Gunner J. T. HAYTON, tied for the Corps Rifle Championship at the Volunteer Rifle Meeting held on Saturday, March 4th and 11th, and Gunner F. W. PENNING won on the shoot off by 1 point.

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47. The Competition for the Shield presented by General Sir W. J. Gas- COIGNE, K.C.M.G., for Maxim Gun Practice took place on February 18th, 1905, and was won for the second year in succession by the Right Half No. 2 Company, H. K. V. A.

48. The Corps took part in the King's Birthday Parade in conjunction with the remainder of the Garrison on November 9th, 1904.

49. An Ambulance Class was conducted by Captain F. O. STEDMAN, M. O.; 7 members of the Corps presented themselves for examination on May 11th, 1904, and 5 qualified.

50. On February 8th and 9th, 1905, a General Mobilization of three sections of Defence took place in conjunction with the Navy; the H. K. Volunteer Artillery Units received orders to man four 15-Pr. B. L. Guns and the Engineer Company to proceed to their posts on the Search Lights.

2 Officers of the Staff, 5 Officers and 53 N.C.O.'s and men, H. K. V. A., and 2 Officers and 16 N.C.O.'s and men, H. K. V. E., took part in the mobilization, they paraded at Head Quarters at 7 a.m. on February 8th, and were broken off again at 1 p.m. on February 9th.

This was a valuable experience for all ranks, the mobilization was carried out under Service conditions and the Officers and men were enabled to practice pitching and striking tents, duties of sentries, etc., etc., in addition to their actual work by day and nights on the guns and search lights.

51. The Engine Shed with engine and Electric Light installation at Kowloon for the H.K. Volunteer Engineers was completed and handed over to the Corps in September, 1904, this has enabled the members of this Unit to carry out their drills without the great delay which was formerly unavoidable in proceeding to and from the Forts; the strength of this unit has now increased to 32 as against 21 in March, 1904.

The necessity of occasional drills with the actual plant in the Forts has not been lost sight of, and the members of this Unit usually attend the Night Mannings with the Royal Engineers once a month.

52. The question of suitable Head Quarters which have been under discussion for so long, has been decided and plans have now been drawn up by the Public Works Department; the building will, I understand, be shortly commenced, and will consist of a Drill Hall 70 feet by 50 feet, Commandant's and Clerk's Offices, an Officers' Ante Room, Sergeants' Mess, Reading Room and Billiard Room for the Rank and File, a Clothing Store, and Quarters for the Corps Sergeant- Major. The present Maxim Gun Store will be retained, and the Field Guus and small arms will be kept in the Drill Hall which is to be provided with a strong concrete floor.

The building will be on the present site and should fill a long felt want.

SERVICE.

53. Major A. CHAPMAN and the Officers of the Corps have greatly assisted me throughout the year and the Officers Commanding Units have kept in close touch with their men and improved the discipline and general efficiency of the Corps.

54. Captain D. MACDONALD, Cinque Ports Royal Artillery Volunteers, who has been attached to the Corps since November, 1901, undertook the duties of Assistant A ljutant during the Camp of Instruction and was of great assistance to me in the Orderly Room and on parade.

55. Sergeant-Major W. HIGBY's appointment as Corps Sergeant-Major was confirmed in May, 1904, and he has fully kept up the high opinion I have had of him since he first joined.

56. First Class Armourer Sergeant J. T. HAWKS has been promoted during the year to Staff Armourer. He has carried out his work well.

57. The Chinese Orderly Room Clerk, YEUNG SHI-CHAI, has worked hard and is now well up in his duties and a good typewriter.

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58. In conclusion I might add that, in my opinion, the work done by the Corps during the year has been very satisfactory, the numbers have increased and I am hopeful that the total strength will be greater next year.

59. I forward this Report on March 29th, as I am proceeding to England on leave of absence, the duties of Commandant will be taken over by Major A. CHAPMAN, H. K. V. C., who is a thoroughly capable Volunteer Officer and who has the interests of the Corps very much at heart.

I have, &c.,

C. G. PRITCHARD, Major,

Commandant, H. K. V. Corps.

Enclosure No. 1.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Roll of Efficients for the year ending 31st March, 1905.

STAFF.

..Pritchard, C. G., .........P.

Captain.......Stedinan, F. Q., ...................P.

Major Do.

Commandant.

..Chapman, A.,

..P.

2nd in Command. Surgeon.

Lieutenant ...Swan, J. H.,.

.P.

Do.

Do. ...Laing, E. A. R.,

....................P.

Do.

Sgt. Major...Higby, W.,

.P.

Staff-Arm. ...Hawks, J. T.,

.P.

Corps Sergeant-Major. Corps Armourer-Sergeant.

Right Half, No. 1 Compuny, H. K. V. Artillery.

Roll of Efficiency.

Rank and Name.

Captain

P MacDonald, D.

Rank and Name.

Bombardier

MacKie, A. J.

Craddock, H. E. McIver, M. Herbst, C. E.

Gunner

Lieutenant

P MacDonald, D. (attd.) P Plumer, J. A. T.

Co. Sgt. Maj. P Kennet, H. W.

Humphreys, E. Humphreys, C. Kennett, H. S.

Loureiro, A.

Sergeant

P Meek, T.

Moore, S. R.

P Stewart, W.

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Olson, C. W.

P Hance, C. E. A.

Pelling, W. W.

P Henderson, R.

P Hance, J. H. R.

Corporal

Cross, J. T.

Brett, L. E.

Trumpeter Gunner

Moore, F.

Seth, S. A.

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Alves, A. E.

Andrews, W. T.

Austen, E. P.

Abraham, E.

Abraham, R.

Raymond, E.

Seth, H. A.

Sheffield, A. E. Simmons, M.

Watson, W.

Knight, H. T.

Leonard, J. Smith, S. Ellis, J. E.

Lammert, L. E. Long, G.

Olson, J.

Pestonji, R.

Raymond, A.

Spittles, B. J.

Baker, F. H.

Seth, J. H.

Bly, I. W.

Shaw, E.

Chunnett, F. G.

Sibbit, J. T.

Chunnett, O. R.

Abley, T.

Clelland, J.

Alves, C. M. S.

Duncan, G.

Bains, J. W.

Ellis, E. E.

Loureiro, F.

Guy, L.

Bain, H. M.

Goggin, W. G.

Note:-"P" denotes "Proficient."

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Left Half, No. 1 Company, H. K. V. Artillery.

Roll of Efficiency.

Rank and Name.

Sayer, H. C.

Hayton, J. T.

Pellow, E. Penfold, J. H. Brown, A.

Lieutenant

P Oliver, J. W. L.

Gunner

Strike, C.

P Wolfe, E. D. C.

Stewart, R.

Sergeant

P Penning, F.

P Deas, W. M.

P Gubbay, J. S.

P Sayer, H. W.

Corporal

Bombardier

Cameron, D.

Hedge, G. E.

Mitchell, R.

Demerall, A. G.

Gunner

Hamett, A. H.

Longstaff, J.

Pearce, W. G.

Penning, F. W. Rogers, A. E.

Hurlow, A. Penning, A. L. Brandt, W.

Marshall, J. Broadbent, A. Cole, J. T. J. Sanderson, W. Lewington, W. J.

Right Half, No. 2 Company, H. K. Volunteer Artillery.

Roll of Efficients.

Rank and Name.

Captain

P Armstrong, J. H. W.

Gunner

Lieutenant

P Northcote, M. S.

Sergeant

P Hays, J.

P Grey, B. W.

Corporal

Piercy, R. S.

Bombardier

Holmes, H. K.

* 8

Bell, H. D.

Blood, G. (Passed for Sgt.)

Gunner

Battendan, W. L.

Rees, L. C.

Darby, A. J.

Darton, T. H.

Rank and Name.

Dixon, J. T. Day, F. O.

Goldring P. W. Bissell, W. T.

Wright, A. E.

Aucott, E. F. Hall, F. C.

Gray, H. C.

Austin, F.

Maddaford, A. W. Garrett, II. L.

Left Half, No. 2 Company H. K. Volunteer Artillery.

Roll of Efficients.

Rank and Name.

Captain Lieutenant

P Skinner, T.

Gunner

P Lammert, G. P.

Bassford, W. F. Crosbie, J.

Co. Sgt.-Major Sergeant

Corporal

Bombardier

P Scott, W. M.

P Rodger, J.

P Lochead, J.

P Terill, W. J. P Gloyn, J. W.

P Andrew, J. T.

P Gidley, H.

McCorquodale, J...

Reidie, J.

McKirdy, A. (Passed for

Mills, J.

Palmer, H. T.

Muir, G.

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Durrance, W. H.

Davidson, H.

Horley, H.

McIntyre, J.

Witchell, R. C.

Richards, T. J.

MacPherson, W. C.

Sergeaut).

Lenfesty, F. P.

Cameron, A. Mc. F.

Scott, W. R. P.

Mather, H. L.

Watson, A.

Gidley, S.

Grimshaw, T..

Gunner

Hast, W.

Kinniard, J. D.

Lamble, P. T.

Quinn, J.

Woolley, W. H.

Conolly, T. P.

Okeeffe, D.

McEwen, R. G.

Watson, J. J.

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Bullen, J. A.

Crapnell, A. E.

Frith, C. E.

Hayward, E. M.

Ward, C. W.

Hayward, C. B..

Sorby, V.

Coysh, E. W.

Duncan, R.

Pearson, H. T.

Hurley, F. C.

Michael, S. J.

Smith, D.

Pearson, R. W.

Whyte, J. F. M.

Note:-"P" denotes Proficient."

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Engineer Campany.-Roll of Efficients.

Rank and Name.

Captain Lieutenant

P Sayer, G. J. B.

Sapper

Shaw, R. E.

P Crake, W. A.

Dillon, F. H.

A/Co. Sgt. Maj.

P Logan, J.

Sergeant

P Crawford, J.

P Lapsley, R.

Corporal

Sapper

Witchell, J. H.

Holmes, I.

Russell, W. J.

Ross, W. E.

Ramsey, A.

Ward, F. Watson, V.

Barrington, J. H. Cullen, W. F. Ross, J.

Kynoch, G. Watson, G.

Dixon, C. W. Logan, J. C.

Milne, T. G.

Park, A. A.

Band.-Roll of Efficients.

Bank and Name.

Hirst, J. McCreary, C. Glendenning, R.

Corporal

Drummer

Warren, C. E. Caesar, A. A.

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Note.-"P" denotes Proficient."

C. G. PRITCHARD, Major, Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

'Present,

DISTRIBUTION.

CORPS.

Enclosure No. 2.

HONGKONG

VOLUNTEER

State of Corps, 29th March, 1905.

STAFF.

Nos. 1 & 2 ARTILLERY COS.

ENGINEER COMPANY.

BAND.

TROOP.

Commandant.

Major, 2nd in Com-

mand.

Surgeons.

Corps Sergt.-Major.

Corps Armourer-

Sergeant.

Orderly Room Clerk.

Captains.

Lieutenants.

Co. Sergt.-Majors.

Co. Qr.-Mr.-Sergts.

Sergeants.

Corporals.

Bombardiers.

Trumpeters.

Gunners.

į Captains.

Lieutenants.

Co. Sergt.-Major.

Sergeants.

Corporals.

1 1

Absent

j on Leave, without Leave,

Wanting to complete,

Total,......

1 1 3 1 1

· Establishment,

Supernumerary,

133

179

6 8 2

1274

1.140 1

3 92

4 232

ง

Sergt.-Drummer.

Corporals.

Drummers.

Lieutenant.

Sergeant.

Corporal.

Troopers.

Sappers.

...

B 4

—

TOTAL.

22:18

249

269

1 1

165

1 1 28

431

23 1 1 19

C. G. Pritchard, Major,

Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

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Corps Number.

Rank and Name.

Enclosure No. 3.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

MUSKETRY RETURN.-HONGKONG VOLUNTEER ENGINEERS.

No. I. No. II. No. III. No. IV. No. V. No. VI. No. VII. No.VIII. No. IX.

Remarks.

379

Captain Sayer, G. J. B.

Lieut. Crake, W. A. Co.-Sgt.-Major Logan, J.

166 Sergt. Bevan, H. S.

Fired Revolver Course.

Total.

Sick Leave.

649

Crawford, J.

278

Lapsley, R..

547

Corpl.

Witchell, J. H.

- 16

709

Sap.

Holmes, 1.

689

Russell, W. J..

...

710

Ross, W. E.

728

Ramsey, A..

-8

739

Dixon, C. W.

283

Logan, J. C.

750

Milne, T. G.

752

Shaw, R. E.

778

Dillon, F. H.

26.

786

Ward, F.

793

Watson, V.

794

Barrington, J. H.

795

Kelly, S.

796

Cullen, W. F..

...

797

Ross, J.

798

Kynoch, G.

799

Wolfe, H.

802

Watson, G.

817

Park, A. A.

818

Hirst, J.

820

McCreary, C.

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125

186

159

145

120

...

121

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...

0 36

SALMI HI ::

...

824

Glendenning, R.

827

Lochead, H. W.

Recently joined.

828

Mason, A. S.

步步

: 30

...

C. G. PRITCHABD, Major, Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

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Enclosure No. 4.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Revolver Practice Return, shewing Percentage, for the year ending 31st March, 1905.

Unit.

Number Firing.

Number of Points obtained.

Percentage.

Remarks.

248

Staff,

No. 1 Coy., H. K. V. A.,

254

42.33

No. 2 Coy., H. K. V. A.,

375

53.57

Engineer Company,

36.5

Total,.

950

C. G. PRITCHARD, Major,

Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

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Enclosure No. 5.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Report on Gun Practice carried out during the year ending 31st March, 1905.

Nature of Practice.

Date on which Practice was carried out.

Number

present on

parade.

Number

of rounds

fired.

Range.

Remarks.

517

.303 Maxim.

15th October, 1904.

25th October, 1904.

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26th October, 1904.

27th October, 1904.

28th October, 1904.

9 3 10 3 9

1,871

1,400 to 1,800

From Jubilee Road at Barrel Targets.

650

600

700

600

500

600

Instructional Practice on the Stonecutters' Rifle Range,

during Camp.

450

600

29th October, 1904.

117

1,720

800 to 1,600

28th January, 1905.

1,978

600

4th February, 1905.

107

3,000

700 to 1,000

18th February, 1905.

2,524

600

C. R. A.'s Inspection at Stonecutters' East at Barrel Targets, during Camp. At Tai Hang Rifle Range at Screen on Hillside.

At Lyemun for General SLADE'S Inspection at targets on Mt. Parker. No jains.

Competition for Shield presented by Sir W. J. GASCOIGNE at Tai Hang, at Screens on Hillside,

Practice on the whole good especially at General SLADE'S Inspection when 3,000 rounds were fired without a jam.

C. G. PRITCHARD, Major, Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

Enclosure No. 6.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Report on Gun Practice carried out during the year ending 31st March, 1905.

Nature of Practice.

Date on which Practice was carried out.

Number

present on

parade.

Number

of rounds

fired.

Range.

15-Pr. B. L.

15th October, 1904.

2,250 to 3,050

15-Pr. B. L.

26th October, 1904.

3,000 to 3,450

15-Pr. B. L.

29th October, 1904.

117

3,400 to 4,100

15-Pr. B. L.

4th February, 1905.

107

700 to 2,300

Twenty-nine Gun Layers have been trained and have taken part in Gun Practice.

Remarks.

Instructional Practice from Jubilee Road at Barrel Targets for instruction of Officers and Gun Layers. Observation difficult owing to bright sun and glare on the water. Two series were fired. Result of Practice, fair.

Elementary Practice from Stonecutters' East at Dummy Targets on Hill-side at Chung-Hue. Observation very good although targets were placed in a difficult position. Laying, good. Fuze Setting, regular. Result of Practice in the first series, very good. All the 20 dummies were hit, actual hits 33. Several series only two dummies hit.

Service Practice. (C.R.A.'s Inspection) from Stonecutters' East at Dummy Targets on Chung-Hue. Light bad, and ranging very difficult owing to sandy platform for guns. Result of Practice, good. 57 rounds fired at 3,400 yards. 16 out of the 20 dummies hit, 53 bullet holes. 21 rounds fired at 4,100 and 5 of the 20 dummies hit. Service Practice.

(General SLADE's Inspection) at targets on Mt. Collinson. 42 rounds fired at range 2,300. A dense fog made observation extremely difficult. Result, good." 10 dummies out of 16 hit, 21 bullet holes. Owing to the fog the guns were turned on to short range targets on Mt. Parker. No range party for this Practice. Result very good.

C. G. PRITCHARD, Major,

Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

518

519

Enclosure No. 7.

The following extract from a report on the Inspection by Major-General G. F. SLADE, C.B., R.A., on February 4th, 1905, having been forwarded by His Excellency the Governor, is now published for the information of all concerned :—

"The practice, considering the foggy state of the weather, was decidedly "good, both from the Field and Machine Guns.

"Faulty observation, neglect to bracket fuzes, and going to Shrapnel with "too short a fuze, led to irregular shooting in some cases. I ordered a change of "objective for the 15-Pr. which brought them into line with the Maxims and at a very small interval from them, and fire was opened from both natures on two separate targets. Ranging on the new objective by the 15-Pr. Battery was well "and rapidly carried out, in spite of the rattle of the Maxims above which it "was difficult to hear.

"This experience, was, I believe, new to the Corps, and I think they "appreciated the difficulties of maintaining fire discipline in action, when in close

proximity to Machine Guns.

"The general turn out and appearance of all ranks on parade was good, and "they seemed to take an intelligent interest in their duties.

"The Corps is much under establishment and I trust that the 2 Captains, 15 "N.C.O.'s and 93 Gunners, now wanting to complete, may soon be forthcoming, as "I feel sure that if this Corps is kept up to its full strength and maintains its present efficiency, it will prove a valuable force in time of war in the defence of "this Colony."

.40

(Signed.) F. G. Slade.

Major-General SLADE also gave me permission to inform the members of the Corps that he was specially pleased at the way in which 3,000 rounds were fired from the Maxim Guns without a a jam.

It is to be hoped that, after this favourable report from the Inspector General, Royal Garrison Artillery, the members of the Corps will make every endeavour to obtain a sufficient number of recruits to bring the present strength of 270 up to the total establishment of 400.

Hongkong, 14th February, 1905.

C. G. PRITCHARD, Major, Commandant and Adjutant,

Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

DISTRIBUTION.

Enclosure No. 9.

HONGKONG

VOLUNTEER CORPS. Inspection State, 15th April, 1905.

STAFF.

Nos. 1 & 2 ARTILLERY COMPANIES.

ENGINEERS.

BAND.

TROOP.

TOTAL.

Troopers.

219

سو

14 415 15 1

2 2

1 120

8 1

...

22723

Commandant.

Major, 2nd in Com-

Surgeons.

mand.

Corps Sergt.-Major. Corps Armr. Sergeant.

Orderly Room Clerk. -

Lieutenants.

Captains.

Co.` Sergt.-Majors.

Co. Qr.-Mr.-Sergt.

Sergeants. Corporals.

Bombardiers.

Trumpeters.

Gunners.

Captains.

Lieutenants.

Co. Sergt.-Major.

Sergeants.

Corporals.

Sappers.

Sergeant-Drummer.

Corporal.

Drummer.

Lieutenant.

Sergeant.

Corpora).

Present,

out of Colony,

On leave,

in Colony,

Absent

Without leave...

Medical Certificate,

Total,

Wanting to complete,

Establishment,

Supernumerary,

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3 1 1

2 1

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52348

1 7 9

1 140

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24 16 16

4 232

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1 3 4

...

2 1 17 7

8 2

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269

165

431

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2 20

A. CHAPMAN, Major,

Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

520

HONGKONG.

No. 1905

REPORT ON THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND, FOR THE YEAR 1904.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' FUND, HONGKONG, 28th January, 1905.

SIR,-We have the honour to submit the following report on the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund, for the year 1904.

The amount to the credit of the Fund on the 31st December last was $196,525.75, including $10,383.32 for interest, as per statement appended.

The average monthly contributions amount now to about $2,300.

On the 31st December, 1903, the number of contributors on the books was 435, and on the 31st December, 1904, 449, of whom 169 are bachelors, 269 are married men, and 11 are widowers.

During the

year, 68 officers joined the Fund, 54 left, and 6 died.

The total number of children on the books is 369.

There are in the list 27 pensioners, whose pensions aggregate $3,238.83 per annum, as follows ----

Mrs. Beavin,

Moosdeen,

Moore,

Chan Tai,

Alarakia,

Chu Tsan,

.$ 14.45

63.67

239.85

54.85

195.54

81.62

Lo Lai Shi,

Wong Yan Lin,...

Chow Hung Shi's children,

Madar's daughter,

5.12

23 26

...

113.26

30.91

Wildey,

247.63

Ho Yow Tsoi,

187.51

Gutierrez,

236.19

Robertson,..

163.78

"",

Cheung Hon Shi,

17.86

Freire,

41.99

Duncan,.

215.68

Hood,

45.04

Leung Wong Shi,.

34.08

Sun Au Yung Shi,

99.46

Ku Yin Kyau,

94.03

Wong Fung Shi,

99.40

Dixon,

249.00

Rocha,

181.02

Gidley, Seymour, Ng So,.

213.80

....

243.36

46.47

$3,238.83

Of the 54 who left, 43 resigned Government Service, and 11 were dismissed.

The six subscribers who died were all married. The causes of death were as

under:

1 Chinese

(53)

Found dead.

1 Indian

(66)

Cerebral hemorrhage.

1 Portuguese

(60)

Pneumonia.

1 European

37)

Cerebral hemorrhage.

(30)

Bright's disease.

(35)

Alcoholism.

We have, etc.,

The Honourable Mr. F. H. MAY, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary, &c.,

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Chairman.

E. H. D'AQUINO,

ARTHUR CHAPMAN, C. McI. MESSER, S. B. C. Ross,

&c.,

&c.

Directors.

STATEMENT OF THE WIDOWS & ORPHANS' FUND UP TO 31st DECEMBER, 1904.

To Balance 1st January, 1904,

Contributions,......

Less Refunds,.

Interest,

$163,162.46

.$27,968.08 763.33

27,204.75 10,383.32

By Pensions paid to Widows,.

2,592.32

✓

Orphans,

150.88

Sums paid on the cancelment of member-

ships, ...

.646.47

Expenses of Management,

420.00

Printing,

72.50

Auditor's fee,

120.00

Remuneration to Messrs. Young & Ryan

for report on the W. & O. Fund, £20 @ 19,

222.61

Balance on the 31st December, 1904,

196,525.75

$200,750.53

To Unclaimed Pensious:

Mrs. Moosdeen's children,

11.94

Moore,

119.88

Alarakia,

7.60

Alarakia's child,

6.25

Chu Tsau,....

54.42

Wong Yau Lui,

3.41

Chow Hung Shi's children,

9.70

Wildey,

82.54

Robertson,

54.60

Freire,

7.00

Hood, ....

25.44

Leung Wong Shi,..

2.84

Wong Fung Shi,

82.83

Dixon,

83.00

ร

Gidley,

71.27

Seymour,

151.12

To Amount of the Fund,

195,751.91

$196,525.75

Hongkong, 28th January, 1905.

By Balance deposited with the Government, $196,525.75

Aulite and found correct.

J. DA CUNHA.

J. PESTONJEE.

$196,525.75

PAPERS

LAID BEFORE THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

HONGKONG

1905

DIEV

MON

HONGKONG:

PRINTED BY NORONHA & Co., GOVERNMENT PRINTERS

1905

INDEX.

Page.

Report on, for 1904,

ASSESSMENT.

Report on, for 1905-1906,

669

AWARD BY H. E. THE GOVERNOR, IN CLAIM OF MESSRS. STEPHENS AND HOWARD... 575

BACTERIOLOGIST, GOVERNMENT, .Report for 1904,

BLUE BOOK

BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTATION, Report for 1904,

475

429

151

EASTERN MAIL SERVICE. Financial Minute and Correspondence regarding,

173

EDUCATION

Report for 1904,

521

ESTIMATES

EXPENDITURE,

1906,

.Abstract shewing differences between Estimates for

1905 and 1906,

705

Memorandum explaining,

695

GAOL

FINANCIAL RETURNS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...

FIRE BRIGADE

VICTORIA....

HARBOUR MASTER

For 1904,

167

In connection with Estimates for 1906,

707

Report for 1904,

FLUSHING SYSTEM, CITY

Report on,

Report for 1904,

.Report for 1904,

INSANITARY PROPERTIES

RESUMPTIONS

Report on, in years 1894-1905,.....

JURORS...

...List of, for 1905,.......

675

443

737

LAND COURT, NEW TERRITORIES. Report on Work done from 1900 to 1905;.

141

MARKET RENTS,

MEDICAL

Minute as to the effect of,......

Report for 1904,

563

259

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,. Report for 1904,

NEW TERRITORIES

OBSERVATORY

PINUS MASSONIANA

Report on the Land Court from 1900 to 1905, .....Report for 1904,

141

347

................................ Correspondence in connection with the felling and

PLAGUE

planting of.....

Report on Epidemic of, during 1904,

709

359

Po LEUNG KUK.

.Report for 1904,

•

319

POLICE AND CRIME.

Report for 1904,

POST OFFICE

.Report for 1904,

339

PUBLIC WORKS

Report for 1904,

215

QUEEN'S COLLEGE

.Report for 1904,

Report by Examiners of,

719

REGISTRAR GENERAL

Report for 1904,

109

SANITARY

Report for 1904,

SANITARY CONDITION OF HONG-

KONG

Report for 1901,

SANITARY SURVEYOR

Report for 1904,

SANITATION

Statements regarding action taken on,

689

SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FEES,

Minute as to the effect of,.............

563

SUBORDINATE COURT RETURNS...For 1904,

565

SUPREME COURT.....

TUNG WAH HOSPITAL

Report and Returns by Registrar of, for 1904, .Report on...

325

317

VETERINARY SURGEON, COLONIAL, Report for 1904,

VOLUNTEER CORPS, HONGKONG,..Report for 1904-1905, WIDOWS AND ORPHANS' PENSION

505

FUND

.Report for 1904,

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 'No. 1.

MONDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (ERNEST HAMILTON SHARP, K.C.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

•

the Director of Public Works, (PATRICK NICHOLAS HILL JONES).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.(ret'd.)).

Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G. Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 15th December, 1904, were read and confirmed. FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 1 to 3), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

C.S.O. No.

8695 of 1904.

C.S.O. No.

851 of 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand seven hundred Dollars (£225 @ 1/8=$2,700), in aid of the vote Police Department, Personal Emoluments, being the Salary for Mr. T. H. KING, Police Probationer, for 1903.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th January, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to re-vote a sum of Seventy-one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($71,836.19), from unexpended balances of 1904, in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary for the following items :—

1. Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, including quarters for

Inspectors, ...

2. Yaumati School,

3. Tai Po, Quarters for Officers,

4. Praya East Reclamation,

$ 4,800.00

13,081.06

7,500.00

7,472.01

5. Rifle Ranges, Kowloon, Construction of Butts,

700.64

6. Rifle Ranges, Kowloon, Diversion of Roads,

1,535.16

7. Water-works, Albany Filter Beds, Alterations & Repairs,

3,458.15

8. Water-works, Peak Supply and Reconstruction of No. 2

Tank,

9,926.56

9. Central Police Station, Additional Storey,

7,003.66

10. Urinal close to the Upper Tram Station, Peak,

863.00

11. Readjustment of Kowloon Marine Lots 44-46 and Kow-

loon Inland Lots 887-897, Tai-kok-tsui,

6,295.95

12. Green Island Light improvement,

Total,......

9,200.00

$71,836.19

1. The unexpended balance on this item was only $271.13, the excess is for piling

owing to change of site and an allowance is now made for water and drainage..

3. Excess due to alteration of site of Stables and widening of Causeway.

12. $565.81 of this sum represents excess of contract price over estimate.

Government House, Hongkong, 13th February, 1905.

Chinese Writer,

1060 of 1905.

M. NATHAN.

C.S.O. No. The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifteen thousand and ninety Extension. Dollars ($15,090) in aid of the vote Land Registry Office, New Territories, for the following

items

Assistant Land Officer,

Do..

Personal Emoluments.

Exchange Compensation,

Interpreter ($720 to $1,200 by $60 biennially), I. D. 2nd class,...

4 Chinese Copying Clerks at $420 each,

....

$ 3,600

2,880

810

1,680

300

3 Writers for 2 mouths at $20 per month each,

120

Demarcator.

180

(1) {

4 Messengers:-1 at $120, 1 at $108, and 2 at $96 each,..

420

Staff at Tai Po.

3 Clerks at $300 each,

900

Clerk,

180

4 Clerks for 2 months at $15 per month each,

120

Demarcator,

180

Total Personal Emoluments.

Other Charges.

$11,370

Additional Travelling Allowance to Assistant Land Officer,...$120

Office Furniture and Incidental Expenses,

Safes,...

Teacher's, Allowance to Assistant Land Officer,

Travelling Allowance to Assistant Land Officer,...

Total;

(1) On Temporary Establishment.

500

..2,500

120

480

3,720

$15,090

Government House, Hongkong, 21st February, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :-

Report on the Queen's College, for 1904.

Report on the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund, for 1904.

QUESTIONS. Mr. STEWART, pursuant to notice, asked the following questions :-

1. In view of the increasing trade by launches and steamers to Kongmun and Wuchow by the Wang Mun entrance of the West River, will the Government take into consider- ation the advisability of approaching the Chinese Government to induce them to improve the lighting at the entrance of the River, and if possible to put up a light on Lintin or in the vicinity for steamers to pick up in thick weather?

2. Will the Government again take into consideration the lighting of the Peak Roads either

by Gas, Electric or Oil Lamps of the Kitson or similar patterns?

The Colonial Secretary replied.

JURY List for 1905.-The Council then proceeded to consider the Jury List for. 1905, in private. ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 25th day of May, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

と

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 2.

THURSDAY, 251H MAY, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N., (ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

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Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G. Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 27th February, 1905, were read and confirmed.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 4 to 14), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

C.S.Q. No.

1568 of 1905.

C.S.O. No. 355 of 1905.

C.S.O. No. 2910 of 1905.

C.S.O. No.

447 of 1903,

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Eight hundred and seventy Dol- lars ($870) in aid of the vote Stamp Office, Other Charges, Cost of Adhesive Stamps, &c., for the year 1904.

Government House, Hongkong, 15th March, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

Eastern Mail Service.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of £5,526 11s. 8d. being the differ- ence between the Contribution of Hongkong towards the Eastern Mail Service for 11 months. from 1st February, 1905, at the rate of £12,529 per annum in accordance with the award of Lord Balfour of Burleigh and a Contribution for the same period at the rate of £6,500 per annum as voted in the Estimates for the current year.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote Harbour Master's Department--Lighthouses, Gap Rock and Waglan Island, Other Charges for Gunpowder Charges and Tubes for Fog Signalling Guns.

Government House, Hongkong, 15th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand six hundred Extension. Dollars ($3,600) at 1/8=£300) in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary, for improving

New Rifle Ranges at Kowloon City.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th April, 1905.

C.S.0). No.

1771 of 1904.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine hundred dollars ($900) in'. aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments, Land Registry Office, Other Charges, for the following items :--

Furnitures and Fittings for Official Receiver's Office, $300

Rent of Official Receiver's Office for eight months from

1st May, 1905, at $75 per month,

600

$900

No. 3132 of 1905. C.O.D.

No. 3190 of 1905, C.O.D.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand one hundred and sixty-six dollars ($1,166 at 1/8=£97. 4. 0.) in aid of the vote Military Expenditure, Expenses of Volunteers, Other Charges, for 60 short 303 Rifles.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand nine hundred and thirty-one Dollars ($3,931.00) in aid of the vote Post Office, Personal Emoluments, for the following items:-

Hongkong. From 1st May to 31st December, 1905.

5 Clerks at $480 each per annum,.

Do.,

1 Shroff at $480 per annum,.

$1,600

Allowance for Extra work at $65 each per annum,

217

320

2 Postmen at $120 each per annum,

160-

Do.,

Allowance for Extra work at $16.50 each per annum,... Lodging allowance at $24 each per annum,

2,351

No. 2055 of 1905, C.S.O.

Shanghai. From 1st January to 31st December, 1905.

2 Clerks at $660 each,

Do.,

Allowance for Extra work at $130 each,

Total,..

$1,320

260

1,580

.$3,931

Government House, Hongkong, 29th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six thousand five hundred and fifty Dollars ($6,550.00) in aid of the vote Public Works Recurrent and Extraordinary :

Public Works Recurrent.

Maintenance of Gas lamps for 3 months,

$1,050

Public Works Extraordinary.

Lighting of the Peak Roads,

5,500

Total,

$ 6,550

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1905.

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• No. 3568 of 1905, C.S.0.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Forty-four thousand seven hun- dred and ninety-three Dollars ($44,793) in aid of the votes Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure and Public Works Extraordinary, for the following items :—

Maintenance of Telegraphs,

Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure.

Public Works Extraordinary.

Disinfecting Station, Kowloon,...

Gunpowder Depôt, Green Island,

Total,..

.$ 7,600

2,800

34,393

$44,793

No. 1959 of 1905, C.O.D.

No. 3551 of 1905, C.O.T.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th May, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of £18,933 for payment of arrears of Contribution due by Hongkong under the Award of Lord Balfour of Burleigh towards the Eastern Mail Service for the seven years from 1st February, 1898, to 31st January, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Eight hundred and ten Dollars ($810) in aid of the vote Harbour Master's Department, Personal Emoluments, for Salary of an additional Clerk, and increased Salaries of Clerks from 10th May to 31st December, 1905.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 27th February, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question put and agreed to.

PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :-

1. Reports of the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary Surveyor and the Colonial

Veterinary Surgeon, for 1904.

2. Report on the Health and Sanitary Condition of Hongkong, for 1904.

3. Report of the Superintendent of Fire. Brigade, for 1904.

4. Report of the Captain Superintendent of Police, for 1904.

5. Report of the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, for 1904.

6. Report of the Registrar General, for 1904.

7. Report on work of the Land Court, New Territories, from 1900 to 1905.

8. Report of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department, for 1904.

9. Financial Returns for the year 1904.

10. Correspondence regarding the Eastern Mail Service (in connection with Financial Minute

No. 13).

11. Report of the Director of Public Works, for 1904.

12. Report of the Principal Civil Medical Officer, for 1904.

13. Report of the Tung Wah Hospital, for 1904.

14. Report of the Po Léung Kuk, for 1904.

15. Report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, for 1904. 16. Report of the Postmaster General, for 1904.

SANITARY BYE-LAWS (ADDITION TO).-The Colonial Secretary laid on the table an Addition to Bye-law 1 of the Bye-laws governing Opium Divans contained in Schedule "B" of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, made by the Sanitary Board under Section 16 of the said Ordinance, and moved that it be approved.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

QUESTION. Mr. STEWART, pursuant to notice, asked the following question:

As the public continually find great difficulty in getting chairs whenever it comes on to rain, will the Government provide shelter for the coolies at various important points and pass some regulations to prevent them from deserting their chairs with impunity and leaving them lying in the public road without bearers?

The Colonial Secretary replied.

REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.-The Director of Public Works laid on the table the Report of the Public Works Committee dated the 26th April, 1905, (No. 1).

NEW TERRITORIES LAND BILL.--The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to facilitate the transfer of land in the New Territories and for settling disputes in res- pect thereof and for other purposes.

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

SUGAR CONVENTION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

VAGRANCY AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Vagrancy Ordinance, 1897.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

ADJOURNMENT.The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 1st June, 1905.

Read and confirmed this 1st day of June, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 3.

THURSDAY, 1ST JUNE, 1905.

PRESENT

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.(ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G. Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

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Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 25th May, 1905, were read and confirmed.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 25th May, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

NEW TERRITORIES LAND BILL.--The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to facilitate the transfer of land in the New Terri- tories and for settling disputes in respect thereof and for other purposes.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Mr. SHEWAN addressed the Council in opposition to the Bill.

Dr. Ho KAI addressed the Council.

The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to, Mr. SHEWAN dissenting.

Bill read a second time.

SUGAR CONVENTION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary,

Council went into Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.

VAGRANCY AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Vagrancy Ordinance, 1897.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary,

Council went into Committee on the Bill.

After some discussion,

Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendment.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 8th June, 1905.

Read and confirmed, this 22nd day of June, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 4.

THURSDAY, 22ND JUNE, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH Johnston).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER Barnes-Lawrence,R.N.,(ret’d.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G. Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

ABSENT:

The Honourable Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN Dickson.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 1st June, 1905, were read and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 15 to 18), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :—

No. 4611 of 1905, C.3.0

No. 6179 of 1903, C.S.0.

No. 4785 of 1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote Public Works Annually Recurrent, for Maintenance of Public Cemetery.

Government House, Hongkong, 14th June, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars and sixty Cents ($3,000.60) in aid of the vote Sanitary Department, Other Charges, for Cemetery Incidental Expenses.

Government House, Hongkong, 16th June, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Ten thousand four hundred and twenty Dollars ($10,420) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for the following items :-

RAIN-STORM DAMAGES.

Roads inside Victoria. Removing slips, re-instating road surfaces, &c.,

$2,050

Roads outside Victoria.-

Roads in Kowloon.-

Roads in New Territory.

Do.,

4,960

Do.,

1,200

Do., Sai Kung, Tai Po, etc.,.

800

Praya Wall and Piers. -Repairs to wall, Causeway Bay,

Colonial Cemetery.-Re-building portion of boundary wall and repairing

100

earth slips and damage to walls,

Repairs to Nullahs,

Total,

960

350

$10,420

Government House, Hongkong, 17th June, 1905.

No. 4795 of 1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twelve thousand Dollars ($12,000) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, for the following items :-

Coals for Offices,

Other Miscellaneous Services,

Total,..

$ 2,000 10,000

....

.$12,000

Government House, Hongkong, 20th June, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table

the following papers :-

1. Report of the Harbour Master, for 1904.

2. Report on the Blue Book, for 1904.

3. Report of the Government Bactereologist, for 1904.

4. Report of the Acting Medical Officer of Health on the Epidemic of Plague in the Colony

during the year 1904.

3. Report of the Director of the Observatory, for 1904.

QUESTION.—Mr. STEWART, pursuant to notice, asked the following question :

Will the Government take into consideration the advisability of relaxing the present rule, in regard to Vagrants having to wear prison clothes when entering the House of Detention? Could not the application of this regulation be deferred until men have been guilty of a breach of discipline or some other misconduct?

The Colonial Secretary replied.

SUGAR CONVENTION AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the third reading `of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

VAGRANCY AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Vagrancy Ordinance, 1897.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to..

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

'Bill passed.

NEW TERRITORIES LAND

Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself

into Committee of the whole Council on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to facilitate the transfer of land in the New Territories and for settling disputes in respect thereof and for other purposes.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 29th June, 1905.

Read and confirmed this 29th day of June, 1905.

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A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 5.

THURSDAY, 29TH JUNE, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH Johnston).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.(ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

ABSENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 22nd June, 1905, were read and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minute, (No. 19), and moved that it be referred to the Finance Committee:-

No. 9482 of 1901, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nineteen thousand three hundred and sixty-three Dollars ($19,363) in aid of the vote, Sanitary Department, Other Charges, for Scavenging City, Villages and Hill District.

Government House, Hongkong, 21st June, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 22nd June, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :-

1. Report on the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

2. Report of the Inspector of Schools, for 1904.

NEW TERRITORIES LAND BILL.--The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into Committee of the whole Council on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to facilitate the transfer of land in the New Territories and for settling disputes in respect thereof and for other purposes.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendments.

The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 27th day of July, 1905.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 6.

THURSDAY, 27TH JULY, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY DARLING, R.E.).

the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH Johnston).

the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N., (ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 29th June, 1905, were read and confirmed.

NEW MEMBERS.-Colonel CHARLES HENRY DARLING and Mr. EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING took the Oath and assumed their seat as Members of the Council.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 20 to 23), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :—

No. 5342 of

1905, C.S.O.

No. 5540

of 1905, C.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote Police, Sub-Department-Fire Brigade, Other Charges, for the item Repairs to Engines, Hose, &c.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th July, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Thirty-six thousand and four Telegram. Dollars and thirty-four Cents ($36,004:34) in aid of the vote Miscellaneous Services-Other

Miscellaneous Services, for award to Messrs. Howard and Stephens

Award,

$35,729.00

Interest thereon from 1st September, 1898, to 1st August,

1905, at 7 %,

17,294.79

$53,023.79

Deduct amount paid on 29th August, 1903,

.$15,000.00

and

Interest thereon up to 1st August, 1905,

2,019.45

17,019.45

Total,.

$36,004.34

No. 3138 of 1905, C.O D.

Government House, Hongkong, 25th July, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-five thousand Dollars Confidential. ($25,000) being the Salaries, &c., of Surveyors, and other liabilities for the Kowloon-Canton

Railway.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th July, 1905.

No. 6771 of 1904, C.O.D.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Thirty-five thousand four hun- dred and ninety-nine Dollars ($35,499) in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary, being compensation to the owners of Kowloon Marine Lots Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 for resumption of portions of the lots for the purpose of widening Salisbury Road.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th July, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 29th June, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :-

1. Minute as to the effect of Government Market Rents and Slaughter-house fees upon the

retail selling price of beef and mutton.

2. Returns of the Subordinate Court, for 1904.

3. Award by the Governor in the Claim of Messrs. STEPHENS and HOWARD.

4. Report on the Assessment for the year 1905-6.

SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL.-The Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Two hundred and one thousand five hundred and fifty-five Dollars and twenty cents, to defray the Charges of the Year

1904.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council, and moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to allow the Bill to pass through the remaining stages at that Meeting of the Council.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Attorney General seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Council then adjourned, pending consideration of the Bill by the Finance Committee.

Council resumed, and the Colonial Secretary reported to His Excellency the Governor that the Finance Committee had recommended the passing of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary moved that the Council resolve itself into Committee of the whole Council on the Bill.

The Attorney General seconded.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.

The Colonial Secretary moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Attorney General seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned sine die.

Read and confirmed this 7th day of September, 1905.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 7.

THURSDAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY DARLING, R.E.).

the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON). the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 27th July, 1905, were read and confirmed.

NEW MEMBERS.--Mr. THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH and Mr. BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR took the Oath and assumed their seat as Members of the Council.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 24 to 32), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :---

No. 5906 of 1905, C.S.O

No. 196 of

1905, C.S O.

No. 5493 of 1904, C.S.O.

No. 6368 of

1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred Dollars ($400) in aid of the vote Magistracy, Other Charges, for Office Furniture, Repairs and Incidental Expenses.

Government House, Hongkong, 31st July, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to revote the sum of One thousand two hundred Dollars ($1,200) in aid of the vote 22 Miscellaneous Services, being the City Hall Grant for the year 1904.

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote, 22 Miscellaneous Services, Telegrams sent and received by Government.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand five hundred Dol- lars ($1,500) in aid of the vote, Gaol-Other Charges, for the item, Lighting the Gaol and Warders' Quarters.

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1905.

No. 6277 of 1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand three hundred and Sixty Dollars ($1,360) in aid of the vote, Medical Departments-Other Charges, for the follow- ing items

Civil Hospital:

Light and Fuel,

Lunatic Asylums :-

Fuel and Light,.

Incidental Expenses...

Provisions for Patients,

Total,.

.$ 500

150

650

.$1,360

No. 3538 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 7689 of

1901, C.O.D.

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and fifty Dollars ($350) in aid of the vote, Education--Other Charges, Yaumati Anglo-Chinese School, for the item Furniture.

Government House, Hongkong, 25th August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight Dollars and seventy-one Cents ($7,878.71) in aid of the vote 22 Miscellan eous Services-Other Miscellaneous Services, for the following:

In connection with Messrs. Howard and Stephens' claim-Marine Lot No. 184.

Taxed costs,

.$4,503.21

Fees of Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.,

1,150.00

Do. Mr. W. Danby,

1,000.00

Do. Mr. A. Shelton Hooper,

1,043.00

Shorthand writer's attendance,

60.00

Do.

transcription of notes of speeches and

evidence,

122.50

Total,

$7,878.71

No. 123 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 6750 of

1905, C.S.O.

Government House, Hongkong, 25th August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fourteen Dollars ($14) in aid of the vote Registrar General's Department-Other Charges, for the item, Uniform, &c., for Inspector:

Government House, Hongkong, 4th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-four Pounds (£24) in aid of the vote, Post Office-Other Charges-Agencies in China, Shanghai, for a Typewriter.

Government House, Hongkong, 5th September, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPERS.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following papers :—

1. Award of His Excellency Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G., in the Claim of Messrs. HOWARD and STEPHENS for Compensation for Injury sustained by them as owners of Marine Lot No. 184 through the works carried out under the Praya Reclamation Ordinance No. 6 of 1889.

2. Report on the existing Flushing System in the City of Victoria and proposed Sites for

new Tanks.

3. Sanitation.

4. Memorandum explaining Estimates of Revenue for the year 1906.

5. Memorandum on the Estimates of Expenditure for 1906.

6. Abstract shewing Differences between the Estimates of Expenditure for 1905 and 1906.

7. Financial Statements in connection with the Estimates for 1906.

APPROPRIATION BILL.-The Colonial Secretary moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordi- nance to apply a sum not exceeding Five million seven hundred and seventeen thousand two hundred and seventy-six Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1906.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

MERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance further to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and for other purposes.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance further to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordi- 'nance, 1897.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION (MARRIED WOMEN) BILL.--The Attorney General moved the first read- ing of a Bill entitled An Ordinance relating to the Summary Jurisdiction of Magistrates in reference to Married Women.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 14th September, 1905.

Read and confirmed, this 14th day of September, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 8.

THURSDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the. Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY DARLING, R.E.).

the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON). the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN,

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 7th September, 1905, were read and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Ños. 33 and 34), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :- —

No. 5706 of 1903, C.S.O.

No. 5999 of 1901, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven hundred and thirty-nine Dollars ($739) in aid of the vote, Harbour Master's Department-Other Charges, for Repairs to Epidemic Hulk Hygeia.

Government House, Hongkong, 7th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred Dollars ($300) in aid of the vote, Magistracy-Other Charges, for Language Allowance to Mr. M. HOOSEN, Hindustani Interpreter, who has passed the examination in the Chiu Chau dialect.

Government House, Hongkong, 9th September, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee dated the 7th September, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

PAPER.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following paper :-

Correspondence in connection with the felling and planting of the Pinus massoniana in

Hongkong.

REPORT OF THE LAW COMMITTEE. The Attorney General, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Law Committee, dated the 6th September, 1905, (No. 1).

RESOLUTION.-The Colonial Treasurer moved the following resolution :--

Resolved that the percentage on the valuation of tenements payable as rates in that portion of the Hill District which is defined in Section 29 Sub-section (1) (b) (as amended by Section 2 of Ordinance No. 41 of 1902) of the Rating Ordinance No. 6 of 1901 be altered from 103 per cent. to 13 per cent. with effect from the 1st of October, 1905."

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

NEW TERRITORIES LAND AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend "the New Territories Land Ordinance, 1905."

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time..

MERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance further to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and for other purposes.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary,

Council went into Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.

PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance further to amend the Protec- tion of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary,

Council went into Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.

SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary,

Council went into Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment,

SUMMARY JURISDICTION (MARRIED WOMEN) BILL. --The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance relating to the Summary Jurisdiction of Magistrates in reference to Married Women.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary,

Council went into Committee on the Bill.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 21st September, 1905.

Read and confirmed this 21st day of September, 1905.

M. NATHAN, Governor.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 9.

THURSDAY, 21ST SEPTEMBER, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY DARLING, R.E.).

the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

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the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI Yuk.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 14th September, 1905, were read and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 35 to 39), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

No. 6791 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 4795 of 1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and thirty-six Dollars ($336) in aid of the vote, Botanical and Afforestation Department,-Other Charges, Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds, for cost of repairing the damages done by the recent typhoons and rainstorms.

Government House, Hongkong, 14th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven thousand five hundred Dollars ($7,500) in aid of the vote, 22 Miscellaneous Services, for the following items :--

Other Miscellaneous Services,

Refunds of Revenue,

Total,

....

..$500

7,000

..$7,500

No. 6298 of 1905, C.S.O.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and fifty Dollars ($150) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for the following:-

Miscellaneous Works—

Converting a room in the Stanley Police Station into a drying

room and fitting up a drying stove in the room, .... .$ 30 Erecting a small matshed on the ground in front of the Station,. 120

Total,

Government House, Hongkong, 18th September, 1905.

$150

No. 4993 of 1904, C.8.0.

No. 6113 of

1905, C.8.0.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and fifty Dollars ($250) in aid of the vote, Sanitary Department-Other Charges, Incidental Expenses, for printing 125 copies of the new edition of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixty-nine Dollars and twenty- seven Cents ($69.27) in aid of the vote, Education-Other Charges, Victoria British School, Furniture.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th September, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 14th September, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

APPROPRIATION BILL.-The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Five million seven hundred and seventeen thousand two hundred and seventy-six Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1906.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Mr. SHEWAN addressed the Council.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART addressed the Council.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

NEW TERRITORIES LAND AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend "the New Territories Land Ordinance, 1905.”

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported with one amendment.

MERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance further to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and for other purposes.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance further to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordi- nance, 1897.

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Questión put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION (MARRIED WOMEN) BILL.--The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee to consider the Bill entitled An Ordinance relating to the Summary Jurisdiction of Magistrates in reference to Married Women.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendments.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 28th September, 1905.

Read and confirmed, this 28th day of September, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

M. NATHAN, Governor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 10.

THURSDAY, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.R.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN,

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 21st September, 1905, were read and confirmed. RETURN OF MEMBERS.-His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major- General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.) and the Honourable the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN) resumed their seats on return from leave of absence.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 40 to 42), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :---

No. 5342 of 1905, C.9.0.

No. 7218 of

1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote, Police, Sub-Department, Fire Brigade-Other Charges, Repairs to Engines, Hose, &c., for the yearly overhaul and repairs of the Floating Fire Engine.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand one hundred and sixty Dollars ($5,160) in aid of the vote, Police-Other Charges, for the following items :—

Incidental Expenses,

Meals for Prisoners in Cells,.

Office Furniture,.

Passages, and Bonuses in lieu of Passages,

Total,

.$ 900

200

4,000

.$5,160

No. 6368 of 1905, C.S.O.

Government House, Hongkong, 27th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand and six hundred Dollars ($2,600) in aid of the vote, Gaol-Other Charges, for the following items:

Incidental Expenses,

Provisions for Prisoners,

$1,000

1,600

Total,

$2,600

Government House, Hongkong, 27th September, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 21st September, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

APPROPRIATION BILL.--The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the third read- ing of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Five million seven hundred and seventeen thousand two hundred and seventy-six Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1906.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

NEW TERRITORIES LAND AMENDMENT BILL.-The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend "the New Territories Land Ordinance, 1905.”

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

SUMMARY JURISDICTION (MARRIED WOMEN) BILL.-The Attorney General moved the third read- ing of the Bill entitled An Ordinance relating to the Maintenance of Married Women deserted by their Husbands.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do

Bill passed.

pass.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned till after the meeting of the Finance Committee, and on the Council resuming, the Colonial Secretary reported that Financial Minutes Nos. 40 to 42 have been considered by the Finance Committee and that the recommendations have been approved.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 28th September, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned sine die.

Read and confirmed this 13th day of October, 1905. -

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 11.

FRIDAY, 13TH OCTOBER, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNston).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

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Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 28th September, 1905, were read and confirmed.

COMMITTEES. His Excellency the Governor, in accordance with the Standing Order No. 47, appointed the following Committees:-

Finance Committee.--All the Members of the Council, except the Governor, with the Colonial

Secretary as Chairman.

Law Committee. The Honourable the Attorney General (Chairman), the Honourables the

Harbour Master, Dr. Ho KAI, Mr. R. SHEWAN, and Mr. WEI YUK.

Public Works Committee.-The Honourable the Director of Public Works (Chairman), the Honourables the Colonial Treasurer, Sir C. P. CHATER, Mr. C. W. DICKSON, and Mr. G. STEWART.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 43 to 48), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

No. 6975 of 1905, C.S.D.

No 6707 of 1904, Cts.0.

No. 4786 of 1905, C.5.0.

M. NATHAN,

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifty-three Dollars ($53) in aid of the vote, Education-Other Charges, Belilios Public School, for Incidental Expenses.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six hundred Dollars ($600) in aid of the vote, Judicial and Legal Departments, Land Registry Office, for New Territories,- Other Charges, for Language Allowance to Mr. J. R. Woop, Assistant Land Officer, who has passed the examination in the Cantonese dialect.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand three hundred and fifty Dollars ($2,350) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for Rainstorm Damages.

Government House, Hongkong, 4th October, 1905.

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No. 4795 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 5493 of

1904, C S.0.

1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred Dollars ($500) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, for printing Miscellaneous Papers.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote, 22 Miscellaneous Services, Telegrams sent and received by Government.

Government House, Hongkong, 11th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

No. 5151 of The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand eight hundred and seventy-one Dollars and sixty-five Cents ($5,871.65) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extra- ordinary, for Repairs to Gap Rock Cable.

Government House, Hongkong, 13th October, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

RAILWAYS LOAN BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance for raising the sum of Two Million Pounds by Loan for the purpose of defraying the cost of a Railway from Kowloon and for other Railway purposes.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to allow the Bill to pass through the remaining stages at that Meeting of the Council.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

The Attorney General moved that the Council resolve itself into Committee of the whole Council. on the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported with verbal amendments.

The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do pass.

Bill passed.

ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned till after the meeting of the Finance Committee, and on the Council resuming, the Colonial Secretary reported that Financial Minutes Nos. 43 to 48 have been considered by the Finance Committee and that the recommendations have been approved.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 13th October, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned sine die.

Read and confirmed, this 8th day of November, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 12.

WEDNESDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER, 1905.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

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the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to summons.

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 13th October, 1905, were read and confirmed.

PAPER. The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following paper :-

years 1894-1905.

Report on Insanitary Property Resumptions in the

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 49 to 57), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

No. 7051 of 1903, C.S.0.

C.S.O. No.

6821 of 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and fifty Dollars ($150) in aid of the vote, Botanical and Afforestation Department-Other Charges, for the item, Peak Garden-Formation.

Government House, Hongkong, 24th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN,

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand eight hundred Extension and eighty-seven Dollars and sixty-two Cents ($3,887.62) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services for Acquisition of Houses under Section 36 of the Cheung Sha Wan Land Court Judgment.

No. 7816 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 4795 of 1905, C.5.0.

Government House, Hongkong, 24th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and fifty Dollars ($250) in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments, Supreme Court-Other Charges, for the item Electric Lighting and Fans.

Government House, Hongkong, 27th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services for Other Miscellaneous Services.

Government House, Hongkong, 31st October, 1905.

No. 4795 of 1905 C.S.O.

No. 7620 of 1905, C.8.0.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand two hundred Dollars ($1,200) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, for Printing Miscellaneous Papers.

Government House, Hongkong, 31st October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifty thousand Dollars Confidential. ($50,000) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Railway to Canton, Survey and

Preliminary Work.

No. 6362 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 7507 of 1905, C.O.D.

No. 8212 of 1905, C.S.O.

Government House, Hongkong, 31st October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifteen Dollars ($15) in aid of the vote Gaol-Other Charges, for the item Executioner's Fee, and for inflicting Corporal Punishment.

Government House, Hongkong, 1st November, 1905..

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred Dollars ($200) in aid of the vote, Education, Inspector of Schools-Other Charges, Honorarium to Dr. PEARSE for the preparation of the "Course of Hygiene for the use of Hongkong Schools."

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Sixty-one Dollars ($261) in aid of the vote, Post Office-Other Charges, for the following items :-

Allowance for Attendance on Sundays, &c.,............$ 36

Coals, Stores, &c. for Steam-Launch,

Shanghai.

Municipal and Land Rates,..

Total,.

200

$261

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

RESOLUTION.-The Attorney General addressed the Council, and moved the following Resolution :—

"Resolved that the resolution regarding the running of Workmen's Cars by the Hongkong Tramway Electric Company passed by Council on the 14th September, 1904, be rescinded as from to-day.'

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

After some discussion, the Resolution was allowed to stand over until the next meeting of Council.

ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned till after the meeting of the Finance Committee, and on the Council resuming, the Colonial Secretary reported that Financial Minutes Nos. 49 to 57 had been considered by the Finance Committee and that the recommendations had been approved.

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 8th November, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 21st December, 1905.

Read and confirmed this 7th day of December, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

M. NATHAN,

Governor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, No. 13.

THURSDAY, 7TH DECEMBER, 1905.

PRESENT

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

(Sir MATTHEW Nathan, K.C.M.G.).

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH).

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE). Sir CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., Ç.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

ABSENT:

The Honourable Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Council met pursuant to summons..

The Minutes of the last Meeting, held on the 8th November, 1905, were read and confirmed.

PAPER.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following paper :—

Report by the Examiners of Queen's College.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the following Financial Minutes, (Nos. 58 to 61), and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee :-

No. 5113 of

1905, C.S.O.

(No. 4451 of

1904, Exten-

sion.)

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and forty-eight Dollars ($348) in aid of the vote Miscellaneous Services, Printing Miscellaneous Papers, for 100 copies of Street Index, 2nd Edition.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th November, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred Dollars ($400) in aid of the vote Public Works Department, Other Charges, Language Allowance to Mr. S. R. MOORE, Land Bailiff, who has passed the examination in the Hakka Colloquial.

Government House, Hongkong, 16th November, 1905.

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No. 8735 of

1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and eighteen thou- sand six hundred and fifty Dollars ($118,650) in aid of the votes Public Works Annually. Recurrent Expenditure and Public Works Extraordinary for the following items :-

Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure.

Maintenance of Buildings,

Gas Lighting, Kowloon,

Roads and Bridges in the City,..

$2,000 100

1,000

Roads and Bridges in New Territory, Praya Wall and Piers,

1,500

6,500

Public Cemetery,

500

$11,600

Public Works Extraordinary.

Bacteriological Institute,.....

.$ 7,600

Miscellaneous Drainage Works,

15,000

Miscellaneous Works,

9,800

Forming and Kerbing Streets,

25,000

Miscellaneous Water Works,

5,000

Water Supply-Tytam Tuk Scheme,

40,000

Typhoon Damages,..

4,650

107,050

Total,

$ 118,650

No. 8023 of 1904, C.O.D.

Government House, Hongkong, 1st December, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixteen thousand eight hundred and ninety-one Dollars and forty-seven Cents ($16,891.47) in aid of the vote, Military Expen- diture, Expenses of Volunteers-Other Charges, Rifles and Equipment.

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd December, 1905.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

GENERAL LOAN AND INSCRIBED STOCK (AMENDMENT) BILL:-The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The General Loan and Inscribed Stock Ordinance, 1893.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

His Excellency the Governor addressed the Council.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a first time.

The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Orders so that the Bill may be read a second time.

The Colonial Secretary seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported without amendment.

After some discussion,

The Attorney General moved the third reading of the Bill. The Colonial Secretary seconded.

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Mr. SHEWAN objected, but after some discussion the objection was withdrawn.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a third time.

Question put-that this Bill do

Bill passed.

pass.

ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned untill after the meeting of the Finance Committee, and on the Council resuming, the Colonial Secretary reported that Financial Minutes Nos. 58 to 61 had been considered by the Finance Committee and that the recommendations had been approved.,

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.-The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the Report of the Finance Committee, dated the 7th December, 1905, and moved its adoption.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT.—The Council then adjourned sine die.

Governor.

Read and confirmed, this

day of

1905.

Clerk of Councils,

No. 1.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 27th February, 1905.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTon, C.B.) The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.'.), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (ERNEST HAMILTON SHARP, K.C.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (PATRICK NICHOLAS HILL JONES).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.(ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK:

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

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The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

C.S.O. No.

8695 of 1904.

C.S.O. No.

851 of 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand seven hundred Dollars (£225 @ 1/8—$2,700), in aid of the vote Police Department, Personal Emoluments, being the Salary for Mr. T. H. KING, Police Probationer, for 1905.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th January, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

1. Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, including quarters for

Inspectors,

2. Yaumati School,

3. Tai Po, Quarters for Officers,.

4. Praya East Reclamation,

5. Rifle Ranges, Kowloon, Construction of Butts,

..$ 4,800.00

13,081.06 7,500.00 7,472.01

700.64

6. Rifle Ranges, Kowloon, Diversion of Roads,

1,535.16

7. Water-works, Albany Filter Beds, Alterations & Repairs,

3,458.15

8. Water-works, Peak Supply and Reconstruction of No. 2

Tank,

9,926.56

9. Central Police Station, Additional Storey,

7,003.66

10. Urinal close to the Upper Tram Station, Peak,.

863.00

11. Readjustment of Kowloon Marine Lots 44-46 and Kow-

loon Inland Lots 887-897, Tai-kok-tsui,

6,295.95

12. Green Island Light improvement,

9,200.00

Total,......

$71,836.19

1. The unexpended balance on this item was only $271.13, the excess is for piling owing to change of site and an allowance is now made for water and drainage.

3. Excess due to alteration of site of Stables and widening of Causeway. 12. $565.81 of this sum represents excess of contract price over estimate. Government House, Hongkong, 13th February, 1905.

C.S.O. No. 1060 of 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifteen thousand and ninety Extension. Dollars ($15,090) in aid of the vote Land Registry Office, New Territories, for the following

items:

Personal Emoluments.

Assistant Land Officer,

Do.,

Exchange Compensation,

3,600

2,880

Chinese Writer,

Interpréter ($720 to $1,200 by $60 biennially), I. D. 2nd class,...

4 Chinese Copying Clerks at $420 each,

3 Writers for 2 months at $20 per month each,

810

•

1,680

300

120

Demarcator,

180

4 Messengers :-1 at $120, 1 at $108, and 2 at $96 each,..

420

(1)

Staff at Tai Po.

3 Clerks at $300 each,

900

Clerk,

4 Clerks for 2 months at $15 per month each,

180

120

Demarcator,

180

Total Personal Emoluments.

Other Charges.

$11,370

Additional Travelling Allowance to Assistant Land Officer,...$120 Office Furniture and Incidental Expenses,

Safes,...

500

2,500

Teacher's Allowance to Assistant Land Officer, Travelling Allowance to Assistant Land Officer,.

120

480

3,720

$15,090

Total,......

(1) On Temporary Establishment.

Government House, Hongkong, 21st February, 1905.

The Committee. unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 25th May, 1905.

A. G: M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY,

Chairman.

No. 2.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 25th May, 1905.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary. (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M. 1.). Chairınan,

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.(ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B.. C.M., C.M.G..

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to sumnions,

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :--

C.S.O. No.

1568 of 1905.

C.S.O. No.

355 of 1905.

C.S.O. No.

2910 of 1905.

C.S.O. No.

447 of 1903,

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Eight hundred and seventy Dol- lars ($870) in aid of the vote Stamp Office, Other Charges, Cost of Adhesive Stamps, &c., for the year 1904.

Government House, Hongkong, 15th March, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

Eastern Mail Service.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of £5,526 11s. 8d. being the differ- ence between the Contribution of Hongkong towards the Eastern Mail Service for 11 months from 1st February, 1905, at the rate of £12,529 per annum in accordance with the award, of Lord Balfour of Burleigh and a Contribution for the same period at the rate of £6,500 per annum as voted in the Estimates for the current year.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote Harbour Master's Department-Lighthouses, Gap Rock and Waglan Island, Other Charges for Gunpowder Charges and Tubes for Fog Signalling Guns.

Government House, Hongkong, 15th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand six hundred Extension Dollars ($3,600) at 1/8=£300) in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary, for improving

New Rifle Ranges at Kowloon City.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th April, 1905.

C.S.O. No.

1771 of 1904.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Nine hundred dollars ($900) in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments, Land Registry Office, Other Charges, for the following items :---

Furnitures and Fittings for Official Receiver's Office,

Rent of Official Receiver's Office for eight months from

1st May, 1905, at $75 per month,

$300

600

$900

No. 3132 of 1905. C.O.D.

No. 3190 of 1905, C.O.D.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand one hundred and sixty-six dollars ($1,166 at 1/8= £97. 4. 0.) in aid of the vote Military Expenditure, Expenses of Volunteers, Other Charges, for 60 short 303 Rifles.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand nine hundred and thirty-one Dollars ($3,931.00) in aid of the vote Post Office, Personal Emoluments, for the following items :--

Hongkong. From 1st May to 31st December, 1905.

5 Clerks at $480 each per annum,..

No, 2055 of 1905, C.S.O.

$1,600

Do.,

Allowance for Extra work at $65 each per annum,

217

320

1 Shroff at $480 per annum,.............

160

2 Postmen at $120 each per annum,

Do., Do.,

Allowance for Extra work at $16.50 each per annum,... Lodging allowance at $24 each per annum,

2,351

Shanghai.-From 1st January to 31st December, 1905.

2 Clerks at $660 each,

Do.,

Allowance for Extra work at $130 each,

Total,.

.$1,320

260

1,580

$3,931

Government House, Hongkong, 29th April, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six thousand five hundred and fifty Dollars ($6,550.00) in aid of the vote Public Works Recurrent and Extraordinary :—-

Public Works Recurrent.

Maintenance of Gas lamps for 3 months,

.$1,050

Public Works Extraordinary.

Lighting of the Peak Roads,

5,500

Total,

$ 6,550

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1905.

No. 3568 of

1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

Maintenance of Telegraphs,

Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure.

Public Works Extraordinary.

Disinfecting Station, Kowloon,..

Gunpowder Depôt, Green Island,

Total,..

$ 7,600

2,800

34,393

$44,793

No. 1959 of 1905, C.O.D.

No. 3551 of 1905, C.O.T.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th May, 1905.

M. NATHAN,

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th May, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 1st June, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY,

Chairman.

No. 3.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 22nd June, 1905.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.).. The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.(ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. GERSHOм STEWART.

ABSENT:

The Honourable Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN,

Mr. CHARLES WEDDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor -

No. 4611 of 1906, C.S.O

No. 6179 of 1903, C.S.O.

No. 4785 of

1905. C.S.O.

M. NATHAN,

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote Public Works Annually Recurrent, for Maintenance of Public Cemetery.

Government House, Hongkong, 14th June, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand Dollars and sixty Cents ($3,000.60) in aid of the vote Sanitary Department, Other Charges, for Cemetery Incidental Expenses.

Government House, Hongkong, 16th June, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Ten thousand four hundred and twenty Dollars ($10,420) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for the following items:

RAIN-STORM DAMAGES.

Roads inside Victoria.-Removing slips, re-instating road surfaces, &c.,

....

$2,050

· Roads outside Victoria.

Do.,

4,960

Roads in Kowloon.—

Do.,

1,200

Roads in New Territory.-

Do., Sai Kung, Tai Po, etc., .

800

Praya Wall and Piers. -Repairs to wall, Causeway Bay,

100

Colonial Cemetery.-Re-building portion of boundary wall and repairing

earth slips and damage to walls,

960

Repairs to Nullahs,

350

Total,

$10,420

Government House, Hongkong, 17th June, 1905.

No. 4795 of 1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twelve thousand Dollars ($12,000) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, for the following items :-

Coals for Offices,

Other Miscellaneous Services,

Total,..

$ 2,000

10,000

$12,000

Government House, Hongkong, 20th June, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passeil.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 29th June, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY,

Chairman,

No. 4.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 29th June, 1905.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N. (ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDDERBURN DICKSON.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

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ABSENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minute under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :—

No. 9482 of 1904, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 21st June, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above vote be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 27th July, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY, Chairman.

No. 5.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE. COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 27th July, 1905.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY DARLING, R.E.).

the Colonial Secretary, (FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G:), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH Johnston).

the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (Capt. LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE, R.N.(ret'd.)). Sir C. P. CHATER,, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT Gordon ShewAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

دو

Mr. CHARLES WEDDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

No. 5342 of 1905, C.S.D.

No. 5540

of 1905, C.O.

M. NATHAN. ·

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote Police, Sub-Department-Fire Brigade, Other Charges, for the item Repairs to Engines, Hose, &c.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th July, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Thirty-six thousand and four Telegram. Dollars and thirty-four Cents ($36,004.34) in aid of the vote Miscellaneous Services-Other

Miscellaneous Services, for award to Messrs. Howard and Stephens :-

Award,

.$35,729.00

Interest thereon from 1st September, 1898, to 1st August,

1905, at 7 %,..

17,294.79

$53,023.79

Deduct amount paid on 29th August, 1903,

...$15,000.00

and

Interest thereon up to 1st August, 1905,

2,019.45

17,019.45

Total,............................

$36,004.34

1905, C.O D.

Government House, Hongkong, 25th July, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

No. 3138 of The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-five thousand Dollars Confidential.($25,000) being the Salaries, &c., of Surveyors, and other liabilities for the Kowloon-Canton

Railway.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th July, 1905.

No. 6771 of 1901, C.O.D.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Thirty-five thousand four hun- dred and ninety-nine Dollars ($35,499) in aid of the vote. Public Works Extraordinary, being compensation to the owners of Kowloon Marine Lots Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 for resumption of portions of the lots for the purpose of widening Salisbury Road.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th July, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee considered the several items contained in the Supplementary Appropriation Bill for the year 1904, and unanimously recommended that the items and Bill be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 27th July, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

F. H. MAY, Chairman.

A No. 6..

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 7th September, 1905.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY DArling, R.E.). the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman.

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the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.). the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON). the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING).

the Director of l'ublic Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN,

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

No. 5906 of 1905, U.S.O.

No. 196 of 1905, C.SO.

No. 5493 of 1904, C.S.0.

No. 6368 of

1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Four hundred Dollars ($400) in aid of the vote Magistracy, Other Charges, for Office Furniture, Repairs and Incidental Expenses.

Government House, Hongkong, 31st July, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to revote the sum of One thousand two hundred Dollars ($1,200) in aid of the vote 22 Miscellaneous Services, being the City Hall Grant for the year 1904.

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) în aid of the vote, 22 Miscellaneous Services, Telegrams sent and received by Government.

.Government House, Hongkong, 19th August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand five hundred Dol- lars ($1,500) in aid of the vote, Gaol-Other Charges, for the item, Lighting the Gaol and Warders' Quarters.

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1905.

-1

No. 6277 of 1995, C.5.0.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand three hundred and Sixty Dollars ($1,350) in aid of the vote, Medical Departments-Other Charges, for the follow- ing items:-

Civil Hospital

Light and Fuel,

Lunatic Asylums :--

Fuel and Light,..

Incidental Expenses...

Provisions for Patients,

Total,.

}

$ 500

150

650

.$1,360

No. 3538 of 1995, C.5.0.

Xo. 7689 of

1904, C.O.D.

Government House, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and fifty Dollars ($350) in aid of the vote, Education--Other Charges, Yaumati Anglo-Chinese School, for the item Furniture.

Government House, Hongkong, 25th August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight Dollars and seventy-one Cents ($7,878.71) in aid of the vote 22 Miscellan- eous Services-Other Miscellaneous Services, for the following:

In connection with Messrs. Howard and Stephens' claim-Marine Lot No. 184.

Taxed costs,

$4,503.21

Fees of Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.,

1,150.00

Do. Mr. W. Danby,

1,000.00

Do. Mr. A. Shelton Hooper,

1,043.00

Shorthand writer's attendance,

60.00 ·

Do.

transcription of notes of speeches and

evidence,

122.50

Total,

$7,878.71

No. 123 of 1995, C.3.0.

Ng. 6750 of

1995, C.S.0.

Government House, Hongkong, 25th August, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fourteen Dollars ($14) in aid of the vote Registrar General's Department--Other Charges, for the item, Uniform, &c., for Inspector.

Government House, Hongkong, 4th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Twenty-four Pounds (£24) in aid of the vote, Post Office- Other Charges-Agencies in China, Shanghai, for a Typewriter.

Government House, Hongkong, 5th September, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed,

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 14th September, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Chairman.

No. 7.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 14th September, 1905.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY DARLING, R.E.). the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEwan.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART,

Mr. CHARLES WEDDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

No. 5706 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 5999 of 1904, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven hundred and thirty-nine Dollars ($739) in aid of the vote, Harbour Master's Department-Other Charges, for Repairs to Epidemic Hulk Tygeia.

Government House, Hongkong, 7th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 9th September, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 21st September, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Chairman.

No. 8.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 21st September, 1905.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Officer Commanding the Troops, (Colonel CHARLES HENRY DARLING, R.E.). the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

the Registrar General, (EDWARD ALEXANDER IRVING).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON Taylor). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G...

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEwan.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor -

No. 6791 of 1905, C.8.0.

No. 4795 of 1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Three hundred and thirty-six Dollars ($336) in aid of the vote, Botanical and Afforestation Department,--Other Charges, Maintenance of Gardens and Grounds, for cost of repairing the damages done by the recent typhoons and rainstorms.

Government House, Hongkong, 14th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Seven thousand five hundred Dollars ($7,500) in aid of the vote, 22 Miscellaneous Services, for the following items :-

Other Miscellaneous Services,

Refunds of Revenue,

Total,

.$ 500 ... 7,000

$7,500

No. 6298 of 1905, C.S.O.

Government House, Hongkong, 18th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and fifty Dollars ($150) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for the following:-

Miscellaneous Works-

.$ 30

Converting a room in the Stanley Police Station into a drying

room and fitting up a drying stove in the room, Erecting a small matshed on the ground in front of the Station,. 120

Total,..

Government House, Hongkong, 18th September, 1905.

$150

No. 4993 of 1901, C.S.0.

No. 6413 of

1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixty-nine Dollars and twenty- seven Cents ($69.27) in aid of the vote, Education-Other Charges, Victoria British School, Furniture.

Government House, Hongkong, 19th September, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee considered item by item the Bill entitled an Ordinance to apply a sum not exceed- ing Five million seven hundred and seventeen thousand two hundred and seventy-six Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1906.

The several items in the Bill were approved.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 28th September, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Chairman.

No. 9.

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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 28th September, 1905.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON). BT, the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

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the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR). Sir C. P. CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :—

No. 5342 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 7218 of 1905, C.S.0.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 26th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand one hundred and sixty Dollars ($5,160) in aid of the vote, Police-Other Charges, for the following items :---

Incidental Expenses,...

Meals for Prisoners in Cells,.

Office Furniture,

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Passages, and Bonuses in lieu of Passages,

Total,

$ 900

200

4,000

$5,160

Government House, Hongkong, 27th September, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

No. 6368 of 1905, C.S.O.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand and six hundred Dollars ($2,600) in aid of the vote, Gaol-Other Charges, for the following items:-

Incidental Expenses,

Provisions for Prisoners,

Total,

.$1,000

1,600

.$2,600

Government House, Hongkong, 27th September, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 28th September, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Chairman.

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No. 10.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 13th October, 1905.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

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the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATIIAM).

the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR).

Sir CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES Wedderburn DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

No. 6975 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 6707 of 1904, C.S..

No. 1783 of 1905, C.S.O.

No. 4795 of

1903, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifty-three Dollars ($53) in aid of the vote, Education-Other Charges, Belilios Public School, for Incidental Expenses.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Six hundred Dollars ($600) in aid of the vote, Judicial and Legal Departments, Land Registry Office, for New Territories,- Other Charges, for Language Allowance to Mr. J. R. WOOD, Assistant Land Officer, who has passed the examination in the Cantonese dialect.

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand three hundred and fifty Dollars ($2,350) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for Rainstorm Damages.

Government House, Hongkong, 4th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Five hundred Dollars ($500) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, for printing Miscellaneous Papers.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th October, 1905.

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No. 5193 of 1904, C.S.O.

1905, C.S.0.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two thousand Dollars ($2,000) in aid of the vote, 22 Miscellaneous Services, Telegrams sent and received by Government.

Government House, Hongkong, 11th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 13th October, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 13th October, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Chairman.

No. 11.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 8th November, 1905.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman.

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (BASIL REGINALD HAMILTON TAYLOR).

Sir CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

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Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN.

Mr. GERSHOм STEWART.

Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

No. 7051 of 1903, U.S.O.

C.S.O. No.

6821 of 1905.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 24th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

No. 7816 of 1905, C.S.U.

No. 4795 of 1905, C.S.O.

Government House, Hongkong, 24th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 27th October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand Dollars ($1,000) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services for Other Miscellaneous Services.

Government House, Hongkong, 31st October, 1905.

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No. 4795 of 1995, C.S.O.

No. 7620 of

1905, C.8.0.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One thousand two hundred Dollars ($1,200) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, for Printing Miscellaneous Papers..

Government House, Hongkong, 31st October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifty thousand Dollars Confidential. ($50,000) in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, Railway to Canton, Survey and

Preliminary Work.

No. 636% of

1905, C.S O.

No. 7507 of 1997, C.O.D.

No, 8212 of 1905, C.S.O.

Government House, Hongkong, 31st October, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Fifteen Dollars ($15) in aid of the vote Gaol-Other Charges, for the item Executioner's Fee, and for inflicting Corporal Punishment.

Government House, Hongkong, 1st November, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor, recommends the Council to vote a sum of Two hundred and Sixty-one Dollars ($261) in aid of the vote, Post Office-Other Charges, for the following items :-

Allowance for Attendance on Sundays, &c., ............$ 36 Coals, Stores, &c. for Steam-Launch,

Shanghai.

Municipal and Land Rates,

Total,..

200

$261

Government House, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 8th November, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils,

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Chairman.

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No. 12.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

AT A MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG,

On the 7th December, 1905.

PRESENT:

His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General VILLIERS HATTON, C.B.). The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH), Chairman,

the Attorney General, (Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Kt.).

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD I HOMSON).

the Registrar General, (ARTHUR WINBOLT BREWIN).

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the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM).

the Harbour Master, (LIONEL AUBREY WALTER BARNES-LAWRENCE). Sir CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M., C.M.G.

Mr. WEI YUK.

Mr. ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN,

Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

ABSENT:

The Honourable Mr. CHARLES WEDDERBURN DICKSON.

The Committee met pursuant to summons.

Read the following Minutes under the hand of His Excellency the Governor :-

No. 5113 of 19J5, C.S.O.

(No. 4451 of 1904, Exten-

sion.)

No. 8735 of

1905, C.S.O.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 10th November, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

Government House, Hongkong, 16th November, 1905.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and eighteen thou- sand six hundred and fifty Dollars ($118,650) in aid of the votes Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure and Public Works Extraordinary for the following items :-

Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure.

Gas Lighting, Kowloon,

Roads and Bridges in the City,.

Maintenance of Buildings,

$2,000

100

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1,000

Roads and Bridges in New Territory, Praya Wall and Piers,

1,500 6,500

Public Cemetery,

500

$11,600

Public Works Extraordinary.

Bacteriological Institute,.....

$ 7,600

Miscellaneous Drainage Works,

15,000

Miscellaneous Works,

9,800

Forming and Kerbing Streets,

25,000

Miscellaneous Water Works,

5,000

Water Supply-Tytam Tuk Scheme,

40,000

Typhoon Damages,...

4,650

107,050

Total,

$ 118,650

Government House, Hongkong, 1st December, 1905.

No. 8023 of 1904, C.O.D.

M. NATHAN.

The Governor recommends the Council to vote a sum of Sixteen thousand eight hundred and ninety-one Dollars and forty seven Cents ($16,891.47) in aid of the vote, Military Expen- diture, Expenses of Volunteers-Other Charges, Rifles and Equipment.

Government House, Hongkong, 2nd December, 1905.

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the above votes be passed.

The Committee then adjourned sine die.

Laid before the Legislative Council and adopted on the 7th December, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Chairman.

No. 1.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

PUBLIC

OF THE

WORKS

COMMITTEE

at a Meeting held on the 26th April, 1905.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Director of Public Works (WILLIAM CHATHAM), Chairman.

the Colonial Treasurer, (LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON).

Sir CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Kt., C.M.G.

Mr. WILLIAM JARDINE GRESSON.

ABSENT:

The Honourable Mr. GERSHOM STEWART.

Resumption of Insanitary Property. (C.S.O. 2984).

This matter was considered confidentially.

Tenders for Lighting Peak Roads. (C.S.O. 2958).

The various tenders which had been submitted in response to Government Notification No. 167 of 16th March, 1905, were considered and, after full discussion, it was unanimously agreed to recom- mend that the tender of the Gas Co. to supply and fix the necessary posts, &c., with "S" burners at $60 each and to maintain the same at an inclusive annual charge of $40.20 per lamp, be accepted.

For 85 new lamps, the initial cost would be $5,100 whilst the annual maintenance of these and 15 others already erected (making 100 in all) would amount to $4,020.

The Committee then adjourned.

Laid before the Legislative Council this 25th day of May, 1905.

A. G. M. FLetcher,

Clerk of Councils.

W. CHATHAM,

Chairman.

Sessional Papers - 1905